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An intronic SNP in the Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 1 (CsCCD1) controls yellow flesh formation in cucumber fruit (Cucumis sativus L.)

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary Vitamin A is a crucial yet scarce vitamin essential for maintaining normal metabolism and bodily functions in humans and can only be obtained from food. Carotenoids represent a diverse group of functional pigments that act as precursors for vitamins, hormones, aroma volatiles and antioxidants.
Zhuonan Dai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

VqERF1B‐VqERF062‐VqNSTS2 transcriptional cascade enhances stilbene biosynthesis and resistance to powdery mildew in grapevine

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary Grapes, as one of the world's oldest economic crops, are severely affected by grape powdery mildew, causing significant economic losses. As a phytoalexin against powdery mildew, stilbenes and their key synthetic gene, stilbene synthase (STS), are highly sought after by researchers.
Chaohui Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ERF100 regulated by ERF28 and NOR controls pectate lyase 7, modulating fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit softening

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary The mechanism regulating fruit textural changes has not been fully elucidated. Transcription factor FcERF100 showed rapid transcription repression during drastic texture loss in fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit ripening. Transient overexpression of FcERF100 delayed fig fruit softening and significantly decreased the transcript abundance of a key ...
Zhiyi Fan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cucumber Mosaic Virus Degrades Pepper Fruit Production, Marketability and Organoleptic Quality, With Isolate‐Specific Effects

open access: yesPlant Pathology, EarlyView.
The impacts of cucumber mosaic virus infection were assessed on fruit production, for cultivars Gorria and Yolo Wonder and three viral isolates, on quantitative and qualitative aspects. ABSTRACT Over the past decade, recurrent epidemics of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) have damaged Espelette pepper crops, a product from the French Basque Country with a ...
Elise Lepage   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commemorating festive performances in popular print in sixteenth‐century Italy☆

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this article is to show that the popular print sold and distributed during and after festive events, such as Carnival, had an impact on the commemoration and shaping of festive culture in early modern Italy. That is, the mass medium of print that had begun to shape European cultures, especially in Italy where Venice was one of ...
Rozanne Versendaal
wiley   +1 more source

Nigerian English: History, functions and features

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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