{"title":"A Review of Soluble Sugar Metabolism in Fruit Development","authors":"Yue Wang, Chao Ru, Yue Wang, Shuyu Zhu, Xiangtao Tian, Zhenyu Guo, Zhoumin Lu","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2026.2665679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2026.2665679","url":null,"abstract":"Fruits play a pivotal role in promoting human health, with their natural sweetness being a key factor that influences consumer preferences and shapes vendor pricing strategies. The sweetness of fruit is primarily determined by the composition and concentrations of soluble sugars, exhibiting considerable variation among different fruit species and cultivars due to genotypic differences. In response to the increasing consumer demand for nutritious diets and premium-quality fruits, recent research has progressively shifted its focus toward elucidating the composition and metabolic pathways of sugars in fruit, as well as developing cultivars with enhanced sweetness. However, the specific mechanism of sugar metabolism and the regulatory network of its influencing factors are still not fully understood, which, to some extent, hinders the breeding of high-sweetness fruits and further development in sugar utilization. This review systematically summarizes the dynamic changes in major soluble sugars during fruit development and highlights recent advances in three core pathways: sucrose metabolism, sorbitol metabolism, and hexose metabolism. By integrating transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational regulation with sugar signaling and environmental responses, a multi-level regulatory model of fruit sugar metabolism is proposed. Furthermore, key unresolved scientific questions and emerging research directions are identified, providing a theoretical basis for molecular breeding and the targeted improvement of sugar-related quality traits in fruits.","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147967060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianyu Li, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Shinsuke Agehara, Xin Zhao
{"title":"Effects of Sunn Hemp, Vermicompost, and Organic Fertilizers on Organic Strawberry Plant Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality","authors":"Jianyu Li, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Shinsuke Agehara, Xin Zhao","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2363631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2363631","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrogen (N) supply and availability remains a major challenge in organic strawberry production under sandy soil conditions with low organic matter content and high nutrient leaching potential, cal...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mojtaba Ahmadi, Abbas Atefi, Mohammadreza Ramzanpour, John Lin
{"title":"A Two-Step Deep Semantic Segmentation and Object Detection Approach for Runner Recognition in Strawberry Plants","authors":"Mojtaba Ahmadi, Abbas Atefi, Mohammadreza Ramzanpour, John Lin","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2397438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2397438","url":null,"abstract":"Strawberry production in California, the leading producer in the United States, relies on effective field treatments such as cutting runners (stolon) to enhance crop productivity. Manual runner cut...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danyang Liu, Jayesh B. Samtani, Toktam Taghavi, Beatrice Amyotte
{"title":"Agronomic and Post-Harvest Performance of Strawberry Cultivars in High Tunnel and Open-Field Environment in Southeast Virginia","authors":"Danyang Liu, Jayesh B. Samtani, Toktam Taghavi, Beatrice Amyotte","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2384395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2384395","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated crop yield potential, season extension, and post-harvest parameters of strawberry cultivars grown in open-field and high tunnel, annual hill production systems. Tested cultivar...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bezalel Adainoo, Patrick Byers, Kiruba Krishnaswamy, David Redhage, Kenneth Hunt, John D. Avery Jr., Caleb S. O’Neal, Andrew L. Thomas
{"title":"Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA","authors":"Bezalel Adainoo, Patrick Byers, Kiruba Krishnaswamy, David Redhage, Kenneth Hunt, John D. Avery Jr., Caleb S. O’Neal, Andrew L. Thomas","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2384391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2384391","url":null,"abstract":"North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an undeveloped tree fruit crop indigenous to the eastern United States. Recent breeding efforts have set the stage for successful cultivation of pawpaw, b...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141939255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anja Petrov Ivanković, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Milica Simović, Katarina Banjanac, Milica Veljković, Dejan Bezbradica
{"title":"Berries Pomace Valorization: From Waste to Potent Antioxidants and Emerging Skin Prebiotics","authors":"Anja Petrov Ivanković, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Milica Simović, Katarina Banjanac, Milica Veljković, Dejan Bezbradica","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2322743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2322743","url":null,"abstract":"Fruit pomaces are agro-industrial by-products obtained in large quantities by the juice production industry, hence their reutilization is a suitable way to minimize environmental impact by transfor...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140107786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sasa Gacnik, Robert Veberic, Metka Hudina, Maja Mikulic-Petkovsek
{"title":"Changes in Chemical Composition of Red and Black Currant Fruits and Leaves During Berry Ripening","authors":"Sasa Gacnik, Robert Veberic, Metka Hudina, Maja Mikulic-Petkovsek","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2322746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2322746","url":null,"abstract":"The composition and variations of sugars, organic acids and phenolic compounds of red and black currant fruits and leaves were studied during the last four weeks of ripening. The results showed tha...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"501 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139977255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the Constraints and Challenges in Avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) Production and Marketing in Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Benta Sina, Hewan Demissie, Yayis Rezene","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2317775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2317775","url":null,"abstract":"The avocado fruit is very popular and highly cultivated in many countries, including Ethiopia, for its multiple benefits. The purpose of this study was to examine the major constraints and challeng...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139770838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu-Chen Wang, Shashika S. Hewavitharana, Gerald J. Holmes
{"title":"Two-Year Survey of Botrytis Fruit Rot Levels in Commercial Strawberry Fields in California with and without Fungicide Applications","authors":"Yu-Chen Wang, Shashika S. Hewavitharana, Gerald J. Holmes","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2024.2302578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2024.2302578","url":null,"abstract":"Botrytis fruit rot (BFR) causes significant losses in-field and postharvest in strawberries and is mainly managed by fungicides. Strategically applying fungicides only during wet and cool periods w...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139499560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quality Analysis and Evaluation of Different Batches of Pitaya Fruit (Hylocereus) in South China","authors":"Zhike Zhang, Huihan Yang, Yemiao Xing, Fangfang Xie, Canbin Chen, Zhichun Zhang, Jietang Zhao, Guibing Hu, Yonghua Qin","doi":"10.1080/15538362.2023.2301694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2023.2301694","url":null,"abstract":"Pitaya is a tropical and subtropical fruit; it can produce several batches fruit in one year. To find out the fruit quality differences between various batches in the same year in Guangzhou, South ...","PeriodicalId":14014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fruit Science","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139483372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}