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Review Article|23 Jul 2014|OPEN
Understanding development and ripening of fruit crops in an ‘omics’ era
Nigel E Gapper1,2 , and James J Giovannoni1,3 , Christopher B Watkins,2
1Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
2Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
3Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
*Corresponding author. E-mail: neg29@cornell.edu

Horticulture Research 1,
Article number: 34 (2014)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/hortres.2014.34
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Received: 15 May 2014
Revised: 21 May 2014
Accepted: 28 May 2014
Published online: 23 Jul 2014

Abstract

Next generation sequencing has revolutionized plant biology. Not only has our understanding of plant metabolism advanced using model systems and modern chromatography, but application of ‘omics’-based technology has been widely extended to non-model systems as costs have plummeted and efficiency increased. As a result, important fundamental questions relating to important horticultural crops are being answered, and novel approaches with application to industry are in progress. Here we review recent research advances on development and ripening of fruit crops, how next generation sequencing approaches are driving this advance and the emerging future landscape.