Post-genomics era has witnessed the development of cutting-edge technologies that have
offered cost-efficient and high-throughput ways for molecular characterization of the function …

Abscisic acid (ABA) is a dominant regulator of ripening and quality in non-climacteric fruits.
Strawberry is regarded as a model non-climacteric fruit due to its extensive genetic studies …

In contrast to climacteric fruits such as tomato, the knowledge on key regulatory genes
controlling the ripening of strawberry, a nonclimacteric fruit, is still limited. NAC transcription …

The fruits of diploid and octoploid strawberry (Fragaria spp) show substantial natural
variation in color due to distinct anthocyanin accumulation and distribution patterns …

The plant hormone ethylene is critical for ripening in climacteric fruits, including apple
(Malus domestica). Jasmonate (JA) promotes ethylene biosynthesis in apple fruit, but the …

Passion fruit is a tropical fruit crop with significant agricultural, economic and ornamental
values. The growth and development of passion fruit are greatly affected by climatic …

Fruit ripening is a complex and highly coordinated developmental process involving the
expression of many ripening-related genes under the control of a network of signalling …

The regulatory mechanisms that link WRKY gene expression to fruit ripening are largely
unknown. Using transgenic approaches, we showed that a WRKY gene from wild strawberry …

Polyamines (PAs) participate in many plant growth and developmental processes, including
fruit ripening. However, it is not clear whether PAs play a role in the ripening of strawberry …

Changes in fruit texture taking place during ripening, described as softening, are mainly due
to alterations in structure and/or composition of the cell wall. Several non-covalent …