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Formation Mechanism and Regulation of Fruit Quality
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Formation Mechanism and Regulation of Fruit Quality

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 3138

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Hui Xia

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1. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
2. Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: fruit quality; horticultural plants; quality formation mechanisms
Dr. Honghong Deng

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1. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
2. Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: citrus; mandarins; Pomology; Fruit Cultivation; fruit quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The formation of fruit quality includes many aspects, such as organic acids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and polyphenols. Their contents change dynamically in the process of fruit development and vary among different species and even varieties, thus resulting in fruit products with a wide range of shapes, colors, and flavors. In addition, these quality indicators are also regulated by external environmental factors, such as light and temperature. Understanding the physiological processes and regulatory mechanisms of fruit quality formation can lay the foundation for further improving fruit nutritional value.

This Special Issue will focus on the “Formation Mechanisms and Regulation of Fruit Quality”. We invite you to share your contributions on the following topics: 1) the characteristics of the fruit quality formation of some special fruits; 2) regulatory mechanisms of fruit quality. It is targeted at a wide range of fruit species, such as grapes, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, apples, citrus, plums, pears, and more.

Prof. Dr. Hui Xia
Dr. Honghong Deng
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fruit species
  • fruit quality formation
  • organic acids
  • anthocyanins
  • carotenoids
  • polyphenols
  • fruit shapes
  • fruit colors
  • fruit flavors
  • physiological processes
  • regulatory mechanisms

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Variations in Fruit Ploidy Level and Cell Size between Small- and Large-Fruited Olive Cultivars during Fruit Ontogeny
by Maria C. Camarero, Beatriz Briegas, Jorge Corbacho, Juana Labrador, Ángel-Carlos Román, Antía Verde, Mercedes Gallardo and Maria C. Gomez-Jimenez
Plants 2024, 13(7), 990; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13070990 - 29 Mar 2024
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Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the major oil fruit tree crops worldwide. However, the mechanisms underlying olive fruit growth remain poorly understood. Here, we examine questions regarding the interaction of endoreduplication, cell division, and cell expansion with olive fruit growth [...] Read more.
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the major oil fruit tree crops worldwide. However, the mechanisms underlying olive fruit growth remain poorly understood. Here, we examine questions regarding the interaction of endoreduplication, cell division, and cell expansion with olive fruit growth in relation to the final fruit size by measuring fruit diameter, pericarp thickness, cell area, and ploidy level during fruit ontogeny in three olive cultivars with different fruit sizes. The results demonstrate that differences in the fruit size are related to the maximum growth rate between olive cultivars during early fruit growth, about 50 days post-anthesis (DPA). Differences in fruit weight between olive cultivars were found from 35 DPA, while the distinctive fruit shape became detectable from 21 DPA, even though the increase in pericarp thickness became detectable from 7 DPA in the three cultivars. During early fruit growth, intense mitotic activity appeared during the first 21 DPA in the fruit, whereas the highest cell expansion rates occurred from 28 to 42 DPA during this phase, suggesting that olive fruit cell number is determined from 28 DPA in the three cultivars. Moreover, olive fruit of the large-fruited cultivars was enlarged due to relatively higher cell division and expansion rates compared with the small-fruited cultivar. The ploidy level of olive fruit pericarp between early and late growth was different, but similar among olive cultivars, revealing that ploidy levels are not associated with cell size, in terms of different 8C levels during olive fruit growth. In the three olive cultivars, the maximum endoreduplication level (8C) occurred just before strong cell expansion during early fruit growth in fruit pericarp, whereas the cell expansion during late fruit growth occurred without preceding endoreduplication. We conclude that the basis for fruit size differences between olive cultivars is determined mainly by different cell division and expansion rates during the early fruit growth phase. These data provide new findings on the contribution of fruit ploidy and cell size to fruit size in olive and ultimately on the control of olive fruit development. Full article
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Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Provide Insights into Lipid Biosynthesis in the Embryos of Walnut (Juglans regia L.)
by Manman Liang, Xuemei Zhang, Qinglong Dong, Han Li, Suping Guo, Haoan Luan, Peng Jia, Minsheng Yang and Guohui Qi
Plants 2023, 12(3), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030538 - 24 Jan 2023
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Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is an important woody oilseed tree species due to its commercial value. However, the regulation mechanism of walnut oil accumulation is still poorly understood, which restricted the breeding and genetic improvement of high-quality oil-bearing walnuts. In order to [...] Read more.
Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is an important woody oilseed tree species due to its commercial value. However, the regulation mechanism of walnut oil accumulation is still poorly understood, which restricted the breeding and genetic improvement of high-quality oil-bearing walnuts. In order to explore the metabolic mechanism that regulates the synthesis of walnut oil, we used transcriptome sequencing technology and metabolome technology to comprehensively analyze the key genes and metabolites involved in oil synthesis of the walnut embryo at 60, 90, and 120 days after pollination (DAP). The results showed that the oil and protein contents increased gradually during fruit development, comprising 69.61% and 18.32% of the fruit, respectively, during ripening. Conversely, the contents of soluble sugar and starch decreased gradually during fruit development, comprising 2.14% and 0.84%, respectively, during ripening. Transcriptome sequencing generated 40,631 unigenes across 9 cDNA libraries. We identified 51 and 25 candidate unigenes related to the biosynthesis of fatty acid and the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG), respectively. The expression levels of the genes encoding Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (LACS), 3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase II (KASII), and glycerol-3-phosphate acyl transfer (GPAT) were upregulated at 60 DAP relative to the levels at 90 and 120 DAP, while the stearoyl-ACP-desaturase (SAD) and fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2) genes were highly abundantly expressed during all walnut developmental periods. We found that ABSCISIC ACID INSENSEITIVE3 (ABI3), WRINKLEDl (WRI1), LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1), and FUSCA3 (FUS3) may be key transcription factors involved in lipid synthesis. Additionally, the metabolomics analysis detected 706 metabolites derived from 18 samples, among which, 4 are implicated in the TAG synthesis, 2 in the glycolysis pathway, and 5 in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) pathway. The combined analysis of the related genes and metabolites in TAG synthesis showed that phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) genes were highly abundantly expressed across walnut fruit developmental periods, and their downstream metabolite TAG gradually accumulated with the progression of fruit development. The FAD2 gene showed consistently higher expression during fruit development, and its downstream metabolites 18:2-PC and 18:3-PC gradually accumulated. The ACCase, LACS, SAD, FAD2, and PDAT genes may be crucial genes required for walnut oil synthesis. Our data will enrich public databases and provide new insights into functional genes related to lipid metabolism in walnut. Full article
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