Transcriptomic events associated with internal browning of apple during postharvest storage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postharvest ripening of apple (Malus x domestica) can be slowed down by low temperatures, and a combination of low O2 and high CO2 levels. While this maintains the quality of most fruit, occasionally storage disorders such as flesh browning can occur. This study aimed to explore changes in the apple transcriptome associated with a flesh browning disorder related to controlled atmosphere storage using RNA-sequencing techniques. Samples from a browning-susceptible cultivar ('Braeburn') were stored for four months under controlled atmosphere. Based on a visual browning index, the inner and outer cortex of the stored apples was classified as healthy or affected tissue.

Results

Over 600 million short single-end reads were mapped onto the Malus consensus coding sequence

SUBMITTER: Mellidou I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4272543 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature