María Jesús Rodrigo

María Jesús Rodrigo publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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María Jesús Rodrigo D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

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

  Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Javier Avalos;M. Luisa Bonet;Albert Boronat

  975
  Citations

• 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)

  María-Jesús Rodrigo;Berta Alquezar;Lorenzo Zacarías

  295
  Citations

• Biochemical and molecular analysis of carotenoid biosynthesis in flavedo of orange (Citrus sinensis L.) during fruit development and maturation.

  María-Jesús Rodrigo;Jose F Marcos;Lorenzo Zacarías

  287
  Citations

• 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

  Maria J. Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarias

  257
  Citations

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

  María J. Rodrigo;Berta Alquézar;Enriqueta Alós;Víctor Medina

  236
  Citations

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

  Berta Alquezar;Maria J. Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías

  231
  Citations

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

  Berta Alquézar;Lorenzo Zacarías;María J. Rodrigo

  215
  Citations

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

  María J. Rodrigo;Berta Alquézar;Enriqueta Alós;Joanna Lado

  208
  Citations

• Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases from Microbes and Photosynthetic Organisms: Features and Functions

  Oussama Ahrazem;Lourdes Gómez-Gómez;María J. Rodrigo;Javier Avalos

  183
  Citations

• Regulation of color break in citrus fruits. Changes in pigment profiling and gene expression induced by gibberellins and nitrate, two ripening retardants.

  Enriqueta Alós;Manuel Cercós;María-Jesús Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías

  170
  Citations

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

  Ana Rodríguez;Victoria San Andrés;Magdalena Cervera;Ana Redondo

  145
  Citations

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

  Matías Manzi;Joanna Lado;María Jesús Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías

  144
  Citations

• Dehydrin from Citrus, 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

  † Maria Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta;Maria Jesus Rodrigo;Maria Teresa Lafuente;and Antonio Granell

  127
  Citations

• Maturity indicators and citrus fruit quality.

  J. Lado;M. J. Rodrigo;L. Zacarías

  127
  Citations

• Stimulation of coloration and carotenoid biosynthesis during postharvest storage of 'Navelina' orange fruit at 12 ◦ C

  Lourdes Carmona;Lorenzo Zacarías;María J. Rodrigo

  113
  Citations

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

  Elsa Pons;Berta Alquézar;Ana Rodríguez;Patricia Martorell

  109
  Citations

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

  Enriqueta Alós;María J. Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías

  108
  Citations

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

  Paco Romero;María T Lafuente;María J. Rodrigo

  106
  Citations

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

  Michael Kleines;Ralph-Cyrus Elster;Maria-Jesus Rodrigo;Anne-Sophie Blervacq

  106
  Citations

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

  María Jesús Rodrigo;Antonio Cilla;Reyes Barberá;Lorenzo Zacarías

  97
  Citations

• 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

  Maria J. Rodrigo;José L. García-Martínez;Cristina M. Santes;Paul Gaskin

  95
  Citations

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

  Joanna Lado;Lorenzo Zacarías;Aranzazu Gurrea;Anton Page

  78
  Citations

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

  Joanna Lado;Paul Cronje;Berta Alquézar;Anton Page

  76
  Citations

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

  Enriqueta Alós;María J. Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías

  66
  Citations

• Effect of high-pressure processing applied as pretreatment on carotenoids, flavonoids and vitamin C in juice of the sweet oranges 'Navel' and the red-fleshed 'Cara Cara'.

  Begoña de Ancos;María Jesús Rodrigo;Concepción Sánchez-Moreno;M. Pilar Cano

  65
  Citations

• Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Defense Responses in Transgenic Orange Leading to Resistance against

  Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas;María Jesús Rodrigo;Lorenzo Zacarías;Leandro Peña

  0
  Citations