A consumer-oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding.

ABSTRACT: Flavor is a crucial aspect of the eating experience, reflecting evolving consumer preferences for fruits with enhanced quality. Modern fruit breeding programs prioritize improving quality traits aligned with consumer tastes. However, defining fruit-quality attributes that significantly impact consumer preference is a current challenge faced by the industry and breeders. This study proposes a data-driven approach to statistically model the relationship between fruit-quality parameters and consumers' overall liking. Our primary hypothesis suggests that the interplay between fruit-quality attributes and consumer preferences may reach a critical value, serving as new empirical benchmarks for fruit quality. Using extensive historical datasets accounting for sensory, biochemical, and genomic inf

SUBMITTER: Ferrao LFV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11655429 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature