Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

This article focuses on the molecular and hormonal mechanisms underlying the control of
fleshy fruit ripening and quality. Recent research on tomato shows that ethylene, acting …

The maturation of green fleshy fruit to become colourful and flavoursome is an important
strategy for plant reproduction and dispersal. In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and many …

Plastids are a group of essential, heterogenous semi-autonomous organelles characteristic
of plants that perform photosynthesis and a diversity of metabolic pathways that impact …

Plant cells are characterized by a unique group of interconvertible organelles called
plastids, which are descended from prokaryotic endosymbionts. The most studied plastid …

Plant carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection and provide colors in
the yellow to red range to non-photosynthetic organs such as petals and ripe fruits. They are …

The quali-quantitative evaluation and the improvement of the levels of plant bioactive
secondary metabolites are increasingly gaining consideration by growers, breeders and …

Due to the ongoing prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in developing countries there
has been a large effort towards increasing the carotenoid content of staple foods via …

Pepper, as a vegetable crop with a wide cultivation area worldwide, besides being a
significant condiment and food, also has a momentous use for chemistry, medicine, and …

Chloroplasts are photosynthetic plant organelles descended from a bacterial ancestor. The
vast majority of chloroplast proteins are synthesized in the cytosol and then imported into the …