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Fruit photosynthesis: more to know about where, how and why
Garrido, Andreia Raquel Martins; Conde, Artur Jorge Silva; Serôdio, João; De Vos, Ric C. H.; Cunha, AnaNot only leaves but also other plant organs and structures typically considered as carbon sinks, including stems, roots, flowers, fruits and seeds, may exhibit photosynthetic activity. There is still a lack of a coherent and systematized body of knowledge and consensus on the role(s) of photosynthesis in these “sink” organs. With regard to fruits, their actual photosynthetic activity is influenced by a range of...
Light microclimate-driven changes at transcriptional level in photosynthetic gr...
Garrido, Andreia; De Vos, Ric C. H.; Conde, Artur; Cunha, AnaViticulture practices that change the light distribution in the grapevine canopy can interfere with several physiological mechanisms, such as grape berry photosynthesis and other metabolic pathways, and consequently impact the berry biochemical composition, which is key to the final wine quality. We previously showed that the photosynthetic activity of exocarp and seed tissues from a white cultivar (Alvarinho) ...
Metabolomics of photosynthetically active tissues in white grapes: effects of l...
Garrido, Andreia; Engel, Jasper; Mumm, Rol; Conde, Artur; Cunha, Ana; De Vos, Ric C. H.The effects of climate change are becoming a real concern for the viticulture sector, with impacts on both grapevine physiology and the quality of the fresh berries and wine. Short-term mitigation strategies, like foliar kaolin application and smart irrigation regimes, have been implemented to overcome these problems. We previously showed that these strategies also influence the photosynthetic activity of the b...