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 …

Fleshy fruit texture is a critically important quality characteristic of ripe fruit. Softening is an
irreversible process which operates in most fleshy fruits during ripening which, together with …

Soluble sugars, organic acids and volatiles are important components that determine unique
fruit flavor and consumer preferences. However, the metabolic dynamics and underlying …

Key message This review contains the regulatory mechanisms of plant hormones in the
ripening process of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits, interactions between plant …

The NAC transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest plant-specific TF families and its
members are involved in the regulation of many vital biological processes during plant …

Plant‐specific NAC proteins constitute a major transcription factor family that is well‐known
for its roles in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In …

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 …

Banana (Musa acuminata) fruits ripening at 30° C or above fail to develop yellow peels; this
phenomenon, called green ripening, greatly reduces their marketability. The regulatory …

Summary RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN)‐deficient fruits generated by CRISPR/Cas9 initiated
partial ripening at a similar time to wild‐type (WT) fruits but only 10% WT concentrations of …

Fruit softening, an irreversible process that occurs during fruit ripening, can lead to losses
and waste during postharvest transportation and storage. Cell wall disassembly is the main …