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Advances in functional research of antioxidants and organoleptic traits in berry crops
Author(s) -
Carbone Fabrizio,
Mourgues Fabienne,
Perrotta Gaetano,
Rosati Carlo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biofactors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1872-8081
pISSN - 0951-6433
DOI - 10.1002/biof.5520340104
Subject(s) - berry , biology , flavor , organoleptic , adaptation (eye) , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , food science , neuroscience
Berry species are economically‐important crops worldwide and represent an invaluable source of vitamins and other health‐related compounds. Species belonging to the families Rosaceae, Ericaceae and Grossulariaceae provide the most popular fruits, showing a strong diversity in natural and breeding populations as to berry traits (fruit type, size, color, flavor, antioxidant capacity), resistance to a/biotic stress, adaptation to different environment/culture conditions. The small genome size of most diploid berry genera is a remarkable feature for last‐generation genomics technologies, molecular genetics and functional studies. This review will cover the literature dealing with molecular research in berry crops, focusing on antioxidant‐ and flavor‐related compounds.