{"title":"Petal senescence in cut roses.","authors":"Saretta N Paramita, Denis Saint-Marcoux, Sylvie Baudino, Guillaume Beaugey, Sonja Meilland, Jean-Claude Caissard","doi":"10.1093/hr/uhaf342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhaf342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Roses (<i>Rosa</i> sp.) are highly valued ornamental plants, with over 25 000 cultivars created by breeders, among which cut roses dominate the global flower market. Flowers of these cultivars can last up to 20 days in a vase from the moment they are cut, which is not the case for garden roses. This review examines whether the vase life of cut roses resembles or differs from natural flower senescence, focusing on the phytohormonal processes involved in both scenarios. We first compare petal senescence with other senescence phenomena and then examine genes related to hormone action. Finally, we show the similarities between senescence in cut roses and that of standing roses. We conclude that, despite the existence of similarities, including the involvement of ethylene in petal senescence, comparative studies between cut and uncut roses would be useful, both for basic research and to improve the selection of varieties with long vase life.</p>","PeriodicalId":57479,"journal":{"name":"园艺研究(英文)","volume":"13 3","pages":"uhaf342"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12999221/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147488654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
园艺研究(英文)Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-04-01DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhag017
Fernando Merwaiss, Arcadio García, Ugo Rogo, Ivana Querol-Martí, Begoña García-Sogo, Carmine de Paola, Marta Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Benito Pineda, Vicente Moreno, Marta Vazquez-Vilar, Diego Orzáez, José-Antonio Daròs
{"title":"Virus induced gene editing using potyviral vectors in Cas12a expressing plants.","authors":"Fernando Merwaiss, Arcadio García, Ugo Rogo, Ivana Querol-Martí, Begoña García-Sogo, Carmine de Paola, Marta Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Benito Pineda, Vicente Moreno, Marta Vazquez-Vilar, Diego Orzáez, José-Antonio Daròs","doi":"10.1093/hr/uhag017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhag017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas systems are revolutionizing precision genome editing and gene expression control in crop plants. While effective CRISPR-Cas applications traditionally rely on labor-intensive stable genetic transformation to deliver Cas nucleases and guide RNAs into plant cells, plant viruses have emerged as a faster and efficient alternative, a strategy known as virus-induced gene editing (VIGE). Cas12a, Class 2 Type V CRISPR nucleases, are an alternative to broadly used Cas9 for plant genome engineering. Both kind of nucleases offer precise editing, but some Cas12a unique features make them particularly well suited for VIGE. In this study, we first used a tobacco rattle virus vector to compare editing efficiency of various target sequences and CRISPR RNA (crRNA) architectures in <i>Lachnospiraceae bacterium</i> ND2006 Cas12a (LbCas12a)-expressing <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> plants, evaluating results in infected tissues and seeds. Next, we developed a tobacco etch virus (genus <i>Potyvirus</i>)-derived vector efficiently delivering crRNAs throughout the plant. This approach enabled generation of plants with all four edited alleles in the allotetraploid <i>N. benthamiana</i> through <i>in vitro</i> regeneration from infected leaves, and to produce edited non-infected progeny, although at a very low frequency. We then demonstrated the successful application of the potyviral vector for VIGE in agronomically important crops, such as tomato or cultivated tobacco. Finally, we replicated this design using two other potyviral vectors, turnip mosaic virus, and lettuce mosaic virus. Given the conserved biological properties among potyviruses, we believe these findings are broadly applicable to the largest genus of plant RNA viruses, significantly expanding the host range of the VIGE technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":57479,"journal":{"name":"园艺研究(英文)","volume":"13 4","pages":"uhag017"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13098375/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147790415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiomics analysis of <i>Hemsleya ellipsoidea</i> reveals genome evolution and specialized cucurbitacin IIa biosynthesis in a medicinal Cucurbitaceae species.","authors":"Fei-Fan Zhao, Gui-Chao Xie, Li-Ming Huang, Kai-Heng Chen, Wen-Li Zhang, Yu-Mei Feng, Zhi-Kuan Wang, Peng Zhang, Zhi-Chao Qiao, Chun-Hua Fu, Long-Jiang Yu","doi":"10.1093/hr/uhaf363","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hr/uhaf363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Hemsleya ellipsoidea</i> (Xuedan) is a phylogenetically distinct medicinal species within the Cucurbitaceae family, notable for its ability to accumulate cucurbitacin IIa-a bioactive triterpenoid with potent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities. Here, we present a chromosome-scale reference genome for <i>H. ellipsoidea</i>, assembled using Oxford Nanopore, Illumina, and Hi-C sequencing technologies. The 535.68 Mb genome, with a contig N50 of 15.36 Mb, encodes 25 230 protein-coding genes across 14 pseudo-chromosomes, of which 63.85% comprise repetitive elements. Comparative genomic and phylogenomic analyses reveal that <i>H. ellipsoidea</i> diverged early (~84.7 MYA) from other cucurbits, maintaining several ancestral chromosomal segments but exhibiting lineage-specific rearrangements, reflecting an independent evolutionary trajectory without recent whole-genome duplication. Two conserved but functionally specialized biosynthetic gene clusters related to cucurbitacins formation were identified, suggesting coordinated regulation of triterpenoid metabolism. Integration of genomic and transcriptomic data enabled the reconstruction of the cucurbitacin IIa biosynthetic pathway and the identification of key structural enzymes and transcription factors. Distinct tissue-specific expression patterns further indicate root-localized synthesis and accumulation of cucurbitacin IIa. Collectively, this work provides the first high-quality genome of a medicinal Cucurbitaceae species and offers new insights into the chromosomal evolution, metabolic specialization, and adaptive diversification of <i>H. ellipsoidea</i>. The genomic resource also lays a foundation for functional genomics, metabolic engineering, and molecular breeding toward high-value triterpenoid production.</p>","PeriodicalId":57479,"journal":{"name":"园艺研究(英文)","volume":"13 4","pages":"uhaf363"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13091402/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147724705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
园艺研究(英文)Pub Date : 2026-01-09eCollection Date: 2026-04-01DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhag001
Andrew Chen, Guillaume Martin, Altus Viljoen, Jiaman Sun, Emily Rames, Nabila Yahiaoui, Angelique D'hont, Brett J Ferguson, Rony Swennen, Robert J Henry, Rajeev K Varshney, Elizabeth A B Aitken
{"title":"Identification of a QTL conferring resistance to the Subtropical Race 4 of <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>cubense</i> in Calcutta 4 (<i>Musa acuminata</i> ssp. <i>burmannica</i>).","authors":"Andrew Chen, Guillaume Martin, Altus Viljoen, Jiaman Sun, Emily Rames, Nabila Yahiaoui, Angelique D'hont, Brett J Ferguson, Rony Swennen, Robert J Henry, Rajeev K Varshney, Elizabeth A B Aitken","doi":"10.1093/hr/uhag001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhag001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":57479,"journal":{"name":"园艺研究(英文)","volume":"13 4","pages":"uhag001"},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13102512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147790405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}