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Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering doi: 10.15302/J-FASE-2021386

RECENT ADVANCES IN THE REGULATION OF CLIMACTERIC FRUIT RIPENING: HORMONE, TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AND EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS

Key Laboratory of Fruit Postharvest Biology of Liaoning Province, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China

Received: 2021-02-03 Accepted: 2021-03-10 Available online: 2021-03-10

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Abstract

Fruit ripening is a complex developmental process made up of genetically programmed physiological and biochemical activities. It culminates in desirable changes in the structural and textural properties and is governed by a complex regulatory network. Much is known about ethylene, one of the most important metabolites promoting the ripening of climacteric fruits. However, the dynamic interplay between phytohormones also plays an important part. Additional regulatory factors such as transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetic modifications also play vital role in the regulation of climacteric fruit ripening. Here, we review and evaluate the complex regulatory network comprising interactions between hormones and the action of TFs and epigenetic modifications during climacteric fruit ripening.

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