An international research team has generated the first haplotype-resolved genome assemblies of Munage, one of China's oldest grape cultivars of Vitis vinifera.

Banana fruit softening is a major cause of postharvest loss, shortening shelf life and reducing market value worldwide. 

Seedless fruits are highly valued for their superior edible quality and consumer appeal, yet the biological mechanisms that allow fruits to develop without fertilization remain poorly understood, especially in perennial fruit crops. 

Plants rely on finely tuned hormonal signaling to survive drought and salinity, yet the molecular mechanisms that integrate competing stress signals remain incompletely understood. 

Fruit color is a defining trait for both consumer preference and commercial value in strawberries, yet its genetic control is exceptionally complex due to the crop's polyploid genome. 

Blue flower coloration is not determined by pigment production alone, but also by how pigments are transported and stored inside plant cells.