Ca2+ mediates transcription factor PuDof2.5 and suppresses stone cell production in pear fruits
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Stone cells are sclerenchyma cells formed by deposition of lignin, which is the most significant factor limiting the quality of pears. Ca2+ was known to inhibit stone cells in pear fruits, but the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Our study
He Zhang +5 more
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The sharka disease on stone fruits in Italy: a review, with a focus on Tuscany [PDF]
European journal of plant pathologySharka, caused by plum pox virus (PPV), is by far the most harmful disease of stone fruits (genus Prunus). Although Italy is a major producer of stone fruits, and sharka has spread in most Italian regions since its first identification in the 1970s ...
Athos Pedrelli +2 more
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Listeria monocytogenes in Stone Fruits Linked to a Multistate Outbreak: Enumeration of Cells and Whole-Genome Sequencing. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2016 In 2014, the identification of stone fruits contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes led to the subsequent identification of a multistate outbreak. Simultaneous detection and enumeration of L. monocytogenes were performed on 105 fruits, each weighing 127
Chen Y +22 more
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De novo assembly and comparative transcriptome analysis of Monilinia fructicola, Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructigena, the causal agents of brown rot on stone fruits. [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2018 Brown rots are important fungal diseases of stone and pome fruits. They are caused by several Monilinia species but M. fructicola, M. laxa and M. fructigena are the most common all over the world.
De Miccolis Angelini RM +5 more
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Nutrient demand of stone fruits
International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2003 Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilization were investigated on the change of nutrient content, vegetative and generative production of apricot, peach and sour cherry trees, as well as on frost hardiness in long term experiments ...
E. Szűcs
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Evaluation of a New Machine for Flower and Fruit Thinning in Stone Fruits [PDF]
Sustainability, 2018 Peach and apricot trees usually set more fruit than they can adequately support. Crop load adjustment through fruit thinning is a routine practice adopted by fruit growers to obtain a marketable product.
Alberto Assirelli +5 more
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Mites in almonds and stone fruits
California Agriculture, 1978 Studies conducted in the San Joaquin Valley produced data on the effects of predators, cultural practices, various cultivars, and types of treatment on numerous mite populations.
R Rice, R Jones
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Bud-, flower- and fruit-density in stone fruits
International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2003 In 164 varieties of five stone fruit species, counts of flower buds, flowers and fruits set have been performed, regularly, between 1982 and 2002. The critical number and sample size has been determined for the purpose to estimate the yielding potential ...
Z. Szabó, J. Nyéki
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Carotenoid biosynthesis in Prunus species: from pathway and accumulation structure to diverse pigmentation [PDF]
Molecular HorticulturePrunus species, also known as stone fruits, include several eye-catching fruits such as cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, etc., which have significant economic value and are widely cultivated worldwide.
Naila Mir Baz +7 more
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Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni, causal agent of bacterial spot of stone fruits and almond: its genomic and phenotypic characteristics in the X. arboricola species context. [PDF]
Mol Plant Pathol, 2018 Garita-Cambronero J +2 more
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