TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular and genetic regulation of fruit ripening
AU - Gapper, Nigel E.
AU - McQuinn, Ryan P.
AU - Giovannoni, James J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Fleshy fruit undergo a novel developmental program that ends in the irreversible process of ripening and eventual tissue senescence. During this maturation process, fruit undergo numerous physiological, biochemical and structural alterations, making them more attractive to seed dispersal organisms. In addition, advanced or over-ripening and senescence, especially through tissue softening and eventual decay, render fruit susceptible to invasion by opportunistic pathogens. While ripening and senescence are often used interchangeably, the specific metabolic activities of each would suggest that ripening is a distinct process of fleshy fruits that precedes and may predispose the fruit to subsequent senescence.
AB - Fleshy fruit undergo a novel developmental program that ends in the irreversible process of ripening and eventual tissue senescence. During this maturation process, fruit undergo numerous physiological, biochemical and structural alterations, making them more attractive to seed dispersal organisms. In addition, advanced or over-ripening and senescence, especially through tissue softening and eventual decay, render fruit susceptible to invasion by opportunistic pathogens. While ripening and senescence are often used interchangeably, the specific metabolic activities of each would suggest that ripening is a distinct process of fleshy fruits that precedes and may predispose the fruit to subsequent senescence.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:78844
U2 - 10.1007/s11103-013-0050-3
DO - 10.1007/s11103-013-0050-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-4412
VL - 82
SP - 575
EP - 591
JO - Plant Molecular Biology
JF - Plant Molecular Biology
IS - 6
ER -