Throughout tomato domestication, a large increase in fruit size was associated with a loss of dry matter and sugar contents. This study aims to dissect the contributions of genetic variation and the physiological processes underlying the relationships between fruit growth and the accumulation of dry matter and sugars. Fruit quality traits and physiological parameters were measured on 20 introgr...

Being able to calculate an offspring's theoretical genotype is critical in genetic sciences. We the and phenotype of fruit fly offspring. Using product rule, we determine probability for each trait then genotype. In conclusion, 64 different genotypes that are supposed be possible, but only 8 phenotypes possible.

Observed weak or null associations between fruit and vegetable intake and breast cancer risk could be due to heterogeneity in endogenous antioxidant capabilities. The authors evaluated potential relations between a functional polymorphism in catalase, an antioxidant enzyme, and breast cancer risk, particularly in relation to fruit and vegetable intake and supplement use. Women (1,008 cases and ...

in order to determinate the self–incompatibility and the most suitable pollinizer for esfahan commercial quince cultivar, the effects of four different pollinizer treatments ((km1, pk2, kvd2, nb4), as self pollination and open pollination) on fruit set and quantitative and qualitative characteristics of commercial quince fruits of isfahan were studied in a randomized complete block design with ...

using medicinal plants as drug or spice in food have significantly increased in recent decades. also, production of this plants restricted by drought stress. therefor the aim of this was investigation of drought stress effect on fruit and essential oil yield of different endemic coriander genotypes. in this regard, 14 coriander genotypes subjected to two levels of water treatments in two separa...

Quality is a key trait in plant breeding, especially for fruit and vegetables. Quality involves several polygenic components, often influenced by environmental conditions with variable levels of genotype × environment interaction that must be considered in breeding strategies aiming to improve quality. In order to assess the impact of water deficit and salinity on tomato fruit quality, we evalu...

Berries contain powerful antioxidants, potential allergens, and other bioactive compounds. Genetic and environmental factors affect production and storage of such compounds. For this reason breeding and biotechnological approaches are currently used to control or to increase the content of specific health-related compounds in fruits. This work reviews the main bioactive compounds determining th...

Oleaster-leafed pear (Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall. subsp. elaeagrifolia) fruits are used for food and dietary supplements in Turkey, seedlings as rootstock cultivars. Information on the effect of genotypes oleaster-leafed fruit characteristics is needed order to optimize production quality supplements. The relative genetic background were evaluated from 16 wild grown at eastern Turkey. Genotype in...

It has been recently demonstrated, utilizing interspecific introgression lines of tomato, generated from the cross between Solanum lycopersicum and the wild species Solanum pennellii, that the efficiency of photosynthate partitioning exerts a considerable influence on the metabolic composition of tomato fruit pericarp. In order to further evaluate the influence of source-sink interaction, metab...