Alice Tadiello, Sara Longhi, Marco Moretto, Alberto Ferrarini, Paola Tononi, Brian Farneti, Nicola Busatto, Urska Vrhovsek, Alessandra Dal Molin, Carla Avanzato, Franco Biasioli, Luca Cappellin, Matthias Scholz, Riccardo Velasco, Livio Trainotti, Massimo Delledonne, Fabrizio Costa
Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) is a model species for studying the metabolic changes that occur at the onset of ripening in fruit crops, and the physiological mechanisms that are governed by the hormone ethylene. In this study, to dissect the climacteric interplay in apple, a multidisciplinary approach was employed. To this end, a comprehensive analysis of gene expression together with the investigation of several physiological entities (texture, volatilome and content of polyphenolic compounds) was performed throughout fruit development and ripening...
December 2016: Plant Journal