Citrus is usually considered as a typical non-climacteric fruit，with abscisic acid being primarily associated with citrus fruit maturity. However，other hormones，such as ethylene，gibberellin，auxin，also contribute significantly to the maturity and color transition of citrus. In production，a variety of natural hormones and synthetic plant growth regulators are commonly utilized to extend the marketing period of citrus fruits and improve postharvest preservation. This paper provides a comprehensive review of current research advances concerning the role of plant hormones on the maturation of citrus fruits. It delves into the complex relationships between these hormones and investigates the regulatory mechanisms controlled by related transcription factors. The primary aim is to provide reference for further research.

In this study，Camellia sinensis phytoene desaturase gene（CsPDS）and tea caffeine synthase gene（TCS1）as indicator genes and Nicotiana benthamiana as a vector were employed to enrich tobacco rattle virus. The effects of the concentration of infiltration solution，incubation temperature，different vectors and incubation time on the enriched viruses were investigated，with N. benthamiana used as the vector to enrich the viruses. The effects of different inoculation methods and cultivars on the construction of a virus-induced gene silencing（VIGS）system were also investigated in tea plant. The results demonstrated that inoculation of tobacco with acetosyringone（AS）at a concentration of 200 μmol · L^-1 bacteriophage with an optical density（OD₆₀₀）of 1.0 was conducive to virus enrichment in tobacco when incubated at 23 ℃. The leaves of‘Shuchazao’were used to construct the VIGS system of tea plant by injection inoculation, and the system was successfully used to explore the possibility of foreign gene expression with GFP as the indicator gene.

In this study，high temperature experiment was conducted and phylogenetic index were analyzed using Rosa chinensis‘Angela’‘Renyue’and‘Xianjing’as test materials. The results showed that‘Angela’exhibited the highest heat resistance among the three varieties. Comparative transcriptome analysis，co-expression network analysis，protein-protein interaction network analysis and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the improvement of heat tolerance in‘Angela’is associated with the overexpression of heat shock transcription factors（HSFs）and heat shock proteins（HSPs）. Notably，the expression level of HSP gene RcHSP18.1 significantly increased with prolonged heat stress duration. Furthermore，by silencing the homologous gene NtHSP18.1 in tobacco，the heat resistance of tobacco was significantly reduced，confirming the essential role of HSP18.1 in heat stress tolerance. Overexpressing of RcHSP18.1 through gene bombardment and silencing RcHSP18.1 gene by virus induced gene silencing technique have both confirmed the significant role the gene RcHSP18.1 in enhancing heat stress resistance in‘Angela’.

This study utilized a hybrid offspring population as its experimental material. The survival of young fruits was investigated based on conspicuous differences in fruit size between frozen-injured and surviving young fruits during the fruit enlargement period. The number of survived young fruits per plant（variable X），the average number of survived young fruits per fruit cluster（variable Y），and the percentage of survived fruit clusters（variable Z）were custom-defined and transformed into three data samples. The kurtosis，skewness，and probability density distribution functions of each sample indicated that variable Z exhibited a closer approximation to a normal distribution compared with X or Y. Following Box-Cox transformation，variables Y and Z successfully passed the Shapiro-Wilk test，confirming their adherence to a normal distribution. The optimal values for parameters used in the definitions of Y and Z were determined by introducing the variable S，which assessed the degree to which the data conformed to a normal distribution and maintained a relatively large sample size. The findings revealed that setting parameter a（the expected yield）to 4 and parameter b（the number of fruit clusters）to 12 yielded data samples of the average number of survived fruit clusters（Y）and the percentage of survived fruit clusters（Z）that most closely aligned with a normal distribution while maximizing the sample size. At this juncture，the Box-Cox transformation of the（Y）variable was deemed inconsequential，whereas the transformation of the（Z）variable coincidentally corresponded to a logarithmic transformation. The results of this study suggest that the percentage of survived fruit clusters（Z）can effectively reflect both freezing tolerance and yield，with data acquisition being simple and efficient，thus rendering it suitable for large-scale freezing tolerance evaluation in loquat hybrid offspring.

In this study，by using Ziziphus jujuba‘Dongzao’as a model，the phenological phases of flower development were documented，the process of flower development and nectar secretion was tracked，and the quantity and sugar content of the nectar were assessed under the facility cultivation. The results showed that compared to the open field cultivation，facility cultivation significantly advanced the sprouting stage of jujube floral bud，extended the duration of individual flower blooming and peak flowering periods，and increased both the quantity and sugar content of nectar. Overall，under the facility cultivation，‘Dongzao’exhibited superior in phenological phases，flower development，as well as nectar composition and quantity，compared to those under the traditional open field cultivation.

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus（ToBRFV）belongs to the genus of Tobamovirus and the family of Virgaviridae，which is an RNA virus. It can infect plants from various families and genera，including tomato，posing a serious threat to agricultural production. It was first discovered in Israel in 2014 and subsequently spread to many countries and regions around the world. In April 2021，the virus was as a quarantine virus in China. In this article，the genome structure，host range，symptoms，mode of transmission，detection methods，host resistance and defense measures of the virus were summarized，in order to provide reference for the fight against ToBRFV.

The cytokinin response regulator VlRRA1 and its promoter were cloned from‘Kyoho’grape. The expression characteristics of VlRRA1 and the activity of VlRRA1 promoter were analyzed. The results showed that the full-length cDNA of VlRRA1 was 666 bp and encoded 221 amino acids. Conservative domain analysis showed that the gene contained only one phosphoacceptor receiver domain（REC），which belongs to type-A RR genes and can only accept phosphate groups;phylogenetic relationships showed that VlRRA1 was closely related to type-A RR in other species. The yeast self-activation assay illustrates that VlRRA1 has no transcriptional activation activity in agreement with other A-type RR genes and does not have a function similar to that of the B-type RR transcription factor. The results of qRT-PCR showed that VlRRA1 had tissue-specific expression and was mainly expressed in stems，leaves and young fruit，slightly lower expression in inflorescence and ripe fruit，suggesting that VlRRA1 may play an important role in the process of fruit set;exogenous cytokinin forchlorfenuron（CPPU）can promote VlRRA1 expression，while the cytokinin biosynthesis inhibitor lovastatin（LOV）inhibits VlRRA1 transcription. Many elements related to abiotic stress and hormone response were found in VlRRA1 promoter. The results of GUS tissue staining showed that VlRRA1 promoter had promoter activity and could respond to a variety of hormone signals，including three plant hormones related to fruit setting，cytokinin，auxin and gibberellin. These results suggest that VlRRA1 plays an important role in grape fruit setting and young fruit development mediated by cytokinin.

In China，there are four kinds of important deciduous fruit trees with a cultivation area of over 666 700 hm²：apple，pear，peach and grape. According to the quality and maturity，several generations of domestic genetic breeders，after decades of collaborative innovation and joint research，created a high-quality and efficient breeding technology system on the basis of excellent germplasm evaluation and creation，and bred a series of high-quality new cultivars of apples and pears with high quality，storability，different maturity and diverse characteristics，and bred high-quality new cultivars of peaches and grapes in early，middle and late maturity. A high-quality and efficient supporting cultivation technology system for new cultivars has been developed，which has promoted the large-scale popularization and application of independent research and development of new cultivars and the high-quality and efficient development of the industry，and provided important support for ensuring the annual demand for high-quality fruits.

CRISPR/Cas9 is the immune defense system in bacteria and archaea. In 1987，a special repeat interval sequence was firstly discovered in Escherichia coli. Later，this repeat interval sequence was also found in more than 20 bacteria and archaea. In 2002，this special sequence was officially named as CRISPR. Subsequently，a series of studies using CRISPR/Cas9 technology for gene editing were carried out. CRISPR/Cas9 technology is the third generation gene editing technology，following ZFNs（zinc finger nucleases）technology and TALENs（transfer activator like effector nucleases）technology. This system has the advantages of simple operation design，high mutation efficiency，low cost，and has been successively applied in many horticultural plants such as citrus，grape，banana，strawberry，cucumber，and potato. This article reviews the principles and research progress of CRISPR/Cas9 technology，discusses the developmental history of various editors，including single base editor，double base editor，and guided editor，introduces the application of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in horticultural plants，and finally proposes the remaining problems and future prospects of CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

In this study，a total of 296 pear germplasms from National Horticulture Germplasm Resources Center Pear Branch Center（Zhengzhou）were collected for fruit spots observation，data collection and photography. During fruit harvesting period，the indicated pear germplasms were sampled and different fruit spot traits，including fruit spots size，fruit spots density，fruit spots height，and the fruit spots area in unit area were comprehensively analyzed. Additionally，sensory evaluation of fruit appearance quality associated with fruit spots in different pear germplasms was performed，and the apperance quality of different pear germplasms was evaluated by grey relation analysis（GRA）and cluster analysis（CA）to establish a comprehensive evaluation model for pear fruit spot traits. The results showed that the relative correlation degree of fruit spots of 296 pear resources ranged from 0.3158 to 0.6526，and the 296 resources were classified into five grades：excellent，good，medium，poor，and extremely poor. Pear varieties including‘Autumn Red’‘Silk Red’‘Red Sensatian’‘Zhongli Meicui’‘Barlett’and‘Dabali’were screened out with excellent fruit spot traits，which have good appearance quality and were consistent with the actual production fruit exterior. On the contrary，pear varieties including‘Puguali’‘Xihuamake’‘Chili’and‘Enli’were screened out with extremely poor fruit spot traits，which have poor appearance quality. Furthermore，the fruit spot traits of 296 pear germplasm resources were divided into five grades by cluster analysis，including excellent，good，medium，poor and extremely poor，which accounted for 7.8%，8.8%，37.1%，34.1% and 12.1% of the tested materials，respectively. Above all，the germplasm resources with excellent fruit spot traits will lay the foundation for the improvement of pear appearance quality，and the germplasm resources with poor fruit traits will be helpful for the investigation of the formation and regulation mechanism underlying pear fruit spots.

In order to explore the function of SlWRKY46 in response to low temperature stress，the CDS sequence of SlWRKY46 cloned from tomato‘Micro-Tom’leaves was analyzed. The result showed that SlWRKY46 belonged to Ⅱa group of WRKY family and encoded 253 amino acids. SlWRKY46 was localized in the nucleus by subcellular localization analysis. SlWRKY46 had no transcriptional activation activity in yeast. SlWRKY46 could form homologous dimers by yeast two-hybrid yeast（Y2H）. The results of real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR（qRT-PCR）showed that the expressions of SlWRKY46 were significantly induced by low temperature and abscisic acid（ABA）. The GUS staining of SlWRKY46 promoter transgenic tomato also cloud be induced by low temperature and ABA. The overexpressed SlWRKY46 tomato lines had higher cold tolerance compared with wild-type. The overexpressed SlWRKY46 tomato lines exhibited lower reactive oxygen species accumulation and malondialdehyde levels，and higher antioxidant enzyme activities and proline accumulation compared with wild-type under low temperature treatment. The expression levels of genes related to antioxidant enzyme and ABA showed significant differences between overexpressed SlWRKY46 tomato lines and wild-type under low temperature treatment. Taken together，these results indicated that SlWRKY46 positively regulated the cold tolerance of tomato by antioxidant enzyme and ABA pathways.

Virus-induced gene silencing（VIGS），a reverse genetic technique based on plant antiviral mechanism，has been widely used in the study of plant growth and development，signal transduction，metabolic pathways and stress resistance due to its advantages of independent of plant genetic transformation system，time-saving，easy and efficient operation，and high-throughput. In this paper，the mechanism，application and problems of VIGS were reviewed，and the vector construction strategies and influencing factors were discussed emphatically，aiming to provide reference for the further development and application of VIGS technology.

The new cultivar‘Zixia'is derived from the cross Dendrobium Ekapol‘Big Panda'and Dendrobium‘Yuki'. The flower color is purple and bright and the average single branch has 5.3 flowers with flower diameter of 6.8 cm and the branch length is 35.0 cm. The beginning flower of this cultivar is in October and full bloom is November and December when cultured in greenhouse of guangzhou，and can be widely planted in South China.

Using the novel visual reporter system RUBY as a screening marker，combined with the regeneration-promoting peptide CaREF1，a pepper genetic transformation system were constructed and identified three efficient recipient materials for gene delivery. The transient expression efficiency of RUBY was significantly higher in the pepper genotypes‘L27’（line pepper），‘Zunla-1’（chili pepper），and‘1-51’（bead pepper）compared to other materials. Agrobacterium rhizogenes K599，carrying the pKSE401-RUBY vector，was used for transformation. After 60 days of culturing on the adventitious bud regeneration medium（MS + 5 mg · L^-1 6-BA + 1.2 mg · L^-1 IAA + 10 nmol · L^-1 CaREF1）and shoot proliferation medium[MS + （5-10） mg · L^-1 6-BA + 0.5 mg · L^-1 IAA + 3 mg · L^-1 GA₃ + 10 nmol · L^-1 CaREF1]，the average regeneration efficiency of cotyledon explants was 84% ± 7%，with 5.52 regenerated shoots per explant and a positive transformation rate about 5‰. This system enabled the first Agrobacterium-mediated visual genetic transformation in pepper and facilitated CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in multiple pepper germplasms，with editing efficiency 100% in T₀ generation plants.

VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 were cloned from Vitis amurensis Rupr.‘Tonghua 3’and V. davidii Foex.‘Tangwei’. Sequence analysis showed that the open reading frame of VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 were 1 179 bp，encoding 392 amino acid，and they were located on chromosome 16. The identity between VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 nucleotide and amino acid was 98.81% and 98.21%，respectively. Both VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 are located on the cytomembrane，cytoplasm and nucleus. The expression of STS19 gene and the synthesis and accumulation of resveratrol were significantly promoted when VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 were transferred into tomato by Agrobacterium-mediated method. The promoters of VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 were cloned from‘Tonghua 3’and‘Tangwei’，respectively. cis-Acting elements analysis showed that both promoters contained stress-related elements，hormone-related elements and light-related elements. A sequence alignment showed that the VaSTS19 promoter was demonstrated 60% homology with the VST2 promoter cloned from V. vinifera. The promoters of VaSTS19 and VdSTS19 and their fragments were significantly responsive to SA and MeJA induction in transgenic tobacco leaves. The results indicated that the expression pattern of STS19 and the production of resveratrol may be related to the regulation of the upstream region.

The flavor substances of tomato（Solanum lycopersicum）in tomatoes are mainly composed of soluble sugars（such as glucose and fructose），organic acids（citric acid and malic acid，etc.） and volatile substances（alcohols and esters，etc.）. Tomato also contains various functional components，such as ascorbic acid，lycopene，γ-aminobutyric acid，vitamin D and vitamin E. These components endow tomato fruit with important health functions. In this review，the composition，synthetic pathway and regulatory mechanism of flavor and functional components have been analyzed in tomato to create tomato germplasm that is rich in flavor substances and functional components through gene editing in the future. This lays the groundwork for cultivating functional tomato with good flavor.

To investigate the function of MrSPL4 in response to drought and low temperature stress in Chinese bayberry，the cis-acting element of MrSPL4 promoter and treating MrSPL4-OE transgenic tobacco T₂ generation strain with drought and low temperature stress were analyzed，observing its seed germination rate and plant phenotype，and measuring plant physiological indexes to clarify the function of MrSPL4. The results showed that the promoter region of MrSPL4 contains cis-acting elements for drought induction，low temperature response，defense and stress response，and the other important cis-elements. Compared with wild-type tobacco（WT），under drought stress，MrSPL4-OE transgenic tobacco seed germination rate was significantly reduced. There was no significant difference in the reduction of plant water loss and wilting between WT and MrSPL4-OE. Except for a significant decrease in H₂O₂ content，there was no significant difference in other indicators. Transfer to normal conditions after low temperature stress，the germination rate of seeds significantly increased. Plant greening and wilting were reduced. SOD and POD enzyme activities increased significantly，while the content of MDA，H₂O₂，proline，and soluble sugar decreased significantly. The results indicated that MrSPL4 positively regulates the response process of tobacco to low temperature stress，improves its ability to tolerate low temperature，but inhibits the germination rate of tobacco seeds under drought stress.

Fruit ripening has always been the focus of horticultural plant research. Plant hormone abscisic acid（ABA）plays an irreplaceable role in fruit ripening. This review summarizes the recent advances in the regulation of ABA on fruit ripening，providing reference for further improvement of the regulation network of fruit ripening.

In order to study the response of GH3.17 gene to salt stress in strawberry，the evolutionary relationship and physicochemical properties of FaGH3.17 were analysed using bioinformatics，and the gene was cloned and subsequently subcellularly localised in tobacco and heterologously overexpressed in Arabidopsis to verify its function in salt stress. The results showed that FaGH3.17 is an acidic and unstable hydrophobic，non-secretory protein，and the analysis of the evolutionary relationship of species revealed that FaGH3.17 is the closest relative to Potentilla anserina. Subcellular localisation in tobacco revealed that FaGH3.17 was mainly localised in the nucleus and cell membrane. Heterologously overexpression analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana revealed that under salt stress，the conductivity，MDA and H₂O₂ content were higher than those of wild-type plants，which were elevated by 15.43%，42.97%，and 18.86%，respectively，whereas the Pro content，POD，SOD，and CAT activities were significantly lower than those of the wild-type plants，which were reduced by 13.28%，15.42%，14.22%，19.87%，respectively. And the relative expression of salt-responsive genes were all significantly reduced. It was shown that heterologous overexpression of FaGH3.17 significantly reduced the antioxidant enzyme activities and osmoregulatory substance contents in Arabidopsis，which predicts that GH3.17 may attenuate the salt tolerance of plants.

The F₂ genetic segregating population was constructed via using high ascorbic acid（AsA）tomato accession TS-226 and low ascorbic acid tomato accession TS-228 as parents. The high-ascorbic acid and low-ascorbic acid pools were constructed respectively. Through bulked segregant analysis sequencing analysis（BSA-seq），the main QTL related to ascorbic acid was found，and the candidate gene related to ascorbic acid was located in the 58.00-60.15 Mb region of tomato chromosome 8. Furthermore，the ∆SNP-index data were analyzed to determine the main candidate gene SlPPO（Polyphenol oxidase）that controls the ascorbic acid content of tomato fruit. Using TS-228 as the background plant，transgenic lines with SlPPO overexpression and silencing were obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Compared with the wild type，the total ascorbic acid content in the red ripe fruits of the overexpression lines OE-3 and OE-18 decreased by 18.89% and 26.56%，respectively. The total ascorbic acid content in the red ripe fruits of the silenced lines Ri-9 and Ri-16 increased by 37.53% and 63.93% relative to wild type，respectively. Taken together，SlPPO is the key gene to control the ascorbic acid content of tomato red ripe fruit，and plays a negative role in regulating fruit ascorbic acid content.