Rosaceae is the most important fruit-producing clade, and its key commercially relevant genera
(Fragaria, Rosa, Rubus and Prunus) show broadly diverse growth habits, fruit types and …

Peach flesh color (white or yellow) is among the most popular commercial criteria for peach
classification, and has implications for consumer acceptance and fruit nutritional quality. …

The partitioning of assimilates in fruits, which are economically important sink organs, is ruled
by different physiological processes and affected by both environmental and agronomical …

One of several challenges in cool climate viticulture with a short growing season is to
consistently reach a uniform, optimal fruit technological maturity at harvest before the first autumn …

Several complex physiological processes, which include long‐distance translocation in the
phloem and unloading in sink tissues, govern the partitioning of sugars in economically …

‘Refosco dal peduncolo rosso’ is a late-ripening and low-yielding red grape variety, mainly
cultivated in Northeastern Italy (Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia), and characterized by …

Calcium deficiency disorders in fruit, such as bitter pit (BP), have puzzled researchers for
years, and little is known regarding the mechanisms involved in the development of these …

Studies on sucrose metabolism during fruit development have shown an important role of
acidic (cell wall and vacuolar) invertases (EC 3.2.1.26) in determining fruit sink strength, final …

Early leaf removal around the cluster zone is a common technique applied in cool climate
viticulture, to regulate yield components and improve fruit quality. Despite the increasing …

Climate change has become a topic of increasing significance in viticulture, severely challenged
by this issue. Average global temperatures are increasing, but frost events, with a large …