Fruits are essential in the human diet and because of the wealth of benefits that can be derived from them, several studies have been carried out analyzing the quality traits of fruits during ripening and development. Various molecular methods are currently applied to probe the mechanism of climacteric and non-climacteric types of ripening at the genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels. These large-scale, comparative analytical approaches contribute to characterizing critical metabolic pathways and the molecular basis of fruit quality. The data-driven knowledge will be useful for the optimization of pre-and the post-harvest treatments, contributing to the delivery of top-quality fruits to consumers.
This Research Topic aims to highlight significant findings in fruit ripening and development during pre-and post-harvest biology and their applications to improve fruit quality. Insights on the molecular basis of fruit quality and studies integrating physiological and phenotypic data will be highlighted in this article collection. Cutting-edge interventions on ripening and quality improvement to extend postharvest will also be featured. A particular interest in the growing applications of gene-editing technology in aspects of fruit ripening is also aimed to be explored. The characterization of the fruit microbiome and its influence on fruit quality will also be tackled.
Manuscripts from areas of ripening and development encompassing fruit quality will be considered, especially those that have benefitted from bringing together novel physiological, molecular, and genetic tools.
The following areas will be covered in this Research Topic, but are not limited to:
• Integration of genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and bioinformatic tools in identifying individual compounds and metabolic pathways involved in fruit ripening and quality.
• Internal factors affecting fruit quality, including the effects of genetics, hormonal signaling, redox homeostasis, ROS metabolism.
• Environmental and other factors influencing fruit quality, including plant growth regulators, the cultivation regime, and climate change.
• Studies on the composition and function of the fruit microbiome across ripening and postharvest handling.
• Methods targeted to unravel information on fruit ripening and development such as gene silencing through the application of siRNA, miRNA, or miRNA methodology and CRISPR-mediated genome editing.
• Fruit breeding trials for fruit quality improvement
We welcome all types of articles, such as original research articles, method papers, comprehensive reviews, mini-reviews, perspective articles, and thought-provoking opinions. We hope that a series of studies will provide readers with a better understanding of the molecular basis of fruit quality and suggest new avenues of research in this field.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.
Fruits are essential in the human diet and because of the wealth of benefits that can be derived from them, several studies have been carried out analyzing the quality traits of fruits during ripening and development. Various molecular methods are currently applied to probe the mechanism of climacteric and non-climacteric types of ripening at the genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels. These large-scale, comparative analytical approaches contribute to characterizing critical metabolic pathways and the molecular basis of fruit quality. The data-driven knowledge will be useful for the optimization of pre-and the post-harvest treatments, contributing to the delivery of top-quality fruits to consumers.
This Research Topic aims to highlight significant findings in fruit ripening and development during pre-and post-harvest biology and their applications to improve fruit quality. Insights on the molecular basis of fruit quality and studies integrating physiological and phenotypic data will be highlighted in this article collection. Cutting-edge interventions on ripening and quality improvement to extend postharvest will also be featured. A particular interest in the growing applications of gene-editing technology in aspects of fruit ripening is also aimed to be explored. The characterization of the fruit microbiome and its influence on fruit quality will also be tackled.
Manuscripts from areas of ripening and development encompassing fruit quality will be considered, especially those that have benefitted from bringing together novel physiological, molecular, and genetic tools.
The following areas will be covered in this Research Topic, but are not limited to:
• Integration of genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and bioinformatic tools in identifying individual compounds and metabolic pathways involved in fruit ripening and quality.
• Internal factors affecting fruit quality, including the effects of genetics, hormonal signaling, redox homeostasis, ROS metabolism.
• Environmental and other factors influencing fruit quality, including plant growth regulators, the cultivation regime, and climate change.
• Studies on the composition and function of the fruit microbiome across ripening and postharvest handling.
• Methods targeted to unravel information on fruit ripening and development such as gene silencing through the application of siRNA, miRNA, or miRNA methodology and CRISPR-mediated genome editing.
• Fruit breeding trials for fruit quality improvement
We welcome all types of articles, such as original research articles, method papers, comprehensive reviews, mini-reviews, perspective articles, and thought-provoking opinions. We hope that a series of studies will provide readers with a better understanding of the molecular basis of fruit quality and suggest new avenues of research in this field.
Please note that descriptive studies and those defining gene families or descriptive collection of transcripts, proteins, or metabolites, will not be considered for review unless they are expanded and provide mechanistic and/or physiological insights into the biological system or process being studied.