Non-destructive prediction of anthocyanin concentration in whole eggplant peel using hyperspectral imaging.

Accurately detecting the anthocyanin content in eggplant peel is essential for effective eggplant breeding. The present study aims to present a method that combines hyperspectral imaging with advanced computational analysis to rapidly, non-destructively, and precisely measure anthocyanin content in eggplant fruit. For this purpose, hyperspectral images of the fruits of 20 varieties with diverse colors were collected, and the content of the anthocyanin were detected using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods.

The pineapple reference genome: Telomere-to-telomere assembly, manually curated annotation, and comparative analysis.

Pineapple is the third most crucial tropical fruit worldwide and available in five varieties. Genomes of different pineapple varieties have been released to date; however, none of them are complete, with all exhibiting substantial gaps and representing only two of the five pineapple varieties. This significantly hinders the advancement of pineapple breeding efforts.

Integrative Analysis of Metabolome and Transcriptome Provides Insights into the Mechanism of Flower Induction in Pineapple ( (L.) Merr.) by Ethephon.

Exogenous ethylene is commonly utilized to initiate flower induction in pineapple ( (L.) Merr.).

Transcriptome and metabolome response of eggplant against infection.

Bacterial wilt is a soil-borne disease that represents ubiquitous threat to crops. The whole-root transcriptomes and metabolomes of bacterial wilt-resistant eggplant were studied to understand the response of eggplant to bacterial wilt. A total of 2,896 differentially expressed genes and 63 differences in metabolites were identified after inoculation with .

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Patterns of Family in Pineapple and Mediated Sugar Accumulation.

Pineapple ( L.) is an important fruit crop in tropical regions, and it requires efficient sugar allocation during fruit development. Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) are a group of novel sugar transporters which play critical roles in seed and fruit development.

Genome-Wide Identification of Binding Sites for SmTCP7a Transcription Factors of Eggplant during Bacterial Wilt Resistance by ChIP-Seq.

Teosinte branched 1/cycloidea/proliferating cell factor (TCP) transcription factors play a key role in the regulation of plant biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, our results show that SmTCP7a positively regulated bacterial wilt that was caused by ChIP-seq was conducted to analyze the transcriptional regulation mechanism of SmTCP7a before (R0 h) and 48 h after infection (R48 h). SmTCP7a regulated a total of 92 and 91 peak-associated genes in R0 h and R48 h, respectively.

The highly continuous reference genome of a leaf-chimeric red pineapple (Ananas comosus var. bracteatus f. tricolor) provides insights into elaboration of leaf color.

Ananas comosus var. bracteatus f. tricolor (GL1) is a red pineapple accession whose mostly green leaves with chimeric white leaf margins turn red in spring and autumn and during flowering.

Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF transcription factors in pineapple reveals functional divergence during flowering induction mediated by ethylene and floral organ development.

The APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) has important roles in regulating developmental processes and hormone signaling transduction in plants. Pineapple demonstrates a special sensitivity to ethylene, and AP2/ERFs may contribute to this distinct sensitivity of pineapples to ethylene. However, little information is available on the AP2/ERF of pineapple.

Identification of an Embryonic Cell-Specific Region within the Pineapple Promoter.

Plant tissue culture methods, such as somatic embryogenesis, are attractive alternatives to traditional breeding methods for plant propagation. However, they often suffer from limited efficiency. Somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase ( is a marker gene of early somatic embryogenesis in several plants, including pineapple.

Whole-Genome Bisulfite Sequencing Reveals a Role for DNA Methylation in Variants from Callus Culture of Pineapple ( L.).

DNA methylation changes can occur in some loci during callus culture, resulting in somaclonal variations (SVs). In the present study, we applied whole genome bisulfite sequencing to analyze context-specific DNA methylation changes in the pineapple genome between the cutting seedings and 5 SV plants. In general, SV plants exhibited methylation patterns analogous to those of cutting seedlings (CK).

Genome-Wide Analysis of Artificial Mutations Induced by Ethyl Methanesulfonate in the Eggplant ( L.).

Whole-genome sequences of four EMS (ethyl methanesulfonate)-induced eggplant mutants were analyzed to identify genome-wide mutations. In total, 173.01 GB of paired-end reads were obtained for four EMS-induced mutants and (WT) wild type and 1,076,010 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) and 183,421 indels were identified.

The Analysis of Physiological Variations in M Generation of L. Mutagenized by Ethyl Methane Sulfonate.

The eggplant was mutagenized with ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) to enhance its genetic variability in our previous paper. In this article, we further analyzed the phenotype of M generation of mutant eggplants. A total of 325 independent M families were investigated for phenotypic variation.

Effect of CPPU on Carbohydrate and Endogenous Hormone Levels in Young Macadamia Fruit.

N-(2-Chloro-4-pyridyl)-N'-phenylurea (CPPU) is a highly active cytokinin-like plant growth regulator that promotes chlorophyll biosynthesis, cell division, and cell expansion. It also increases fruit set and accelerates fruit enlargement. However, there has been no report about the effect of CPPU on fruit development and its physiological mechanism in macadamia.