In order to understand the reasons for the differences in fruit texture of Canarium album, the content of cell wall components and related enzyme activities in the fresh 'Qinglan 1' and the processed 'Changying' were studied during fruit development. The results showed that with the ripening of...

Pitaya (Hylocereus) is the most economically important fleshy-fruited tree of the Cactaceae family that is grown worldwide, and it has attracted significant attention because of its betalain-abundant fruits. Nonetheless, the lack of a pitaya reference genome significantly hinders studies focused on ...

Inhibition of peel de-greening in postharvest bananas under high temperature storage, resulting in green ripening, causes significant deterioration in fruit quality. Herein, we reported that cold treatment accelerated chlorophyll degradation of postharvest banana fruit at 30°C, which was associated ...

Background: Multiple MYB transcription factors (TFs) are involved in the regulation of plant coloring. Betalain is a kind of natural plant pigment and its biosynthesis is regulated by a number of enzymes. Despite this, little is known about the molecular properties and roles of MYB TFs in pitaya...

Penicillium italicum causes blue mold disease and leads to huge economic losses in citrus production. As a natural antifungal agent, clove essential oil (CEO), which is a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance, shows strong in vitro activity against fungal pathogens. However, few studies on...

Sugar and organic acids are important factors determining pitaya fruit quality. However, changes in sugars and acids, and expressions of metabolism-associated genes during fruit maturation of yellow-peel pitayas are not well-documented. In this study, metabolic and expression analyses in pulps of...

Gibberellic acid (GA₃) is important in plant growth, development, ripening, and senescence. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of pre-harvest GA₃ application on the maintenance of postharvest fruit quality in kumquat (Citrus japonica). On-tree fruits were sprayed with 20 mg/L GA₃....

Sugar composition not only affects fruit flavor but is also an important determinant of fruit taste and consumer preference. In this study, changes in the sugar content and sugar-metabolizing enzymes were investigated from different sections of various fruit development phases of 'Hongshuijing'...

Red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit is a high-value, functional food, containing a high level of betalains. Several genes potentially related to betalain biosynthesis, such as cytochrome P450-like (CytP450-like), have been identified in pitaya fruit, while their transcriptional regulation...

The WRKY gene family is a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) that regulates many physiological processes and (a) biotic stress responses. Despite this, little is known about the molecular properties and roles of WRKY TFs in pitaya betalain biosynthesis. Here we report the identification of 70 ...