The rate at which tomato fruits ripe was investigated via the biosynthesis of lycopene in two tomato varieties under the conditions of field and ambient temperature ripening. Results showed that the biosynthesis of lycopene follows a first-order kinetics in both varieties with calculated rate constants of 1.2×10-2 and 1.4×10-2 d-1 for Ibadan local and Roma types respectively under the field rip...

In purple-fruited Capsicum genotypes, fruit anthocyanin content first increases, and later decreases upon ripening. this study, the response of transient accumulation as a function light intensity spectrum was investigated. Harvested at mature purple stage were illuminated by white-red LED lights photosynthetic photon flux density 0 (darkness), 80, 160 320 ?mol m-2 s-1 or 24 (white light), 57%,...

DNA methylation is a conserved epigenetic mark important for genome integrity, development, and environmental responses in plants and mammals. Active DNA demethylation in plants is initiated by a family of 5-mC DNA glycosylases/lyases (i.e., DNA demethylases). Recent reports suggested a role of active DNA demethylation in fruit ripening in tomato. In this study, we generated loss-of-function mu...

We investigated the characteristics of ethylene biosynthesis associated with ripening in banana (Musa sp. [AAA group, Cavendish subgroup] cv Grand Nain) fruit. MA-ACS1 encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase in banana fruit was the gene related to the ripening process and was inducible by exogenous ethylene. At the onset of the climacteric period in naturally ripened fruit...

Fruit ripening is a complex developmental process responsible for the transformation of the seed-containing organ into a tissue attractive to seed dispersers and agricultural consumers. The coordinated regulation of the different biochemical pathways necessary to achieve this change receives considerable research attention. The MADS-box transcription factor RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN) is an essent...

The role of auxin in ripening strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) fruits has been restricted to the early stages of development where the growth of the receptacle is dependent on the delivery of auxin from the achenes. At later stages, during enlargement of the receptacle, other hormones have been demonstrated to participate to different degrees, from the general involvement of gibberellins and abs...

canola genotypes reaction to stopping irrigation was surveyed. this experiment was carried out as a split plot randomized block design whit three replications in the safiabad argicultural research center for two years. main plot was considered of different levels of stopping  irrigation (stopping irrigation at the ending flowering, poding, 10%  and 30% ripening of pods in main stem ) and sub pl...

Fruit ripening is a unique plant developmental process with direct implications for our food supply, nutrition, and health. In contrast to climacteric fruit, where ethylene is pivotal, the hormonal control of ripening in nonclimacteric fruit, such as grape (Vitis vinifera), is poorly understood. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroidal hormones, essential for normal plant growth and development but...

Ripening of fleshy fruits is controlled by a series of intricate signaling processes. Here, we report a FERONIA/FER-like receptor kinase, FaMRLK47, that regulates both strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) fruit ripening and quality formation. Overexpression and RNAi-mediated downregulation of FaMRLK47 delayed and accelerated fruit ripening, respectively. We showed that FaMRLK47 physically interacts...