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Brkić Bubola K, Lukić I, Krapac M, Koprivnjak O. Exploring the Connection between the Occurrence and Intensity of "Grubby" Defect and Volatile Composition of Olive Oil. Foods 2023; 12:4473. [PMID: 38137278 PMCID: PMC10743142 DOI: 10.3390/foods12244473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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In order to investigate the relationship between the occurrence of the "grubby" sensory defect caused by olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)) infestation and the resulting volatile composition, virgin olive oils were extracted from olives of the Leccino cultivar with 0%, 50%, and 100% olive fly infestations and subjected to analysis of the basic chemical quality parameters, fatty acids and volatiles, and sensory analysis by the Panel test. A 100% olive fly infestation reduced the basic chemical quality of the oil, while the fatty acid composition was not affected in any case. The overall sensory quality score and intensity of the positive sensory attributes decreased, while the intensity of the "grubby" defect increased proportionally to the degree of infestation. The occurrence and intensity of this defect were clearly causally related to the concentrations of 3-methylbutanal, 2-methylbutanal, β-ocimene, ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, dimethyl sulfoxide, 4-methyl-5H-furan-2-one, α-farnesene, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, 1-octanol, E-2-nonen-1-ol, benzeneacetaldehyde, heptanal, and octanal, implying that the perception of "grubby" comes from their joint contribution to the overall olive oil flavour. In addition to contributing to the understanding of the chemical origin of "grubby", the results obtained could potentially be used to develop strategies to support sensory analysis in the classification of olive oil quality and the confirmation of the presence of this sensory defect in oil samples.
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- Karolina Brkić Bubola
- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia; (I.L.); (M.K.)
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia; (I.L.); (M.K.)
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia; (I.L.); (M.K.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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Caselli A, Favaro R, Petacchi R, Angeli S. Infestation of the gall midge Dasineura oleae provides first evidence of induced plant volatiles in olive leaves. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2022; 112:481-493. [PMID: 34930508 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485321001000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, we present the first characterization of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) released from infested olive leaves. The gall midge Dasineura oleae is a specific pest of Olea europaea and endemic of the Mediterranean Basin, an area in which severe outbreaks currently occurred. Little is known about the damage caused by the pest and the relationship with its host. Since gall formation and larval feeding activity may lead to the release of specific plant volatile compounds, we investigated the volatile profiles emitted from infested plants compared with healthy plants under both laboratory and field conditions. Additionally, the volatiles emitted from mechanically damaged plants were considered. A blend of 12 volatiles was emitted from olive trees infested by D. oleae. Of these, β-copaene, β-ocimene, cosmene, unknown 1 and unknown 3 were found to be exclusively emitted in infested plants. The emission of germacrene-D, (E,E)-α-farnesene, and (Z,E)-α-farnesene, α-copaene, (E)-4,8-dimethylnona-1,3,7-triene, (E)-β-guaiene and heptadecane significantly increased in infested trees. Linalool, β-copaen-4-α-ol, β-bourbonene, β-cubebene, β-elemene, β-copaene and δ-amorphene were found only in the field trial and showed differences depending on the level of infestation and the plant stage. (Z)-3-Hexenol, (E)-4-oxohen-2-enal, and 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-ethanol, were exclusively emitted from the leaves after mechanical damage. In a field trial in Italy, we also demonstrated spring synchronization between adults of D. oleae and O. europaea trees. Analyses of morphoanatomical malformations of gall leaves showed that tissue alterations occur at the spongy parenchyma causing an increase of the leaf blade thickness. We speculate that tissue alterations may lead to HIPV release, in turn potentially attracting D. oleae natural enemies.
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- Alice Caselli
- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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Notario A, Sánchez R, Luaces P, Sanz C, Pérez AG. The Infestation of Olive Fruits by Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) Modifies the Expression of Key Genes in the Biosynthesis of Volatile and Phenolic Compounds and Alters the Composition of Virgin Olive Oil. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27051650. [PMID: 35268754 PMCID: PMC8911628 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27051650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bactrocera oleae, the olive fruit fly, is one of the most important pests affecting the olive fruit, causing serious quantitative and qualitative damage to olive oil production. In this study, the changes induced by B. oleae infestation in the biosynthesis of volatile and phenolic compounds in olive (cvs. Picual, Manzanilla, and Hojiblanca) have been analyzed. Despite cultivar differences, the oils obtained from infested fruits showed a significant increase in the content of certain volatile compounds such as (E)-hex-2-enal, ethanol, ethyl acetate, and β-ocimene and a drastic decrease of the phenolic contents. The impact of those changes on the inferred quality of the oils has been studied. In parallel, the changes induced by the attack of the olive fly on the expression of some key genes in the biosynthesis of volatile and phenolic compounds, such as lipoxygenase, β-glucosidase, and polyphenol oxidase, have been analyzed. The strong induction of a new olive polyphenol oxidase gene (OePPO2) explains the reduction of phenolic content in the oils obtained from infested fruits and suggest the existence of a PPO-mediated oxidative defense system in olives.
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Cerezo S, Hernández ML, Palomo-Ríos E, Gouffi N, García-Vico L, Sicardo MD, Sanz C, Mercado JA, Pliego-Alfaro F, Martínez-Rivas JM. Modification of 13-hydroperoxide lyase expression in olive affects plant growth and results in altered volatile profile. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 313:111083. [PMID: 34763868 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The C6 aldehydes, alcohols, and the corresponding esters are the most important compounds of virgin olive oil aroma. These C6 volatile compounds are synthesized via the 13-hydroperoxide lyase (13-HPL) branch of the lipoxygenase pathway. In this investigation, a functional analysis of the olive (Olea europaea L.) 13-HPL gene by its overexpression and silencing in olive transgenic lines was carried out. With this aim, sense and RNAi constructs of the olive 13-HPL gene were generated and used for the transformation of embryogenic olive cultures. Leaves from overexpressing lines showed a slight increase in 13-HPL gene expression, whereas RNAi lines exhibited a strong decrease in their transcript levels. Quantification of 13-HPL activity in two overexpressing and two RNAi lines showed a positive correlation with levels of transcripts. Interestingly, RNAi lines showed a high decrease in the content of C6 volatiles linked to a strong increase of C5 volatile compounds, altering the volatile profile in the leaves. In addition, the silencing of the 13-HPL gene severely affected plant growth and development. This investigation demonstrates the role of the 13-HPL gene in the biogenesis of olive volatile compounds and constitutes a functional genomics study in olive related to virgin olive oil quality.
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- Sergio Cerezo
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, University of Málaga (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Products, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), 41013, Sevilla, Spain.
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Sardans J, Gargallo‐Garriga A, Urban O, Klem K, Holub P, Janssens IA, Walker TWN, Pesqueda A, Peñuelas J. Ecometabolomics of plant–herbivore and plant–fungi interactions: a synthesis study. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Jordi Sardans
- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB Bellaterra Catalonia 08193 Spain
- CREAF Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia 08193 Spain
- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB Bellaterra Catalonia 08193 Spain
- CREAF Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia 08193 Spain
- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology University of Antwerp Wilrijk 2610 Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science Institute of Integrative Biology ETH Zürich Zurich 8092 Switzerland
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB Bellaterra Catalonia 08193 Spain
- CREAF Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia 08193 Spain
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- CSIC Global Ecology Unit CREAF‐CSIC‐UAB Bellaterra Catalonia 08193 Spain
- CREAF Cerdanyola del Valles Catalonia 08193 Spain
- Global Change Research Institute Czech Academy of Sciences Bělidla 986/4a Brno CZ‐60300 Czech Republic
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Sinno M, Bézier A, Vinale F, Giron D, Laudonia S, Garonna AP, Pennacchio F. Symbiosis disruption in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), as a potential tool for sustainable control. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:3199-3207. [PMID: 32358914 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (OLF) is a major agricultural pest, whose control primarily relies on the use of chemical insecticides. Therefore, development of sustainable control strategies is highly desirable. The primary endosymbiotic bacterium of OLF, 'Candidatus Erwinia dacicola', is essential for successful larval development in unripe olive fruits. Therefore, targeting this endosymbiont with antimicrobial compounds may result in OLF fitness reduction and may exert control on natural populations of OLF. RESULTS Here, we evaluate the impact of compounds with antimicrobial activity on the OLF endosymbiont. Copper oxychloride (CO) and the fungal metabolite viridiol (Vi), produced by Trichoderma spp., were used. Laboratory bioassays were carried out to assess the effect of oral administration of these compounds on OLF fitness and molecular analyses (quantitative polymerase chain reaction) were conducted to measure the load of OLF-associated microorganisms in treated flies. CO and Vi were both able to disrupt the symbiotic association between OLF and its symbiotic bacteria, determining a significant reduction in the endosymbiont and gut microbiota load as well as a decrease in OLF fitness. CO had a direct negative effect on OLF adults. Conversely, exposure to Vi significantly undermined larval development of the treated female's progeny but did not show any toxicity in OLF adults. CONCLUSIONS These results provide new insights into the symbiotic control of OLF and pave the way for the development of more sustainable strategies of pest control based on the use of natural compounds with antimicrobial activity. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Martina Sinno
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Research Institute for the Biology of Insect (IRBI) - UMR 7261 CNRS/Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- CNR Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Research Institute for the Biology of Insect (IRBI) - UMR 7261 CNRS/Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici (NA), Italy
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Adedeji AA, Ekramirad N, Rady A, Hamidisepehr A, Donohue KD, Villanueva RT, Parrish CA, Li M. Non-Destructive Technologies for Detecting Insect Infestation in Fruits and Vegetables under Postharvest Conditions: A Critical Review. Foods 2020; 9:E927. [PMID: 32674380 PMCID: PMC7404779 DOI: 10.3390/foods9070927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In the last two decades, food scientists have attempted to develop new technologies that can improve the detection of insect infestation in fruits and vegetables under postharvest conditions using a multitude of non-destructive technologies. While consumers' expectations for higher nutritive and sensorial value of fresh produce has increased over time, they have also become more critical on using insecticides or synthetic chemicals to preserve food quality from insects' attacks or enhance the quality attributes of minimally processed fresh produce. In addition, the increasingly stringent quarantine measures by regulatory agencies for commercial import-export of fresh produce needs more reliable technologies for quickly detecting insect infestation in fruits and vegetables before their commercialization. For these reasons, the food industry investigates alternative and non-destructive means to improve food quality. Several studies have been conducted on the development of rapid, accurate, and reliable insect infestation monitoring systems to replace invasive and subjective methods that are often inefficient. There are still major limitations to the effective in-field, as well as postharvest on-line, monitoring applications. This review presents a general overview of current non-destructive techniques for the detection of insect damage in fruits and vegetables and discusses basic principles and applications. The paper also elaborates on the specific post-harvest fruit infestation detection methods, which include principles, protocols, specific application examples, merits, and limitations. The methods reviewed include those based on spectroscopy, imaging, acoustic sensing, and chemical interactions, with greater emphasis on the noninvasive methods. This review also discusses the current research gaps as well as the future research directions for non-destructive methods' application in the detection and classification of insect infestation in fruits and vegetables.
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- Akinbode A. Adedeji
- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; (N.E.); (A.R.); (A.H.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; (N.E.); (A.R.); (A.H.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; (N.E.); (A.R.); (A.H.); (M.L.)
- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; (N.E.); (A.R.); (A.H.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (K.D.D.); (C.A.P.)
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Princeton, KY 42445-0469, USA;
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA; (K.D.D.); (C.A.P.)
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; (N.E.); (A.R.); (A.H.); (M.L.)
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Mentana A, Camele I, Mang SM, De Benedetto GE, Frisullo S, Centonze D. Volatolomics approach by HS-SPME-GC-MS and multivariate analysis to discriminate olive tree varieties infected by Xylella fastidiosa. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2019; 30:623-634. [PMID: 31020714 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a pathogenic bacterium that causes diseases in olive trees. Therefore, analytical methods for both the characterisation of the host/pathogen interaction and infection monitoring are needed. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted by plants relate to their physiological state, therefore VOCs monitoring can assist in detecting stress or infection states before visible signs are present. OBJECTIVE In this work, the headspace-solid phase microextraction-gaschromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) technique was used for the first time to highlight VOCs differences between healthy and Xf-infected olive trees. METHODOLOGY VOCs from olive tree twig samples were extracted and analysed by HS-SPME-GC-MS, and hence identified by comparing the experimental linear retention indexes with the reference values and by MS data obtained from NIST library. Data were processed by principal component analysis (PCA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS The HS-SPME step was optimised in terms of adsorbent phase and extraction time. HS-SPME-GC-MS technique was applied to the extraction and analysis of VOCs of healthy and Xf-infected olive trees. More than 100 compounds were identified and the differences between samples were evidenced by the multivariate analysis approach. The results showed the marked presence of methyl esters in Xf-infected samples, suggesting their probable involvement in the mechanism of diffusible signal factor. CONCLUSION The proposed approach represents an easy and solvent-free method to evaluate the presence of Xf in olive trees, and to evidence volatiles produced by host/pathogen interactions that could be involved in the defensive mechanism of the olive tree and/or in the infective action of Xf.
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- Annalisa Mentana
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, Foggia, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, Potenza, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, Potenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, Foggia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Via Napoli, Foggia, Italy
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Mardani H, Maninang J, Appiah KS, Oikawa Y, Azizi M, Fujii Y. Evaluation of Biological Response of Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) and Weeds to Safranal Allelochemical of Saffron ( Crocus sativus) by Using Static Exposure Method. Molecules 2019; 24:E1788. [PMID: 31072064 PMCID: PMC6539543 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24091788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Safranal, the main volatile chemical of Saffron (Crocus sativus) was studied to estimate its allelopathic effects on the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll, leaf electrolyte leakage, fresh weight, catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POX) activity of the test plant Lettuce (Lactuca sativa). In this study, the effective concentration (EC50) of safranal on CAT was estimated to be 6.12 µg/cm3. CAT activity was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by the increase in the safranal concentration while POX activity was increased. Moreover, Safranal caused significant physiological changes in chlorophyll content, leaf electrolyte leakage, and fresh weight of several weed species with Lolium multiflorum being the most sensitive. Furthermore, 5 µM Safranal showed significant inhibitory activity against dicotyledonous in comparison to the monocotyledons under greenhouse conditions. The inhibition of the CAT by safranal was similar to those of uncompetitive inhibitors, and therefore the decline in carbon fixation by plants might be the mechanism behind the inhibitory activity of safranal.
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- Hossein Mardani
- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu Campus, 2N405, 3-5-8, Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Center for Global Communication Strategies (CGCS) College of Arts and Sciences,The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu Campus, 2N405, 3-5-8, Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu Campus, 2N405, 3-5-8, Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
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- Center for Global Communication Strategies (CGCS) College of Arts and Sciences,The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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De Ollas C, Morillón R, Fotopoulos V, Puértolas J, Ollitrault P, Gómez-Cadenas A, Arbona V. Facing Climate Change: Biotechnology of Iconic Mediterranean Woody Crops. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:427. [PMID: 31057569 PMCID: PMC6477659 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The Mediterranean basin is especially sensitive to the adverse outcomes of climate change and especially to variations in rainfall patterns and the incidence of extremely high temperatures. These two concurring adverse environmental conditions will surely have a detrimental effect on crop performance and productivity that will be particularly severe on woody crops such as citrus, olive and grapevine that define the backbone of traditional Mediterranean agriculture. These woody species have been traditionally selected for traits such as improved fruit yield and quality or alteration in harvesting periods, leaving out traits related to plant field performance. This is currently a crucial aspect due to the progressive and imminent effects of global climate change. Although complete genome sequence exists for sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and clementine (Citrus clementina), olive tree (Olea europaea) and grapevine (Vitis vinifera), the development of biotechnological tools to improve stress tolerance still relies on the study of the available genetic resources including interspecific hybrids, naturally occurring (or induced) polyploids and wild relatives under field conditions. To this respect, post-genomic era studies including transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics provide a wide and unbiased view of plant physiology and biochemistry under adverse environmental conditions that, along with high-throughput phenotyping, could contribute to the characterization of plant genotypes exhibiting physiological and/or genetic traits that are correlated to abiotic stress tolerance. The ultimate goal of precision agriculture is to improve crop productivity, in terms of yield and quality, making a sustainable use of land and water resources under adverse environmental conditions using all available biotechnological tools and high-throughput phenotyping. This review focuses on the current state-of-the-art of biotechnological tools such as high throughput -omics and phenotyping on grapevine, citrus and olive and their contribution to plant breeding programs.
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- Carlos De Ollas
- Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Petit-Bourg, France
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), San-Giuliano, France
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- Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Reineke A, Selim M. Elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentrations alter grapevine (Vitis vinifera) systemic transcriptional response to European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) herbivory. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2995. [PMID: 30816321 PMCID: PMC6395777 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39979-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are among the chief factors shaping the mode and magnitude of interactions between plants and herbivorous insects. Here, we describe the first global analysis of systemic transcriptomic responses of grapevine Vitis vinifera plants to feeding of European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana larvae at future elevated CO2 concentrations. The study was conducted on mature, fruit-bearing grapevine plants under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations in a grapevine free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) facility. Grapevine transcriptional response to herbivory was clearly dependent on phenological stage, with a higher number of differentially expressed genes identified at fruit development compared to berry ripening. At fruit development, more transcripts were differentially expressed as a response to herbivory under elevated compared to ambient CO2 concentrations. Classification of the respective transcripts revealed that in particular genes involved in metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and plant-pathogen interactions were significantly enriched. Most of these genes had similar expression patterns under both CO2 concentrations, with a higher fold-change under elevated CO2 concentrations. Differences in expression levels of a subset of herbivory responsive genes were further validated by RT-qPCR. Our study indicates that future elevated CO2 concentrations will affect interactions between grapevine plants and one of its key insect pests, with consequences for future relevance of L. botrana in worldwide viticulture.
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- Annette Reineke
- Geisenheim University, Department of Crop Protection, Von-Lade-Str. 1, D-65366, Geisenheim, Germany.
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- Geisenheim University, Department of Crop Protection, Von-Lade-Str. 1, D-65366, Geisenheim, Germany
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Impact of Bactrocera oleae on the fungal microbiota of ripe olive drupes. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199403. [PMID: 30496186 PMCID: PMC6264826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The olive fruit fly (OFF), Bactrocera oleae is the most devastating pest affecting olive fruit worldwide. Previous investigations have addressed the fungal microbiome associated with olive drupes or B. oleae, but the impact of the insect on fungal communities of olive fruit remains undescribed. In the present work, the fungal microbiome of olive drupes, infested and non-infested by the OFF, was investigated in four different localities and cultivars. Olive fruit fly infestations caused a general reduction of the fungal diversity, a higher quantity of the total DNA and an increase in taxa that remained unidentified or had unknown roles. The infestations led to imbalanced fungal communities with the growth of taxa that are usually outcompeted. While it was difficult to establish a cause-effect link between fly infestation and specific fungi, it is clear that the fly alters the natural microbial balance, especially the low abundant taxa. On the other hand, the most abundant ones, were not significantly influenced by the insect. In fact, despite the slight variation between the sampling locations, Aureobasidium, Cladosporium, and Alternaria, were the dominant genera, suggesting the existence of a typical olive fungal microbiome.
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Kafkaletou M, Tsantili E. The paradox of oleuropein increase in harvested olives (Olea europea L.). JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 224-225:132-136. [PMID: 29635211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2018.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Olives are non-climacteric fruit. In a previous article, oleuropein (OE) increased substantially in fresh green olives exposed to 20 °C for 7 d, but the increases were lower in preharvest treated fruit with an ethylene synthesis inhibitor. The present aim was to investigate whether phenolic compounds, including OE, were affected by ethylene treatment in green harvested olives. Postharvest treatments with the ethylene perception inhibitor, 1 -methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at 1.5 μL L-1 for 12 h, and/or ethylene at 1000 μL L-1 at 20 °C for up to 10 d were applied to fruits of 'Konservolia' cultivar. The results showed that ethylene and/or 1-MCP had similar effects on total phenolics (TP), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and OE and these results are revealed for the first time in olives. Ethylene had no effect on green loss, but 1-MCP prevented it slightly. In all treated fruit, but not in controls, TP and TAC were increased soon after harvest and remained almost stable throughout exposure, whereas OE increased in controls and all treated at later stages (as confirmed by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS) independently of degreening. The present experiments could be applied to studies of ethylene perception and transcription related responses in these non- climacteric fruit. In practice, harvested olives do not lose their antioxidant capacity, but the OE elevation in short-stored olives at ambient temperature might have an impact on olive products quality.
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- Mina Kafkaletou
- Laboratory of Pomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Botanikos 118 55, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Pomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Botanikos 118 55, Athens, Greece.
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Grasso F, Coppola M, Carbone F, Baldoni L, Alagna F, Perrotta G, Pérez-Pulido AJ, Garonna A, Facella P, Daddiego L, Lopez L, Vitiello A, Rao R, Corrado G. The transcriptional response to the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) reveals extended differences between tolerant and susceptible olive (Olea europaea L.) varieties. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183050. [PMID: 28797083 PMCID: PMC5552259 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the most devastating pest of cultivated olive (Olea europaea L.). Intraspecific variation in plant resistance to B. oleae has been described only at phenotypic level. In this work, we used a transcriptomic approach to study the molecular response to the olive fruit fly in two olive cultivars with contrasting level of susceptibility. Using next-generation pyrosequencing, we first generated a catalogue of more than 80,000 sequences expressed in drupes from approximately 700k reads. The assembled sequences were used to develop a microarray layout with over 60,000 olive-specific probes. The differential gene expression analysis between infested (i.e. with II or III instar larvae) and control drupes indicated a significant intraspecific variation between the more tolerant and susceptible cultivar. Around 2500 genes were differentially regulated in infested drupes of the tolerant variety. The GO annotation of the differentially expressed genes implies that the inducible resistance to the olive fruit fly involves a number of biological functions, cellular processes and metabolic pathways, including those with a known role in defence, oxidative stress responses, cellular structure, hormone signalling, and primary and secondary metabolism. The difference in the induced transcriptional changes between the cultivars suggests a strong genetic role in the olive inducible defence, which can ultimately lead to the discovery of factors associated with a higher level of tolerance to B. oleae.
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- Filomena Grasso
- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per l’Olivicoltura e l’Industria Olearia, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Rende (CS), Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), CNR, Perugia, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR), CNR, Perugia, Italy
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- Trisaia Research Center, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rotondella (MT), Italy
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- Departamento Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Trisaia Research Center, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rotondella (MT), Italy
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- Trisaia Research Center, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rotondella (MT), Italy
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- Trisaia Research Center, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rotondella (MT), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
- * E-mail: (RR); (CG)
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici (NA), Italy
- * E-mail: (RR); (CG)
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Giovino A, Martinelli F, Saia S. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus attack affects a group of compounds rather than rearranging Phoenix canariensis metabolic pathways. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 58:388-96. [PMID: 26399847 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The red palm weevil (RPW; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is spreading worldwide and severely harming many palm species. However, most studies on RPW focused on insect biology, and little information is available about the plant response to the attack. In the present experiment, we used metabolomics to study the alteration of the leaf metabolome of Phoenix canariensis at initial (1st stage) or advanced (2nd stage) attack by RPW compared with healthy (unattacked) plants. The leaf metabolome significantly varied among treatments. At the 1st stage of attack, plants showed a reprogramming of carbohydrate and organic acid metabolism; in contrast, peptides and lipid metabolic pathways underwent more changes during the 2nd than 1st stage of attack. Enrichment metabolomics analysis indicated that RPW attack mostly affected a particular group of compounds rather than rearranging plant metabolic pathways. Some compounds selectively affected during the 1st rather than 2nd stage (e.g. phenylalanine; tryptophan; cellobiose; xylose; quinate; xylonite; idonate; and iso-threonate; cellobiotol and arbutine) are upstream events in the phenylpropanoid, terpenoid and alkaloid biosynthesis. These compounds could be designated as potential markers of initial RPW attack. However, further investigation is needed to determine efficient early screening methods of RPW attack based on the concentrations of these molecules.
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- Antonio Giovino
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA), Unità di ricerca per il recupero e la valorizzazione delle Specie Floricole Mediterranee (CREA-SFM), 90011, Bagheria (PA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (SAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edif. 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
- Istituto Euromediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia (IEMEST), Via E. Amari 123, 90139, Palermo, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA), Unità di ricerca per il recupero e la valorizzazione delle Specie Floricole Mediterranee (CREA-SFM), 90011, Bagheria (PA), Italy
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- Hailing Jin
- Director of Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program, Center for Plant Cell Biology, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, USA
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