Arnaud Bovy

Arnaud Bovy is a researcher in Plant Breeding at Wageningen University & Research, focusing on the genetics of fruit quality traits in crops such as tomato, eggplant, and pepper. With over 117 research outputs and 23 active and finished projects, his work spans genomics, metabolomics, and molecular breeding to enhance flavor, nutritional value, and stress tolerance in plants.

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His research interests include Genetics, Plant Breeding, Genomics, and Molecular Biology, with specific emphasis on flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and heat tolerance in crops. Recent articles highlight trends in Metabolomics, QTL Mapping, and Phenomics, particularly in Capsicum and Solanum species.

In projects like Metabolic regulation of banana fruit quality and From QTL to gene in pepper, Bovy contributes to translating genomic data into practical breeding targets. He has co-supervised PhD candidates and participated in media coverage on breakthroughs such as the key gene turning bitter tomatoes sweet.