Breeding for Fruit Quality in the Climate Changes Era
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit quality
Interests: fruit plant breeding; biotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
The fruit industry strives to create products that better suit the day-to-day lifestyle needs of consumers. What does this mean for the industry? Millennial consumers are more aware than previous generations about the importance of eating a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables, with the nutrients and secondary biocompounds of fruits and vegetables significantly improving health in consumers. Fruit breeding allows the needs of this new generation to be fulfilled in a way that benefits both growers and consumers. However, while balancing these demands for produce, breeders are also facing the most important challenge of our time: climate change.
Fruit quality has always been the most important determiner of success for a fruit cultivar, considering agronomic data, nutritional and edonistic parameters, and post-harvest quality. Fruit breeding has always aimed to find a balance amongst these aspects, but the challenge of global warming is emerging as a key priority to consider when breeding fruit, meaning that growers must consider which genotypes are the most sustainable for the environment. New cultivars must be evaluated for their pest and drought resistance, secondary biocompounds and phenolics content, post-harvest and shelf-life adaptation, and consumer appreciation. Breeders can fulfill these competing requirements to attain the highest standards for their produce by using new genetic tools to expedite the selection process; however, it must be kept in mind that field work remains a vital part of the growing process.
Dr. Jacopo Diamanti
Prof. Dr. Bruno Mezzetti
Guest Editors
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