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 …

The peach is the third most produced temperate tree fruit species behind apple and pear.
This diploid species, Prunus persica, is naturally self-pollinating unlike most of the other …

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is a valuable worldwide agronomical crop, with a delicious
fruit highlighted as a functional food with both nutritional and bioactive properties …

After the visual appearance, the texture of fresh fleshy fruit (FFF) is the most relevant factor
that determines its acceptability. Therefore, texture should be a priority on fruit quality …

Abstract Background Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) is one of the most important model
fruits in the Rosaceae family. Native to the west of China, where peach has been …

Nine important fruit quality traits—including fruit weight, stone weight, fruit diameter, skin
ground colour, flesh colour, blush colour, firmness, soluble solids content and acidity content …

Significant differences in softening rate have been reported between melting flesh in peach
and nectarine varieties. This trait seems to be controlled by several genes. We aimed to …

The ultimate goal of crop production is to provide quality produce to consumers at
reasonable rates. Most fresh produce is highly perishable, and postharvest losses are …

Fruit weight is a quantitative trait influenced by the combined action of several genes and
environmental factors. Knowledge of the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with fruit …

Objective To investigate the physicochemical properties of unripe peach-Prunus persica cv.
Mibaekdo (Mibaekdo) and Prunus persica cv. Nagasawa Hakuho (Nagasawa Hakuho) as …