Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide abundant in the cell wall of plants and is obtained mainly
from fruit (citrus and apple), thus its properties are particularly prone to changes occurring …

Fleshy fruit texture is a critically important quality characteristic of ripe fruit. Softening is an
irreversible process which operates in most fleshy fruits during ripening which, together with …

The NAC transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest plant-specific TF families and its
members are involved in the regulation of many vital biological processes during plant …

Kiwifruit undergoes rapid softening and quality changes after harvest, which has an
important impact on consumer appeal, shelf life and market value. Effects of postharvest …

Grape pomace is one of the most abundant solid by-products generated during winemaking.
A lot of products, such as ethanol, tartrates, citric acid, grape seed oil, hydrocolloids …

It has been an important research topic and a serious applicable issue to extend storage
time of fruits and vegetables using advanced scientific and effective technology. Among …

Excessive softening during fleshy fruit ripening leads to physical damage and infection that
reduce quality and cause massive supply chain losses. Changes in cell wall (CW) …

Firmness is one of the most important fruit quality traits in strawberries. The postharvest shelf
life of this soft fruit is highly limited by the loss of firmness, where cell wall disassembly plays …

Abscisic acid (ABA) has been advocated to play substantial role on ripening of non-
climacteric fruit. Here we report that alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) postharvest treatments …

Fruit softening that occurs during fruit ripening and postharvest storage determines the fruit
quality, shelf life and commercial value and makes fruits more attractive for seed dispersal …