Applications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops : trends and future prospects

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dc.contributor.authorAremu, Adeyemi O.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFawole, Olaniyi A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMakunga, Nokwanda P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMasondo, Nqobile A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoyo, Macken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorButhelezi, Nana M. D.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAmoo, Stephen O.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSpichal, Lukasen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDolezal, Karelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T11:11:59Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T11:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-22
dc.descriptionCITATION: Aremu, Adeyemi O. et al. 2020. Applications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops : trends and future prospects. Biomolecules, 10(9):1222, doi:10.3390/biom10091222.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: https://mdpi-res.comen_ZA
dc.description.abstractCytokinins (CKs) are a chemically diverse class of plant growth regulators, exhibiting wide-ranging actions on plant growth and development, hence their exploitation in agriculture for crop improvement and management. Their coordinated regulatory effects and cross-talk interactions with other phytohormones and signaling networks are highly sophisticated, eliciting and controlling varied biological processes at the cellular to organismal levels. In this review, we briefly introduce the mode of action and general molecular biological effects of naturally occurring CKs before highlighting the great variability in the response of fruit crops to CK-based innovations. We present a comprehensive compilation of research linked to the application of CKs in non-model crop species in different phases of fruit production and management. By doing so, it is clear that the effects of CKs on fruit set, development, maturation, and ripening are not necessarily generic, even for cultivars within the same species, illustrating the magnitude of yet unknown intricate biochemical and genetic mechanisms regulating these processes in different fruit crops. Current approaches using genomic-to-metabolomic analysis are providing new insights into the in planta mechanisms of CKs, pinpointing the underlying CK-derived actions that may serve as potential targets for improving crop-specific traits and the development of new solutions for the preharvest and postharvest management of fruit crops. Where information is available, CK molecular biology is discussed in the context of its present and future implications in the applications of CKs to fruits of horticultural significance.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent68 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAremu, Adeyemi O. et al. 2020. Applications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops : trends and future prospects. Biomolecules, 10(9):1222, doi:10.3390/biom10091222en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/biom10091222
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125176
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectCrop improvementen_ZA
dc.subjectCrops -- Genetic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectPlant micropropagationen_ZA
dc.subjectPlant regulatorsen_ZA
dc.subjectShoot proliferationen_ZA
dc.subjectSomatic embryogenesisen_ZA
dc.titleApplications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops : trends and future prospectsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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