Ikuo Kataoka

TL;DR: The effect of red- and blue-light-emitting diodes on shoot and root growth of Hybrid Franc grape, a rootstock cultivar, along with two other grape genotypes, Kadainou R-1 and Vitis ficifolia var.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated and characterized the phenolic composition and antioxidant activities of five wild grapes native to Japan and two hybrids derived from the wild ones and found that wild grapes are potential sources of neutraceutical phenolics and can thus be utilized as novel breeding resources.

TL;DR: A sex determination gene, FrBy, is identified in the dioecious kiwifruit and demonstrated to maintain male functions across angiosperm species and provide insight into not only the evolutionary path leading to a two-factor sex-determination system, but also a new breeding approach for dioemious species.

TL;DR: Comparisons with the duplicated autosomal counterpart, and with orthologs from other angiosperms, suggest that the SyGI-specific duplication and subsequent evolution of cis-elements may have played a key role in the acquisition of separate sexes in this species.

TL;DR: Although a significant reduction in the concentrations of total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acids (TA) and ascorbic acid (AsA) in the CPPU-treated fruits was recorded, the TSS/TA ratio and AsA content per fruit increased by the treatment.