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ReviewBiomolecules2020

Applications of Cytokinins in Horticultural Fruit Crops: Trends and Future Prospects.

Adeyemi O Aremu, Olaniyi A Fawole, Nokwanda P Makunga, Nqobile A Masondo, Mack Moyo, Nana M D Buthelezi, Stephen O Amoo, Lukáš Spíchal, Karel Doležal

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Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Multifunctional Role of Cytokinin in Horticultural Crops.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Adeyemi O AremuIndigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2745, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6602-246X
Olaniyi A FawolePostharvest Research Laboratory, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5591-4633
Nokwanda P MakungaDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1507-251X
Nqobile A MasondoDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1228-631X
Mack MoyoDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4686-7139
Nana M D ButheleziPostharvest Research Laboratory, Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0315-151X
Stephen O AmooIndigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2745, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0009-5436
Lukáš SpíchalDepartment of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6483-8628
Karel DoležalDepartment of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-4938-0350
University of Johannesburg · ZAStellenbosch University · ZACzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany · CZDurban University of Technology · ZANorth-West University · ZAPalacký University Olomouc · CZ

Funding

National Research Foundation, South Africa 109508 and 76555
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokinins (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

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CytokininsFruitMolecular StructurePlant Growth RegulatorsPlantsCytokininsPlant Growth Regulatorsabiotic stressbiotechnologyfood securitymicropropagationphytohormonesplant growth regulatorspostharvestquality attributesshoot proliferationsomatic embryogenesis

Identifiers

PMID32842660
PMCPMC7563339
OpenAlexW3081061620

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