Imported from the Andean region to Europe in the 16th century, today tomato is widespread
throughout the world and represents the most economically important vegetable crop …

Originating in the Andes, the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) was imported to Europe in
the 16th century. At present, it is an important crop plant cultivated all over the world, and its …

Plant Biochemistry, Fifth Edition, enables students to gain basic knowledge of the entire
field, from photosynthesis to genetic engineering and its many commercial applications …

Pectate lyase genes have been documented as excellent candidates for improvement of fruit
firmness. However, implementation of pectate lyase in regulating fruit postharvest …

Background Tomato fruit ripening is controlled by ethylene and is characterized by a shift in
color from green to red, a strong accumulation of lycopene, and a decrease in β …

Fruit initiation following fertilization in angiosperms is strictly regulated by phytohormones. In
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), auxin and gibberellin (GA) play central roles in promoting …

The color of tomato fruit is mainly determined by carotenoids and flavonoids. Phenotypic
analysis of an introgression line (IL) population derived from a cross between Solanum …

A large-scale metabolic quantitative trait loci (mQTL) analysis was performed on the well-
characterized Solanum pennellii introgression lines to investigate the genomic regions …

Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play critical regulatory
roles in model plants, such as Arabidopsis, rice, and maize. However, the presence of …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid compounds that are essential for plants to protect the
photosynthetic apparatus against excess light. They also function as health‐promoting …