Our agricultural systems are now in urgent need to secure food for a growing world
population. To meet this challenge, we need a better characterization of plant genetic and …

Fruiting of most cucurbits, among them several commercially used species, relies on
animals that transfer pollen from male to female flowers. To attract their pollinators, many …

Background Accurate and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for
biological research. Cucumber is an important vegetable crop and model system for sex …

Background Apple is an economically important fruit crop. Changes in metabolism
accompanying human-guided evolution can be revealed using a multiomics approach. We …

The commodity value of fruits is directly affected by fruit flavor and color. Secondary
metabolites, such as amino acids, organic acids, esters, and β-carotene, are important …

The development of flower scents was a crucial event in biological evolution, providing
olfactory signals by which plants can attract pollinators. In this study, bioinformatics …

To interpret the environmental stresses induced dynamic changes of volatile and non-
volatile constitutes in oolong tea leaves during enzymatic-catalyzed processes (ECP) …

Flavonoids in grapes contribute the quality of the berry, but the flavonoid diversity and the
regulatory networks underlying the variation require a further investigation. In this study, we …

Terpenoids play important roles in flavour, pollinator attraction and defence of plants. In
cucumber (Cucumis sativus) they are important components of the herbivore‐induced plant …

Metabolites have been reported as the main factor that influences the fruit flavor of
watermelon. But the comprehensive study on the dynamics of metabolites during the …