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ReviewPlant cell reports2026

Ethylene networking in fruit ripening: molecular mechanisms, hormone crosstalk, climate interactions, and postharvest management.

Mostafa Saeed, Mohamed A Elsadek, Zheng Ruan, Ahmed Alabd

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Review in Plant cell reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mostafa SaeedState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition and Processing, Institute of Nutrition and School of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China.
Mohamed A ElsadekDepartment of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Zheng RuanState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang Key Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition and Processing, Institute of Nutrition and School of Food Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, Jiangxi, China. ruanzheng@ncu.edu.cn.
Ahmed AlabdDepartment of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21545, Egypt. ahmed-said@alexu.edu.eg.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethylene functions as a central hormonal regulator controlling diverse metabolic and developmental changes throughout fruit maturation and storage. In this review, we provide an integrative examination of ethylene-dependent networks that coordinate ripening, addressing genetic control mechanisms, climate stress responses, and commercial handling practices. Our analysis focuses on the molecular mechanisms of ethylene production and the downstream signaling components that drive expression of genes necessary for ripening. We also examine how ethylene signaling interfaces with master transcriptional regulators and integrates with other phytohormones, such as abscisic acid, auxin, jasmonic acid, and brassinosteroids to fine-tune the ripening process. Moreover, we address the impact of climate change-related factors, such as heat stress, altered light regimes, elevated CO

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EthylenesFruitPlant Growth RegulatorsClimate ChangeGene Expression Regulation, PlantSignal TransductionethyleneEthylenesPlant Growth RegulatorsClimate changesEthylenePhytohormonesPostharvest managementsRipening

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PMID42618816

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