Genomics of Tomato and Molecular Biology for Phytonutrients in Tomato Fruit
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2021) | Viewed by 13168
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polyamines; hormones; senescence; stress biology; photosystem II; fruit ripening; sustainable agriculture; model plants
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Dear Colleagues,
Tomato, considered both a vegetable and a fruit, is a top-ranking vegetable worldwide, of high economical value, and generally a part of human diet. Consumers who value foods rich in nutrition are keen to see improvements in tomato quality. Recent scientific developments, including genome sequencing of tomato, and unraveling knowhow regarding the regulation of critical metabolic pathways, are seen as important developments toward the genetic enhancement of tomato. These can in turn help to enhance nutritive/flavorful molecule levels and build long-lasting nutrition-rich tomato for human health. Thus, intensified research involving, for example, signaling factors, gene transcription factors, microRNAs, plant hormonal crosstalk, and other crosstalk at genetic and epigenetic levels are a prelude not only to unraveling fundamental processes but also to developing nutrition-rich tomato resistant to different abiotic and biotic stresses. This Special Issue on Tomato Genetics—Improvement of Fruit Quality Traits and Stress Tolerance in Genes is therefore a timely medium for researchers to submit their original manuscripts and/or subject reviews to address the new developments in this research field.
Dr. Autar K. Mattoo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Fruit biology
- Tolerance to abiotic stresses
- Tolerance to biotic stresses
- Ethylene interaction with polyamines
- Flavor, ripening, and nutritional quality
- Genetics and epigenetics
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