Several recent studies have shown that citric acid/citrate (CA) can confer abiotic stress
tolerance to plants. Exogenous CA application leads to improved growth and yield in crop …

Fleshy fruits and their products are important constituents of the human diet and are also of
considerable commercial importance. A large number of different organic acids are present …

With the increasingly serious problem of environmental pollution caused by non-degradable
petroleum-based packaging materials, there is an urgent need to develop an …

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), one of the most appreciated and most important commercial
temperate fruits, has high sensory quality and nutritional value. Investigating its metabolic …

Organic acids are abundant constituents of ripe fruits and are responsible for their sourness.
In addition, they contribute to their flavour. In many fruits, the most abundant organic acids …

Gluconeogenesis is a key interface between organic acid/amino acid/lipid and sugar
metabolism. The aims of this article are four-fold. First, to provide a concise overview of plant …

In grapevines, as in other plants, sucrose and its constituents glucose and fructose are
fundamentally important and carry out a multitude of roles. The aims of this review are three …

Stone fruits of the Rosaceae family consist of several distinct parts, and these include the
flesh, woody endocarp, and seed. To understand the metabolism of these fruits, it is …

Citric acid is the predominant organic acid of citrus fruit. Degradation of citric acid occurs
during fruit development, influencing fruit acidity. Associations of CitAco3 transcripts and …

BACKGROUND Characterizing germplasm collections of autochthonous cultivars for fruit
quality traits could be a successful approach for selection, improvement of organoleptic …