Melatonin promoted terpene accumulation of blueberries during postharvest partial dehydration.

Although postharvest partial dehydration has been applied to enhance blueberry wine flavor by increasing terpene level, berry decay remains a concern. Melatonin is known to improve fruit resistance during storage, but its role in terpene accumulation in blueberries during postharvest dehydration remains unclear. This study identified aroma-active terpenes of blueberry wines applying aroma extract dilution analysis and revealed the key genes linked to the increased terpenes in dehydrated blueberries.

[Development of a Forensic Multiplex Amplification STR Kit for 15 Autosomal STR Loci and 10 Y-STR Loci].

Objective: To establish a multiplex STR genotyping method for autosomal STR and Y-STR loci in forensic biological practice.

Methods: Widely used autosomal STR loci and Y-STR loci were selected. A set of PCR primers was designed, and a 5-dye fluorescent labeled STR multiplex PCR reagent kit was developed.