Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is the second
most important fruit or vegetable crop next to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). It is cultivated …

In plants, the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway (CBP) is essential for the production of
photosynthetic and protective pigments, plant hormones, and visual/olfactory attractants for …

Fruit softening is a key component of the irreversible ripening program, contributing to the
palatability necessary for frugivore-mediated seed dispersal. The underlying textural …

Carotenoids serve diverse functions in vastly different organisms that both produce and
consume them. Enhanced carotenoid accumulation is of great importance in the visual and …

Harvested fruit and vegetables are perishable, subject to desiccation, show increased
respiration during ripening, and are colonized by postharvest fungal pathogens. Induced …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) rin mutants completely fail to ripen: they do not produce red
pigmentation, soften or induce an ethylene burst. Therefore, RIN has long been believed to …

Fleshy fruits have evolved to be attractive to frugivores in order to enhance seed dispersal,
and have become an indispensable part of the human diet. Here we review the recent …

The tomato non-ripening (nor) mutant generates a truncated 186-amino-acid protein
(NOR186) and has been demonstrated previously to be a gain-of-function mutant. Here, we …

A major component in the regulatory network controlling fruit ripening is likely to be the gene
at the tomato Colorless non-ripening (Cnr) locus,. The Cnr mutation results in colorless fruits …

The fruit ripening developmental program is specific to plants bearing fleshy fruits and
dramatically changes fruit characteristics, including color, aroma, and texture. The tomato …