Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story

The function of abscission zones (AZs) determines the timing of fleshy fruit abscission, with important consequences not only for the optimal fruit harvest, but also on the overall final fruit quality. In this context, chemical treatments are commonly used at different stages of fruit development...

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Main Authors: Tranbarger, Timothy J., Tadeo, Francisco R.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9042
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1524893/full
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description The function of abscission zones (AZs) determines the timing of fleshy fruit abscission, with important consequences not only for the optimal fruit harvest, but also on the overall final fruit quality. In this context, chemical treatments are commonly used at different stages of fruit development to control fruit abscission, which can also have positive or negative effects on fruit quality. In the current review, we examine commonly used chemicals that affect the metabolic activity in the AZs of fleshy fruit, in addition to their effects on fruit quality characteristics. The main hormone metabolism and signaling in the AZ include that of ethylene, auxin, abscisic acid and jasmonates, and the molecular components that are involved are covered and discussed, in addition to how these hormones work together to regulate AZ activity and hence, affect fruit quality. We focus on studies that have provided new insight into possible protein complexes that function in the AZ, including multiple MADS-box transcription fa
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spelling ReDivia90422025-04-25T14:49:52Z Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story Tranbarger, Timothy J. Tadeo, Francisco R. fleshy fruit F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Abscission Ethylene Jasmonates Abscisic acid Ripening reactive oxygen species Auxins The function of abscission zones (AZs) determines the timing of fleshy fruit abscission, with important consequences not only for the optimal fruit harvest, but also on the overall final fruit quality. In this context, chemical treatments are commonly used at different stages of fruit development to control fruit abscission, which can also have positive or negative effects on fruit quality. In the current review, we examine commonly used chemicals that affect the metabolic activity in the AZs of fleshy fruit, in addition to their effects on fruit quality characteristics. The main hormone metabolism and signaling in the AZ include that of ethylene, auxin, abscisic acid and jasmonates, and the molecular components that are involved are covered and discussed, in addition to how these hormones work together to regulate AZ activity and hence, affect fruit quality. We focus on studies that have provided new insight into possible protein complexes that function in the AZ, including multiple MADS-box transcription fa 2025-03-11T09:22:22Z 2025-03-11T09:22:22Z 2025 article publishedVersion Tranbarger, T. J., & Tadeo, F. R. (2025). Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, Article 1524893. 1664-462X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9042 10.3389/fpls.2024.1524893. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1524893/full en The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The preparation of this review manuscript for FT was supported by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 grant #PID2021-128987ORI00. The preparation of this review manuscript for TT was supported by grant n°2204-028 from the Agropolis Fondation. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Frontiers electronico
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Ethylene
Jasmonates
Abscisic acid
Ripening
reactive oxygen species
Auxins
Tranbarger, Timothy J.
Tadeo, Francisco R.
Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title_full Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title_fullStr Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title_full_unstemmed Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title_short Abscission zone metabolism impacts pre- and postharvest fruit quality: a very attaching story
title_sort abscission zone metabolism impacts pre and postharvest fruit quality a very attaching story
topic fleshy fruit
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
Abscission
Ethylene
Jasmonates
Abscisic acid
Ripening
reactive oxygen species
Auxins
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9042
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