BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants have evolved a variety of seed dispersal mechanisms to overcome lack of mobility. Many species embed seeds in fleshy pulp to elicit endozoochory, i.e. disseminating seed through the animal gut. In contrast to well-studied fleshy fruited plants, dry-fruited plants may exploit this dispersal mutualism by producing fleshy appendages as a nutritional reward to entice anim...

Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most widely grown vegetable crops in China, with widespread cultivation worldwide. Fruit weight (size) a complex trait controlled by multiple factors and an essential determinant pepper yield. In this study, we analyzed transcriptome two recombinant lines different fruit weights, ‘B302’ ‘B400’, at five developmental stages to reveal some differentially ...

Grafting cold-hardy hybrid grapevines may influence their attributes under different pedoclimatic conditions and also contribute to cold-hardiness, plant physiology, affect yield fruit composition. In a six-year study, we evaluated bud survival, development, nutrient deficiencies, yield, composition for three grape varieties: Frontenac, Frontenac blanc, Marquette. The varieties were grafted on ...