Project description:The application of sensors in viticulture is a fast and efficient method to monitor grapevine vegetative, yield, and quality parameters and determine spatial intra-vineyard variability. Molecular analysis at the gene expression level can further contribute to the understanding of the observed variability by elucidating how pathways contributing to different grape quality traits behave in zones diverging on any of these parameters. The intra-vineyard variability of a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard was evaluated through a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) map calculated from a multispectral image and detailed ground-truthing (e.g., vegetative, yield, and berry ripening compositional parameters). The relationships between NDVI and ground measurements were explored by correlation analysis. Moreover, berries were investigated by microarray gene expression analysis performed at five time points from fruit set to full ripening. Comparison between the transcriptomes of samples taken from locations with the highest and lowest NDVI values identified 968 differentially expressed genes. Spatial variability maps of the expression level of key berry ripening genes showed consistent patterns aligned with the vineyard vigor map. These insights indicate that berries from different vigor zones present distinct molecular maturation programs and suggest that transcriptome analysis may be a valuable tool for the management of vineyard variability.
Project description:Grapevine is a popular fruit crop worldwide with essential economic importance. The grape berry undergoes complex biochemical changes from fruit set until ripening. To better understand this dynamic process, we applied mass spectrometry based platforms to analysis the metabolome and proteome of grape berries at 12 developmental stages covering the whole developmental process of grape berries. Primary metabolites involved in central carbon metabolism such as sugars, organic acids and amino acids metabolism together with various bioactive secondary metabolites like flavonols, flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins were annotated and quantified. At the same time, the proteomic analysis revealed the protein dynamics of the developing grape berries. Multivariate statistical analysis of the metabolomic and proteomic data revealed growing trajectories with minor difference indicating that grape berry development is a sequential process resulting in changes in all examined processes. The incorporation of the metabolomic and proteomic results allowed us to schematize representative metabolome and proteome candidates on sugar, glycolysis, TCA cycle, amino acid, phenylpropanoid, flavonoid biosynthetic pathways. The overview of the metabolism dynamics on both protein and metabolite level unveiled the metabolism switch and adjustments during grape berry development.
Project description:The vacuole occupies a large portion of plant cell volume, it is especially true to fruit tissues. Berry flesh cell vacuole serves as storage organelle for water, sugars, acids, secondary metabolites and others, which largely determining berry quality (Fontes et al., 2011a, b; Shiratake and Martinoia, 2007, Conde et al., 2006). However, the molecular basis of these compartmentation processes is still poorly understood. As in many species, the major bottle neck to study these aspects in grapevine is to obtain highly purified vacuoles with a good yield (Fontes et al., 2010). Up to date, several vacuole or tonoplast proteome researches were applied on a few plants mainly on Arabidopsis thaliana, vacuoles or tonoplast were derived from mesophyll cells (Carter et al., 2004, Endler et al., 2006, Schulze, et al., 2012) or cell culture (Jaquinod et al 2006, Shimaoka et al 2004), cauliflower buds (Schmidt et al., 2007) and sugar beet taproots (Jung et al., 2015). Though the grape berry protoplasts and intact vacuoles were successfully isolated from Cabernet Sauvignon berry suspension-cultured cells (Fontes et al., 2010), the vacuoles isolated from grape berry or different development and ripening stages of grape berry mesocarp tissues were not achieved.
Project description:In commercial fruit production, synchronized ripening and stable shelf life are important properties. The loosely clustered or non-bunching muscadine grape has unrealized potential as a disease resistant cash crop, but requires repeated hand harvesting due to its unsynchronized or long or heterogeneous maturation period. Genomic research can be used to identify the developmental and environmental factors that control fruit ripening and postharvest quality. This study coupled the morphological, biochemical, and genetic variations between ‘Carlos’ and ‘Noble’ muscadine grape cultivars with RNA-sequencing analysis during berry maturation. The levels of antioxidants, anthocyanins, and titratable acids varied between the two cultivars during the ripening process. We also identified new genes, pathways, and regulatory networks that modulated berry ripening in muscadine grape. These findings may help develop a large-scale database of the genetic factors of muscadine grape ripening and postharvest profiles and allow the discovery of the factors underlying the ripeness heterogeneity at harvest. These genetic resources may allow us to combine applied and basic research methods in breeding to improve table and wine grape ripening uniformity, quality, stress tolerance, and postharvest handling and storage.
Project description:To gain a comprehensive understanding of non-histone methylation during grape berry ripening. A 4D-label free quantitative proteomics approach was used to study the non-histone methylation of lysine during grape berry development and ripening. The ‘Kyoho’ grape berries at EL 31, EL 33, EL 35 and EL 37 were collected from six trees with equal vigor were selected in spring 2022 at the vineyard of the Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China (34.66° N, 112.37° E).
Project description:We conducted transcript profiling and metabolome profiling induced by UV irradiation in grape berry skin. Transcriptome analysis was carried out with genome-wide microarray and two hundred thirty eight genes were more than 5-fold up-regulated by UV irradiation. The enrichment analysis showed GO terms including stilbene synthase (STS) gene. Moreover, the principal component analysis (PCA) of metabolome analysis showed a compound, identified resveratrol, accumulated in grape berry skin specifically. Our result clearly shows that UV irradiation induced only accumulation of resveratrol and its analogues but did not induce accumulation of the other phenolic compounds.
Project description:Changes in gene expression during berry development during a grape growing season were analysed. Grape berries were collected and pooled on a weekly basis to obtain a developmental series comprising of 19 developmental stages from flowering until harvest across the grape growing season. Gene expression patterns during development were obtained. Keywords: Time course, developmental series
Project description:Changes in gene expression during berry development during a grape growing season were analysed. The effect on gene expression of different viticultural practises during grape berry development was investigated in this study by comparing two irrigation methods (standard versus prolonged deficit irrigation). Grape berries were collected and pooled on a weekly basis to obtaining a developmental series comprising of 17 developmental stages from flowering until harvest across the grape growing season for both standard and prolonged deficit irrigated vines. Gene expression patterns during development and between pruning treatments were obtained. Keywords: Time course, developmental series and treatments
Project description:Changes in gene expression during berry development during a grape growing season were analysed. The effect on gene expression of different viticultural practises during grape berry development was investigated in this study by comparing two pruning methods (spur versus machine). Grape berries were collected and pooled on a weekly basis to obtain a developmental series comprised of 17 developmental stages from flowering until harvest across the grape growing season for both spur and machine pruned vines. Gene expression patterns during development and between pruning treatments were obtained. Keywords: Time course, developmental series and treatments