The pivotal role of phytohormones during fruit development and ripening is considered
established knowledge in plant biology. Perhaps less well-known is the growing body of …

Post-genomics era has witnessed the development of cutting-edge technologies that have
offered cost-efficient and high-throughput ways for molecular characterization of the function …

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

Humans heavily rely on dozens of domesticated plant species that have been further
improved through intensive breeding. To evaluate how breeding changed the tomato fruit …

Fleshy fruit acidity is an important component of fruit organoleptic quality and is mainly due
to the presence of malic and citric acids, the main organic acids found in most ripe fruits. The …

Plant hormones have been extensively studied for their roles in the regulation of various
aspects of plant development. However, in the last decade important new insights have …

Intensively bred fruit crops, including tomatoes and strawberries, are widely viewed as
lacking flavour. The lack of breeder focus on the consumer is largely due to the genetic …

Although a large component of tomato fruit taste is sugars, the choice of tomato cultivar and
the postharvest practices implemented by industry are designed to reduce crop loss and …

Tomato production can serve as a source of income for most rural and periurban producers
in most developing countries of the world. However, postharvest losses make its production …

Glutamate occupies a central position in amino acid metabolism in plants. The acidic amino
acid is formed by the action of glutamate synthase, utilizing glutamine and 2-oxoglutarate …