Xenia effect of ‘Murcott’ tangor pollen on sugar-acid metabolism and phenolic compounds in Fuju
Yuan Chen, Zhiqiang Lin, Wenquan Yu · 2026
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Yuan Chen, Zhiqiang Lin, and Wenquan Yu present a 2026 study on how a pollen donor can sweeten the fruit it fathers. Citrus growers know the xenia effect: pollen genes can reshape the fruit on the mother tree. The team crossed Fuju tangerines with pollen from Murcott tangor and tracked sugars, acids, and phenolic compounds as the fruit grew.
Self-pollinated Fuju fruits served as the control. Late in development, cross-pollinated fruit shifted their sugar build-up, ending with about fifteen percent more sucrose at harvest. Genes of sugar handling switched on in step with the change. Acid and phenolic profiles moved too. The finding suggests orchards can tune flavor partly by choosing pollinizer trees, not just the fruiting variety itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuan Chen, Zhiqiang Lin, Wenquan Yu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |