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Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
- Source :
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 98:3915-3925
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- Aroma profile and carotenoids content of melon flesh are two important aspects influencing the quality of this fruit that have been characterized using only selected genotypes. However, the extant variability of the whole species remains unknown.; Results: A complete view of the volatile/carotenoid profiles of melon flesh was obtained analyzing 71 accessions, representing the whole diversity of the species. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography were used to analyze 200 volatile compounds and five carotenoids. Genotypes were classified into two main clusters (high/low aroma), but with a large diversity of differential profiles within each cluster, consistent with the ripening behavior, flesh color and proposed evolutionary and breeding history of the different horticultural groups.; Conclusion: Our results highlight the huge amount of untapped aroma diversity of melon germplasm, especially of non-commercial types. Also, landraces with high nutritional value with regard to carotenoids have been identified. All this knowledge will encourage melon breeding, facilitating the selection of the genetic resources more appropriate to develop cultivars with new aromatic profiles or to minimize the impact of breeding on melon quality. The newly characterized sources provide the basis for further investigations into specific genes/alleles contributing to melon flesh quality. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.; © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Germplasm
chemistry.chemical_classification
Nutrition and Dietetics
biology
Melon
Flesh
Ripening
biology.organism_classification
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Horticulture
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
Cultivar
Agronomy and Crop Science
Carotenoid
Cucumis
Aroma
010606 plant biology & botany
Food Science
Biotechnology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00225142
- Volume :
- 98
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f99b51f139092450db5e7404b0cfefdd