Growth and physiological characteristics of four blueberry cultivars under different high soil pH treatments

H Yang, Y Wu, C Zhang, W Wu, L Lyu, W Li - … and Experimental Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Blueberry is economically important small pulp shrub that prefers to grow in acidic soil, and
soil pH is an important factor affecting blueberry growth and development. In this study, one …

Integration of genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics identifies candidate loci underlying fruit weight in loquat

Z Peng, C Zhao, S Li, Y Guo, H Xu, G Hu… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fruit weight is an integral part of fruit quality and directly influences the commodity value and
economic return of fruit crops. Despite the importance of fruit weight, its underlying molecular …

High-density linkage map construction in an autotetraploid blueberry population and detection of quantitative trait loci for anthocyanin content

S Montanari, S Thomson, S Cordiner… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, 2n= 4x= 48) is the most cultivated type of
blueberry, both in New Zealand and overseas. Its perceived nutritional value is conferred by …

Dissecting the genetic basis of bioactive metabolites and fruit quality traits in blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

MF Mengist, MH Grace, T Mackey, B Munoz… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Blueberry is well-recognized as a healthy fruit with functionality derived largely from
anthocyanin and chlorogenic acid. Despite their importance, no study to date has evaluated …

BerryPortraits: Phenotyping Of Ripening Traits cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) with YOLOv8

J Loarca, T Wiesner-Hanks, H Lopez-Moreno… - Plant Methods, 2024 - Springer
Abstract BerryPortraits (Phenotyping of Ripening Traits) is open source Python-based image-
analysis software that rapidly detects and segments berries and extracts morphometric data …

[HTML][HTML] Fruit sugar and organic acid composition and inheritance analysis in an intraspecific cross of Chinese cherry

Y Ma, T Tian, J Zhou, F Huang, Y Wang, Y Liu, Z Liu… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
Chinese cherry is an economically significant fruiting cherry species within Rosaceae family.
Soluble sugar and organic acid are crucial factors affecting fruit flavor, while the genetic …

Assessing predictability of post-storage texture and appearance characteristics in blueberry at breeding population level

MF Mengist, M Pottorff, T Mackey, F Ferrao… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The shelf-life of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) fruits depends on changes in multiple
fruit characteristics during storage, including texture, appearance of wrinkles and mold, and …

A low-cost dpMIG-seq method for elucidating complex inheritance in polysomic crops: a case study in tetraploid blueberry

K Nagasaka, K Nishimura, K Motoki… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) library construction often requires high-quality DNA
extraction, precise adjustment of DNA concentration, and restriction enzyme digestion to …

Unraveling the genetic architecture of blueberry fruit quality traits: major loci control organic acid content while more complex genetic mechanisms control texture and …

H Oh, MF Mengist, G Ma, L Giongo, M Pottorff… - BMC Plant …, 2025 - Springer
Background Fruit quality traits, including taste, flavor, texture, and shelf-life, have emerged
as important breeding priorities in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum). Organic acids and …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple Localization Analysis of the Major QTL—sfw 2.2 for Controlling Single Fruit Weight Traits in Melon Based on SLAF Sequencing

Y Cai, D Wang, Y Che, L Wang, F Zhang, T Liu… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cucumis melo is an annual dicotyledonous trailing herb. It is fruity, cool, and refreshing to
eat and is widely loved by consumers worldwide. The single fruit weight is an important …