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Identification of the transcriptionally active cytochrome P450 repertoire in Coffea arabica

S. T. Ivamoto, Domingues, D. S., Vieira, L. G. E., and Pereira, L. F. P., Identification of the transcriptionally active cytochrome P450 repertoire in Coffea arabica, vol. 14, pp. 2399-2412, 2015.

Cytochrome P450s (P450s) comprise a gene superfamily encoding enzymes that are involved in diverse plant metabolic pathways that produce primary and secondary metabolites such as phenylpropanoids, terpenoids, nitrogen-containing compounds, and plant hormones. They comprise one of the most diverse gene families in plant evolution.

Gene expression and enzymatic activity of pectin methylesterase during fruit development and ripening in Coffea arabica L.

S. M. B. Cação, Leite, T. F., Budzinski, I. G. F., Santos, T. Bdos, Scholz, M. B. S., Carpentieri-Pipolo, V., Domingues, D. S., Vieira, L. G. E., and Pereira, L. F. P., Gene expression and enzymatic activity of pectin methylesterase during fruit development and ripening in Coffea arabica L., vol. 11, pp. 3186-3197, 2012.

Coffee quality is directly related to the harvest and post harvest conditions. Non-uniform maturation of coffee fruits, combined with inadequate harvest, negatively affects the final quality of the product. Pectin methylesterase (PME) plays an important role in fruit softening due to the hydrolysis of methylester groups in cell wall pectins. In order to characterize the changes occurring during coffee fruit maturation, the enzymatic activity of PME was measured during different stages of fruit ripening.

Adaptability and genotypic stability of Coffea arabica genotypes based on REML/BLUP analysis in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

W. P. Rodrigues, Vieira, H. D., Barbosa, D. H. S. G., Filho, G. R. Souza, and Candido, L. S., Adaptability and genotypic stability of Coffea arabica genotypes based on REML/BLUP analysis in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, vol. 12, pp. 2391-2399, 2013.

Biannuality in coffee culture causes temporal variability in plant productivity. Consequently, it is essential to evaluate genotypes during various crop years to ensure selection of productive and stable genotypes. We evaluated the effectiveness of simultaneous selection of coffee genotypes along harvests, based on productivity, stability, and adaptability, via mixed models, for indication of varieties suitable for Rio de Janeiro State. We evaluated 25 genotypes during 4 crop seasons (2009-2012), in a randomized block design with 5 replications.

Comparative proteomic analysis between early developmental stages of the Coffea arabica fruits

G. B. Bandil, Etto, R. M., Galvão, C. W., Ramos, H. J. O., Souza, E. M., Pedrosa, F. O., Chaves, D. F. S., Huergo, L. F., and Ayub, R. A., Comparative proteomic analysis between early developmental stages of the Coffea arabica fruits, vol. 12, pp. 5102-5110, 2013.

Coffee is one of the most valuable agricultural commodities. There is much agronomic research on coffee, but molecular knowledge of its fruit development and ripening is limited. This study reports a comparative proteomic investigation of immature coffee fruits in two early developmental stages: stage 1, cell division and elongation of the perisperm; and stage 2, early growth of the endosperm progressively replacing the perisperm.

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