Antioxidant activity and healthy benefits of natural pigments in fruits: A review

W Lu, Y Shi, R Wang, D Su, M Tang, Y Liu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural pigments, including carotenoids, flavonoids and anthocyanidins, determine the
attractive color of fruits. These natural pigments are essential secondary metabolites, which …

The genetics of fruit flavour preferences

HJ Klee, DM Tieman - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Intensively bred fruit crops, including tomatoes and strawberries, are widely viewed as
lacking flavour. The lack of breeder focus on the consumer is largely due to the genetic …

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies provides insights into genetic control of tomato flavor

J Zhao, C Sauvage, J Zhao, F Bitton, G Bauchet… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Tomato flavor has changed over the course of long-term domestication and intensive
breeding. To understand the genetic control of flavor, we report the meta-analysis of genome …

MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co‐regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue‐coloured berries

K Karppinen, DJ Lafferty, NW Albert, N Mikkola… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The regulatory network of R2R3 MYB transcription factors in anthocyanin biosynthesis is not
fully understood in blue‐coloured berries containing delphinidin compounds. We used blue …

Red and blue light treatments of ripening bilberry fruits reveal differences in signalling through abscisic acid‐regulated anthocyanin biosynthesis

A Samkumar, D Jones, K Karppinen… - Plant, Cell & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The biosynthesis of anthocyanins has been shown to be influenced by light quality.
However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the light‐mediated regulation of fruit …

Pre-harvest factors influencing the quality of berries

L Di Vittori, L Mazzoni, M Battino, B Mezzetti - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Quality of berries is a difficult concept to describe objectively. The aim of this review is, to
better define the concept of quality in berries, and summarize the main pre-harvest factors …

Variation of anthocyanin content and profile throughout fruit development and ripening of highbush blueberry cultivars grown at two different altitudes

A Spinardi, G Cola, CS Gardana… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is a widely consumed fruit and a rich source of
bioactive compounds, namely, the polyphenol class of anthocyanins. Little information is …

Comprehensive anthocyanin and flavonol profiling and fruit surface color of 20 blueberry genotypes during postharvest storage

Y Yan, J Pico, EM Gerbrandt, M Dossett… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blueberry surface color is determined in large part by anthocyanin pigments and is one of
the most important quality traits influencing consumer preference. Postharvest changes in …

There and back again; historical perspective and future directions for Vaccinium breeding and research studies

PP Edger, M Iorizzo, NV Bassil… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The genus Vaccinium L.(Ericaceae) contains a wide diversity of culturally and
economically important berry crop species. Consumer demand and scientific research in …

A blueberry MIR156aSPL12 module coordinates the accumulation of chlorophylls and anthocyanins during fruit ripening

X Li, Y Hou, X Xie, H Li, X Li, Y Zhu… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Color change is an important event during fruit maturation in blueberry, usually depending
on chlorophyll degradation and anthocyanin accumulation. MicroRNA156 (miR156)–SPL …