Fruit Quality Pathways: From Transcriptome to Flavor Chemistry
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: foodomics; metabolomics; postharvest disease protection; QTL mapping
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit quality is shaped by complex physiological pathways integrating genetic, transcriptomic, and metabolic networks that determine shelf life, nutraceutical composition, texture, aroma, and flavor. Historically, advances in genomics and metabolomics have enabled deeper exploration of these traits, revealing regulatory modules responsive to environmental cues, cultivar diversity, and biostimulant applications.
The aim of this Special Issue is to consolidate multidisciplinary research that elucidates the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying fruit quality improvement. Its scope spans from transcriptome-level regulation to downstream flavor and nutraceutical chemistry, emphasizing integrative approaches that connect gene expression with metabolic and physiological outcomes.
We particularly welcome cutting-edge studies that employ multi-omics, systems biology, and advanced phenotyping to dissect quality-related pathways or characterize cultivar- and treatment-specific responses.
We solicit original research articles, reviews, and short communications focusing on the enhancement of fruit quality traits through genetic variation, biostimulants, or innovative agronomic strategies, supported by transcriptomic, genetic, metabolomic, and physiological evidence.
Dr. Alejandro Castro-Cegrí
Dr. Alicia García Fuentes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit quality
- transcriptomics and gene regulation
- metabolomics
- flavor chemistry
- postharvest
- nutraceutical compounds
- QTL seq
- GWAS
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