Articles

A cucumber NAM domain transcription factor promotes pistil development in Arabidopsis

Authors: Jian Pan, Hai-Fan Wen, Wen-Hui Lin and Jun-Song Pan

Genetic characterization of melon accessions in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System and construction of a melon core collection

Melon (C. melo L.) is an economically important vegetable crop cultivated worldwide. The melon collection in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is a valuable resource to conserve natural genetic dive...

Authors: Xin Wang, Kaori Ando, Shan Wu, Umesh K. Reddy, Prabin Tamang, Kan Bao, Sue A. Hammar, Rebecca Grumet, James D. McCreight and Zhangjun Fei

Genome-wide binding analysis of the tomato transcription factor SlDof1 reveals its regulatory impacts on fruit ripening

The DNA binding with one finger (Dof) proteins are plant-specific transcription factors involved in a variety of biological processes. However, little is known about their functions in fruit ripening, a flower...

Authors: Yuying Wang, Peiwen Wang, Weihao Wang, Lingxi Kong, Shiping Tian and Guozheng Qin

Tomato SlRUP is a negative regulator of UV-B photomorphogenesis

Authors: Chunli Zhang, Qianwen Zhang, Hongye Guo, Xiaohui Yu, Wenjing Liang, Yinhua Chen, Ruohe Yin and Li Lin

Molecular understanding of postharvest flower opening and senescence

Flowers are key organs in many ornamental plants, and various phases of flower development impact their economic value. The final stage of petal development is associated with flower senescence, which is an ir...

Authors: Xiaoming Sun, Meizhu Qin, Qin Yu, Ziwei Huang, Yue Xiao, Yang Li, Nan Ma and Junping Gao

Fruit size control by a zinc finger protein regulating pericarp cell size in tomato

Fruit size is largely defined by the number and size of cells in the fruit. Endoreduplication – a specialized cell cycle – is highly associated with cell expansion during tomato fruit growth. However, how endo...

Authors: Fangfang Zhao, Jiajing Zhang, Lin Weng, Meng Li, Quanhua Wang and Han Xiao

Leaf senescence: progression, regulation, and application

Leaf senescence, the last stage of leaf development, is a type of postmitotic senescence and is characterized by the functional transition from nutrient assimilation to nutrient remobilization which is essenti...

Authors: Yongfeng Guo, Guodong Ren, Kewei Zhang, Zhonghai Li, Ying Miao and Hongwei Guo

Multiple functions of the vacuole in plant growth and fruit quality

Vacuoles are organelles in plant cells that play pivotal roles in growth and developmental regulation. The main functions of vacuoles include maintaining cell acidity and turgor pressure, regulating the storag...

Authors: Yu-Tong Jiang, Lu-Han Yang, Ali Ferjani and Wen-Hui Lin

A domestication-associated gene, CsLH, encodes a phytochrome B protein that regulates hypocotyl elongation in cucumber

Authors: Bin Liu, Jinyang Weng, Dailu Guan, Yan Zhang, Qingliang Niu, Enrique López-Juez, Yunsong Lai, Jordi Garcia-Mas and Danfeng Huang

Molecular basis of pathogenesis of postharvest pathogenic Fungi and control strategy in fruits: progress and prospect

The disease caused by pathogenic fungi is the main cause of postharvest loss of fresh fruits. The formulation of disease control strategies greatly depends on the understanding of pathogenic mechanism of funga...

Authors: Zhan-Quan Zhang, Tong Chen, Bo-Qiang Li, Guo-Zheng Qin and Shi-Ping Tian

Horticulture in a molecular age

Authors: Su-Sheng Gan and Hong-Wei Xue