• 농업과학연구
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.405-411
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• 2011

In this study, we evaluated the changes of fruit quality indices during fruit development and ripening in Korean new pear cultivar 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan' to determine appropriate harvest time and to enhance the marketability. The fruit of each cultivar harvested from 100 days after full bloom (DAFB) to 135 and 150 DAFB in 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan', respectively. The fruit growth of both cultivars showed a typical single sigmoidal pattern. Flesh firmness of two cultivars decreased continuously with fruit development and ripening, reaching a final level of about 2.6 kgF at harvest stage. The starch content of fruit sap was much higher in the fruits of early development stage than the later stage of fruit ripening. In 'Wonhwang' pears, the starch level decreased coincide with fruit ripening (130 DAFB), while that of 'Whasan' decreased from very early stage of fruit development (120 DAFB), 30 days before full ripe. 'Whasan' pear showed much lower acidity level of about 0.13% during fruit development and ripening period compared with that of 'Wonhwang'. Therefore, the ratio of soluble solids to total acidity (TSS/acid) increased gradually with fruit development and ripening, reaching a final level of 80 and 98 in 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan', respectively. There were no climateric rise of fruit respiration during fruit ripening periods in two oriental pear cultivar. The changes of skin color difference including hunter vale $a^*$ which means loss of green color occurred only after onset of ripening in two cultivars.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.712-721
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• 2015

동양배의 교배육종 효율을 증진시키기 위하여 13품종의 교배친을 이용한 15개 교배조합으로부터 얻어진 실생 4,035주를 시험재료로 과실숙기에 대한 유전력, 양친 평균과 실생 평균과의 상관과 후대 실생의 분포 특성을 분석하였다. 10년간 조사된 교배친 13품종의 숙기 평균과 표준편차 및 변이계수를 분석한 결과 대부분의 조생종의 숙기가 만생종에 비해 숙기 변이가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 모든 품종의 숙기 변이 계수는 0.92-3.41사이로 과실의 다른 형질에 비해 변이 폭이 좁고 안정된 형질임을 보여주었다. 유전력은 대부분의 조합에서 0.8 이상의 높은 값을 나타내었다. 숙기의 유전력은 다른 형질에 비해 매우 높아 표현형에 의해 양친을 선택하여 교배하였을 때 후대 실생의 평균치를 추정할 수 있었다. 교배 실생의 숙기 변이의 방향은 만생종 품종을 교배친으로 한 조합에서는 교배 실생의 평균숙기가 양친 평균보다 빨라 만생에 비해 조생이 우성으로 작용하는 것으로 생각되었다. 그러나 중생종 ${\times}$ 조생종 조합이나 중생종 ${\times}$ 중생종 조합에서는 평균 숙기와 거의 일치되었다. 배 과실 숙기의 양친 평균과 실생 평균간에는 높은 정의 상관(r = $0.68^{**}$)이 인정되었다. 배 과실의 숙기와 과중 사이에 밀접한 상관이 존재함으로 숙기에 대해 선발을 행하는 경우 과중에 대해서도 간접적으로 선발이 가능한 것으로 판단되었다.

• Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology : HEB
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.787-804
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• 2018

Flavor quality is import for determining consumer perception and acceptance of tomato products. In this study, 'Fendou' tomato fruit were harvested at six ripening stages and sampled to investigate the development of flavor-relevant compounds during vine ripening. Results showed that upon the initiation of ripening there was an increase in respiration rate and concomitant ethylene evolution that was associated with increased membrane permeability. In accordance with these physiological changes, flavor-relevant compounds demonstrated different expression patterns as fruit ripened, which contributed to 'red-ripe' flavor characteristics of red-ripe fruit. Based on correlation analysis between ethylene evolution and the flavor-relevant compounds during 'Fendou' tomato ripening and the other researchers' reports, the activation of System 2-dependent autocatalytic ethylene production plays an important role in the development of most flavor-relevant compounds during tomato vine ripening. Overall, our results suggested that most flavor-relevant compounds that accumulated the most during tomato fruit ripening at red stage could be under ethylene regulation and were among the most important contributors to the 'red-ripe' flavor. Due to the development of these compounds, the flavor quality at late ripening stages is different from that of fruit at early ripening stages.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2017

In this study, we studied the changes in antioxidant activity of Actinidia arguta fruit of Autumn Sense cultivar during fruit ripening. The aim of this investigation was to find the knowledge of the changes of physiochemicals associated with fruit quality, antioxidant properties (free-radical scavenging activity and reducing power), total phenolics and vitamin C during fruit ripening. The highest free-radical scavenging activity (at $100{\mu}g/ml$) and reducing power (at $100{\mu}g/ml$) in A. arguta fruit were 78.57% and 0.22, respectively. Total phenolic content and vitamin C content in fruit of 10 days after fruit set were $639.48{\mu}g/g$ and $1052.2{\mu}g/g$, respectively. In general, the antioxidant activity and the related parameters, including total phenolic content and vitamin C content decreased during fruit ripening. These results improve knowledge of the effect of ripening on the antioxidant activity and related compounds contents that could help to establish the optimum A. arguta fruit harvest data for various usages.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.660-672
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• 2022

The target of rapamycin complex (TORC) plays a key role in plant cell growth and survival by regulating the gene expression and metabolism according to environmental information. TORC activates transcription, mRNA translation, and anabolic processes under favorable conditions, thereby promoting plant growth and development. Tomato fruit ripening is a complex developmental process promoted by ethylene and specific transcription factors. TORC is known to modulate leaf senescence in tomato. In this study, we investigated the function of TORC in tomato fruit ripening using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of the TORC genes, TOR, lethal with SEC13 protein 8 (LST8), and regulatory-associated protein of TOR (RAPTOR). Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction showed that the expression levels of tomato TORC genes were the highest in the orange stage during fruit development in Micro-Tom tomato. VIGS of these TORC genes using stage 2 tomato accelerated fruit ripening with premature orange/red coloring and decreased fruit growth, when control tobacco rattle virus 2 (TRV2)-myc fruits reached the mature green stage. TORC-deficient fruits showed early accumulation of carotenoid lycopene and reduced cellulose deposition in pericarp cell walls. The early ripening fruits had higher levels of transcripts related to fruit ripening transcription factors, ethylene biosynthesis, carotenoid synthesis, and cell wall modification. Finally, the early ripening phenotype in Micro-Tom tomato was reproduced in the commercial cultivar Moneymaker tomato by VIGS of the TORC genes. Collectively, these results demonstrate that TORC plays an important role in tomato fruit ripening by modulating the transcription of various ripening-related genes.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2010

The ripening behavior of three apple cultivars, 'Tsugaru', 'Hongro' and 'Fuji' was distinctive and the involvement of POLYGALACTURONASE(PG) in the fruit softening process was confirmed to be ethylene dependent. Fruit softening is genetically coordinated by the action of several cell wall enzymes, including PG which depolymerizes cell wall pectin. Also, loss of firmness is associated with increasing of the ripening hormone, ethylene. In this work, climacteric ripening of three apple cultivars, Tsugaru, Hongro and Fuji, producing different ethylene levels and ripening responses, was examined. Correspondingly in Fuji, a linear and basal ethylene level was observed over the entire period of measurements, and Tsugaru and Hongro displayed a typical climacteric rise in ethylene production. Transcript accumulation of genes involved in ethylene biosynthesis (MdACS3 and MdACO1) and MdPG1 was studied in Tsugaru, Hongro and Fuji cultivars. Expression of MdACO1 transcripts was shown in all three ripened apple fruits. However, the MdACS3 and MdPG1 were transcribed differently in these cultivars. Comparing the MdPG1 of 'Tsugaru', 'Hongro' and 'Fuji', structural difference was discovered by genomic Southern analysis. Overall results pointed out that MdACS3 and MdPG1 play an important role in regulation of fruit ripening in apple cultivar.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 1994

Circulation state and changes in quality during ripening of strawberry were investigated. Tissue damage of the fruit happened when it was harvested and selected. Strawberry has been harvested without considering of fruit temperature in the farm. It takes 25 hours from Goreung which is main production area of strawberry to retailer, and seasonal variation in the price was severe. Shelf-life of strawberry from Feb to Mar was 5-6 days, and was 24-30 hours from May to June. Desirable ripening stage was 28-30th day after blooming and 40th day and after this was over ripening stage when the degree of ripening estimated by color "a" value and color saturation. Overall eating quality and vitamin C contents and sugar content were more higher in the fruit of the desirable ripening stage than that of unripening and over ripening stage. The dark redness degree was high in the over ripening stage.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Tomato genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 is being actively conducted in recent days, and lots of plant researches have been aiming to develop high valued crops by editing target genes without inserting foreign genes. Many researchers have been involved in the manipulation of the crop ripening process because fruit ripening is an important fruit phenotype for increasing fruit shelf life, taste, and texture of crops. This paper intends to evaluate target sgRNA to edit the two ripening-related genes encoding pectate lyase (PL) and phytoene synthase (Psy) with the CRISPR-Cas9 system. METHODS AND RESULTS: The CRISPR-Cas9 expression vector was cloned to target the PL (Solyc03g111690), Psy1 (Solyc03g031860), and Psy2 (Solyc02g081330) genes, which are the ripening genes of tomatoes. Tomatoes injected with Agrobacterium containing the CRISPR-Cas9 expression vector were further cultured for 5 days and used to check gene editing efficiency. As a result of the target gene sequence analysis by the next generation sequencing method, gene editing efficiency was calculated, and the efficient target location was selected for the PL and Psy genes. CONCLUSION: Therefore, this study was aimed to establish target sgRNA data that could have higher efficiency of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to obtain the delayed ripening phenotype of tomato. The developed method and sgRNA information is expected to be utilized in the development of various crops to manage its ripening processes.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 1985

Various cell wall polysaccharides and related enzyme activities in hot pepper fruit were determined at different stages of maturity. The uronic acid content of cell walls decreased between immature green and turning stage fruit and then increased by red ripe stage. In contrast, cellulose content of cell walls changed only a little during ripening. Total neutal sugar content of cell wall material decreased 50% and galactose content of the walls decreased about 80% by the turning stage. Polygalacturonase and ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activities, as well as total hemicellulose from isolated cell walls of ripening hot pepper fruit were studied using gel filtration chromatography. Polygalacturonase activity was not detectable but 5 isozymes of ${\beta}-galactosidase$ were resolved. The activities of the enzymes were relatively high and gel filtration showed that they differed in molecular weight. Hemicellulose content decreased during ripening and softening. The molecular weight profiles shifted from high molecular weight to low molecular weight polymers during ripening. The changes in cell walls that may be associated with fruit softening involve the alteration of hemicellulose prior to the degradation of wall-bound uronic acid. It is suggested that the decrease in cell wall galactose involved changes in turnover of new cell wall components.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.302-310
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• 2019

본 연구는 딸기(Fragaria ${\times}$ ananassa Duch.) 두 품종인 대왕과 설향을 LED 조명으로 일몰 후부터 6시간 동안 2018년 11월부터 이듬해 1월까지 야간 보광 처리한 후, 각각 50%와 100% 착색되었을 때, 과실을 수확하여 딸기 과실의 경도, 식물화합물 및 항산화 활력을 측정하여 LED 광과 성숙도에 따른 과실 품질변화를 확인하고자 실시하였다. 딸기 과일의 경도에서는, 두 품종 모두 적색 LED를 보광했을 때, 50%뿐만 아니라 100% 익은 과실에서 유의하게 높았다. 당도 또한 50% 착색된 과실을 비교한 경우, 적색 LED 광이 품종 모두에서 다른 광처리 보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 반면에, 딸기의 산도에서는 LED 광 처리구보다는 대조구에서 50%뿐만 아니라 100% 착색된 과실에서도 높게 나타났다. 페놀화합물의 경우, LED 광을 처리한 딸기보다는 대조구 상태에서 생육한 딸기 과실의 함량이 월등히 높았다. 하지만 플라보노이드와 안토시아닌 함량에서는 LED 광의 영향은 미미하였다. 식물화합물의 경우는 LED 광보다는 익어가면서 성숙도에 따라 그 함량의 변화가 달라지는 경향이 크다. 또한, DPPH 및 ABTS 항산화능의 경우는 성숙도 및 LED 보광에 의한 차이는 없었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과로 미루어 보아, 과실의 당도와 유통 측면에서는, LED 보광이 충분히 과실 품질에 도움 될 것으로 사료된다.