The pivotal role of phytohormones during fruit development and ripening is considered
established knowledge in plant biology. Perhaps less well-known is the growing body of …

Phytohormone-like plant growth regulators are becoming hallmarks in plant stress biology
since they can offer incredible benefits to plants, such as increased crop output, improved …

Interest in the postharvest behavior of fruits and vegetables has a history as long as
mankind's. Once we moved past mere survival, the goal of postharvest preservation …

Peach fruit has become very popular among stone fruits in Pakistan with increasing
production. The main area of peach production in Pakistan is Swat, in the northern part of …

To clarify the involvement of the arginine decarboxylase (ADC) pathway in the salt stress
response, the polyamine titre, putrescine biosynthetic gene expression, and enzyme …

Thirty-five actinobacterial isolates obtained from Salicornia bigelovii rhizosphere in the
United Arab Emirates were evaluated for their potential to produce polyamines and for their …

Ripening which leads to fruit senescence is an inimitable process characterized by vivid
changes in color, texture, flavor, and aroma of the fleshy fruits. Our understanding of the …

Polyamines are universal organic polycations implicated in a wide array of fundamental
processes in plants ranging from triggering the cell cycle, genome expression, signaling …

The role of putrescine (PUT) in regulating fruit softening, antioxidative enzymes and
biochemical changes in fruit quality was investigated during ripening and cold storage of …

Abstract Background Cultivated watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var.
lanatus] is an important agriculture crop world-wide. The fruit of watermelon undergoes …