There and back again; historical perspective and future directions for Vaccinium breeding and research studies

PP Edger, M Iorizzo, NV Bassil… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The genus Vaccinium L.(Ericaceae) contains a wide diversity of culturally and
economically important berry crop species. Consumer demand and scientific research in …

Vaccinium as a comparative system for understanding of complex flavonoid accumulation profiles and regulation in fruit

NW Albert, M Iorizzo, MF Mengist, S Montanari… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The genus Vaccinium L.(Ericaceae) contains premium berryfruit crops, including
blueberry, cranberry, bilberry, and lingonberry. Consumption of Vaccinium berries is strongly …

Red and blue light treatments of ripening bilberry fruits reveal differences in signalling through abscisic acid‐regulated anthocyanin biosynthesis

A Samkumar, D Jones, K Karppinen… - Plant, Cell & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The biosynthesis of anthocyanins has been shown to be influenced by light quality.
However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the light‐mediated regulation of fruit …

Blueberry and cranberry pangenomes as a resource for future genetic studies and breeding efforts

AE Yocca, A Platts, E Alger, S Teresi… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Domestication of cranberry and blueberry began in the United States in the early 1800s and
1900s, respectively, and in part owing to their flavors and health-promoting benefits are now …

Hierarchical regulation of MYBPA1 by anthocyanin- and proanthocyanidin-related MYB proteins is conserved in Vaccinium species

DJ Lafferty, RV Espley, CH Deng… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Members of the Vaccinium genus bear fruits rich in anthocyanins, a class of red-purple
flavonoid pigments that provide human health benefits, although the localization and …

The telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of wild blueberry (Vaccinium duclouxii) provides its high soluble sugar and anthocyanin accumulation

T Zeng, Z He, J He, W Lv, S Huang, J Li… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Vaccinium duclouxii, endemic to southwestern China, is a berry-producing shrub or small
tree belonging to the Ericaceae family, with high nutritive, medicinal, and ornamental value …

Two genes, ANS and UFGT2, from Vaccinium spp. are key steps for modulating anthocyanin production

HM Nguyen, J Putterill, AP Dare, BJ Plunkett… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are a major group of red to blue spectrum plant pigments with many consumer
health benefits. Anthocyanins are derived from the flavonoid pathway and diversified by …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of cellulases from softening fruit for enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose

H Edema, MF Ashraf, A Samkumar, L Jaakola… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose is a major renewable resource for a wide variety of sustainable industrial products.
However, for its utilization, finding new efficient enzymes for plant cell wall depolymerization …

Whole-genome sequencing in medicinal plants: current progress and prospect

Y Pei, L Leng, W Sun, B Liu, X Feng, X Li… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
Advancements in genomics have dramatically accelerated the research on medicinal plants,
and the development of herbgenomics has promoted the “Project of 1K Medicinal Plant …

The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium

DJ Lafferty, RV Espley, CH Deng, AP Dare… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vaccinium berries are regarded as “superfoods” owing to their high concentrations of
anthocyanins, flavonoid metabolites that provide pigmentation and positively affect human …