Comparative study on fruit development and oil synthesis in two cultivars of Camellia oleifera.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oil-tea tree (Camellia oleifera Abel.) is a woody tree species that produces edible oil in the seed. C. oleifera oil has high nutritional value and is also an important raw material for medicine and cosmetics. In China, due to the uncertainty on maturity period and oil synthesis mechanism of many C. oleifera cultivars, growers may harvest fruits prematurely, which could not maximize fruit and oil yields. In this study, our objective was to explore the mechanism and differences of oil synthesis between two Camellia oleifera cultivars for a precise definition of the fruit ripening period and the selection of appropriate cultivars.

Results

The results showed that 'Huashuo' had smaller fruits and seeds, lower dry seed weight and lower expression levels of fatty ac

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature