Novel Approaches and Discoveries towards Quality Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2017)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Tomato genetics, development, domestication and crop improvement
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit and vegetables provide essential nutrients in the human and animal diet. Improved quality of the produce, in terms of secondary metabolite composition, produce dimensions and shelf life are increasingly important criteria for plant breeders. New genotyping and phenotyping technologies have made selections easier and more reliable. This Special Issue of Agronomy is focused on the genetic basis of quality traits in fruit and vegetables, as well as recent efforts to improve these traits in cultivar development.
Prof. Dr. Esther van der Knaap
Prof. Dr. Cecilia E. McGregor
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit and vegetables
- genomic selection
- breeding
- phenomics
- post-harvest quality
- nutritional quality
- flavor and taste
- firmness, texture, size, shape