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  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,582 Views
11 Pages

19 September 2019

Polygalacturonase (EC. 3.2.1.15) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds between galacturonic acid. In this study, an alkaline polygalacturonase producer Bacillus paralicheniformis CBS32 was isolated from kimchi (conventional Kore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,453 Views
12 Pages

Overexpression and Biochemical Characterization of an Endo-α-1,4-polygalacturonase from Aspergillus nidulans in Pichia pastoris

  • Hua Xu,
  • Pengfei Zhang,
  • Yuchen Zhang,
  • Zebin Liu,
  • Xuebing Zhang,
  • Zhimin Li,
  • Jian-Jun Li and
  • Yuguang Du

Pectinases have many applications in the industry of food, paper, and textiles, therefore finding novel polygalacturonases is required. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of AnEPG (an endo-α-1,4-polygalacturonase from Aspergi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,181 Views
16 Pages

The Essentials of PgPG1, a Polygalacturonase-Encoding Gene for the Invasion of Pyrenophora graminea to Hordeum vulgare

  • Erjing Si,
  • Ming Guo,
  • Haiying Liu,
  • Chengdao Li,
  • Juncheng Wang,
  • Lirong Yao,
  • Yaxiong Meng,
  • Xiaole Ma,
  • Baochun Li and
  • Huajun Wang
  • + 2 authors

Barley leaf stripe, caused by Pyrenophora graminea, significantly reduces yield. Polygalacturonase, a key fungal pectinase, facilitates cell wall degradation for nutrition acquisition and colonization. To determine whether P. graminea contains polyga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,038 Views
20 Pages

Production and Properties of a Thermostable, pH—Stable Exo-Polygalacturonase Using Aureobasidium pullulans Isolated from Saharan Soil of Algeria Grown on Tomato Pomace

  • Leila Bennamoun,
  • Serge Hiligsmann,
  • Scheherazad Dakhmouche,
  • Amel Ait-Kaki,
  • Fatima-Zohra Kenza Labbani,
  • Tahar Nouadri,
  • Zahia Meraihi,
  • Benedetta Turchetti,
  • Pietro Buzzini and
  • Philippe Thonart

29 October 2016

Polygalacturonase is a valuable biocatalyst for several industrial applications. Production of polygalacturonase using the Aureobasidium pullulans stain isolated from Saharan soil of Algeria was investigated. Its capacity to produce polygalacturonase...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
6,108 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Polygalacturonase Genes in Solanum lycopersicum

  • Xubo Ke,
  • Huasen Wang,
  • Yang Li,
  • Biao Zhu,
  • Yunxiang Zang,
  • Yong He,
  • Jiashu Cao,
  • Zhujun Zhu and
  • Youjian Yu

Polygalacturonase (PG), a large hydrolase family in plants, is involved in pectin disassembly of the cell wall in plants. The present study aims to characterize PG genes and investigate their expression patterns in Solanum lycopersicum. We identified...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,879 Views
16 Pages

Commercial Yeast Strains Expressing Polygalacturonase and Glucanase Unravel the Cell Walls of Chardonnay Grape Pomace

  • Anscha J. J. Zietsman,
  • John P. Moore,
  • Jonatan U. Fangel,
  • William G. T. Willats and
  • Melané A. Vivier

26 April 2022

Industrial wine yeast strains expressing hydrolytic enzymes were fermented on Chardonnay pomace and were shown to unravel the cell walls of the berry tissues according to the enzyme activities. The yeasts produced a native endo-polygalacturonase (Sac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,662 Views
19 Pages

Plant polygalacturonases (PGs) are closely related to cell-separation events during plant growth and development by degrading pectin. Identifying and investigating their diversification of evolution and expression could shed light on research on thei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
130 Views
14 Pages

Computational Design of a Thermo-Acidostable Endo-Polygalacturonase for Efficient Juice Extraction

  • Zhong Cheng,
  • Guobin Hou,
  • Ting Zhang,
  • Dongping Feng,
  • Yanwen Zhang,
  • Xingyue Wang,
  • Liyan Yang,
  • Maoyang Luo and
  • Lixia Pan

10 March 2026

The development of thermostable and pH-robust endo-polygalacturonases (endo-PGases) is crucial for industrial applications such as food processing. This study aimed to engineer the thermostability of an acidic, thermophilic endo-PGase (PoxaEnPG28B) b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,798 Views
14 Pages

1 November 2022

In this study, a potential producer of prebiotics, a novel endo-polygalacturonase pePGA from Penicillium rolfsii BM-6, was successfully expressed in Komagataella phaffii, characterized and applied to produce pectic oligosaccharides. The optimum tempe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,394 Views
16 Pages

Partial Purification and Characterization of Exo-Polygalacturonase Produced by Penicillium oxalicum AUMC 4153

  • Shamsan A. Almowallad,
  • Ghedeir M. Alshammari,
  • Muneer M. Alsayadi,
  • Naofel Aljafer,
  • Ekram A. Al-Sanea,
  • Mohammed Abdo Yahya and
  • Laila Naif Al-Harbi

14 February 2022

Pectinase enzymes are important industrial enzymes having considerable applications in several industries, especially in food processing. Pectinases contribute 25% of global food enzyme sales. Therefore, the demand for a commercial enzyme with desira...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,547 Views
20 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Polygalacturonase Gene Family in Maize (Zea mays L.)

  • Lu Lu,
  • Quancan Hou,
  • Linlin Wang,
  • Tianye Zhang,
  • Wei Zhao,
  • Tingwei Yan,
  • Lina Zhao,
  • Jinping Li and
  • Xiangyuan Wan

3 October 2021

Polygalacturonase (PG, EC 3.2.1.15) is a crucial enzyme for pectin degradation and is involved in various developmental processes such as fruit ripening, pollen development, cell expansion, and organ abscission. However, information on the PG gene fa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,232 Views
19 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Polygalacturonase Gene Family in Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)

  • Xiaobing Yang,
  • Tianmiao Liu,
  • Zhongfu Yang,
  • Zhou Li,
  • Xuechun Zhao,
  • Jihui Chen,
  • Xinyao Gu,
  • Jin He,
  • Chao Chen and
  • Rui Dong

15 June 2025

The polygalacturonase (PG) gene family plays a crucial role in plant cell wall metabolism and participates in various biological processes, such as fruit ripening, pod dehiscence, and pollen tube growth. However, the members of the PG gene family in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,861 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Analysis of Polygalacturonase Gene Family Reveals Its Role in Strawberry Softening

  • Mantong Zhao,
  • Ruixin Hu,
  • Yuanxiu Lin,
  • Yeqiao Yang,
  • Qing Chen,
  • Mengyao Li,
  • Yong Zhang,
  • Yunting Zhang,
  • Yan Wang and
  • Ya Luo
  • + 3 authors

4 July 2024

Fruit softening is a prominent attribute governing both longevity on shelves and commercial worth. Polygalacturonase (PG) plays a major role in strawberry fruit softening. However, the PG gene family in strawberry has not been comprehensively analyze...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,153 Views
20 Pages

14 May 2025

Background: Polygalacturonase (PG) genes regulate plant organ abscission by degrading pectin in the cell wall. However, their association with pedicel abscission susceptibility in pepper remains poorly understood. Methods: 47 CaPG genes were identifi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
9,216 Views
11 Pages

9 December 2014

Plant cells are surrounded by the primary cell wall, a rigid framework that needs to be modified in order to allow cell growth. Recent data suggest that in addition to the cellulose-hemicellulose network, the pectin matrix plays a critical role in de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,576 Views
16 Pages

16 August 2020

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 (Foc4) causes Fusarium wilt that affects banana plants, and hence, the molecular mechanisms of its virulence need to be investigated. We purified an exo-polygalacturonase (exo-PG), Pgc4, from Foc4. Pgc4 has an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,190 Views
15 Pages

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Polygalacturonase Gene Family Sheds Light on the Characteristics, Evolutionary History, and Putative Function of Akebia trifoliata

  • Xiaoxiao Yi,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Ju Guan,
  • Jun Zhu,
  • Qiuyi Zhang,
  • Huai Yang,
  • Hao Yang,
  • Shengfu Zhong,
  • Chen Chen and
  • Peigao Luo
  • + 2 authors

30 November 2023

Polygalacturonase (PG) is one of the largest families of hydrolytic enzymes in plants. It is involved in the breakdown of pectin in the plant cell wall and even contributes to peel cracks. Here, we characterize PGs and outline their expression profil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,403 Views
13 Pages

3 April 2015

Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (FOC) represents a significant threat to banana (Musa spp.) production. Musa AAB is susceptible to Race 1 (FOC1) and Race 4 (FOC4), while Cavendish Musa AAA is found to be res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,037 Views
16 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Polygalacturonase Gene Family in Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) during Fruit Softening

  • Wenjun Huang,
  • Meiyan Chen,
  • Tingting Zhao,
  • Fei Han,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Xiaoli Liu,
  • Changying Jiang and
  • Caihong Zhong

4 March 2020

Polygalacturonase (PG) is an essential hydrolytic enzyme responsible for pectin degradation and thus plays an important role in fruit softening and other cell separation processes. PG protein is encoded by a multigene family, however, the members of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
4,426 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification of the Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/Hydrolase (XTH) and Polygalacturonase (PG) Genes and Characterization of Their Role in Fruit Softening of Sweet Cherry

  • Zefeng Zhai,
  • Chen Feng,
  • Yanyan Wang,
  • Yueting Sun,
  • Xiang Peng,
  • Yuqin Xiao,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Jiale Jiao and
  • Tianhong Li
  • + 4 authors

15 November 2021

Fruit firmness is an important economical trait in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) where the change of this trait is related to cell wall degradation. Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (XTH) and polygalacturonases (PGs) are critical cell-wall-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
6,141 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the Polygalacturonase (PG) and Pectin Methylesterase (PME) Genes in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

  • Nadeem Khan,
  • Fizza Fatima,
  • Muhammad Salman Haider,
  • Hamna Shazadee,
  • Zhongjie Liu,
  • Ting Zheng and
  • Jinggui Fang

In pectin regulation, polygalacturonases (PGs) and pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are critical components in the transformation, disassembly network, and remodeling of plant primary cell walls. In the current study, we identified 36 PG and 47 PME gene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,502 Views
16 Pages

Characterization of Two Novel Rumen-Derived Exo-Polygalacturonases: Catalysis and Molecular Simulations

  • Qian Deng,
  • Xiaobao Sun,
  • Deying Gao,
  • Yuting Wang,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Nuo Li,
  • Zhengguang Wang,
  • Mingqi Liu,
  • Jiakun Wang and
  • Qian Wang

Pectinases are a series of enzymes that degrade pectin and have been used extensively in the food, feed, and textile industries. The ruminant animal microbiome is an excellent source for mining novel pectinases. Two polygalacturonase genes, IDSPga28-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,384 Views
13 Pages

Cloning, Expression and Characterization of a Novel Thermophilic Polygalacturonase from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM 6725

  • Yanyan Chen,
  • Dejun Sun,
  • Yulai Zhou,
  • Liping Liu,
  • Weiwei Han,
  • Baisong Zheng,
  • Zhi Wang and
  • Zuoming Zhang

3 April 2014

We cloned the gene ACM61449 from anaerobic, thermophilic Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, and expressed it in Escherichia coli origami (DE3). After purification through thermal treatment and Ni-NTA agarose column extraction, we characterized the proper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
824 Views
17 Pages

Mutation of the Polygalacturonase Gene AcoPG3 Deferred Softening of Pineapple Fruit

  • Haiyan Shu,
  • Aiping Luan,
  • You Wang,
  • Junhu He,
  • Qing Wei,
  • Rulin Zhan and
  • Shenghe Chang

25 April 2025

A large number of pineapple (Ananas comosus) fruits are discarded in China every year due to softening. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is still unknown. AcoPG3 (GenBank accession number: XM020243935), a pineapple gene of polygalacturonas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,159 Views
12 Pages

Production of Polygalacturonases by Aspergillus section Nigri Strains in a Fixed Bed Reactor

  • Marília Maciel,
  • Cristiane Ottoni,
  • Cledir Santos,
  • Nelson Lima,
  • Keila Moreira and
  • Cristina Souza-Motta

28 January 2013

Polygalacturonases (PG) are pectinolytic enzymes that have technological, functional and biological applications in food processing, fruit ripening and plant-fungus interactions, respectively. In the present, a microtitre plate methodology was used f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,008 Views
16 Pages

Overexpression of the Rubus idaeus Polygalacturonases Gene RiPG2 Accelerates Fruit Softening in Solanum lycopersicum

  • Tiemei Li,
  • Xiao Guo,
  • Yuxiao Chen,
  • Jing Li,
  • Caihong Yu,
  • Zhifeng Guo and
  • Guohui Yang

10 January 2024

The high susceptibility of raspberries to softening restricts the development of the raspberry industry. The primary causes of fruit softening are the breakdown of components linked to the cell wall and the destruction of the cell wall structure itse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,463 Views
16 Pages

Optimized Production of Fungal Polygalacturonase Using Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) Peel as Substrate and Its Effect on Clarification of Cupuaçu Juice

  • Lucas de S. Falcão,
  • Trisha E. de A. Monteiro,
  • Thaís S. do Amaral,
  • Sthéfanny C. M. Azevedo,
  • Bárbara N. Batista,
  • António M. Jordão and
  • Patrícia M. Albuquerque

28 December 2024

Pectinolytic enzymes play a key role in many beverages manufacturing processes, improving their clarification and filtration steps. Fungal pectinases are considered promising green catalysts for industrial applications, and they can be produced using...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,563 Views
10 Pages

24 November 2021

Polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP) is an important plant biochemical anti-disease factor. PGIP has a leucine-rich repeat structure that can selectively bind and inhibit the activity of endo-polygalacturonase (endo-PG) in fungi, playing a key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
7,528 Views
17 Pages

Identification and Expression Analysis of Polygalacturonase Family Members during Peach Fruit Softening

  • Ming Qian,
  • Yike Zhang,
  • Xiangyan Yan,
  • Mingyu Han,
  • Jinjin Li,
  • Fang Li,
  • Furui Li,
  • Dong Zhang and
  • Caiping Zhao

18 November 2016

Polygalacturonase (PG) is an important hydrolytic enzyme involved in pectin degradation during fruit softening. However, the roles of PG family members in fruit softening remain unclear. We identified 45 PpPG genes in the peach genome which are clust...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
11,320 Views
14 Pages

1 February 2018

The polygalacturonase (PGU), hemicellulase (mannanase) and protease enzyme activities in commercial macerating, pectinase-enzyme preparations commonly used by wineries in Ontario (Scottzyme Color X and Color Pro) were measured under various simulated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,137 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Polygalacturonase Gene Family in Macadamia and Identification of Members Involved in Fruit Abscission

  • Yu-Chong Fei,
  • Yi Mo,
  • Jiajing Xu,
  • Kai Lin,
  • Liang Tao,
  • Xiyong He,
  • Meng Li and
  • Zeng-Fu Xu

25 May 2025

Severe physiological fruit abscission significantly limits yield potential in macadamia. Polygalacturonase (PG), a key hydrolytic enzyme in pectin degradation, plays a critical role in fruit abscission. However, in the macadamia genome, the PG gene f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,440 Views
20 Pages

Effects of D-Limonene Nanoemulsion Coating on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiology of Papaya

  • Meng-Chieh Yu,
  • Chih-Yao Hou,
  • Chang-Wei Hsieh,
  • Jyh-Shyan Tsay,
  • Hsin-Ying Chung and
  • Yu-Shen Liang

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a climacteric fruit, and its quality will rapidly decrease after ripening. Hence, the storage life of its fruit is short. D-limonene is a terpene compound in citrus essential oil and has antibacterial and antioxidant prop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,614 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Pulsed Electric Field on the Cell Wall and Infection Activity of Rhizoctonia solani

  • Xuebin Feng,
  • Peijun He,
  • Chaoya Pan,
  • Jin Xu,
  • Baoshan Xue,
  • Wenqing Yin and
  • Yan Qian

26 September 2019

This paper adopts the Design-Expert software to design an orthogonal experiment with a pulse voltage amplitude of 30 kV, processing time of three minutes, and a pulse width of 45 μs as the center points, in order to study the effects of the pulsed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,823 Views
25 Pages

25 January 2022

Sugar beet crown and root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani is a major yield constraint. Root rot is highly increased when R. solani and Leuconostoc mesenteroides co-infect roots. We hypothesized that the absence of plant cell-wall-degrading enzy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,690 Views
12 Pages

Technological Implications of Modifying the Extent of Cell Wall-Proanthocyanidin Interactions Using Enzymes

  • Ana Belén Bautista-Ortín,
  • Rim Ben Abdallah,
  • Liliana Del Rocío Castro-López,
  • María Dolores Jiménez-Martínez and
  • Encarna Gómez-Plaza

The transference and reactivity of proanthocyanidins is an important issue that affects the technological processing of some fruits, such as grapes and apples. These processes are affected by proanthocyanidins bound to cell wall polysaccharides, whic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,579 Views
18 Pages

9 January 2021

Scouring is one of the initial steps in the processing of natural textile fibers (e.g., cotton), performed to remove waxes and pectins, together with spinning oils and other impurities of the plant cell cuticle. Traditional chemical bleaching with bo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,306 Views
7 Pages

10 December 2018

In order to evaluate by-products from food processing as alternative raw materials for pectin extraction, their amount of galacturonic acid (GalA) has to be analysed as a marker for pectin content. In the present study, significant differences in Gal...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
8,021 Views
14 Pages

Advances in Mechanisms and Omics Pertaining to Fruit Cracking in Horticultural Plants

  • Yuying Wang,
  • Linhui Guo,
  • Xueqing Zhao,
  • Yujie Zhao,
  • Zhaoxiang Hao,
  • Hua Luo and
  • Zhaohe Yuan

24 May 2021

Fruit cracking is a physiological disease that occurs during fruit development, which limits the quality and marketability of the fruit and causes great economic losses. Fruit cracking is affected by physiological, genetic and environmental factors....

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,190 Views
13 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies a Plant-Height—Associated Gene OsPG3 in a Population of Commercial Rice Varieties

  • Shasha Peng,
  • Yanchen Liu,
  • Yuchen Xu,
  • Jianhua Zhao,
  • Peng Gao,
  • Qi Liu,
  • Shuangyong Yan,
  • Yinghui Xiao,
  • Shi-Min Zuo and
  • Houxiang Kang

Plant height is one of the most crucial components of plant structure. However, due to its complexity, the genetic architecture of rice plant height has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,453 Views
15 Pages

Calcium Nutrition in Fig Orchards Enhance Fruit Quality at Harvest and Storage

  • Jackson Mirellys Azevêdo Souza,
  • Sarita Leonel,
  • Magali Leonel,
  • Emerson Loli Garcia,
  • Luiza Rocha Ribeiro,
  • Rafael Bibiano Ferreira,
  • Rafaelly Calsavara Martins,
  • Marcelo de Souza Silva,
  • Laís Naiara Honorato Monteiro and
  • Anita Santos Duarte

Due to the high perishability of figs, calcium stands out as an important nutrient for orchard management. This study aims to study the pre-harvest applications of calcium chloride in fig orchards. The fig trees were sprayed with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,983 Views
26 Pages

20 September 2025

High pressure processing (HPP) is common for beverage treatment, but its application to whole fruits and vegetables is more complex given their susceptibility to tissue softening and noticeable texture changes. Impacts of HPP highly depend on the foo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,643 Views
10 Pages

Cloning and Functional Identification of SlPG49 in Solanum lycopersicum

  • Weiqiang Li,
  • Liai Xu,
  • Rui Xia,
  • Ying Shen,
  • Zhujun Zhu,
  • Youjian Yu and
  • Yunxiang Zang

3 December 2021

The modification and degradation of pectin in cell walls are necessary for the fruit softening process, which involves a series of pectin-modifying enzymes. Polygalacturonases (PGs) are a major group of pectin-hydrolyzing enzymes, which participate i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,317 Views
32 Pages

22 February 2022

Pectin is a major constituent of the plant cell wall, comprising compounds with important industrial applications such as homogalacturonan, rhamnogalacturonan and xylogalacturonan. A large array of enzymes is involved in the degradation of this amorp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,278 Views
15 Pages

Calcium Reduces Fruit Abscission in Persimmon by Targeting Cell Wall Integrity

  • Andrés Marzal,
  • Julia Morales,
  • Amparo Primo-Capella,
  • Almudena Bermejo,
  • Amparo Martínez-Fuentes and
  • Ana Quiñones

14 November 2025

In the Mediterranean region, the persimmon cultivar ‘Rojo Brillante’ may experience up to four waves of fruit drop. The first is a physiological event during fruit set that is common in woody species, while the subsequent waves are induce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
7,247 Views
19 Pages

A Comprehensive Gene Expression Profile of Pectin Degradation Enzymes Reveals the Molecular Events during Cell Wall Degradation and Pathogenesis of Rice Sheath Blight Pathogen Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA

  • Talluri Bhaskar Rao,
  • Ramakrishna Chopperla,
  • Naresh Babu Prathi,
  • Marudamuthu Balakrishnan,
  • Vellaisamy Prakasam,
  • Gouri Sankar Laha,
  • Sena Munuswamy Balachandran and
  • Satendra K. Mangrauthia

25 May 2020

Sheath blight disease of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn (teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris) remains a global challenge due to the absence of reliable resistance genes and poor understanding of pathogen biology. Pectin, one of the most...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,341 Views
18 Pages

Verticillium dahliae is a hemibiotrophic pathogen responsible for great losses in dicot crop production. An ExoPG gene (VDAG_03463,) identified using subtractive hybridization/cDNA-AFLP, showed higher expression levels in highly aggressive than in we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,780 Views
17 Pages

The Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) fruit has interesting organoleptic properties, but its postharvest life is affected by gray mold decay caused by Botrytis cinerea. The effect of preharvest applications of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or chitos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
81 Citations
10,515 Views
16 Pages

This experiment was carried out to identify and select pectinolytic yeasts that have potential use as a starter culture for coffee fermentation during wet processing. The coffee fruit was fermented for 48 h at 28 °C and a sample was taken from th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,455 Views
19 Pages

Comparative Cell Wall Polysaccharide Analyses and Transcriptome Profiling during Fruit Ripening Reveal the Molecular Basis of Mealiness in Peach

  • Hongmei Wang,
  • Ang Li,
  • Wenfang Zeng,
  • Zhenyu Yao,
  • Akhi Badrunnesa,
  • Junren Meng,
  • Yule Miao,
  • Liang Niu,
  • Lei Pan and
  • Zhiqiang Wang
  • + 4 authors

Mealy peaches are dry and flavorless, which reduces their consumer acceptance. A deeper understanding of the mechanism underlying mealiness is crucial to enhancing peach fruit quality. In this study, comparative profiling was conducted on CP13, CP14,...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,806 Views
5 Pages

Silencing of FaPG1, a Fruit Specific Polygalacturonase Gene, Decreased Strawberry Fruit Fungal Decay during Postharvest

  • Candelas Paniagua,
  • Cristina Sánchez-Raya,
  • Rosario Blanco-Portales,
  • Jose A. Mercado,
  • Elena Palomo-Ríos and
  • Sara Posé

Plant health is a major target in breeding programs because crops are under constant biotic stress, and climate change is exacerbating pests and diseases that have negative impacts on agriculture. Obtaining crop varieties armed with better defences i...

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