Evaluation of modified atmosphere packaging system developed through breathable technology to extend postharvest life of fresh muscadine berries.

Muscadine grapes ( Michx.) are delicate in nature with short shelf life. Postharvest technologies like modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) with reduced oxygen (O) and elevated carbon dioxide (CO) could increase the postharvest storage life with better quality.

A mutant allele of the gene at the tomato locus reduces plant height with high quality fruit.

Reduced plant height due to shortened stems is beneficial for improving crop yield potential, better resilience to biotic/abiotic stresses, and rapid crop producer adoption of the agronomic and management practices. Breeding tomato plants with a reduced height, however, poses a particular challenge because this trait is often associated with a significant fruit size (weight) reduction. The tomato locus controls plant height.

Identification of BAHD acyltransferases associated with acylinositol biosynthesis in (naranjilla).

Plants make a variety of specialized metabolites that can mediate interactions with animals, microbes, and competitor plants. Understanding how plants synthesize these compounds enables studies of their biological roles by manipulating their synthesis in vivo as well as producing them in vitro. Acylsugars are a group of protective metabolites that accumulate in the trichomes of many Solanaceae family plants.