RT Conference Proceedings T1 Study of Transcriptional Regulatory Network controlling Strawberry Fruit Ripening and Quality A1 Martín-Pizarro, Carmen A1 Urrutia, María A1 Meco, Victoriano A1 Sánchez-Gómez, Carlos A1 Pillet, Jeremy A1 Lucas Reina, Eva A1 Trapero Mozos, Almudena A1 Vallarino Castro, José G. A1 De Luis Balaguer, María Angels A1 Rambla, José L A1 Toivainen, Tuomas A1 Osorio-Algar, Sonia A1 Sozzani, Rosangela A1 Botella-Mesa, Miguel Ángel A1 Granell, Antonio A1 Hytönen, Timo A1 Valpuesta-Fernández, Victoriano A1 Posé-Padilla, David K1 Fresas AB Ripening is a critical step for the development of flavor quality in fruits. This character has significantly declined in many fleshy fruits over recent decades. This is particularly significant in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), where current cultivars are derived from a narrow germplasm collection. Improving fruit quality requires two important breakthroughs: 1) a precise understanding of the fruit ripening process that will allow the targeting of relevant genes, and 2) the identification of novel alleles responsible for fruit quality traits.In our project we aim at the identification and characterization of key transcription factors involved in fruit ripening regulation and their target genes, in order to infer the Gene Regulatory Network controlling this process. On the other hand, we are carrying out a Genome-Wide Association Study using a germplasm collection of the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) in order to identify loci involved in important traits such as aroma, fruit size, and resistance to pathogens. Finally, we have implemented the use of the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 in the cultivated strawberry, which we expect to open opportunities for engineering this species to improve traits of economic importance. YR 2021 FD 2021-09-13 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/23565 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/23565 LA eng DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026