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 …

Fruit softening, which is a major determinant of shelf life and commercial value, is the
consequence of multiple cellular processes, including extensive remodeling of cell wall …

The plant hormone ethylene plays a key role in climacteric fruit ripening. Studies on
components of ethylene signaling have revealed a linear transduction pathway leading to …

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 …

In this study, the effect of melatonin on the postharvest ripening and quality improvement of
tomato fruit was carried out. The tomatoes were immersed in exogenous melatonin for 2h …

Ripening of the model fruit tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is controlled by a transcription
factor network including NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, and CUC2) domain proteins such as No …

Tomatoes come in a multitude of shapes and flavors despite a narrow genetic pool. Here,
we leverage whole-genome resequencing data available for 602 cultivated and wild …

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role not only in fruit development and
ripening, but also in adaptive responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In these processes …

Contents Summary 1724 I. Introduction 1725 II. Ripening genes 1725 III. The importance of
ethylene in controlling ripening 1727 IV. The importance of MADS‐RIN in controlling …

Fruit ripening is a complex and highly coordinated developmental process involving the
expression of many ripening-related genes under the control of a network of signalling …