Until recently, breeding for these traits using classical
genetic approaches was a long and difficult task, especially
in berries for which a very limited number of genes had
been studied. In the near future, breeding for berry varieties
with enhanced nutritional and sensorial quality
should be facilitated by the use of genomic tools recently
developed in model plants (Arabidopsis and rice) and in
crop species (especially the fleshy fruits, tomato and
grape)