Papaya Flavour Genetics
Papaya flavour wheelThis project is part of a Hort Innovation Frontiers Fund titled “Genetics of fruit sensory preferences” (AS19003), aiming to uncover the molecular mechanisms and genetics of flavour-related metabolites in papaya.
Whithin this project, our team, primarily PhD students Josh Lomax & Ziwei Zhou, characterised the flavour profiles in papaya varieties and breeding lines and created models to predict fruit liking based on several key metabolites (Linalool oxide, sulcatone and Brix). Josh Lomax also developed and implemented the Papaya liking predictor – an interactive tool that demonstrates the use of the model to predict papaya flavour, which can be used by the papaya industry to make informed decisions for fruit breeding and grading.
Ido Bar
Senior Research Fellow in Agriculture Genomics
My research applies molecular, genomic and data analysis tools to develop knowledge and applied solutions to overcome production bottlenecks in the agriculture and aquaculture industries to ensure sustainable food production and future food security.