Prospects of microgreens as budding living functional food: Breeding and biofortification through OMICS and other approaches for nutritional security

A Gupta, T Sharma, SP Singh, A Bhardwaj… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nutrient deficiency has resulted in impaired growth and development of the population
globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis …

The dissection of tomato flavor: biochemistry, genetics, and omics

G Kaur, M Abugu, D Tieman - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Flavor and quality are the major drivers of fruit consumption in the US. However, the poor
flavor of modern commercial tomato varieties is a major cause of consumer dissatisfaction …

Identification of candidate genes that regulate the trade-off between seedling cold tolerance and fruit quality in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

L Li, Q Li, B Chen, J Wang, F Ding, P Wang… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Trade-offs between survival and growth are widely observed in plants. Melon is an annual,
trailing herb that produces economically valuable fruits that are traditionally cultivated in …

Hydrogen-rich water irrigation promotes fruit ripening and nutritional composition in tomato

Y Yao, Z Zhao, Z Ding, K Yao, Y Yang, X Hou… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogen gas (H 2), as a gaseous molecule, plays vital roles in plant growth and
development. However, whether H 2 plays a role in fruit ripening of tomato is still unknown …

Red and blue light promote tomato fruit coloration through modulation of hormone homeostasis and pigment accumulation

Y Xu, C You, C Xu, C Zhang, X Hu, X Li, H Ma… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding how light regulates pigment composition and accumulation is crucial for
postharvest management of fruit quality and nutritional value. In this study, we investigated …

Metabolomics to understand metabolic regulation underpinning fruit ripening, development, and quality

FJ Martínez-Rivas, AR Fernie - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Classically fruit ripening and development was studied using genetic approaches, with
understanding of metabolic changes that occurred in concert largely focused on a handful of …

Going broad and deep: sequencing‐driven insights into plant physiology, evolution, and crop domestication

S Gui, FJ Martinez‐Rivas, W Wen, M Meng… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deep sequencing is a term that has become embedded in the plant genomic literature in
recent years and with good reason. A torrent of (largely) high‐quality genomic and …

Integrating multiomics data accelerates elucidation of plant primary and secondary metabolic pathways

F Zhu, W Wen, Y Cheng, S Alseekh, AR Fernie - Abiotech, 2023 - Springer
Plants are the most important sources of food for humans, as well as supplying many
ingredients that are of great importance for human health. Developing an understanding of …

Genome-Wide Identification of the WD40 Gene Family in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

C Yan, T Yang, B Wang, H Yang, J Wang, Q Yu - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
WD40 proteins are a superfamily of regulatory proteins widely found in eukaryotes that play
an important role in regulating plant growth and development. However, the systematic …

Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Expression Analysis of the WD40 Subfamily in Oryza Genus

S Ke, Y Jiang, M Zhou, Y Li - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The WD40 superfamily is widely found in eukaryotes and has essential subunits that serve
as scaffolds for protein complexes. WD40 proteins play important regulatory roles in plant …