Fruit Development and Ripening
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 442
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fruit quality
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Dear Colleagues,
Fruit development and ripening are complex and tightly regulated processes that involve biochemical and physiological changes, including skin and pulp color, fruit size and shape, texture, sugars, organic acids, and volatile compounds. These changes make fruit more appealing for consumption. This process is controlled by multiple factors, including genetic factors, molecular levels (transcriptional regulation and epigenetic modifications), environmental factors (light, temperature, and water), and cultivation techniques (fertilization, pruning, phytohormones, and bagging).
This Special Issue will highlight recent advancements via original research articles, reviews, and opinions related to the effect of developmental, hormonal, and environmental cues and cultivation techniques on fruit development and ripening, as well as the gene-regulatory mechanisms which drive these crucial processes.
Dr. Ting Fang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fruit
- gene functioning and regulation
- hormonal cross-talk
- molecular mechanism
- plant physiology
- reproductive development
- plant hormone
- signaling pathway
- transcriptional regulation
- epigenetics
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