Horticulture is one of the oldest agricultural practices with great popularity throughout the
world. Horticultural crops include fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, as well as medicinal …

The yield and quality of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) is seriously affected by
Phytophthora infestans. The long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) Sl‐lncRNA39896 is induced …

To shed unfertilized flowers or ripe fruits, many plant species develop a pedicel abscission
zone (AZ), a specialized tissue that develops between the organ and the main body of the …

Great progress has been made in our understanding of floral organ identity determination
and its regulatory network in many species; however, the quantitative genetic basis of floral …

Plant organ abscission, a process that is important for development and reproductive
success, is inhibited by the phytohormone auxin and promoted by another phytohormone …

European traditional tomato varieties have been selected by farmers given their consistent
performance and adaptation to local growing conditions. Here we developed a multipurpose …

MADS-box transcription factors are key elements of the genetic networks controlling flower
and fruit development. Among these, the class D clade gathers AGAMOUS-like genes which …

Ralstonia solanacearum, the dreaded bacterial wilt pathogen is one of the most devastating
plant pathogenic bacteria reported worldwide with vast economic importance. In the present …

Abscission is a tightly regulated developmental process that initiates in response to
endogenous and environmental cues. In an agricultural context, regulation of abscission has …

Pollen development is crucial for the fruit setting process of tomatoes, but the underlying
regulatory mechanism remains to be elucidated. Here, we report the isolation of one HD-Zip …