Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belongs to the Solanaceae family and is the second
most important fruit or vegetable crop next to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). It is cultivated …

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 …

The plant hormone ethylene plays a key role in climacteric fruit ripening. Studies on
components of ethylene signaling have revealed a linear transduction pathway leading to …

Fruit softening is a key component of the irreversible ripening program, contributing to the
palatability necessary for frugivore-mediated seed dispersal. The underlying textural …

Ethylene is a gaseous plant growth hormone that regulates various plant developmental
processes, ranging from seed germination to senescence. The mechanisms underlying …

Fleshy fruits have evolved to be attractive to frugivores in order to enhance seed dispersal,
and have become an indispensable part of the human diet. Here we review the recent …

Phytohormone ethylene controls diverse developmental and physiological processes such
as fruit ripening via modulation of ethylene signaling pathway. Our previous study identified …

Development and ripening in fruit is a unique phase in the life cycle of higher plants which
encompasses several stages progressively such as fruit development, its maturation …

Our knowledge of the factors mediating ethylene-dependent ripening of climacteric fruit
remains limited. The transcription of ethylene-regulated genes is mediated by ethylene …

After fertilization, the expanding carpel of fleshy fruit goes through a phase change to
ripening. Although the role of ethylene signalling in mediating climacteric ripening has been …