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Modulation of volatile compound metabolome and transcriptome in grape berries exposed to sunlight under dry-hot climate.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Basal leaf removal is widely practiced to increase grape cluster sunlight exposure that controls berry rot and improves quality. Studies on its influence on volatile compounds in grape berries have been performed mostly in Mediterranean or marine climate regions. It is uncertain whether similar efficiency can be achieved when grape berries are grown under continental climate. This study aimed to dissect the variation in volatile compound production and transcriptome in sunlight-exposed grape berries in a dry-hot climate region and to propose the key genes related to the variation. RESULTS:Four cluster sunlight exposure strategies, including basal leaf removal at pepper-corn size stage, leaf removal at véraison (LR-V), leaf moving at véraison (LM-V), and half-leaf removal at véraison, were implemented at the north foot of the Mt. Tianshan region of northwestern China. Various cluster exposure treatments resulted in a decline in the concentrations of norisoprenoids and monoterpenes in ripening grape berries. Both ?-carotene and lutein, the substrates of norisoprenoid biosynthesis, were reduced by cluster sunlight exposure. K-means cluster analysis showed that some genes involved in biosynthesis such as VviTPS55, VviTPS60, VviTPS66, VviCCD4a and VviCCD4b exhibited lower expression levels in exposed berries at least at one of the tested stages. Two C6-derived esters with fruity attributes, ethyl hexanoate and hexyl acetate, were reduced markedly. In contrast, main C6 alcohol compound levels were elevated in the LR-V- and LM-V-treated grape berries, which corresponded to the up-regulated expression of VviLOXA, VviLOXO and VviADH1 in the oxylipin pathway. Most of the differentially expressed genes in the exposed and control berries were enriched to the "stress response" processes, and this transcriptome difference was accumulated as the berries matured. Besides, LR-V treatment stimulated a significant up-regulation in photosynthesis-related genes in the grape berries, which did not happen with LM-V treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Cluster sunlight exposure in dry-hot climate viticulture resulted in different volatile-targeted transcriptomic and metabolic responses from those obtained in the temperate Mediterranean or marine climate region. Therefore, a modified canopy management should be adopted to improve the aroma of grape berries.

SUBMITTER: He L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001266 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Modulation of volatile compound metabolome and transcriptome in grape berries exposed to sunlight under dry-hot climate.

He Lei L Xu Xiao-Qing XQ Wang Yu Y Chen Wei-Kai WK Sun Run-Ze RZ Cheng Guo G Liu Bin B Chen Wu W Duan Chang-Qing CQ Wang Jun J Pan Qiu-Hong QH

BMC plant biology 20200204 1

<h4>Background</h4>Basal leaf removal is widely practiced to increase grape cluster sunlight exposure that controls berry rot and improves quality. Studies on its influence on volatile compounds in grape berries have been performed mostly in Mediterranean or marine climate regions. It is uncertain whether similar efficiency can be achieved when grape berries are grown under continental climate. This study aimed to dissect the variation in volatile compound production and transcriptome in sunligh ...[more]

PMID: 32019505

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Project description:Basal leaf removal has been widely practiced to increase cluster sunlight exposure, control berry rot and eventually improve grape berry quality. Early leaf removal performed in cool region appeared to benefit the accumulation of norisoprenoids and monoterpenes. However, effects of this canopy management and leaf moving on volatile profiles and transcriptome of grape berry in warm region characterized with strong sunshine and arid climate were paid less attention. To cope with multiple possible effects caused by global warming, researches in warm region are urgently needed to provide a guide for adjusting the sunlight exposure treatment to adapt the climate change.In Manas county of Xinjiang province, sunlight exposure treatments performed in this study resulted in decreased β-carotene and lutein, which mainly responsible for the reduced norisoprenoids in ripening grapes. Substrate competition due to the up-regulation of VvTPS-a and VvNCED3 may contribute to the decreased concentration of monoterpenes in exposed berries. The notable increased C6 alcohols in the grape berries treated by leaf removal applied at veraison (LR-V), was mainly attribute to the enhanced substrate availability of linoleic acid and linolenic acid together with the higher expression of VvLOXO and VvADH1. Free C6 aldehyde was reduced by half leaf removal applied at veraison (HLR-V), leaf moving at veraison (LM-V) and leaf removal applied at berry pepper-corn size (LR-PS). Moreover, transcriptomic analysis indicated that both LR-V and LM-V treated grape berry implemented multiple stress-mitigation strategies to acclimate the improved sunlight exposure. Interestingly, photosynthesis-related genes in grape berry were primarily up-regulated by LR-V as a consequence of carbohydrate source removal rather than improved sunlight exposure. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) suggested that the genes encoding malate synthase and 3-oxoacyl-(acyl carrier protein) reductase show a significant correlation with the accumulation of C6 alcohol.

Project description:Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit is well known for its health-beneficial metabolites. The pomegranate peel consists of an inner thick spongy white tissue, and an outer smooth skin layer that accumulates anthocyanins in red cultivars when ripe. The skin is made up of epidermis cells covered by a cuticle, the latter being the first target of cracking and russeting. The present study focuses on the effect of Israel's hot and dry climate on pomegranate growth, to elucidate the derived effects on fruit skin characteristics and its putative resistance to the building pressure from fruit expansion. Experiments were conducted for four years, in four orchards located in different regions of the country, each with a different typical microclimate. Fruit-growth parameters were followed using remote-sensing tools, microscopic study, and mineral analysis of the skin, followed by determination of the peel's elastic modulus. Fruit expanded in two phases: a short rapid phase followed by a gradual phase with a sigmoidal growth-rate pattern. Extreme hot and dry climate during the period of maximal growth rate was associated with restricted growth and a high proportion of small-size fruit. Anatomical study indicated that the skin of mature pomegranate fruit is made up of epidermal cells that are relatively flat and spaced apart, and is expected to be less durable against internal pressure. In contrast, skin of early immature fruit has two layers of dense and rounded epidermis, and is expected to be more resistant to cracking. Tensile strength studies confirmed this trend-skin of mature fruit had a lower elastic modulus than young fruit. However, restrained growth due to extreme environmental cues may result in better resistance of the mature pomegranate fruit to cracking, and in better skin quality and appearance, albeit small fruits. On the other hand, temperate climate at the beginning of the growth period, which allows high growth rate and high daily shrinkage, leads to pomegranate skin disorders.

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Modulation of volatile compound metabolome and transcriptome in grape berries exposed to sunlight under dry-hot climate.

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Modulation of volatile compound metabolome and transcriptome in grape berries exposed to sunlight under dry-hot climate.

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