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 …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a non-climacteric fruit species used as table fruit, dried raisins,
and for vinification (wines) and distillation (liquors). In recent years, our knowledge of the …

Background Global climate change will noticeably affect plant vegetative and reproductive
development. The recent increase in temperatures has already impacted yields and …

Salinity exerts a severe detrimental effect on crop yields globally. Growth of plants in saline
soils results in physiological stress, which disrupts the essential biochemical processes of …

In this review we discuss the structure and functions of the aspartate/glutamate carriers
(AGC1-aralar and AGC2-citrin). Those proteins supply the aspartate synthesized within …

The ripening physiology of detached fruit is altered by low oxygen conditions with profound
effects on quality parameters. To study hypoxia-related processes and regulatory …

Acidity is an important factor influencing the organoleptic quality of apple fruits. In this study,
an apple pyrophosphate-energized proton pump (PEPP) gene was isolated and designated …

Vitis vinifera is a deciduous woody vine of the genus Vitis. Its fruit is sweet, nutritious, and
well-liked by consumers. Consumer demand for grape quality is growing as people's living …

This invention relates to methods and compositions for providing a benefit to a plant by
associating the plant with a beneficial endophyte of the genus Penicillium, including benefits …

Haloxylon salicornicum is a xero-halophyte which grow predominantly in dry saline areas.
However, the proteomic approach for revealing the regulatory network involved in salt …