Transcriptional Analysis of C-Repeat Binding Factors in Fruit of Species with Differential Sensitivity to Chilling Injury during Postharvest Storage.

Citrus fruit are sensitive to chilling injury (CI) during cold storage, a peel disorder that causes economic losses. C-repeat binding factors (CBFs) are related to cold acclimation and tolerance in different plants. To explore the role of CBFs in fruit response to cold, an in silico study was performed, revealing three genes (, , and ) whose expression in CI sensitive and tolerant cultivars was followed.

Relationship between soil temperature and fruit colour development of 'Clemenpons' Clementine mandarin (Citrus clementina Hort ex. Tan).

Background: In Citrus, root temperature regulates rind colouration. However, few studies have investigated the range of temperatures and timing which determine rind colour break. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between range of soil temperature (ST) and rind colour development in the precocious ‘Clemenpons’ Clementine mandarin.