This article focuses on the molecular and hormonal mechanisms underlying the control of
fleshy fruit ripening and quality. Recent research on tomato shows that ethylene, acting …

The strawberry is one of the world's most popular fruits, providing humans with vitamins,
fibers, and antioxidants. Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) is an allo-octoploid and …

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a biological process in which non-coding RNA
molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences. The RdDM …

Background Methylation of nucleotides, notably in the forms of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in
DNA and N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) in mRNA, carries important information for gene …

Background Epigenetic mark such as DNA methylation plays pivotal roles in regulating
ripening of both climacteric and non-climacteric fruits. However, it remains unclear whether …

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 …

Fruit ripening is a developmental process that is spatio‐temporally tuned at multiple levels.
Molecular dissections of the mechanisms underlying the ripening process have revealed a …

The NAC transcription factor ripening inducing factor (RIF) was previously reported to be
necessary for the ripening of octoploid strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) fruit, but the …

Postharvest waste and loss of horticultural crops exacerbates the agricultural problems
facing humankind and will continue to do so in the next decade. Fruits and vegetables …

Methylation of cytosine is a conserved epigenetic modification that maintains the dynamic
balance of methylation in plants under the regulation of methyltransferases and …