Bruno Silvestre Lira

TL;DR: It is concluded that PPH is the core phytol-hydrolytic enzyme during leaf senescence in different plant species; however, fruit ripening involves other hydrolases, which are active in parallel to PPH or are the core hydrolase in fruits.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that negative and positive regulatory feedback loops orchestrate ethylene-NO and auxin-NO interactions, respectively, during the conversion of colorless etiolated seedlings into green, photosynthetically competent young plants.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the manipulation of leaf senescence is an effective strategy for yield improvement in fleshy fruit-bearing species by regulating key transcription factors involved in triggering this process.

TL;DR: Fruit-localized phytochromes and their downstream signaling cascades not only modulate chloroplast biogenesis in immature tomato fruits but also regulate sugar and carotenoid accumulation, two essential features of tomato fruit quality.

TL;DR: The results allowed the identification of candidate genes that most likely regulate photosynthesis, primary metabolism, and plant growth and as such provide new avenues for crop improvement.