The last decade has been characterized by a decrease in peach (Prunus persica) fruit
consumption in many countries, foremost due to unsatisfactory quality. The sugar content is …

Prior to the availability of whole-genome sequences, our understanding of the structural and
functional aspects of Prunus tree genomes was limited mostly to molecular genetic mapping …

Rosaceae is the most important fruit-producing clade, and its key commercially relevant
genera (Fragaria, Rosa, Rubus and Prunus) show broadly diverse growth habits, fruit types …

Background The availability of the peach genome sequence has fostered relevant research
in peach and related Prunus species enabling the identification of genes underlying …

Abstract Background Genome structural variations (SVs) have been associated with key
traits in a wide range of agronomically important species; however, SV profiles of peach and …

Although maturity date (MD) is an essential factor affecting fresh fruit marketing and has a
pleiotropic effect on fruit taste qualities, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear …

Domestication of crop plants had effects on human lifestyle and agriculture. However, little is
known about the underlying molecular mechanisms accompanying the changes in fruit …

Background Human selection has a long history of transforming crop genomes. Peach
(Prunus persica) has undergone more than 5000 years of domestication that led to …

This article provides an overview of preharvest factors that affect peach fruit quality
attributes. Improvement of peach fruit quality is impossible postharvest. Hence, optimum …

In plants, fruit ripening is a coordinated developmental process that requires the change in
expression of hundreds to thousands of genes to modify many biochemical and …