Yury Tikunov

Yury Tikunov, PhD, is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Plant Breeding department. His research integrates genetics, metabolomics, and biochemistry to enhance fruit quality traits in crops like pepper and tomato. Key areas include:

• Genetic architecture of metabolomes
• Flavonoid and anthocyanin biosynthesis
• Fruit ripening mechanisms
• Plant defense metabolites

He supervises multiple PhD students, including projects on omics-based breeding targets and fruit metabolome analysis. Articles primarily explore metabolic pathways, genetic regulation of fruit compounds, and stress resilience. Awards are not documented.