Anacardium occidentale, fast phenotyping, NIR, UPLC-HRMS, chemometrics, Capsicum frutescens L., non-targeted metabolomics, secondary metabolism, Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), mulberry, high resolution mass spectrometry, antioxidant activity, in vitro gastrointestinal digestion, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, cytokinin, fruit expansion, kiwifruit, phytohormone, tomato, metabolomics, biochemical phenotyping, priming, BABA, Botrytis cinerea, Phytophthora infestans, Pseudomonas syringae, fruit pigmentation, introgression lines, mass spectrometry, San Marzano landrace, Davidson’s plum, finger lime, native pepperberry, antioxidant, amino acids, GC×GC-TOFMS, UHPLC-QqQ-TOF-MS/MS, bush fruit, genetic resources, melon, genotype by sequencing, elemental analysis, metabolome, Cucumis melo, pineapple, ripening, non-climacteric, lipophilic compounds, lipid-related genes, lipid metabolism, fruit, postharvest, quality traits, stress, biomarkers, polyphenolics, solanaceous crops, capsicum annuum, pepper, eggplant, fruit ripening, tissue-specificity, flavonoid, wine, clones, Vitis vinifera, sensory analysis, fruit metabolomics, developmental metabolomics, stress metabolomics, spatial metabolomics, central metabolism, specialized metabolism, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, omics, multi-omics integration, Research and information: general, Biology, life sciences

Over the past ten years, metabolomics strategies have allowed the relative or absolute quantitation of metabolite levels for the study of various biological questions in plant sciences. For fruit studies, in particular, they have participated in the identification of the genes underpinning fruit development and ripening. This book proposes examples of the current use of metabolomics studies of fruit for basic research or practical applications. It includes articles about several tropical and temperate fruit species. The studies concern fruit biochemical phenotyping, fruit metabolism during development and after harvest, including primary and specialized metabolisms, or bioactive compounds involved in fruit growth and environmental responses. The analytical strategies used are based mostly on liquid or gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, but also on nuclear magnetic resonance and near-infrared spectroscopy. The effect of genotype, stages of development, or fruit tissue type on metabolomic profiles and corresponding metabolism regulations are addressed for fruit metabolism studies. The interest in combining other omics with metabolomics is also exemplified.