Unraveling metabolic patterns and molecular mechanisms underlying storability in sugar beet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sugar beet is an important crop for sugar production. Sugar beet roots are stored up to several weeks post-harvest waiting for processing in the sugar factories. During this time, sucrose loss and invert sugar accumulation decreases the final yield and processing quality. To improve storability, more information about post-harvest metabolism is required. We investigated primary and secondary metabolites of six sugar beet varieties during storage. Based on their variety-specific sucrose loss, three storage classes representing well, moderate, and bad storability were compared. Furthermore, metabolic data were visualized together with transcriptome data to identify potential mechanisms involved in the storage process.

Results

We found that sugar beet varieties that

SUBMITTER: Gippert AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461268 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature