🧬 Genome-Wide discovery of aroma genes in strawberry reveals one essential for fruit quality and defense

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Uncovering the genetic basis of fruit volatiles in Fragaria vesca through GWAS reveals FvJMT2 as a methyl benzoate biosynthesis gene with bioactivity against Drosophila suzukii Abstract. Strawberry aroma is a key component of fruit quality, influencing consumer preferences and playing important ecological roles, including plant de

Glad to see our GWAS study finally out! 🍓
Here we explored the genetic basis of strawberry aroma in Fragaria vesca and characterize d FvJMT2, linking flavor and pest defense. Special congrats to Raquel Jiménez-Muñoz and María Urrutia! academic.oup.com/hr/advance-a...

🍓 Unlocking strawberry flavor: discovering genes that make fruit taste better

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Congrats to all authors, specially to Mark Porter, Vance Whitaker, and Seonghee Lee! And of course to my beloved Carmen Martín-Pizarro @carmenmarpi.bsky.social and María G. Blanco!

Very happy to share our new paper in @newphyt.bsky.social, in collaboration with our colleagues at the University of Florida!
We dissected the genetic control of strawberry aroma, identifying new key players in γ-lactone biosynthesis in both the cultivated and the wild species

Proposed biosynthesis pathway of γ-lactones in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa).

Enoyl-CoA hydratase genes underlie natural variation of lactones in cultivated and wild strawberries

Porter et al.

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