P. Burns, P. Saengmanee, Winai Utkhao, A. Terdwongworakul, K. Thaipong, Uthaiwan Doung-ngern, Jingtar Siripanich
{"title":"Comparison of fruit texture and aquaporin gene expression in papaya “Khak Nual” cultivated under varying conditions","authors":"P. Burns, P. Saengmanee, Winai Utkhao, A. Terdwongworakul, K. Thaipong, Uthaiwan Doung-ngern, Jingtar Siripanich","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2206396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2206396","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The effects of cultivation conditions on the texture of unripe papaya fruit ‘Khak Nual’ were investigated. Fruit from papaya cultivated using raised bed conditions were crisper than those cultivated under open field conditions. Conversely, fruit cultivated under open field conditions were firmer. In all cases, mesocarp cells and intercellular spaces were larger in papaya fruit cultivated in raised beds, reflecting the higher relative humidity (RH) of the cultivation conditions and greater water availability. At harvest, TIP2–1, TIP4–1, SIP1 and PIP1–3 expression was significantly higher in fruit cultivated under raised bed conditions, which correlated with the larger cells of the mesocarp, the RH and the ready availability of water. There also appeared to be a link between aquaporin gene expression and crispness in papaya fruit from both conditions. Expression of TIP2–1 and TIP4–1 correlated with papaya fruit under open field conditions while SIP1 and PIP2–5 correlated with papaya fruit under raised bed conditions. The results clearly demonstrate the effect of cultivation conditions on fruit texture, with water availability being critical in the production of market-preferred crisp fruit with the optimal conditions. These conditions are reflected in the higher expression of the water transport aquaporins which likely control crispness.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"23 1","pages":"758 - 771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83246942","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}
Ana María Henao Ramírez, Diana Maria Cano Martínez, Rodrigo Alberto Hoyos Sánchez, Aura Inés Urrea Trujillo
{"title":"Propagation of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) clone ‘CCN51’ using somatic embryogenesis: from pilot scale to commercial production","authors":"Ana María Henao Ramírez, Diana Maria Cano Martínez, Rodrigo Alberto Hoyos Sánchez, Aura Inés Urrea Trujillo","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2205855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2205855","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The transition of promising technologies for the massive production of cacao trees from research to commercial scale is often difficult and expensive. As a result, the timeframe estimated for plantlet production is underestimated resulting in exceptionally long processes in the laboratory that make the production system unfeasible to bring to markets. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is considered the most suitable and integrated technology for the large-scale production of clonal cocoa plants, compared to conventional methods. To date, practical application of SE to produce cocoa genotypes of interest has been limited, and for ‘drop-in’ technology replacements, price is of paramount importance for success. Therefore, the objective of this work was to produce the CCN51 genotype in a pilot scale in the laboratory with an approach to commercial production. The productive stages for a complex biological process such as SE and a reduction in production cycle time were defined. The production stages defined for SE were initiation, multiplication, maturation, germination, and acclimatization. The minimal time obtained for CCN51 production was 8.3 months: 30, 70, 50, 70, and 30 days, respectively. The decrease in the time of the production process directly influences the process cost and it represents a breakthrough in the technology development.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"5 1","pages":"814 - 826"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75754671","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}
Jean Florent Haba, Roland Kossonou N’guettia, Jean Kouao Koffi, Desirée Elichama Phaceli, Lassana Tioté, Adjé Franck Djalega, Ardjouma Dembélé
{"title":"Post-harvest conservation of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana): Influence of fruit harvest stage and effectiveness of some practical conservation treatments","authors":"Jean Florent Haba, Roland Kossonou N’guettia, Jean Kouao Koffi, Desirée Elichama Phaceli, Lassana Tioté, Adjé Franck Djalega, Ardjouma Dembélé","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2205409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2205409","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Post-harvest losses caused by poor fruit storage can in some cases reach more than 80% of the crop. For the mangosteen crop, these losses are all the more important as they constitute a major problem. In Côte d’Ivoire, the few mangosteen preservation techniques have been developed mainly by traders and are based on limiting exchanges with the surrounding environment. However, these techniques are not very effective because they only preserve the fruit for a few days. In order to address this issue, the present study aims to evaluate the influence of the harvesting stage and the effectiveness of preservation treatments on the storage time and the evolution of several physical and biochemical parameters of the mangosteen. To this end, mangosteens harvested at two different stages of maturity were subjected to different preservation treatments (refrigeration, bagging, oil coating and blanching). The results showed that the storage time of the mangosteen was significantly longer with fruit harvested at the orange-red stage. Also, two of the four storage treatments evaluated, namely refrigeration and bagging, significantly extended the shelf life of the mangosteen (+15 and+6 days respectively with these treatments). In contrast to these treatments, blanching caused a reduction in fruit storage time.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"79 1","pages":"786 - 798"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83927894","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}
L. Arhin, S. Abdullah, Juju Nakasha Jaafar, Shairul Izan Ramlee
{"title":"Conventional and modern breeding technologies for improving dwarf coconut cultivars: A review","authors":"L. Arhin, S. Abdullah, Juju Nakasha Jaafar, Shairul Izan Ramlee","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2195863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2195863","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Coconut (Cocos nuciferaL.) is a multipurpose plantation crop with versatile uses, including as a refreshing drink, edible oil, and, nutraceuticals. Its nutraceutical properties have increased demand in global markets. However, coconut productivity remains low owing to inadequate improved planting materials. This challenge has created a high demand and low supply gap in the coconut industry, which needs to be addressed through breeding methods that can increase productive cultivars in a shorter time. Breeding methods, such as mass selection and hybridization between dwarf and tall cultivars, are the main coconut improvement methods because of their simplicity and ease of use. The hybrids produced, however, take a long time (4-6 years) to bear fruits due to genes inherited from tall parents. Dwarf hybrids that bear fruits in a shorter time (3 years) are less exploited. Developing these coconut types through efficient breeding methods can fill the supply and demand gaps created in the coconut industry. Marker-assisted selection and multi-omics, have been used to identify quantitative traits of agronomic importance to increase genetic gains in dwarf coconut cultivars. This review article summarizes the advances in coconut improvement through conventional breeding, marker-assisted selection, and multi-omics approaches, focusing on dwarf coconut cultivars.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"119 1","pages":"551 - 562"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76119165","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}
Yiqing Wang, Rong Ding, Kezhong Zhang, Jinteng Cui
{"title":"Analysis of the effect of exogenous auxin on the regulatory relationship between miRNAs and their target genes in rose using high-throughput sequencing","authors":"Yiqing Wang, Rong Ding, Kezhong Zhang, Jinteng Cui","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2192213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2192213","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Rose (Rosa hybrida L.) is one of the major cut flowers in the world. Studying the molecular mechanism of auxin regulation in growth is of great significance for enhancing the understanding of the growth and development processes in rose and informing accurate exogenous auxin application in rose production. However, the response mechanism of rose to miRNA-mediated auxin signal transduction is unclear. In this study, rose plants were treated with IAA, and 75 known miRNAs and 168 novel miRNAs were identified by small RNA sequencing. Among them, 19 known miRNAs and 42 miRNAs were differentially expressed. Many differential miRNAs demonstrated staged responses to auxin treatment. The targeted relationship between miRNA and key transcription factors regulated by auxin in rose was analysed, and the target genes in the ARF family and AUX/IAA family were screened. By using quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR) to verify the expression patterns of the miRNA regulating the auxin signal transduction pathway and its target gene, we found that miR156a, miR160a, miR164a, miR167d, miR396b-3p, novel_miR_189, novel_miR_74, novel_miR_8, and novel_miR_207 were anti-correlated with the ARF family, and miR390a-3p and novel_miR_101 were anti-correlated with the AUX/IAA family. These results provide a theoretical basis for further studies on the auxin regulatory mechanisms in rose.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"70 1","pages":"745 - 757"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83744931","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}
S. Hussain, Hamza Sohail, Iqra Noor, Shakeel Ahmad, S. Ejaz, M. Ali, S. Haider, Muhammad Sohail, Hayat Jaffer, S. Ercişli, R. Morillon, M. Khalid
{"title":"Physiological and biochemical determinants of drought tolerance in tetraploid vs diploid sour orange citrus rootstock","authors":"S. Hussain, Hamza Sohail, Iqra Noor, Shakeel Ahmad, S. Ejaz, M. Ali, S. Haider, Muhammad Sohail, Hayat Jaffer, S. Ercişli, R. Morillon, M. Khalid","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2192230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2192230","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Citrus plants face various abiotic stresses like drought during their life span which significantly affect their active growth and development. Tetraploid (4×) plants are more adaptable to environmental constraints than diploid (2×) plants by inducing critical physiological and biochemical processes. In this study, tetraploid and their corresponding diploid sour orange rootstocks were subjected to drought stress for 12 days. Results revealed that drought stress significantly affected plant physiology by reducing photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, and leaf colour, which was prominent in diploid plants compared to tetraploid plants. In diploid plants, phenotypic differences (i.e. wilting and rolling of leaves) were also significant. Diploids with more accumulation of malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide in their leaves and roots exhibited more oxidative damage. It was observed that tetraploid plants had higher activities of peroxidase and catalase enzymes, while lower superoxide dismutase was recorded in the leaves and roots of plants. Higher glycine betaine, proline, total soluble protein, total phenolic content, and antioxidant activities were also observed in the leaves and roots of tetraploids. Overall, results suggest that tetraploids in citrus can have better defence mechanisms that help them to sustain under water deficit scenarios.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"6 1","pages":"772 - 785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78775457","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":"Cloning and Characterisation of a novel phosphate transporter gene EcPT1 from Eichhornia crassipes","authors":"Y. Zhong, De Wang, Zhiwei Deng, Minghui Fu","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2189167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2189167","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms can absorb nitrogen and phosphorus efficiently from water. Cloning the phosphate transporter 1 from E. crassipes (EcPHT1) and studying its characteristics can help to explain the molecular mechanism of absorption and transportation of inorganic phosphate (Pi) in E. crassipes and develop new genetic resources for phosphate transport to aid genetic breeding of crops with increased phosphate use efficiency. In this paper, we have used RACE method to clone the EcPT1 with 1572 bps which encoded a polypeptide of 523 amino acids and contained 11 transmembrane regions which was the typical structure of plant PHT1. The phylogenetic analysis also showed EcPT1 was closely related to other plant PHT1s. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) showed that the EcPT1 expression in roots was up-regulated under low phosphorus stress . Moreover the EcPT1 expression in leaves was suppressed after E. crassipes was transferred to sufficient Pi from deficient Pi. Yeast functional complementation tests showed that the EcPT1 could complement the phosphate transport function of the Pi deficient yeast PHO84 in 175 μM Pi and make it grow best in pH = 5 or 6. All these results indicated that EcPT1 might be a phosphate transporter gene. Its expression was different in different tissues.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"37 1","pages":"580 - 590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85609481","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}
F. Ahmadpoor, N. Zare, Rasool Asghari, Parisa Sheikhzadeh-Mosadeg
{"title":"The effect of plant growth regulators on the antioxidant enzyme activity and secondary metabolite production in the cell suspension cultures of Melia azedarach L.","authors":"F. Ahmadpoor, N. Zare, Rasool Asghari, Parisa Sheikhzadeh-Mosadeg","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2185165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2185165","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the present study, we investigated the effect of plant growth regulators and explant type on callus induction, cell suspension culture growth, antioxidant enzyme activity, and accumulation of rutin, quercetin, and kaempferol in M. azedarach L. cell cultures. Our studies showed that the inflorescence and petiole explants had a high percentage of callus induction compared to the leaf explants, whereas the highest callus growth was obtained from the leaf explants cultured on the MS medium containing 5 mg l−1 NAA and 5 mg l−1 BAP and 5 mg l−1 NAA and 3 mg l−1 kinetin Kin. Furthermore, the highest cell growth was obtained from the leaf and inflorescence calli transferred to liquid MS medium supplemented with 1 mg l−1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)+1 mg l−1 Kin/BAP. The highest activity of antioxidant enzymes and the lowest protein content was related to the leaf cell suspension cultures in liquid MS medium containing 3 mg l−1 NAA and 3 mg l−1 BAP. The inflorescence cell suspension cultures in the MS medium containing 3 mg l−1 NAA+1 mg l−1 BAP exhibited the highest rutin accumulation (47.536 mg g−1 FW). However, the highest amount of quercetin (8.570 mg g−1 FW) and kaempferol (5.420 mg g−1 FW) accumulation were obtained from the petiole cell suspension cultures in the MS medium with 1 mg l−1 2,4-D +1 mg l−1 Kin.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"18 1","pages":"662 - 677"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82993737","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":"A review on nanotechnological advancements in tomato: a model plant","authors":"Shweta, S. Sood","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2183903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2183903","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In modern agriculture, sustainable production and efficiency are unimaginable without the use of agrochemicals such as pesticides, fertilisers, herbicides, etc. Nanotechnology has the potential to augment food quality, plant protection, detection of plant and animal diseases, monitoring of plant growth, global food production, and seed quality. The potential for a wide range of applications makes a basic understanding of nanotechnology important. This article presents an introduction to nanotechnology and discusses the implications of it for the tomato crop. The review aims to systematise and discuss research data related to the effect of nanomaterials on tomato, an important fruit crop used as a model plant for research which provides knowledge about this fast-developing research area.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"29 1","pages":"563 - 579"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72853964","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}
Naveena Kumara K T, H. S. Singh, N. Kaur, Kirandeep Kaur
{"title":"CPPU and salicylic acid application improved fruit retention, yield, and fruit quality of mango cv. Dusehri","authors":"Naveena Kumara K T, H. S. Singh, N. Kaur, Kirandeep Kaur","doi":"10.1080/14620316.2023.2185164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2023.2185164","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present investigation was aimed at assessing the efficacy of N1-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N3-phenylurea (CPPU) and salicylic acid on fruit retention, yield, and quality of mango cv. Dusehri. The research was carried out at the Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. The experiment was conducted simultaneously at two different locations for two cropping seasons during 2019–20 and 2020–21. Fruit retention enhancing treatments of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) (@20 ppm), CPPU (@5, 10, and 15 ppm), and salicylic acid (@100, 200, and 300 ppm) were applied at pea stage of fruit growth. Experimental plants were observed for various reproductive, yield, and fruit quality parameters. The results indicated that foliar application of CPPU (T6-CPPU @10 ppm) significantly enhanced fruit retention during marble and harvest stages at both locations in both seasons. The novel growth hormone also improved fruit yield, fruit weight, and fruit quality in mango cv. Dusehri. Foliar applied salicylic acid recorded intermediate values for observed parameters. Therefore, foliar application of CPPU can be considered as a better alternative to 2,4-D for fruit drop management of mango.","PeriodicalId":22704,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology","volume":"21 1","pages":"608 - 621"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81731895","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}