Rongcai Yuan

TL;DR: This study compared NAA-induced fruit drop with that caused by shading via gene expression profiling performed on the fruit abscission zone (FAZ), sampled 1, 3, and 5 d after treatment, and found that NAA, similar to shading, directly interfered with leaf photosynthesis by repressing photosystem II efficiency within 10 minutes of treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, an autocatalytic burst of fruit ethylene production and accelerated fruit softening were associated with increased expression of genes related to ethylene biosynthesis (MdACS and MdACO), whereas reduced expression of an ethylene signal transduction gene (mdCTR1), and increased expression related to cell wall degradation (mddEG) in the fruit cortex occurred during fruit ripening.

TL;DR: It is concluded that BA thins fruit, at least in part, by increasing dark respiration and decreasing net photosynthesis, which are suggested to be the primary cause for fruit thinning.

TL;DR: The results suggested that MdACS5A, MdACO1, MdPG2, and MdEG1 in the FAZ might be related to the difference in PFA between these two cultivars, whereas MdACs1 and MdPG1 were associated with fruit softening.

TL;DR: The effect of temperature on the ability of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (ethephon) when applied at 20mm stage of fruit development was determined using 9-year-old root-bagged M.27 apple (Malus domestica Borkh) trees in environment-controlled growth rooms.