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  1. A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

    Article • Progress in Lipid Research, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Antonio J. Melendez Martinez

  2. Carotenoids and colour diversity of traditional and emerging Tunisian orange cultivars ( Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck)

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Dr Olfa Saddoud

  3. Protective effect of bioaccessible fractions of citrus fruit pulps against H 2 O 2 -induced oxidative stress in Caco-2 cells

    Article • Food Research International, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  4. Ethylene biosynthesis and perception during ripening of loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.)

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  5. ABA accumulation in water-stressed Citrus roots does not rely on carotenoid content in this organ

    Article • Plant Science, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  6. Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases from Microbes and Photosynthetic Organisms: Features and Functions

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  7. Implication of the antioxidant system in chilling injury tolerance in the red peel of grapefruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  8. Manipulation of Carotenoid Content in Plants to Improve Human Health

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  9. Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis During Fruit Development

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  10. Nutritional Composition of Mandarins

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  11. Root ABA Accumulation in Long-Term Water-Stressed Plants is Sustained by Hormone Transport from Aerial Organs

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  12. Novel Bread Wheat Lines Enriched in Carotenoids Carrying Hordeum chilense Chromosome Arms in the ph1b Background

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  13. Exploring the diversity in Citrus fruit colouration to decipher the relationship between plastid ultrastructure and carotenoid composition

    Article • Planta, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  14. Loquat Fruit Lacks a Ripening-Associated Autocatalytic Rise in Ethylene Production

    Article • Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  15. Resistance to pathogens in terpene down-regulated orange fruits inversely correlates with the accumulation of D-limonene in peel oil glands

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  16. Fruit shading enhances peel color, carotenes accumulation and chromoplast differentiation in red grapefruit

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  17. Light avoidance reduces ascorbic acid accumulation in the peel of Citrus fruit

    Article • Plant Science, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  18. Involvement of lycopene in the induction of tolerance to chilling injury in grapefruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  19. Carotenoid bioaccessibility in pulp and fresh juice from carotenoid-rich sweet oranges and mandarins

    Article • Food & Function, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  20. A MOLECULAR APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE THE ACCUMULATION OF ASCORBIC ACID IN CITRUS FRUITS

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  21. DELAYED COLOR BREAK IN 'TARDIVO', A LATE RIPENING MANDARIN MUTANT, IS RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE ETHYLENE RESPONSE

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  22. FRUIT SHADING ENHANCES RED COLOR AND CAROTENOID ACCUMULATION IN 'STAR RUBY' GRAPEFRUIT

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  23. TERPENE DOWN-REGULATION TRIGGERS INNATE IMMUNITY AND RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL PATHOGENS IN ORANGE FRUITS

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  24. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF THE CITRUS SINENSIS ABA-SIGNALOSOME DURING FRUIT DEHYDRATION

    Article • Acta Horticulturae, January 2015, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  25. Analysis of ethylene biosynthesis and perception during postharvest cold storage of Marsh and Star Ruby grapefruits

    Article • Food Science and Technology International, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  26. Differential transcriptional regulation of l-ascorbic acid content in peel and pulp of citrus fruits during development and maturation

    Article • Planta, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  27. Altered sensitivity to ethylene in ‘Tardivo’, a late-ripening mutant of Clementine mandarin

    Article • Physiologia Plantarum, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  28. Biochemical bases and molecular regulation of pigmentation in the peel of Citrus fruit

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  29. Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Defense Responses in Transgenic Orange Leading to Resistance against Fungal Pathogens

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, November 2013, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  30. A novel carotenoid cleavage activity involved in the biosynthesis of Citrus fruit-specific apocarotenoid pigments

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  31. Metabolic engineering of β‐carotene in orange fruit increases its in vivo antioxidant properties

    Article • Plant Biotechnology Journal, August 2013, Wiley

    Mr Salvador Genovés, Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  32. Transcriptomic analysis of genes involved in the biosynthesis, recycling and degradation of L-ascorbic acid in pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.)

    Article • Plant Science, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  33. A comparative physiological and transcriptional study of carotenoid biosynthesis in white and red grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.)

    Article • Tree Genetics & Genomes, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  34. Differential expression of the Citrus sinensis ABA perception system genes during postharvest fruit dehydration

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  35. Stimulation of coloration and carotenoid biosynthesis during postharvest storage of ‘Navelina’ orange fruit at 12°C

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  36. The Citrus ABA signalosome: identification and transcriptional regulation during sweet orange fruit ripening and leaf dehydration

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  37. Biochemistry of Fruits and Fruit Products

    Article • August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  38. Unravelling molecular responses to moderate dehydration in harvested fruit of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) using a fruit-specific ABA-deficient mutant

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  39. The monoterpene limonene in orange peels attracts pests and microorganisms

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  40. Terpene Down-Regulation in Orange Reveals the Role of Fruit Aromas in Mediating Interactions with Insect Herbivores and Pathogens

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2011, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  41. Changes in carotenoids and ABA content in Citrus leaves in response to girdling

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  42. Identification of a GCC transcription factor responding to fruit colour change events in citrus through the transcriptomic analyses of two mutants

    Article • BMC Plant Biology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  43. Influence of Postharvest Treatments on Quality, Carotenoids, and Abscisic Acid Content of Stored “Spring Belle” Peach ( Prunus persica ) Fruit

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  44. Molecular and functional characterization of a novel chromoplast-specific lycopene  -cyclase from Citrus and its relation to lycopene accumulation

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, March 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  45. Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis during fruit maturation in the red-fleshed orange mutant Cara Cara

    Article • Phytochemistry, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  46. Effect of postharvest ethylene treatment on carotenoid accumulation and the expression of carotenoid biosynthetic genes in the flavedo of orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) fruit

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  47. Regulation of Color Break in Citrus Fruits. Changes in Pigment Profiling and Gene Expression Induced by Gibberellins and Nitrate, Two Ripening Retardants

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  48. Characterization of a β-1,3-glucanase from citrus fruit as related to chilling-induced injury and ethylene production

    Article • Postharvest Biology and Technology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  49. Cloning and characterization of two 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase genes, differentially regulated during fruit maturation and under stress conditions, from orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  50. Hydrophilins from distant organisms can protect enzymatic activities from water limitation effects in vitro

    Article • Plant Cell & Environment, June 2005, Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  51. Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Flavedo of Orange ( Citrus sinensis L.) during Fruit Development and Maturation

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  52. Dehydrin fromCitrus, Which Confers in Vitro Dehydration and Freezing Protection Activity, Is Constitutive and Highly Expressed in the Flavedo of Fruit but Responsive to Cold and Water Stress in Leaves

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  53. Characterization of Pinalate, a novel Citrus sinensis mutant with a fruit-specific alteration that results in yellow pigmentation and decreased ABA content

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, February 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  54. Reverse genetic approaches in plants and yeast suggest a role for novel, evolutionarily conserved, selenoprotein-related genes in oxidative stress defense

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Genomics, July 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  55. Isolation and expression analysis of two stress-responsive sucrose-synthase genes from the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum (Hochst.)

    Article • Planta, July 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  56. The characterization ofgio, a new pea mutant, shows the role of indoleacetic acid in the control of fruit development by the apical shoot

    Article • The Plant Journal, April 1998, Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  57. The role of gibberellins A 1 and A 3 in fruit growth of Pisum sativum L. and the identification of gibberellins A 4 and A 7 in young seeds

    Article • Planta, April 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  58. Evolutionary analysis of the picornavirus family

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, April 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo

  59. Horticultural and Quality Aspects of Citrus Fruits

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Maria Jesus Rodrigo