Publications by authors named "Yeqiao Yang"
Article Synopsis
- Fruit softening, crucial for shelf life and market value, is largely influenced by the polygalacturonase (PG) gene family, which has not been fully explored in strawberries.
- In a study of the octoploid strawberry genome, 75 PG genes were identified, categorized into three groups, and found mostly in the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and chloroplasts.
- Among these genes, FxaC_21g15770 showed significant expression changes during ripening and was silenced to improve fruit firmness without affecting other quality traits, indicating its key role in strawberry softening.
