Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a non-climacteric fruit species used as table fruit, dried raisins,
and for vinification (wines) and distillation (liquors). In recent years, our knowledge of the …

Fleshy fruits of angiosperms are organs specialized for promoting seed dispersal by
attracting herbivores and enticing them to consume the organ and the seeds it contains …

Mango fruit (Mangifera indica L, cv.'Guiqi') was treated with melatonin (1 mM) to explore the
changing mechanisms in fruit softening and to examine the effects of melatonin on the …

Blueberry fruit were treated with 500 μL L− 1 ethanol for 18 h and then stored at 0±0.5° C
with 90% relative humidity (RH) for 40 d. The firmness, contents of cell wall polysaccharides …

During wine aging, tobacco and balsamic aroma notes appear. In this paper, volatile
compounds directly or potentially related to those aromas have been investigated in Corvina …

Grapevine berry skin is a complex structure that contributes to the final size and shape of the
fruit and affects its quality traits. The organization of cell wall polysaccharides in situ and …

Background Expansins are proteins that loosen plant cell walls in a pH-dependent manner,
probably by increasing the relative movement among polymers thus causing irreversible …

The molecular events that characterize postripening grapevine berries have rarely been
investigated and are poorly defined. In particular, a detailed definition of changes occurring …

This paper proposes postharvest ozone fumigation (as a method) to control microorganisms
and evaluate the effect on polyphenols, anthocyanins, carotenoids and cell wall enzymes …

The partial dehydration of grapes after harvest is a traditional practice in several
winegrowing regions that leads to the production of high quality wines. Postharvest …