anthocyanin accumulation in the peel of Shanpaisanhao loquats (PRJCA038065)
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) is a subtropical evergreen tree native to China. Generally, the pigments accumulated in fruits of cultivated loquats are carotenoids rather than anthocyanins. We found that Shanpaisanhao loquat fruits turn red under certain conditions. In this study, the mechanism for the presence of red color in the peel of SP3H loquat was investigated using metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses.