Postharvest Metabolomics of Plant Products and Secondary Plant Products
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2020) | Viewed by 11826
Special Issue Editors
Interests: postharvest physiology; metabolomics; proteomics; systems biology; plant bioactives
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There is an increasing interest in the field of metabolomics to study key aspects of primary and secondary metabolism of plant products (e.g., fruits, vegetables, and flowers). During the last decade, metabolomics has developed from an emerging field to becoming an essential aspect of almost every study of plant biology. As such, small molecules (with molecular masses ≤1500 Da) constitute the end products of gene expression and define the phenotype under defined physiological conditions at a biochemical level. As a post-genomic approach, metabolomics has proven to be a powerful platform to interrogate biochemistry, metabolism and signalling, and regulatory events. Through different metabolomics platforms, a much deeper knowledge of specific biochemical processes can be obtained. Today, production and extension of shelf life of fruits and vegetables is essential in human nutrition, given the significant pressure not only from climate change but also from changes in consumer preference that demand taste and nutritional value, resulting in a constant need for improved varieties to satisfy the consumers. Metabolism is an obvious target for improving fruit and vegetable production by understanding the mechanisms and their link to plant product phenotypes, thus helping breeding programs and the whole supply chain.
This Special Issue is devoted to “Postharvest Metabolomics of Plant Products” and topics that will be covered include (but are not restricted to) the following: studies on metabolomic analyses of underlying physiological postharvest disorders, adaptation mechanisms to abiotic stresses, and cultivar differences in terms of improved health attributes and any other high-quality improvements.
Dr. Romina Pedreschi
Dr. Claudia Fuentealba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- postharvest
- metabolomics
- quality traits
- abiotic stress
- phenotype
