Background Fruits are vital food resources as they are loaded with bioactive compounds
varying with different stages of ripening. As the fruit ripens, a dynamic color change is …

Temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO 2 concentration are the main
abiotic factors that are changing in the course of global warming. These abiotic factors …

Anthocyanins are important health-promoting pigments that make a major contribution to the
quality of fruits. The biosynthetic pathway leading to anthocyanins is well known and the key …

This paper aims at analysing the synthesis of flavonoids, their import and export in plant cell
compartments, as well as their involvement in the response to stress, with particular …

Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting flavonoid biosynthesis in
plants. The absolute dependency of light to the plant development has driven evolvement of …

Plant phenolics have been for many years a theme of major scientific and applied interest.
Grape berry phenolics contribute to organoleptic properties, color and protection against …

Over decades, the concept of grape quality has evolved emphasizing its multidisciplinary
nature and that the same “desired quality” might correspond to even strikingly different …

Powdery mildew (PM), caused by the fungal pathogen Erysiphe necator, is one of the most
destructive diseases of grapevine (Vitis vinifera and other Vitis spp.). Resistance to PM is an …

Grape is qualitatively and quantitatively very rich in polyphenols. In particular, anthocyanins,
flavonols and stilbene derivatives play very important roles in plant metabolism, thanks to …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a non-climacteric fruit species used as table fruit, dried raisins,
and for vinification (wines) and distillation (liquors). In recent years, our knowledge of the …