Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ARCATOM (Exploring the role of the mitochondrial alternative respiration in carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening)

Fruit ripening is a highly coordinated developmental process that facilitates animal-driven dispersal of mature seed. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is the main model system for fruit ripening studies at biochemical, genetic and molecular levels. In this economically relevant...