In plants, fruit ripening is a coordinated developmental process that requires the change in
expression of hundreds to thousands of genes to modify many biochemical and …

Breeding fruit species is time-consuming and expensive. With few exceptions, trees are
likely the worst species to work with in terms of genetics and breeding. Most are …

Background A high-throughput genotyping platform is needed to enable marker-assisted
breeding in the allo-octoploid cultivated strawberry Fragaria× ananassa. Short-read …

Lactone flavors with fruity, milky, coconut, and other aromas are widely used in the food and
fragrance industries. Lactones are produced by chemical synthesis or by biotransformation …

Despite the availability of whole genome sequences of apple and peach, there has been a
considerable gap between genomics and breeding. To bridge the gap, the European Union …

Plants produce a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some of which are perceived
by the human olfactory system, contributing to a myriad flavors. Despite the importance of …

SUMMARY Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) is an economically important fruit crop
worldwide. Although a high‐quality peach genome has previously been published, Sanger …

The monoterpene linalool is a major contributor to flavor of multiple fruit species. Although
great progress has been made in identifying genes related to linalool formation …

Sweetness is one of the most important fruit quality traits in breeding programs, determining
the overall quality and flavor perception of apples. Selecting for this trait using conventional …

Peach was domesticated in China more than four millennia ago and from there it spread
world-wide. Since the middle of the last century, peach breeding programs have been very …