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Informationen zum Autor Editors: 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. Klappentext The global demand for high quality fruits that are rich in nutrients and that can endure the demands of worldwide supply chains is growing rapidly. Fruits are an important component of the human diet, providing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. All of these qualities contribute to the nutritional needs and health maintenance of humans. Breeding for Fruit Quality reviews the application of modern plant breeding methods to the development of improved varieties of fruits. Breeding for Fruit Quality opens with chapters that look at fruit biology and breeding strategies behind specific traits, including a look at traits such as organoleptic quality, nutritional value, and improved yield, among others. Subsequent chapters review breeding efforts to improve overall quality in a wide range of specific fruits. Providing broad ranging coverage of cutting edge methods now being applied to the development of fruit crops, Breeding for Fruit Quality will be a valuable resource for fruit biologists, breeders, geneticists, and industry personnel. Key Features: Broad coverage of modern breeding technologies being implemented to improve overall fruit quality Trait specific chapters explore efforts to promote traits of industrial and nutritional importance Chapters in fruits, ranging from apple and grapes to tomatoes and olives, provide detailed coverage of breeding practices for economically important fruit crops Zusammenfassung The global demand for high quality fruits that are rich in nutrients and that can endure the demands of worldwide supply chains is growing rapidly. Fruits are an important component of the human diet! providing vitamins! minerals! antioxidants! and fiber. All of these qualities contribute to the nutritional needs and health maintenance of humans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xi Preface xv Section I Introduction 3 Chapter 1 The Biological Basis of Fruit Quality 5 Harold C. Passam, Ioannis C. Karapanos, and Alexios A. Alexopoulos Introduction 5 Fruit Quality 5 Fruit Constituents and Their Contribution to the Human Diet 6 Fruit Metabolism during Fruit Development, Maturation, and Ripening 12 Cell Wall Metabolism and Fruit Texture 19 The Metabolism of Volatiles that Contribute to Fruit Aroma 22 Pigment Metabolism and Fruit Color Changes 24 Respiration in Relation to Fruit Metabolism and Ripening 26 The Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening and Quality 27 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 29 References 30 Section II Strategies for Improving Specific Fruit Quality Traits 39 Chapter 2 Fruit Organoleptic Properties and Potential for Their Genetic Improvement 41 Detlef Ulrich and Klaus Olbricht Introduction 41 Fruit Organoleptic Properties 42 Organoleptic Properties during Domestication and Breeding 46 Flavor Diversity 48 Breeding for Flavor 50 References 56 Chapter 3 Breeding for Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality 61 Jacopo Diamanti, Maurizio Battino, and Bruno Mezzetti Introduction 61 The Effect of Environment and Cultivation Factors on Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality 62 The Effect of Genotype on Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality 63 Breeding for Fruit Nutritional and Nutraceutical Quality 64 Breeding Selection Strategies and Parameters for Nutrition...
