Harvested fruits are metabolically active, undergoing ripening and senescence processes that must be controlled to prolong the postharvest quality. They require adequate management, involving all aspects of the supply chain, from growers to consumers, to maintain quality and reduce fruit loss and waste. The use of omics techniques such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics are very helpful to understand the evolution and advancement of fruit quality and safety.
The main alterations that can be found during the postharvest of fruits are morphological alterations (caused by climate, irrigation, or fertilization); physiological alterations (derived from water or heat stress, ethylene, or inadequate atmospheres); and pathological alterations (due to fungal and bacterial contamination). These alterations can lead to fruit loss and wastage, and consequently, economic losses.
Postharvest conservation methods aim to maintain fruit quality and extend shelf-life but there is still improvement to be made. Omics technologies help to unravel the mechanisms and complex networks underlying processes involved in fruit quality. In recent years, the use of omics technologies applied to fruit postharvest has been growing steadily. Transcriptomic, metabolomic, and gene editing analyses are used to study fruit response to numerous biotic and abiotic stresses to maintain or improve fruit quality.
This Research Topic aims to understand the different mechanisms involved in fruit quality using the power of multi-omics. This knowledge will be helpful to improve organoleptic characteristics, enhance nutritional value and health-promoting properties and extend the storage and shelf-life of fruit.
Topics to be explored include:
• Omics technologies to study the effect of postharvest treatments on fruit
• Applications of omics technologies for gene function identification related to fruit quality
• Identify quality-related key pathways and their complex regulation
• Transcriptional and post-transcriptional events involved in fruit quality
• Epigenetic regulation of fruit primary and secondary metabolism and role in fruit quality.
We accept the following types of manuscripts:
• Original research
• Review articles
Harvested fruits are metabolically active, undergoing ripening and senescence processes that must be controlled to prolong the postharvest quality. They require adequate management, involving all aspects of the supply chain, from growers to consumers, to maintain quality and reduce fruit loss and waste. The use of omics techniques such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics are very helpful to understand the evolution and advancement of fruit quality and safety.
The main alterations that can be found during the postharvest of fruits are morphological alterations (caused by climate, irrigation, or fertilization); physiological alterations (derived from water or heat stress, ethylene, or inadequate atmospheres); and pathological alterations (due to fungal and bacterial contamination). These alterations can lead to fruit loss and wastage, and consequently, economic losses.
Postharvest conservation methods aim to maintain fruit quality and extend shelf-life but there is still improvement to be made. Omics technologies help to unravel the mechanisms and complex networks underlying processes involved in fruit quality. In recent years, the use of omics technologies applied to fruit postharvest has been growing steadily. Transcriptomic, metabolomic, and gene editing analyses are used to study fruit response to numerous biotic and abiotic stresses to maintain or improve fruit quality.
This Research Topic aims to understand the different mechanisms involved in fruit quality using the power of multi-omics. This knowledge will be helpful to improve organoleptic characteristics, enhance nutritional value and health-promoting properties and extend the storage and shelf-life of fruit.
Topics to be explored include:
• Omics technologies to study the effect of postharvest treatments on fruit
• Applications of omics technologies for gene function identification related to fruit quality
• Identify quality-related key pathways and their complex regulation
• Transcriptional and post-transcriptional events involved in fruit quality
• Epigenetic regulation of fruit primary and secondary metabolism and role in fruit quality.
We accept the following types of manuscripts:
• Original research
• Review articles
