Disorders occurring during long-term storage of pears can cause economic loss, especially
when disordered fruit cannot be distinguished externally from sound fruit. A typical category …

Ascorbic acid plays an essential role in human health and its deficiency severely impacts
physical well-being. Fruits are a good dietary source of ascorbic acid and thereby, its …

Breeding for fruit quality traits is complex due to the polygenic (quantitative) nature of the
genetic control of these traits. Therefore, to improve the speed and efficiency of genotype …

Pears (Pyrus communis L. cv. Conference) may develop core breakdown when stored under
low oxygen or elevated carbon dioxide conditions. This physiological disorder is …

Background Postharvest ripening of apple (Malus x domestica) can be slowed down by low
temperatures, and a combination of low O 2 and high CO 2 levels. While this maintains the …

Although cantaloupes are extremely popular fruits, they are prone to easy decay and
present potential vehicles for foodborne disease transmission. This study examined the …

Vitamin C is a crucial antioxidant and cofactor for both plants and humans. Apple fruits
generally contain low levels of vitamin C, making vitamin C content an interesting trait for …

An F1 progeny derived from a cross between the apple (Malus x domestica) cultivars
Telamon and Braeburn was used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linked to the vitamin …

Abstract 'Yali'pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd. cv. Yali) is susceptible to core browning after
a long term of cold storage. In this study, the effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) with …

A permeation diffusion reaction model was applied to study the internal metabolic gas
concentration inside apple fruit cv.'Kanzi','Jonagold'and 'Braeburn'under controlled …