Hypoxia in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit during ripening: Biophysical elucidation by a 3D reaction–diffusion model

• Published in: Plant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 195; no. 3; pp. 1893 - 1905
• Main Authors: Xiao, Hui, Verboven, Pieter, Tong, Shuai, Pedersen, Ole, Nicolaï, Bart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 28.06.2024
• Subjects: Cell Respiration; Diffusion; Fruit - growth & development; Fruit - physiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Models, Biological; Oxygen - metabolism; Solanum lycopersicum - growth & development; Solanum lycopersicum - metabolism; Solanum lycopersicum - physiology; X-Ray Microtomography

Abstract Respiration provides energy, substrates, and precursors to support physiological changes of the fruit during climacteric ripening. A key substrate of respiration is oxygen that needs to be supplied to the fruit in a passive way by gas transfer from the environment. Oxygen gradients may deve...