Target metabolite and gene transcription profiling during the development of superficial scald in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fruit quality features resulting from ripening processes need to be preserved throughout storage for economical reasons. However, during this period several physiological disorders can occur, of which superficial scald is one of the most important, due to the development of large brown areas on the fruit skin surface.

Results

This study examined the variation in polyphenolic content with the progress of superficial scald in apple, also with respect to 1-MCP, an ethylene competitor interacting with the hormone receptors and known to interfere with this etiology. The change in the accumulation of these metabolites was further correlated with the gene set involved in this pathway, together with two specific VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), α-farnesene and its oxida

SUBMITTER: Busatto N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4115171 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature