Transcriptomics of Improved Fruit Retention by Hexanal in ‘Honeycrisp’ Reveals Hormonal Crosstalk and Reduced Cell Wall Degradation in the Fruit Abscission Zone

Apples (<i>Malus</i> <i>domestica</i> Borkh) are prone to preharvest fruit drop, which is more pronounced in ‘Honeycrisp’. Hexanal is known to improve fruit retention in several economically important crops. The effects of hexanal on the fruit retention of ‘Honeycrisp’ apples...

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Main Authors: Karthika Sriskantharajah, Walid El Kayal, Davoud Torkamaneh, Murali M. Ayyanath, Praveen K. Saxena, Alan J. Sullivan, Gopinadhan Paliyath, Jayasankar Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/16/8830