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A review on the advances of dragon fruit

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    School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, Hainan, 572100, China

  • 2.

    School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, HainanUniversity, Haikou, Hainan, 570000, China

  • 3.

    Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden

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    Horticulture Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, P.R. China

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  • Over ten years rapid development, dragon fruit has become China's fifth major South Asia subtropical horticultural fruit, following lychee, longan, banana, and mango. As a climbing cactus, dragon fruit possesses lots of unique biological characteristics, such as blooming at night, being rich in betalain substances, and self-incompatibility. In recent years, with the publication of dragon fruit genomes, the molecular basis for forming dragon fruit's biological characteristics has been extensively studied and explored. This review gave a glimpse on the research progress of biological characteristics, germplasm resource classification, and genome sequencing of dragon fruit, especially focuses on the biosynthesis and characteristic of betalains and the mechanisms of self-incompatibility. We provided a theoretical reference for a comprehensive understanding of the genetic basis of important agronomic traits in dragon fruit and the development of new varieties.

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    Li P, Ma X, Li Z, Yao H, Lu G, et al. 2024. A review on the advances of dragon fruit. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0041
    Li P, Ma X, Li Z, Yao H, Lu G, et al. 2024. A review on the advances of dragon fruit. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0041
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A review on the advances of dragon fruit

  • 1.

    School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, Hainan, 572100, China

  • 2.

    School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, HainanUniversity, Haikou, Hainan, 570000, China

  • 3.

    Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90183 Umeå, Sweden

  • 4.

    Horticulture Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, P.R. China

  • Received: 20 August 2024
  • Revised: 03 October 2024
  • Accepted: 17 October 2024
    • First-online: 23 October 2024
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Abstract: Over ten years rapid development, dragon fruit has become China's fifth major South Asia subtropical horticultural fruit, following lychee, longan, banana, and mango. As a climbing cactus, dragon fruit possesses lots of unique biological characteristics, such as blooming at night, being rich in betalain substances, and self-incompatibility. In recent years, with the publication of dragon fruit genomes, the molecular basis for forming dragon fruit's biological characteristics has been extensively studied and explored. This review gave a glimpse on the research progress of biological characteristics, germplasm resource classification, and genome sequencing of dragon fruit, especially focuses on the biosynthesis and characteristic of betalains and the mechanisms of self-incompatibility. We provided a theoretical reference for a comprehensive understanding of the genetic basis of important agronomic traits in dragon fruit and the development of new varieties.

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    • This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (321RC1031) and Guangxi Key R&D Program Projects (2023AB17031).

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    • The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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    • Received 20 August 2024; Accepted 17 October 2024; Published online xxxxxx

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    Li P, Ma X, Li Z, Yao H, Lu G, et al. 2024. A review on the advances of dragon fruit. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0041
    Li P, Ma X, Li Z, Yao H, Lu G, et al. 2024. A review on the advances of dragon fruit. Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0041
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