fruit quality traits of interest to the consumer are what should ultimately fuel production and profitability. In recent surveys, only 48% of U.S. consumers had bought blueberries in the past 12 months compared with 88% of consumers who had bought the
Muskmelon exhibits a wide variability for vegetative traits, fruit morphology, sweetness, and climatic adaptations for yield and fruit quality ( Li et al., 2006 ). Previous reports have attributed the lack of widely adapted cultivars of muskmelon to
Mitchell, 2002 ; Kader, 2002 ). The definition of melon fruit quality is complex and varies depending on each particular melon cultivar and market, due to its morphological variability. For example, aroma and turning color are desirable traits for C. melo
peach fruit available throughout the year ( Byrne, 2012 ). Likewise, fruit quality is essential for a new commercial cultivar. Selection for these traits is complicated because most of them are controlled by several loci that are influenced by
et al., 2014 ; Zhou and Cao, 2018 ). However, there few studies have analyzed and identified the traits of coconut resources. Our research group conducted a preliminary analysis of the ecological adaptability and fruit quality of Vietnamese coconut
the fruit quality-related traits that would increase demand and per capita consumption. Despite the significant growth experienced by the blueberry industry, a 2023 consumer survey showed that only 37% of shoppers purchased fresh blueberries within
and other hybrids are very limited ( Crane et al., 2013 ). The objective of this study is to evaluate the yield performance and fruit quality traits of six atemoya hybrids grown in an Oxisol typical of the humid tropics. Materials and methods This
this study was to evaluate yield performance and fruit quality traits of six mamey sapote cultivars grown in two distinct agroenvironments. Materials and methods This study was conducted in Puerto Rico at the USDA, Agricultural Research Service Research
search for resistance genes or new alleles with favorable effects on fruit quality traits to be transferred to elite germplasm ( Fernie et al., 2006 ; McCouch, 2004 ; Tanksley and McCouch, 1997 ; Zamir, 2001 ). However, some disease resistance pathways
studies have found quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with flowering and veraison time, berry size, and other fruit quality traits. Unfortunately, many of these traits are associated with multiple small-effect QTLs dispersed across the grape genome