Carotenoids are essential pigments to plants and important natural products to humans.
Carotenoids as both primary and specialized metabolites fulfill multifaceted functions in …

During the last decade, there has been a continuous rise in consumption and global
marketing of fresh, easy‐to‐peel mandarins, with current annual production of nearly 29 …

Citrus is one of the main fruit crops in the world and widely recognized by their organoleptic,
nutritional and health-related properties of both fresh fruit and juice. The genetic diversity …

Carotenoids and apocarotenoids act as phytohormones and volatile precursors that
influence plant development and confer aesthetic and nutritional value critical to consumer …

Citrus is the first tree crop in terms of fruit production. The colour of Citrus fruit is one of the
main quality attributes, caused by the accumulation of carotenoids and their derivative C30 …

Fruits are regarded as the richest dietary sources of polyphenols, carotenoids, terpenoids,
and limonoids, making them highly desired prospects for the functional food industry. Citrus …

External colour of Citrus fruits is one of the most important quality traits and a decisive factor
for consumer acceptance. Pigmentation of fruit peel is highly diverse among the different …

In this work, we assess the potential of waste products of Phlegrean mandarin (Citrus
reticulata Blanco), namely seeds and peel, to be reutilized as a source of bioactive …

Among Citrus species, the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) is the most important
in terms of production volumes and cultivated areas. Oranges are particularly appreciated …

Plant cells are characterized by a unique group of interconvertible organelles called
plastids, which are descended from prokaryotic endosymbionts. The most studied plastid …