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Targeted Metabolome Profiling of Indonesian Shallots and Japanese Long-Day/Short-Day Bulb Onions. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12121260. [PMID: 36557300 PMCID: PMC9783499 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12121260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this study, targeted metabolome analysis was applied to identify the discriminative metabolites between Indonesian shallot landraces, Japanese long-day onion (LDO) varieties, and Japanese short-day onion (SDO) varieties. In total, 172 metabolite signal intensities were subjected to multivariate PLS-DA, VIP, and random forest modeling to gain further insight into genotype-specific metabolites. PLS-DA divides the examined genotypes into three different clusters, implying that shallot landraces exhibited a distinct metabolite profile compared with Japanese LDO and SDO varieties. The PLS-DA, VIP, and random forest results indicated that the shallot and LDO are richer in metabolite constituents in comparison with the SDO. Specifically, amino acids and organosulfur compounds were the key characteristic metabolites in shallot and LDO genotypes. The analysis of S-alk(en)yl-L-cysteine sulfoxide (ACSO) compounds showed higher accumulation in the shallot landraces relative to LDO and SDO varieties, which explains the stronger pungency and odor in shallots. In addition, the LDO showed higher ACSO content compared with the SDO, implying that long-day cultivation might enhance sulfur assimilation in the Japanese onion. The LDO 'Super Kitamomiji' and the shallots 'Probolinggo' and 'Thailand' showed higher ACSO content than other varieties, making it useful for Allium breeding to improve the flavor and stress tolerance of onions.
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Lyngkhoi F, Saini N, Gaikwad AB, Thirunavukkarasu N, Verma P, Silvar C, Yadav S, Khar A. Genetic diversity and population structure in onion ( Allium cepa L.) accessions based on morphological and molecular approaches. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:2517-2532. [PMID: 34924708 PMCID: PMC8639984 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bulb onion is cultivated throughout the world for consumption as vegetable and processed products. Although having high global demand and economic significance, information about genetic diversity and genomic resources is limited. This study investigated the variability of 96 accessions representing seventeen countries. Out of 145 SSR markers, 62 SSRs amplified and 15 SSRs gave consistent polymorphic bands. Fifty three alleles were detected with an average of 3.533 alleles per locus. PIC value ranged from 0.219 (ACM463) to 0.715 (ACM091). Structure and cluster analysis grouped the onion accessions into two clusters. Discriminant analysis of principal components, a tool that maximizes variation between groups while minimizing that within groups, assorted accessions into five clusters. Analysis of molecular variance revealed maximum variation within the populations than among the populations. Highest genetic differentiation (FST = 0.11045; p < 0.001) was observed between Europe and Japan populations whereas the lowest genetic differentiation (FST = 0.05714; p < 0.001) was recorded between India and Japan. Principal component analysis of morphological traits suggested two principal components cumulatively accounting for 74.4% of the total variance. First component (PC1) was positively and strongly correlated with bulbing whereas second component (PC2) had leaf colour with the highest coefficient. Clustering was not on the basis of bulb colour, bulb formation, or flowering but on the basis of geographical origin. Based on clustering, crossing of distantly related accessions can provide an insight about the hybrid vigour of these diverse accessions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01101-3.
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110 012 India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Grupo de Investigación en Bioloxía Evolutiva, Departamento de Bioloxía, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110 012 India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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Lee YR, Kim CW, Han J, Choi HJ, Han K, Lee ES, Kim DS, Lee J, Siddique MI, Lee HE. Genotyping-by-Sequencing Derived Genetic Linkage Map and Quantitative Trait Loci for Sugar Content in Onion ( Allium cepa L.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:plants10112267. [PMID: 34834630 PMCID: PMC8625195 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Onion (2n = 2x = 16) has been a nutritional, medicinal and economically valuable vegetable crop all over the world since ancient times. To accelerate the molecular breeding in onion, genetic linkage maps are prerequisite. However, construction of genetic linkage maps of onion remains relatively rudimentary due to a large genome (about 16.3 Gbp) as well as biennial life cycle, cross-pollinated nature, and high inbreeding depression. In this study, we constructed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genetic linkage map of onion in an F2 segregating population derived from a cross between the doubled haploid line '16P118' and inbred line 'Sweet Green' through genotyping by sequencing (GBS). A total of 207.3 Gbp of raw sequences were generated using an Illumina HiSeq X system, and 24,341 SNPs were identified with the criteria based on three minimum depths, lower than 30% missing rate, and more than 5% minor allele frequency. As a result, an onion genetic linkage map consisting of 216 GBS-based SNPs were constructed comprising eight linkage groups spanning a genetic length of 827.0 cM. Furthermore, we identified the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for the sucrose, glucose, fructose, and total sugar content across the onion genome. We identified a total of four QTLs associated with sucrose (qSC4.1), glucose (qGC5.1), fructose (qFC5.1), and total sugar content (qTSC5.1) explaining the phenotypic variation (R2%) ranging from 6.07-11.47%. This map and QTL information will contribute to develop the molecular markers to breed the cultivars with high sugar content in onion.
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- Ye-Rin Lee
- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Postharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea;
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea;
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea; (Y.-R.L.); (C.W.K.); (J.H.); (K.H.); (E.S.L.); (D.-S.K.); (M.I.S.)
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Malik G, Dhatt AS, Malik AA. A Review of Genetic Understanding and Amelioration of Edible Allium Species. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2019.1709202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Geetika Malik
- Division of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K, India
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- Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Division of Vegetable Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shalimar, J&K, India
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Although flavor is an essential element for consumer acceptance of food, breeding programs have focused primarily on yield, leading to significant declines in flavor for many vegetables. The deterioration of flavor quality has concerned breeders; however, the complexity of this trait has hindered efforts to improve or even maintain it. Recently, the integration of flavor-associated metabolic profiling with other omics methodologies derived from big data has become a prominent trend in this research field. Here, we provide an overview of known metabolites contributing to flavor in the major vegetables as well as genetic analyses of the relevant metabolic pathways based on different approaches, especially multi-omics. We present examples demonstrating how omics analyses can help us to understand the accomplishments of historical flavor breeding practices and implement further improvements. The integration of genetics, cultivation, and postharvest practices with genome-scale data analyses will create enormous potential for further flavor quality improvements.
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- Guangtao Zhu
- The CAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
- Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518124, China
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- Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518124, China
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, Plant Innovation Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518124, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Sino-Dutch Joint Laboratory of Horticultural Genomics, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
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Shukla S, Iquebal M, Jaiswal S, Angadi U, Fatma S, Kumar N, Jasrotia RS, Fatima Y, Rai A, Kumar D. The Onion Genomic Resource: A genomics and bioinformatics driven resource for onion breeding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plgene.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sun XD, Yu XH, Zhou SM, Liu SQ. De novo assembly and characterization of the Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) transcriptome using Illumina technology. Mol Genet Genomics 2015; 291:647-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1131-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wako T, Yamashita KI, Tsukazaki H, Ohara T, Kojima A, Yaguchi S, Shimazaki S, Midorikawa N, Sakai T, Yamauchi N, Shigyo M. Screening and incorporation of rust resistance from Allium cepa into bunching onion (Allium fistulosum) via alien chromosome addition. Genome 2015. [PMID: 26218854 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bunching onion (Allium fistulosum L.; 2n = 16), bulb onion (Allium cepa L. Common onion group), and shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) cultivars were inoculated with rust fungus, Puccinia allii, isolated from bunching onion. Bulb onions and shallots are highly resistant to rust, suggesting they would serve as useful resources for breeding rust resistant bunching onions. To identify the A. cepa chromosome(s) related to rust resistance, a complete set of eight A. fistulosum - shallot monosomic alien addition lines (MAALs) were inoculated with P. allii. At the seedling stage, FF+1A showed a high level of resistance in controlled-environment experiments, suggesting that the genes related to rust resistance could be located on shallot chromosome 1A. While MAAL, multi-chromosome addition line, and hypoallotriploid adult plants did not exhibit strong resistance to rust. In contrast to the high resistance of shallot, the addition line FF+1A+5A showed reproducibly high levels of rust resistance.
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- Tadayuki Wako
- a NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan.,b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- a NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- a NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- a NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- a NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie 514-2392, Japan
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- b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- c Mikado Kyowa Seed Co. Ltd., 2789-1 Shimo-Ohtaki, Ohtaki, Isumi, Chiba 298-0202, Japan
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- c Mikado Kyowa Seed Co. Ltd., 2789-1 Shimo-Ohtaki, Ohtaki, Isumi, Chiba 298-0202, Japan
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- c Mikado Kyowa Seed Co. Ltd., 2789-1 Shimo-Ohtaki, Ohtaki, Isumi, Chiba 298-0202, Japan
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- b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.,d Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- b The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.,d Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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Romanov D, Divashuk M, Havey MJ, Khrustaleva L. Tyramide-FISH mapping of single genes for development of an integrated recombination and cytogenetic map of chromosome 5 of Allium cepa. Genome 2015; 58:111-9. [PMID: 26158384 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Chromosome 5 of onion carries major quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control dry-matter content, pungency and storability of bulbs, amounts and types of epicuticular waxes, and resistances to abiotic factors, all of which are of interest to breeders. SNPs, SSRs, and RFLPs in expressed regions of the onion genome have been genetically mapped, and we used these clones and sequences from the NCBI database to develop DNA probes for in situ hybridization to integrate the genetic and physical maps of onion chromosome 5. We produced genomic amplicons from expressed regions of the onion genome that carried both exons and introns in order to increase the hybridization specificity of the probes and to enlarge the target DNA sizes. Tyramide-FISH technique was used to increase the detection sensitivity of relatively short target DNA regions, which range from 950 to 2100 bp. Through the integration of genetic and chromosomal maps, we were able to estimate the distribution of recombination events along onion chromosome 5. We demonstrated the efficiency of chromosomal in situ mapping of exon-intron genomic clones for the extremely large genome of onion.
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- Dmitry Romanov
- a Center of Molecular Biotechnology, Russian State Agrarian University - MTAA, Moscow 127550, Russia
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- a Center of Molecular Biotechnology, Russian State Agrarian University - MTAA, Moscow 127550, Russia
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- b USDA-ARS and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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- a Center of Molecular Biotechnology, Russian State Agrarian University - MTAA, Moscow 127550, Russia
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Baldwin S, Revanna R, Pither-Joyce M, Shaw M, Wright K, Thomson S, Moya L, Lee R, Macknight R, McCallum J. Genetic analyses of bolting in bulb onion (Allium cepa L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:535-547. [PMID: 24247236 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2232-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We present the first evidence for a QTL conditioning an adaptive trait in bulb onion, and the first linkage and population genetics analyses of candidate genes involved in photoperiod and vernalization physiology. Economic production of bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) requires adaptation to photoperiod and temperature such that a bulb is formed in the first year and a flowering umbel in the second. 'Bolting', or premature flowering before bulb maturation, is an undesirable trait strongly selected against by breeders during adaptation of germplasm. To identify genome regions associated with adaptive traits we conducted linkage mapping and population genetic analyses of candidate genes, and QTL analysis of bolting using a low-density linkage map. We performed tagged amplicon sequencing of ten candidate genes, including the FT-like gene family, in eight diverse populations to identify polymorphisms and seek evidence of differentiation. Low nucleotide diversity and negative estimates of Tajima's D were observed for most genes, consistent with purifying selection. Significant population differentiation was observed only in AcFT2 and AcSOC1. Selective genotyping in a large 'Nasik Red × CUDH2150' F2 family revealed genome regions on chromosomes 1, 3 and 6 associated (LOD > 3) with bolting. Validation genotyping of two F2 families grown in two environments confirmed that a QTL on chromosome 1, which we designate AcBlt1, consistently conditions bolting susceptibility in this cross. The chromosome 3 region, which coincides with a functionally characterised acid invertase, was not associated with bolting in other environments, but showed significant association with bulb sucrose content in this and other mapping pedigrees. These putative QTL and candidate genes were placed on the onion map, enabling future comparative studies of adaptive traits.
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- Samantha Baldwin
- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, Private Bag, 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Duangjit J, Bohanec B, Chan AP, Town CD, Havey MJ. Transcriptome sequencing to produce SNP-based genetic maps of onion. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2013; 126:2093-101. [PMID: 23689743 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2121-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We used the Roche-454 platform to sequence from normalized cDNA libraries from each of two inbred lines of onion (OH1 and 5225). From approximately 1.6 million reads from each inbred, 27,065 and 33,254 cDNA contigs were assembled from OH1 and 5225, respectively. In total, 3,364 well supported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 1,716 cDNA contigs were identified between these two inbreds. One SNP on each of 1,256 contigs was randomly selected for genotyping. OH1 and 5225 were crossed and 182 gynogenic haploids extracted from hybrid plants were used for SNP mapping. A total of 597 SNPs segregated in the OH1 × 5225 haploid family and a genetic map of ten linkage groups (LOD ≥8) was constructed. Three hundred and thirty-nine of the newly identified SNPs were also mapped using a previously developed segregating family from BYG15-23 × AC43, and 223 common SNPs were used to join the two maps. Because these new SNPs are in expressed regions of the genome and commonly occur among onion germplasms, they will be useful for genetic mapping, gene tagging, marker-aided selection, quality control of seed lots, and fingerprinting of cultivars.
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- J Duangjit
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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McManus MT, Joshi S, Searle B, Pither-Joyce M, Shaw M, Leung S, Albert N, Shigyo M, Jakse J, Havey MJ, McCallum J. Genotypic variation in sulfur assimilation and metabolism of onion (Allium cepa L.) III. Characterization of sulfite reductase. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2012; 83:34-42. [PMID: 22944351 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Genomic and cDNA sequences corresponding to a ferredoxin-sulfite reductase (SiR) have been cloned from bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) and the expression of the gene and activity of the enzyme characterized with respect to sulfur (S) supply. Cloning, mapping and expression studies revealed that onion has a single functional SiR gene and also expresses an unprocessed pseudogene (φ-SiR). Northern and qPCR analysis revealed differences in expression pattern between the SiR gene and the pseudogene. Western analysis using antibodies raised to a recombinant SiR revealed that the enzyme is present in chloroplasts and phylogenetic analysis has shown that the onion protein groups with lower eudicots. In hydroponically-grown plants, levels of SiR transcripts were significantly higher in the roots of S-sufficient when compared with S-deficient plants of the pungent cultivar 'W202A' but not the less pungent cultivar 'Texas Grano'. In these same treatments, a higher level of enzyme activity was observed in the S-sufficient treatment in leaves of both cultivars before and after bulbing. In a factorial field trial with and without sulfur fertilization, a statistically significant increase in SiR activity was observed in the leaves of the pungent cultivar 'Kojak' in response to added S but not in the less pungent cultivar 'Encore'.
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- Michael T McManus
- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Sun X, Zhou S, Meng F, Liu S. De novo assembly and characterization of the garlic (Allium sativum) bud transcriptome by Illumina sequencing. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:1823-8. [PMID: 22684307 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1295-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Garlic is widely used as a spice throughout the world for the culinary value of its flavor and aroma, which are created by the chemical transformation of a series of organic sulfur compounds. To analyze the transcriptome of Allium sativum and discover the genes involved in sulfur metabolism, cDNAs derived from the total RNA of Allium sativum buds were analyzed by Illumina sequencing. Approximately 26.67 million 90 bp paired-end clean reads were achieved in two libraries. A total of 127,933 unigenes were generated by de novo assembly and were compared with the sequences in public databases. Of these, 45,286 unigenes had significant hits to the sequences in the Nr database, 29,514 showed significant similarity to known proteins in the Swiss-Prot database and, 20,706 and 21,952 unigenes had significant similarity to existing sequences in the KEGG and COG databases, respectively. Moreover, genes involved in organic sulfur biosynthesis were identified. These unigenes data will provide the foundation for research on gene expression, genomics and functional genomics in Allium sativum. Key message The obtained unigenes will provide the foundation for research on functional genomics in Allium sativum and its closely related species, and fill the gap of the existing plant EST database.
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- Xiudong Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, China.
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Chromosomal Organization and Sequence Diversity of Genes Encoding Lachrymatory Factor Synthase in Allium cepa L. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2012; 2:643-51. [PMID: 22690373 PMCID: PMC3362293 DOI: 10.1534/g3.112.002592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lachrymatory factor synthase (LFS) catalyzes the formation of lachrymatory factor, one of the most distinctive traits of bulb onion (Allium cepa L.). Therefore, we used LFS as a model for a functional gene in a huge genome, and we examined the chromosomal organization of LFS in A. cepa by multiple approaches. The first-level analysis completed the chromosomal assignment of LFS gene to chromosome 5 of A. cepa via the use of a complete set of A. fistulosum–shallot (A. cepa L. Aggregatum group) monosomic addition lines. Subsequent use of an F2 mapping population from the interspecific cross A. cepa × A. roylei confirmed the assignment of an LFS locus to this chromosome. Sequence comparison of two BAC clones bearing LFS genes, LFS amplicons from diverse germplasm, and expressed sequences from a doubled haploid line revealed variation consistent with duplicated LFS genes. Furthermore, the BAC-FISH study using the two BAC clones as a probe showed that LFS genes are localized in the proximal region of the long arm of the chromosome. These results suggested that LFS in A. cepa is transcribed from at least two loci and that they are localized on chromosome 5.
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McCallum J, Baldwin S, Shigyo M, Deng Y, van Heusden S, Pither-Joyce M, Kenel F. AlliumMap-A comparative genomics resource for cultivated Allium vegetables. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:168. [PMID: 22559261 PMCID: PMC3423043 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Vegetables of the genus Allium are widely consumed but remain poorly understood genetically. Genetic mapping has been conducted in intraspecific crosses of onion (Allium cepa L.), A. fistulosum and interspecific crosses between A. roylei and these two species, but it has not been possible to access genetic maps and underlying data from these studies easily. Description An online comparative genomics database, AlliumMap, has been developed based on the GMOD CMap tool at http://alliumgenetics.org. It has been populated with curated data linking genetic maps with underlying markers and sequence data from multiple studies. It includes data from multiple onion mapping populations as well as the most closely related species A. roylei and A. fistulosum. Further onion EST-derived markers were evaluated in the A. cepa x A. roylei interspecific population, enabling merging of the AFLP-based maps. In addition, data concerning markers assigned in multiple studies to the Allium physical map using A. cepa-A. fistulosum alien monosomic addition lines have been compiled. The compiled data reveal extensive synteny between onion and A. fistulosum. Conclusions The database provides the first online resource providing genetic map and marker data from multiple Allium species and populations. The additional markers placed on the interspecific Allium map confirm the value of A. roylei as a valuable bridge between the genetics of onion and A. fistulosum and as a means to conduct efficient mapping of expressed sequence markers in Allium. The data presented suggest that comparative approaches will be valuable for genetic and genomic studies of onion and A. fistulosum. This online resource will provide a valuable means to integrate genetic and sequence-based explorations of Allium genomes.
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- John McCallum
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Vu HQ, Yoshimatsu Y, Khrustaleva LI, Yamauchi N, Shigyo M. Alien genes introgression and development of alien monosomic addition lines from a threatened species, Allium roylei Stearn, to Allium cepa L. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 124:1241-1257. [PMID: 22234606 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1783-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To produce alien monosomic addition lines (AMALs) of Allium cepa (genomes CC, 2n = 2x = 16) carrying extrachromosomes from Allium roylei (RR, 2n = 2x = 16), reciprocal backcrossing of allotriploids (2n = 24, CCR) with diploids (2n = 16, CC) and selfing of a single allotriploid were carried out. The chromosome numbers in the BC(2)F(1) and BC(1)F(2) progenies ranged from 16 to 32. Forty-eight plants were recorded to possess 2n = 17 among a total of 169 plants in observation. Through the analyses of isozymes, expressed sequence tag (EST) markers, and karyotypes, all eight possible types of A. cepa-A. roylei monosomic addition lines (CC+1R-CC+8R) could be identified. Seven types of representative AMALs (without CC+2R) were used for the GISH analysis of somatic chromosomes. Except for CC+6R, all AMALs showed an entire (unrecombined) extrachromosome from A. roylei in the integral diploid background of A. cepa. A single recombination between A. cepa and A. roylei was observed on the extrachromosome in the remaining type. All alloplasmic AMALs possessing A. roylei cytoplasm showed high or complete pollen sterility. Only the autoplasmic CC+4R with A. cepa cytoplasm possessed relatively high pollen fertility. The bulbs of CC+4R displayed the distinct ovoid shape that discriminates them from spherical or oval ones in other AMALs. Downy mildew screening in the field showed higher resistance in A. roylei, a hypo-allotriploid (CCR-nR, 2n = 23), and an allotriploid (CCR, 2n = 24). Meanwhile, no complete resistance was found in some AMALs examined. This was the first trial toward the establishment of a complete set of A. cepa-A. roylei monosomic additions.
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- Hoa Q Vu
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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McCallum J, Thomas L, Shaw M, Pither-Joyce M, Leung S, Cumming M, McManus MT. Genotypic variation in the sulfur assimilation and metabolism of onion (Allium cepa L.) I. Plant composition and transcript accumulation. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2011; 72:882-887. [PMID: 21470645 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2010] [Revised: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Organosulfur compounds are major sinks for assimilated sulfate in onion (Allium cepa L.) and accumulation varies widely due to plant genotype and sulfur nutrition. In order to better characterise sulfur metabolism phenotypes and identify potential control points we compared plant composition and transcript accumulation of the primary sulfur assimilation pathway in the high pungency genotype 'W202A' and the low pungency genotype 'Texas Grano 438' grown hydroponically under S deficient (S-) and S-sufficient (S+) conditions. Accumulation of total S and alk(en)yl cysteine sulfoxide flavour precursors was significantly higher under S+ conditions and in 'W202A' in agreement with previous studies. Leaf sulfate and cysteine levels were significantly higher in 'W202A' and under S+. Glutathione levels were reduced by S- treatment but were not affected by genotype, suggesting that thiol pool sizes are regulated differently in mild and pungent onions. The only significant treatment effect observed on transcript accumulation in leaves was an elevated accumulation of O-acetyl serine thiol-lyase under S-. By contrast, transcript accumulation of all genes in roots was influenced by one or more treatments. APS reductase transcript level was not affected by genotype but was strongly increased by S-. Significant genotype×S treatment effects were observed in a root high affinity-sulfur transporter and ferredoxin-sulfite reductase. ATP sulfurylase transcript levels were significantly higher under S+ and in 'W202A'.
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- John McCallum
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Tsukazaki H, Yamashita KI, Yaguchi S, Yamashita K, Hagihara T, Shigyo M, Kojima A, Wako T. Direct determination of the chromosomal location of bunching onion and bulb onion markers using bunching onion-shallot monosomic additions and allotriploid-bunching onion single alien deletions. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2011; 122:501-510. [PMID: 20938763 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-010-1464-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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To determine the chromosomal location of bunching onion (Allium fistulosum L.) simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and bulb onion (A. cepa L.) expressed sequence tags (ESTs), we used a complete set of bunching onion-shallot monosomic addition lines and allotriploid bunching onion single alien deletion lines as testers. Of a total of 2,159 markers (1,198 bunching onion SSRs, 324 bulb onion EST-SSRs and 637 bulb onion EST-derived non-SSRs), chromosomal locations were identified for 406 markers in A. fistulosum and/or A. cepa. Most of the bunching onion SSRs with identified chromosomal locations showed polymorphism in bunching onion (89.5%) as well as bulb onion lines (66.1%). Using these markers, we constructed a bunching onion linkage map (1,261 cM), which consisted of 16 linkage groups with 228 markers, 106 of which were newly located. All linkage groups of this map were assigned to the eight basal Allium chromosomes. In this study, we assigned 513 markers to the eight chromosomes of A. fistulosum and A. cepa. Together with 254 markers previously located on a separate bunching onion map, we have identified chromosomal locations for 766 markers in total. These chromosome-specific markers will be useful for the intensive mapping of desirable genes or QTLs for agricultural traits, and to obtain DNA markers linked to these.
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- Hikaru Tsukazaki
- National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, NARO, 360 Ano-Kusawa, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
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Goldman IL. Molecular breeding of healthy vegetables. EMBO Rep 2011; 12:96-102. [PMID: 21252942 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Irwin L Goldman
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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