Transcriptome profiling of cultivar-specific apple fruit ripening and texture attributes

ABSTRACT: Molecular events regulating apple fruit ripening and sensory quality are largely unknown. Such knowledge is essential for genomic-assisted apple breeding and postharvest quality management. In this study, a parallel transcriptome profile analysis, scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examination and systematic physiological characterization were performed on two apple cultivars, Honeycrisp (HC) and Cripps Pink (CP), which have distinct ripening features and texture attributes. Systematic physiological characterization of fruit ripening based on weekly maturity data indicated substantial differences in fruit crispness and firmness at comparable ripening stages. SEM images of fruit cortex tissues prepared from fruits with equivalent maturity suggested that the cell wall thickness may contrib

ORGANISM(S): Malus x domestica

SUBMITTER: Yanmin Zhu 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-24523 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress