Transcriptomic Analysis Suggests a Coordinated Regulation of Carotenoid Metabolism in Ripening Chili Pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> var. <i>conoides</i>) Fruits

• Main Authors: Shuyan Song (Author), Shu-Yuan Song (Author), Peiwen Nian (Author), Dexin Lv (Author), Yunhe Jing (Author), Shan Lu (Author), Qiang Wang (Author), Fei Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carotenoids are not only photosynthetic and photoprotective pigments in plants, but also essential antioxidative nutrients for human health. The fruit is the main plant organ that synthesizes and sequestrates carotenoids. Fruit ripening is a complicated developmental process, during which the rewiri...