An increase of abiotic stress tolerance and nutritive value of foods is currently a priority
because of climate change and rising world population. Among abiotic stresses, salt stress …

The term vitamin describes a small group of organic compounds that are absolutely required
in the human diet. Although for the most part, dependency criteria are met in developed …

Tomato, a widely consumed vegetable crop, offers a real potential to combat human
nutritional deficiencies. Tomatoes are rich in micronutrients and other bioactive compounds …

Vitamin E (VTE) content is a low heritability nutritional trait for which the genetic
determinants are poorly understood. Here, we focus on a previously detected major tomato …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most economically important vegetables
throughout the world. It is one of the best studied cultivated dicotyledonous plants, often …

Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated as part of the ripening regulatory network in fleshy
fruits. However, very little is known about the simultaneous action of NO on the network of …

Climate change and a rising world population make generation of crops with enhanced
abiotic stress tolerance and higher nutritive value a priority objective in agriculture. In this …

Phytol, the prenyl side chain of chlorophyll, is derived from geranylgeraniol by reduction of
three double bonds. Recent results demonstrated that the conversion of geranylgeraniol to …

Tocopherols are lipophilic antioxidants and together with tocotrienols belong to the vitamin-
E family. The four forms of tocopherols (α-, β-, γ-and δ-tocopherols) consist of a polar …

Commercialization of agricultural products, including seeds and its derived products,
represents an important economic source for developing countries. Natural colorants …