Salt-tolerant alternative crops as sources of quality food to mitigate the negative impact of salinity on agricultural production

I Egea, Y Estrada, C Faura… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Carotenoid biosynthesis and plastid development in plants: the role of light

R Quian-Ulloa, C Stange - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light is an important cue that stimulates both plastid development and biosynthesis of
carotenoids in plants. During photomorphogenesis or de-etiolation, photoreceptors are …

Multifaceted roles of nitric oxide in tomato fruit ripening: NO-induced metabolic rewiring and consequences for fruit quality traits

R Zuccarelli, M Rodríguez-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Improving production and fruit quality of tomato under abiotic stress: Genes for the future of tomato breeding for a sustainable agriculture

I Egea, Y Estrada, FB Flores, MC Bolarín - Environmental and Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Effects of light quality on plant development and fruit metabolism and their regulation by plant growth regulators in tomato

L Xiao, T Shibuya, K Kato, M Nishiyama… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Irradiation with artificial lighting in greenhouses and plant factories is mainly used to
promote photosynthesis in tomato cultivation. In addition to photosynthesis, the light effects …

Comprehensive genetic diversity and genome-wide association studies revealed the genetic basis of avocado fruit quality traits

J Li, S Eltaher, B Freeman, S Singh… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Avocado (Persea americana) is a highly nutritious fruit gaining worldwide
popularity. However, its cultivation is currently reliant on a limited number of cultivars with …

Loss of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase disturbs phytohormone homeostasis and regulates shoot side branching and fruit growth in tomato

R Zuccarelli, M Rodríguez-Ruiz, FO Silva… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
S-Nitrosoglutathione plays a central role in nitric oxide (NO) homeostasis, and S-
nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) regulates the cellular levels of S-nitrosoglutathione …

Molecular genetic approaches for enhancing stress tolerance and fruit quality of tomato

AH Wai, AH Naing, DJ Lee, CK Kim… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2020 - Springer
Numerous efforts have been made to genetically improve tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cultivars using various conventional breeding methods, despite severe restrictions to …

Foliar arginine application improves tomato plant growth, yield, and fruit quality via nitrogen accumulation

T Wang, Q Liu, N Wang, J Dai, Q Lu, X Jia, L Lin… - Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Tomatoes are essential for human health, and there is an urgent need to increase tomato
yield and quality worldwide. Arginine is beneficial to crop storage quality and stress …

Adding UVA and far-red light to white LED affects growth, morphology, and phytochemicals of indoor-grown microgreens

T Hooks, L Sun, Y Kong, J Masabni, G Niu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
White light emitting diodes (LED) have commonly been used as a sole light source for the
indoor production of microgreens. However, the response of microgreens to the inclusion of …