Breeding for Fruit Quality

by Jenks, Matthew A.; Bebeli, Penelope

• ISBN13: 9780813810720
• ISBN10: 0813810728
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A renewed effort to improve fruit yield and quality is underway worldwide, as is evidenced by the specialty crop research initiatives being supported by many national and international agricultural agencies. Although significant advances are expected in areas of field production and postharvest practices, genetic approaches to improving appearance, nutritional value, and storage life are at the avant-garde of fruit breeding research. Breeding for Fruit Quality presents a thorough analysis of plant breeding efforts to improve fruit quality, as well as a contemporary understanding of the physiological, developmental, and genetic mechanisms underlying associated traits. Breeding for Fruit Quality approaches recent developments in fruit genetics both holistically and by species. Beginning chapters examine new strategies for indentifying and enhancing fruit characteristics, including efforts to discover genetic variation, and to manipulate this variation through mutation, transgenic, and molecular marker-assisted breeding approaches. Later chapters focus on significant qualitative advancement in key fruits, such as apples, raspberries, grapes, melons, tomatoes, olives, citrus, and more. Breeding for Fruit Quality is globally contributed under the established editorship of Matthew A. Jenks and Penelope Bebeli, and is a must-have reference for agronomists, horticulturists, crop breeders, as well as geneticists and biotechnologists in these fields.

Author Biography

Matthew A. Jenks is Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology at Purdue University. Penelope J. Bebeli is Professor in the Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry in the Department of Crop Science at the Agricultural University of Athens.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 3
The Biological Basis of Fruit Quality	p. 5
Introduction	p. 5
Fruit Quality	p. 5
Fruit Constituents and Their Contribution to the Human Diet	p. 6
Fruit Metabolism during Fruit Development, Maturation, and Ripening	p. 12
Cell Wall Metabolism and Fruit Texture	p. 19
The Metabolism of Volatiles that Contribute to Fruit Aroma	p. 22
Pigment Metabolism and Fruit Color Changes	p. 24
Respiration in Relation to Fruit Metabolism and Ripening	p. 26
The Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening and Quality	p. 27
Conclusion and Future Perspectives	p. 29
References	p. 30
Strategies for Improving Specific Fruit Quality Traits	p. 39
Fruit Organoleptic Properties and Potential for Their Genetic Improvement	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Fruit Organoleptic Properties	p. 42
Organoleptic Properties during Domestication and Breeding	p. 46
Flavor Diversity	p. 48
Breeding for Flavor	p. 50
References	p. 56
Breeding for Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
The Effect of Environment and Cultivation Factors on Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality	p. 62
The Effect of Genotype on Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality	p. 63
Breeding for Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality	p. 64
Breeding Selection Strategies and Parameters for Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality	p. 66
Means to Avoiding Potential Allergens	p. 71
Combining Breeding and Biotechnology for Improving Fruit Quality Fruit Nutrition and Beneficial Phytochemicals	p. 74
Conclusion	p. 75
References	p. 76
Fruit Shelf Life and Potential for Its Genetic Improvement	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Cell Wall Composition and Structure	p. 82
Cell Wall Disassembly Is the Major Determinant Factor of Fruit Shelf Life	p. 84
Cell Wall Modifying Genes and Activities	p. 88
Role of Turgor in Fruit Softening	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 97
References	p. 97
Breeding of Hypoallergenic Fruits	p. 105
Introduction to Fruit Allergy	p. 105
Fruit Allergens	p. 109
Expression of Putative Allergen Genes	p. 114
Selection of Hypoallergenic Variety	p. 115
Genetic Modification	p. 118
References	p. 122
Impact of Breeding and Yield on Fruit, Vegetable, and Grain Nutrient Content	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
Increasing Yield of Fruits and Vegetables	p. 127
Evidence for Declining Nutrient Concentrations	p. 132
The Effects of Hybridization on Yields and Nutrient Concentrations	p. 142
Discussion	p. 145
References	p. 148
Transgenic Approaches to Improve Fruit Quality	p. 151
Introduction	p. 151
Improvement of Fruit Taste	p. 151
Modification of Phytonutrients Carotenoids and Flavonoids	p. 154
Inhibition of Enzymatic Browning	p. 158
Genetic Engineering for Seedlessness	p. 159
Improvement of Firmness and Texture	p. 161
Modulation of Ethylene Biosynthesis and Ripening	p. 163
Modulating Interaction between Fruits and Microorganisms	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 166
References	p. 166
Improving the Quality of Specific Fruits	p. 173
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Apple	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
Early Improvement and Genetic Study of the Apple	p. 175
Challenge to Improve Fruit Quality	p. 176
Appearance of Fruit	p. 180
Eating Quality	p. 185
Keeping Quality	p. 190
Issues with Breeding for Fruit Quality	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 196
References	p. 197
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Prunus	p. 201
Introduction	p. 201
Fruit Quality	p. 202
Quality Characteristics of Stone Fruits	p. 208
Classical Breeding	p. 213
Inheritance of Quality Fruit Traits	p. 214
Molecular Breeding	p. 216
References	p. 222
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Strawberry	p. 231
Introduction	p. 231
Sources of Variation and Genetic Improvement Strategies for Fruit Quality Traits	p. 237
Conclusion	p. 242
References	p. 243
Molecular Breeding of Grapevine for Aromatic Quality and Other Traits Relevant to Viticulture	p. 247
Introduction	p. 247
The Characteristic Aroma of Muscat Varieties	p. 248
Several Steps of Monoterpenoids Biosynthesis Need Further Investigations	p. 249
QTL Analysis Clarifies Genetic Architecture of Mucat Flavor	p. 250
The Traits of DXS	p. 252
Association Mapping: A Modern Tool	p. 253
Conclusion	p. 256
References	p. 256
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Melon	p. 261
Introduction	p. 261
Origin and Subspecific Classification	p. 261
Biotechnology Tools for the Study of Fruit Quality in Melon	p. 265
Fruit Quality	p. 266
Perspectives	p. 273
References	p. 274
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Tomato	p. 279
Introduction	p. 279
Genetic Variability and Relationships between Quality Traits	p. 280
QTL for Tomato Fruit Quality	p. 282
MAS for Fruit Sensory Quality	p. 284
Major Genes and Mutations Involved in Fruit Quality	p. 284
Breeding for Nutritional Value	p. 292
Conclusion	p. 297
References	p. 298
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Pepper (Capsicum spp.)	p. 307
Introduction	p. 307
Pepper Domestication	p. 307
Fruit Morphology	p. 308
Fruit Composition	p. 311
Fruit Quality Disorders	p. 313
Postharvest Fruit Quality	p. 315
Classical Breeding for Quality	p. 316
Use of Marker-Assisted Selection	p. 317
Pepper Transgenics	p. 317
Genetic and Genomic Resources	p. 317
Future Breeding for Improved Fruit Quality	p. 318
References	p. 318
The Time and Place for Fruit Quality in Olive Breeding	p. 323
Introduction	p. 323
The Building Blocks for Breeding: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources	p. 324
The Concept of Quality in Olive	p. 330
Breeding Olives	p. 335
Conclusion	p. 340
References	p. 341
Breeding for Fruit Quality in Citrus	p. 349
Introduction	p. 349
Fruit Coloration Improvement	p. 349
Breeding for Seedless Fruits	p. 354
Improving Internal Fruit Quality	p. 362
Conclusion	p. 364
References	p. 365
Index	p. 373
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