… In the present report the carotenoids of the oval kumquat Fortunella margarita «Nagami»
were investigated in detail and the carotenoids were characterized at four stages of ripening. …

… pigments responsible for the colour singularities of Citrus fruit, and its development during
ripening involves coordinated changes … changes in chromoplast ultrastructure during ripening …

… water dip (HWD) for 2 min at 50 C, a standard and effective … kumquats. The results show
that most of the parameters examined, including titratable acidity, soluble solids content, maturity …

… The ultrastructural changes of the rind plastids are shown in Figure 2. … pigments changed
in our proposed degreening treatment were related to the changes in the plastid ultrastructure. …

… Amyloplasts, one of the plastids categorized as leucoplasts, lack pigments for … the entire
process of fruit ripening including chromoplast formation and pigmentation. Effects of the plant …

… (A) Fruits of Nagami kumquat (Fortunella margarita ) are very … of the characteristic
pigmentation during ripening is not … changes in plastid ultrastructure in citrus fruit tissues during …

… carotenoids composition in kumquat (Fortunella margarita) (… The pigment β-citraurin is
responsible for the citrus reddish … the flavedos of some varieties during fruit ripening [34]. Frutita, …

… In carotenoid-containing citrus fruits, the tissue color corresponds to the pigment of chromoplasts.
… The comparison of the chromoplast ultrastructure in grapefruit revealed that globular …

… Hence, the aims of the current study were: Firstly, to determine changes in pigment … In
many fruit, ripening involves differentiation of chloroplast carotenoids into chromoplast …

… the yield of polysaccharides from Fortunella margarita (FMPS) and investigate … Pigment
and plastid ultrastructural changes in Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) «Nagami» during ripening …