• Reviews recent advances in the use of quantitative trait loci to identify and improve key sensory attributes of tomatoes and strawberries
• Identifies the key health benefits associated with the consumption of cranberries, as well as future approaches for maximising the bioefficacy of cranberry-related food and products
• Highlights the use of plant bioregulators in the tree fruit production industry as a means of controlling vegetative growth and the maintenance and development of tree structure

Contributions by: M. Causse, E. Albert and C. Sauvage, INRA, France; Chris Barbey and Kevin Folta, University of Florida, USA; Kerry Walsh and Zhenglin Wang, Central Queensland University, Australia; Oliver Chen, Biofortis Research, Merieux NutriSciences and Tufts University, USA; and Eunice Mah, Biofortis Research, Merieux NutriSciences, USA; Duane Greene, University of Massachusetts, USA