Guest Editors
Dr. Guillermo Berumen-Varela
Email: guillermo.berumen@uan.edu.mx
Affiliation: Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos-Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit, 63000, México
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Research Interests: molecular biology, functional genomics, genetics, fruit ripening and postharvest biology
Dr. Rosendo Balois-Morales
Email: rmbalois@uan.edu.mx
Affiliation: Unidad Académica de Agricultura, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Xalisco, Nayarit, 63780, México
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Research Interests: plant physiology, postharvest technologies, fruit development and ripening, tropical fruits
Dr. Verónica Alhelí Ochoa-Jiménez
Email: veronica.ochoa@uan.edu.mx
Affiliation: Estancias Posdoctorales-Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías, Coordinación de Apoyos a Becarios e Investigadores, Dirección de Posgrado, Ciudad de México, 03940, Mexico
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Research Interests: plant physiology and molecular biology, metabolomics, gene expression, plant genetic engineering
Summary
Fruit ripening is a complex and highly regulated developmental process that determines the final quality, shelf life, and nutritional value of fruit. In tropical fruits, the ripening process is often fast and challenging to control. Understanding the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms that regulate ripening is therefore crucial for improving postharvest handling, extending shelf life, reducing food loss, and enhancing fruit quality.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in our understanding of fruit ripening in tropical species, with particular emphasis on the underlying physiological processes, metabolic pathways, hormonal control, gene expression networks, and regulatory elements. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Functional genomics in tropical fruits
• Hormonal regulation of ripening in tropical fruits
• Transcription factors and gene networks involved in ripening
• Biochemical and molecular markers of ripening
• Postharvest technologies to delay ripening
• Bioinformatics approaches driven by omics technologies
We invite original research articles, reviews, opinions, and methodologies that provide in-depth insights into these topics, advancing the understanding of fruit ripening of tropical fruits.
Keywords
crops, genomics, fruit quality, postharvest, regulatory networks
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