{"title":"The Influence of Leaf Anatomical Traits on Photosynthesis in Catimor type Arabica coffee","authors":"Ziwei Xiao, Guanrun Ma, Xuehui Bai, Jinhong Li, Mingzhu Zhao, Linlin Su, Hua Zhou","doi":"10.48130/bpr-0023-0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-0023-0035","url":null,"abstract":"Leaf photosynthesis is largely determined by anatomical features. This study aimed to reveal the quantitative effects of the anatomical structure of <italic>Coffea arabica</italic> leaves on photosynthesis. Pearson’s correlation and path analysis were used to explore the correlation between leaf structure and photosynthesis. To calculate the comprehensive evaluation value of the correlation between leaf anatomical traits and photosynthetic parameters, the Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) method was used to obtain the objective weight of each photosynthetic parameter. The study revealed that leaf anatomical traits were highly significant (<italic>p</italic> <0.01) and correlated with photosynthetic parameters, suggesting that anatomical traits greatly influenced photosynthesis in <italic>C. arabica</italic> leaf. Similarly, path coefficient analysis strongly showed direct and indirect correlation of photosynthetic capacity of stomatal conductance of the leaves of <italic>C. arabica</italic>. The results of the comprehensive evaluation also indicated that leaf thickness (LT) and stomatal density (<italic>d</italic>) were the anatomical characteristics most closely related to photosynthesis. In these results, understanding the effects of the anatomical structure of coffee leaves on photosynthesis, may provide useful information for coffee breeding programs and the management of coffee plantations to optimize Photosynthetic capacity.","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134889451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jie Xiao, Zhixiong Chen, Shasha Xiang, Xuan Zhu, Can Hou, Binxiu Hao, Liming Wang, Yihang Fan, Junjie Qin, Xinghe Niu, Jian Ying, Song Li
{"title":"Anti-obesity and hypolipidemic effects of Jinhua Xiangyuan Tea infusion in high-fat diet-induced obese rats","authors":"Jie Xiao, Zhixiong Chen, Shasha Xiang, Xuan Zhu, Can Hou, Binxiu Hao, Liming Wang, Yihang Fan, Junjie Qin, Xinghe Niu, Jian Ying, Song Li","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2023-0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2023-0025","url":null,"abstract":"Jinhua Xiangyuan (JHXY) is a unique type of Chinese tea made from roasted oolong tea and subsequently fermented by <italic>Eurotiumcristatum</italic>. In this study, we investigated the potential benefits of JHXY on obese rats induced by a high-sucrose high-fat diet. JHXY infusion was administered orally at 1.6 g/kg·bw (HI), 0.8 g/kg·bw (MI), and 0.4 g/kg·bw (LI) per day for10 weeks. Weight gain was significantly suppressed without affecting appetite. In the MI and HI groups, JHXY led to a significant reduction in triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), accompanied by an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. A significant reduction in white adipose tissue (WAT) index and an increase in brown adipose tissue (BAT) index were observed. In MI group, the morphology of hepatocytes was restored. The abundance of <italic>Bifidobacterium</italic> was elevated, whereas the abundance of <italic>Desulfovibrio</italic> was significantly reduced. Correlation analysis revealed that the ratio of <italic>Ruminococcus</italic> to <italic>Bifidobacterium</italic> was positively correlated with HDL-C; the abundance of the <italic>Christensenellaceae_R7_group</italic> was negatively correlated with TC and LDL-C, while positively correlated with HDL-C; the abundance of <italic>Lactobacillus</italic> was positively correlated with BAT/WAT ratio. In MI group, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway was predicted to be significantly weakened (<italic>p</italic><0.05); in HI group, the sulfur relay system pathway was attenuated, whereas the bacterial toxins pathway was augmented (<italic>p</italic><0.05). Our research showed that JHXY has the potential to enhance metabolic health and maintain intestinal homeostasis. Optimal dosage should be a focal point in future research.","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135600663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhaolan Han, Huan Zhang, Pingping Li, Yu Duan, Jie Jiang, Xujun Zhu, Wanping Fang, Yuanchun Ma
{"title":"Genome-wide Characterization and Identification of Candidate <i>CsRAV</i> genes Involved in JA Pathway Responses to Cold Stress in Tea Plant (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>)","authors":"Zhaolan Han, Huan Zhang, Pingping Li, Yu Duan, Jie Jiang, Xujun Zhu, Wanping Fang, Yuanchun Ma","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2023-0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2023-0027","url":null,"abstract":"The APETALA2/ethylene response factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factor (TF) superfamily plays an important regulatory role in the signal transduction of plant responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses, including low temperature. RAV is a subfamily of the AP2/ERF TF family, and its members contain B3 DNA binding and AP2 DNA binding domains. <italic>RAV</italic> gene family members have been studied in many species, but little is known about their function in tea plants (<italic>Camellia sinensis</italic>). In this study, seven <italic>RAV</italic> genes were identified from the tea plant genome database and named <italic>CsRAV1-7</italic>. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the <italic>CsRAV</italic> genes were classified into three groups, with genes in the same subgroup exhibiting similar structures and conserved motifs. Out of the seven genes, <italic>CsRAV7</italic> was the most distinct and contained a large number of motifs and the longest coding region. Moreover, analysis of cis-acting elements indicated that <italic>CsRAVs</italic> are likely responsive to both abiotic stress and phytohormones. In addition, quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that most <italic>CsRAV</italic> genes were differentially expressed under cold stress and exogenous MeJA application as both individual and combined treatments. Only <italic>CsRAV7</italic> was induced in all six different treatments, suggesting that it may play a key role in JA-mediated cold stress responses in tea plants.","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136210008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lu Wang, Xuyi Zhou, Shengmin Lu, Siew Young Quek, Juzhao Liu, Qi Cui
{"title":"Utilizing OSA-modified starch with various molecular weights for flavonoid extraction from \"Quzhiqiao\" (immature fruit of <i>Citrus paradisi</i> 'Changshan Huyou')","authors":"Lu Wang, Xuyi Zhou, Shengmin Lu, Siew Young Quek, Juzhao Liu, Qi Cui","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2023-0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2023-0030","url":null,"abstract":"In order to investigate the extraction efficiency of flavonoids by octenyl succinic acid-modified starch (OSA-modified starch) with varying molecular weights, the immature fruit of <italic>Citrus paradisi</italic> 'Changshan Huyou', commonly known as \"Quzhiqiao\", was used as the extraction target in this research. OSA-modified starch was successfully identified and refined, ensuring its molecular weight was appropriate and extraction was optimized. The experimental findings suggested that a concentration of 20 mg/mL of medium molecular weight gelatinized OSA-modified starch was optimal for extracting flavonoids from \"Quzhiqiao\" using an ultrasound-assisted method (1000 W, 40 min). Additionally, the ratio of the mass of \"Quzhiqiao\" to the volume of gelatinized OSA-modified starch employed in this process was determined to be 15 mg/mL. The findings from the <italic>in vitro</italic> antioxidant studies indicated significant variations in the antioxidant activities of the extract solutions of OSA-modified starches with varying molecular weights. These differences can potentially be attributed to substantial variations in the extract solutions composition.","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136208511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of Gardenia tea based on aroma profiles using GC-E-Nose, GC-O-MS and GC × GC-TOFMS combined with chemometrics","authors":"Jialing Xie, Qiwei Wang, Hongchun Cui, Lilei Wang, Yuliang Deng, Haibo Yuan, Jiayi Zhu, Yanqin Yang, Yongwen Jiang","doi":"10.48130/bpr-0023-0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-0023-0034","url":null,"abstract":"Gardenia tea (GET) is one of the typical representatives of Chinese scented tea and is loved by consumers for its pleasant aroma. In the study, the volatile profiles of GET were characterized by gas chromatography electronic nose (GC-E-Nose), comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOFMS) and gas chromatography-olfactory-mass spectrometry (GC-O-MS) combined with chemometrics. Satisfactory discrimination was obtained by GC-E-Nose combined with principal component analysis, with the cumulative contribution rate reaching 86.74%. A total of 202 volatile compounds were identified in GET by GC × GC-TOFMS, among which esters, alkenes and alcohols were the dominant volatile components. Moreover, 24 key odorants were screened out from GET based on odor activity value ≥ 1 and GC-O-MS results. The aroma wheel of GET with six attributes of \"fruity\", \"green\", \"floral\", \"other\", \"woody\", and \"roasted\" was constructed to visualize the contributions of those key volatile compounds. The results provide a new strategy to elucidate the volatile profiles and aroma wheel of scented tea.","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134888980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. López, I. Santos, Raphael Ricon de Oliveira, A. A. Lima, C. H. Cardon, A. Chalfun-Júnior
{"title":"An overview of the endogenous and environmental factors related to the Coffea arabica flowering process","authors":"M. López, I. Santos, Raphael Ricon de Oliveira, A. A. Lima, C. H. Cardon, A. Chalfun-Júnior","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2021-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2021-0013","url":null,"abstract":"The transition of vegetative meristems to a reproductive state followed by floral development and flowering is a complex process regulated by many regulatory pathways that integrate (epi) genetic and environmental factors to guarantee the reproductive success in angiosperms. In woody and perennial species, such as coffee trees, the extended life cycle reflects adaptive strategies, i.e., two-year cycle, sequential flowering and bud latency during the winter, that ensure reproductive success in a variable environment. The dynamics of coffee flowering integrate multiple stimuli to induce morpho-physiological changes, especially during the reproductive phase. We discussed diverse stimuli which are directly and indirectly associated with molecular pathways related to the reproductive meristem transition and floral development until anthesis. Here, we propose to redefine some concepts regarding coffee floral development, such as: i) a summary of genes possibly involved in the flowering pathways; ii) a new classification of buds by position in the node (B1 - B4) to avoid misunderstandings with the uneven developmental stages; iii) comparative ABC model to Arabidopsis and tomato to allow evolutionary discussions of whorls development in Coffea sp. From this, we expect to collaborate to drive future studies towards coffee breeding and production, for example, improving floral bud activation, controlling the flowering time, anthesis synchronization to produce more homogeneous ripening fruits, reducing abortion or early flower openings, and increasing fruitification. Moreover, we think that the explored relationship between physiological and molecular approaches during the coffee flowering may be extended to understand other tropical perennial species, especially those with asynchronous flowering behavior, and to understand evolutive aspects in Rubiaceae .","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"185 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116927382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Gutiérrez, Kathleen Martinez, Dapeng Zhang, D. Livingstone, C. Turnbull
{"title":"Selecting SNP markers reflecting population origin for cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm identification","authors":"O. Gutiérrez, Kathleen Martinez, Dapeng Zhang, D. Livingstone, C. Turnbull","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2021-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2021-0015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128454009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dahe Qiao, Chun-yong Yang, Yan Guo, Juan Chen, Zhengwu Chen
{"title":"Transcriptome and co-expression network analysis uncover the key genes mediated by endogenous defense hormones in tea plant in response to the infestation of Empoasca onukii Matsuda","authors":"Dahe Qiao, Chun-yong Yang, Yan Guo, Juan Chen, Zhengwu Chen","doi":"10.48130/bpr-2023-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48130/bpr-2023-0004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":223765,"journal":{"name":"Beverage Plant Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126134314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}