The plasticity of the grapevine berry transcriptome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phenotypic plasticity refers to the range of phenotypes a single genotype can express as a function of its environment. These phenotypic variations are attributable to the effect of the environment on the expression and function of genes influencing plastic traits. We investigated phenotypic plasticity in grapevine by comparing the berry transcriptome in a single clone of the vegetatively-propagated common grapevine species Vitis vinifera cultivar Corvina through 3 consecutive growth years cultivated in 11 different vineyards in the Verona area of Italy.

Results

Most of the berry transcriptome clustered by year of growth rather than common environmental conditions or viticulture practices, and transcripts related to secondary metabolism showed high sensitivity tow

SUBMITTER: Dal Santo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3706941 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature