Toward Systematic Understanding of Flower Bud Induction in Apple: A Multi-Omics Approach.

ABSTRACT: The induction of flower buds in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) is tightly connected to biennial bearing, which is characterized by alternating years with high (ON) and low or no (OFF) crop loads. In order to study this irregular cropping behavior, spur buds from ON- and OFF-trees of the biennial-bearing cultivar 'Fuji' and the regular bearing cultivar 'Gala' were collected. First, the time of flower bud initiation was precisely determined for both cultivars by histological analysis. Moreover, for a systematic understanding of flower bud induction in apple, the physiological and molecular mechanisms within the bud tissue were evaluated over four weeks prior to flower bud initiation by employing a multi-omics approach, including RNA sequencing, proteomic and metabolic profili

SUBMITTER: Milyaev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030266 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature