Fruit development is essential for flowering plants' reproduction and a significant food
source. Climate change threatens fruit yields due to its impact on pollination and fertilization …

Parthenocarpy is an important agricultural trait that not only produces seedless fruits, but
also increases the rate of the fruit set under adverse environmental conditions. The study of …

Parthenocarpic fruits, known for their superior taste and reliable yields in adverse conditions,
develop without the need for fertilization or pollination. Exploring the physiological and …

Target activation-induced cytidine deaminase (Target-AID), a novel CRISPR/Cas9-based
genome-editing tool, confers the base-editing capability on the Cas9 genome-editing …

Facultative parthenocarpy is of great practical value. However, the molecular mechanism
underlying facultative parthenocarpy remains elusive. Transcriptional co-repressors (TPL) …

Key message Base editing in tomatoes was achieved by transient expression. Abstract The
Solanaceae plants, particularly the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), is of huge economic …

The ubiquitin–proteasome pathway (UPP) is an important protein degradation pathway that
can participate in the regulation of the physiological process of organisms by specifically …

Ripening is one of the most important stages of fruit development and determines the fruit
quality. Various factors play a role in this process, with epigenetic mechanisms emerging as …

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is widely used for targeted mutagenesis in many organisms
including plants. For application of this system, tissue culture methods need to be …

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plays an essential role in meeting the demand for edible
oil worldwide. The yield of sunflower seeds encompasses several component traits …