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Guerrero BI, Fadón E, Guerra ME, Rodrigo J. Perspectives on the adaptation of Japanese plum-type cultivars to reduced winter chilling in two regions of Spain. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1343593. [PMID: 38693925 PMCID: PMC11061358 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1343593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Japanese plum, like other temperate fruit tree species, has cultivar-specific temperature requirements during dormancy for proper flowering. Knowing the temperature requirements of this species is of increasing interest due to the great genetic variability that exists among the available Japanese plum-type cultivars, since most of them are interspecific hybrids. The reduction of winter chilling caused by climate change is threatening their cultivation in many regions. In this work, the adaptation perspectives of 21 Japanese plum-type cultivars were analyzed in two of the main plum-growing regions in Spain, Badajoz and Zaragoza, to future climate conditions. Endodormancy release for subsequent estimation of chilling and heat requirements was determined through empirical experiments conducted during dormancy at least over two years. Chill requirements were calculated using three models [chilling hours (CH), chilling units (CU) and chilling portions (CP)] and heat requirements using growing degree hours (GDH). Chilling requirements ranged 277-851 CH, 412-1,030 CU and 26-51 CP, and heat requirements ranged from 4,343 to 9,525 GDH. The potential adaption of the cultivars to future warmer conditions in both regions was assessed using climate projections under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP), RCP4.5 (effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions) and RCP8.5 (continuous increase in greenhouse gas emissions), in two time horizons, from the middle to the end of 21st century, with temperature projections from 15 Global Climate Models. The probability of satisfying the estimated cultivar-specific chilling requirements in Badajoz was lower than in Zaragoza, because of the lower chill availability predicted. In this region, the cultivars analyzed herein may have limited cultivation because the predicted reduction in winter chill may result in the chilling requirements not being successfully fulfilled.
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- Brenda I. Guerrero
- Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Área de Fruticultura Mediterránea, Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias “Finca La Orden-Valdesequera”, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) A-V, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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Yuan Y, Zeng L, Kong D, Mao Y, Xu Y, Wang M, Zhao Y, Jiang CZ, Zhang Y, Sun D. Abscisic acid-induced transcription factor PsMYB306 negatively regulates tree peony bud dormancy release. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 194:2449-2471. [PMID: 38206196 PMCID: PMC10980420 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Bud dormancy is a crucial strategy for perennial plants to withstand adverse winter conditions. However, the regulatory mechanism of bud dormancy in tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) remains largely unknown. Here, we observed dramatically reduced and increased accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA) and bioactive gibberellins (GAs) GA1 and GA3, respectively, during bud endodormancy release of tree peony under prolonged chilling treatment. An Illumina RNA sequencing study was performed to identify potential genes involved in the bud endodormancy regulation in tree peony. Correlation matrix, principal component, and interaction network analyses identified a downregulated MYB transcription factor gene, PsMYB306, the expression of which positively correlated with 9-CIS-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE 3 (PsNCED3) expression. Protein modeling analysis revealed 4 residues within the R2R3 domain of PsMYB306 to possess DNA binding capability. Transcription of PsMYB306 was increased by ABA treatment. Overexpression of PsMYB306 in petunia (Petunia hybrida) inhibited seed germination and plant growth, concomitant with elevated ABA and decreased GA contents. Silencing of PsMYB306 accelerated cold-triggered tree peony bud burst and influenced the production of ABA and GAs and the expression of their biosynthetic genes. ABA application reduced bud dormancy release and transcription of ENT-KAURENOIC ACID OXIDASE 1 (PsKAO1), GA20-OXIDASE 1 (PsGA20ox1), and GA3-OXIDASE 1 (PsGA3ox1) associated with GA biosynthesis in PsMYB306-silenced buds. In vivo and in vitro binding assays confirmed that PsMYB306 specifically transactivated the promoter of PsNCED3. Silencing of PsNCED3 also promoted bud break and growth. Altogether, our findings suggest that PsMYB306 negatively modulates cold-induced bud endodormancy release by regulating ABA production.
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- Yanping Yuan
- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Song GQ, Liu Z, Zhong GY. Regulatory frameworks involved in the floral induction, formation and developmental programming of woody horticultural plants: a case study on blueberries. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1336892. [PMID: 38410737 PMCID: PMC10894941 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1336892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Flowering represents a crucial stage in the life cycles of plants. Ensuring strong and consistent flowering is vital for maintaining crop production amidst the challenges presented by climate change. In this review, we summarized key recent efforts aimed at unraveling the complexities of plant flowering through genetic, genomic, physiological, and biochemical studies in woody species, with a special focus on the genetic control of floral initiation and activation in woody horticultural species. Key topics covered in the review include major flowering pathway genes in deciduous woody plants, regulation of the phase transition from juvenile to adult stage, the roles of CONSTANS (CO) and CO-like gene and FLOWERING LOCUS T genes in flower induction, the floral regulatory role of GA-DELLA pathway, and the multifunctional roles of MADS-box genes in flowering and dormancy release triggered by chilling. Based on our own research work in blueberries, we highlighted the central roles played by two key flowering pathway genes, FLOWERING LOCUS T and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1, which regulate floral initiation and activation (dormancy release), respectively. Collectively, our survey shows both the conserved and diverse aspects of the flowering pathway in annual and woody plants, providing insights into the potential molecular mechanisms governing woody plants. This paves the way for enhancing the resilience and productivity of fruit-bearing crops in the face of changing climatic conditions, all through the perspective of genetic interventions.
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- Guo-Qing Song
- Plant Biotechnology Resource and Outreach Center, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- USDA Agricultural Research Services, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- USDA Agricultural Research Services, Grape Genetics Research Unit and Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Geneva, NY, United States
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Rehman S, Bahadur S, Xia W. An overview of floral regulatory genes in annual and perennial plants. Gene 2023; 885:147699. [PMID: 37567454 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The floral initiation in angiosperms is a complex process influenced by endogenous and exogenous signals. With this approach, we aim to provide a comprehensive review to integrate this complex floral regulatory process and summarize the regulatory genes and their functions in annuals and perennials. Seven primary paths leading to flowering have been discovered in Arabidopsis under several growth condition that include; photoperiod, ambient temperature, vernalization, gibberellins, autonomous, aging and carbohydrates. These pathways involve a series of interlinked signaling pathways that respond to both internal and external signals, such as light, temperature, hormones, and developmental cues, to coordinate the expression of genes that are involved in flower development. Among them, the photoperiodic pathway was the most important and conserved as some of the fundamental loci and mechanisms are shared even by closely related plant species. The activation of floral regulatory genes such as FLC, FT, LFY, and SOC1 that determine floral meristem identity and the transition to the flowering stage result from the merging of these pathways. Recent studies confirmed that alternative splicing, antisense RNA and epigenetic modification play crucial roles by regulating the expression of genes related to blooming. In this review, we documented recent progress in the floral transition time in annuals and perennials, with emphasis on the specific regulatory mechanisms along with the application of various molecular approaches including overexpression studies, RNA interference and Virus-induced flowering. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between annual and perennial flowering will aid significant contributions to the field by elucidating the mechanisms of perennial plant development and floral initiation regulation.
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- Shazia Rehman
- Sanya Nanfan Research Institution, Hainan University, Haikou 572025, China; College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228 China
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- Sanya Nanfan Research Institution, Hainan University, Haikou 572025, China; College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Yu S, Amaral D, Brown PH, Ferguson L, Tian L. Temporal transcriptome and metabolite analyses provide insights into the biochemical and physiological processes underlying endodormancy release in pistachio ( Pistacia vera L.) flower buds. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1240442. [PMID: 37810399 PMCID: PMC10556704 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1240442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.), an economically and nutritionally important tree crop, relies on winter chill for bud endodormancy break and subsequent blooming and nut production. However, insufficient winter chill poses an increasing challenge in pistachio growing regions. To gain a better understanding of the physiological and biochemical responses of endodormant pistachio buds to chilling accumulation, we investigated the global gene expression changes in flower buds of pistachio cv. Kerman that were cultivated at three different orchard locations and exposed to increasing durations of winter chill. The expression of genes encoding β-1,3-glucanase and β-amylase, enzymes responsible for breaking down callose (β-1,3-glucan) and starch (α-1,4-glucan), respectively, increased during the endodormancy break of pistachio buds. This result suggested that the breakdown of callose obstructing stomata as well as the release of glucose from starch enables symplasmic trafficking and provides energy for bud endodormancy break and growth. Interestingly, as chilling accumulation increased, there was a decrease in the expression of nine-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), encoding an enzyme that uses carotenoids as substrates and catalyzes the rate-limiting step in abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis. The decrease in NCED expression suggests ABA biosynthesis is suppressed, thus reducing inhibition of endodormancy break. The higher levels of carotenoid precursors and a decrease in ABA content in buds undergoing endodormancy break supports this suggestion. Collectively, the temporal transcriptome and biochemical analyses revealed that the degradation of structural (callose) and non-structural (starch) carbohydrates, along with the attenuation of ABA biosynthesis, are critical processes driving endodormancy break in pistachio buds.
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- Shu Yu
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- University of California Cooperative Extension Kings County, Hanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Puertes A, Polat H, Ramón-Núñez LA, González M, Ancillo G, Zuriaga E, Ríos G. Single-Bud Expression Analysis of Bud Dormancy Factors in Peach. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2601. [PMID: 37514216 PMCID: PMC10385799 DOI: 10.3390/plants12142601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Transcriptomic and gene expression analysis have greatly facilitated the identification and characterization of transcriptional regulatory factors and effectors involved in dormancy progression and other physiological processes orchestrated during bud development in peach and other temperate fruit species. Gene expression measurements are most usually based on average values from several or many individual buds. We have performed single-bud gene analysis in flower buds of peach across dormancy release using amplicons from the master regulatory DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM) factors, several jasmonic acid biosynthetic genes, other genes related to flowering development, cell growth resumption, and abiotic stress tolerance. This analysis provides a close view on gene-specific, single-bud variability throughout the developmental shift from dormant to dormancy-released stages, contributing to the characterization of putative co-expression modules and other regulatory aspects in this particular tissue.
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- Ana Puertes
- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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- Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA), 46113 Valencia, Spain
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Goeckeritz CZ, Rhoades KE, Childs KL, Iezzoni AF, VanBuren R, Hollender CA. Genome of tetraploid sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) 'Montmorency' identifies three distinct ancestral Prunus genomes. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad097. [PMID: 37426879 PMCID: PMC10323630 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is a valuable fruit crop in the Rosaceae family and a hybrid between progenitors closely related to extant Prunus fruticosa (ground cherry) and Prunus avium (sweet cherry). Here we report a chromosome-scale genome assembly for sour cherry cultivar Montmorency, the predominant cultivar grown in the USA. We also generated a draft assembly of P. fruticosa to use alongside a published P. avium sequence for syntelog-based subgenome assignments for 'Montmorency' and provide compelling evidence P. fruticosa is also an allotetraploid. Using hierarchal k-mer clustering and phylogenomics, we show 'Montmorency' is trigenomic, containing two distinct subgenomes inherited from a P. fruticosa-like ancestor (A and A') and two copies of the same subgenome inherited from a P. avium-like ancestor (BB). The genome composition of 'Montmorency' is AA'BB and little-to-no recombination has occurred between progenitor subgenomes (A/A' and B). In Prunus, two known classes of genes are important to breeding strategies: the self-incompatibility loci (S-alleles), which determine compatible crosses, successful fertilization, and fruit set, and the Dormancy Associated MADS-box genes (DAMs), which strongly affect dormancy transitions and flowering time. The S-alleles and DAMs in 'Montmorency' and P. fruticosa were manually annotated and support subgenome assignments. Lastly, the hybridization event 'Montmorency' is descended from was estimated to have occurred less than 1.61 million years ago, making sour cherry a relatively recent allotetraploid. The 'Montmorency' genome highlights the evolutionary complexity of the genus Prunus and will inform future breeding strategies for sour cherry, comparative genomics in the Rosaceae, and questions regarding neopolyploidy.
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- Charity Z Goeckeritz
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Mou Y, Yuan C, Sun Q, Yan C, Zhao X, Wang J, Wang Q, Shan S, Li C. MIKC-type MADS-box transcription factor gene family in peanut: Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis under abiotic stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:980933. [PMID: 36340369 PMCID: PMC9631947 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.980933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most important economic crops around the world, especially since it provides vegetable oil and high-quality protein for humans. Proteins encoded by MADS-box transcription factors are widely involved in regulating plant growth and development as well as responses to abiotic stresses. However, the MIKC-type MADS-box TFs in peanut remains currently unclear. Hence, in this study, 166 MIKC-type MADS-box genes were identified in both cultivated and wild-type peanut genomes, which were divided into 12 subfamilies. We found a variety of development-, hormone-, and stress-related cis-acting elements in the promoter region of peanut MIKC-type MADS-box genes. The chromosomal distribution of peanut MADS-box genes was not random, and gene duplication contributed to the expansion of the MADS-box gene family. The interaction network of the peanut AhMADS proteins was established. Expression pattern analysis showed that AhMADS genes were specifically expressed in tissues and under abiotic stresses. It was further confirmed via the qRT-PCR technique that five selected AhMADS genes could be induced by abiotic and hormone treatments and presented different expressive profiles under various stresses. Taken together, these findings provide valuable information for the exploration of candidate genes in molecular breeding and further study of AhMADS gene functions.
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Li P, Zhang Q, Shi B, Liu L, Zhang X, Wang J, Yi H. Integration of genome and transcriptome reveal molecular regulation mechanism of early flowering trait in Prunus genus ( Prunus mume and Prunus persica). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1036221. [PMID: 36275593 PMCID: PMC9582937 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1036221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Flowering time is crucial for the survival and reproduction. Prunus genus belongs to the Rosaceae family and includes several hundred species of flowering trees and shrubs with important ornamental and economic values. However, the molecular mechanism underlying early flowering in Prunus genus is unclear. Here, we utilized the genome and transcriptome of P. mume and P. persica to explore the transcriptional regulation mechanism of early flowering. Comparative genomics found that genes accounting for 92.4% of the total P. mume genome and 91.2% of the total P. persica genome belonged to orthogroups. A total of 19,169 orthogroups were found between P. mume and P. persica, including 20,431 corresponding orthologues and 20,080 collinearity gene pairs. A total of 305 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with early flowering were found, among which FT, TLI65, and NAP57 were identified as hub genes in the early flowering regulation pathway. Moreover, we identified twenty-five transcription factors (TFs) from nine protein families, including MADS-box, AP2/ERF, and MYB. Our results provide insights into the underlying molecular model of flowering time regulation in Prunus genus and highlight the utility of multi-omics in deciphering the properties of the inter-genus plants.
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- Ping Li
- College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Landscape and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agronomy, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China
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Quesada-Traver C, Lloret A, Carretero-Paulet L, Badenes ML, Ríos G. Evolutionary origin and functional specialization of Dormancy-Associated MADS box (DAM) proteins in perennial crops. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:473. [PMID: 36199018 PMCID: PMC9533583 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03856-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bud dormancy is a phenological adaptation of temperate perennials that ensures survival under winter temperature conditions by ceasing growth and increasing cold hardiness. SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)-like factors, and particularly a subset of them named DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM), are master regulators of bud dormancy in perennials, prominently Rosaceae crops widely adapted to varying environmental conditions. RESULTS SVP-like proteins from recently sequenced Rosaceae genomes were identified and characterized using sequence, phylogenetic and synteny analysis tools. SVP-like proteins clustered in three clades (SVP1-3), with known DAM proteins located within SVP2 clade, which also included Arabidopsis AGAMOUS-LIKE 24 (AthAGL24). A more detailed study on these protein sequences led to the identification of a 15-amino acid long motif specific to DAM proteins, which affected protein heteromerization properties by yeast two-hybrid system in peach PpeDAM6, and the unexpected finding of predicted DAM-like genes in loquat, an evergreen species lacking winter dormancy. DAM gene expression in loquat trees was studied by quantitative PCR, associating with inflorescence development and growth in varieties with contrasting flowering behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Phylogenetic, synteny analyses and heterologous overexpression in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana supported three major conclusions: 1) DAM proteins might have emerged from the SVP2 clade in the Amygdaloideae subfamily of Rosaceae; 2) a short DAM-specific motif affects protein heteromerization, with a likely effect on DAM transcriptional targets and other functional features, providing a sequence signature for the DAM group of dormancy factors; 3) in agreement with other recent studies, DAM associates with inflorescence development and growth, independently of the dormancy habit.
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- Carles Quesada-Traver
- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
- Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la Universidad de Almería (CECOUAL), University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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- Departamento de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Carretera CV-315, Km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia Spain
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Identification of Key Genes Related to Dormancy Control in Prunus Species by Meta-Analysis of RNAseq Data. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11192469. [PMID: 36235335 PMCID: PMC9573011 DOI: 10.3390/plants11192469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bud dormancy is a genotype-dependent mechanism observed in Prunus species in which bud growth is inhibited, and the accumulation of a specific amount of chilling (endodormancy) and heat (ecodormancy) is necessary to resume growth and reach flowering. We analyzed publicly available transcriptome data from fifteen cultivars of four Prunus species (almond, apricot, peach, and sweet cherry) sampled at endo- and ecodormancy points to identify conserved genes and pathways associated with dormancy control in the genus. A total of 13,018 genes were differentially expressed during dormancy transitions, of which 139 and 223 were of interest because their expression profiles correlated with endo- and ecodormancy, respectively, in at least one cultivar of each species. The endodormancy-related genes comprised transcripts mainly overexpressed during chilling accumulation and were associated with abiotic stresses, cell wall modifications, and hormone regulation. The ecodormancy-related genes, upregulated after chilling fulfillment, were primarily involved in the genetic control of carbohydrate regulation, hormone biosynthesis, and pollen development. Additionally, the integrated co-expression network of differentially expressed genes in the four species showed clusters of co-expressed genes correlated to dormancy stages and genes of breeding interest overlapping with quantitative trait loci for bloom time and chilling and heat requirements.
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Rolling WR, Senalik D, Iorizzo M, Ellison S, Van Deynze A, Simon PW. CarrotOmics: a genetics and comparative genomics database for carrot ( Daucus carota). Database (Oxford) 2022; 2022:6693759. [PMID: 36069936 PMCID: PMC9450951 DOI: 10.1093/database/baac079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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CarrotOmics (https://carrotomics.org/) is a comprehensive database for carrot (Daucus carota L.) breeding and research. CarrotOmics was developed using resources available at the MainLab Bioinformatics core (https://www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/) and is implemented using Tripal with Drupal modules. The database delivers access to download or visualize the carrot reference genome with gene predictions, gene annotations and sequence assembly. Other genomic resources include information for 11 224 genetic markers from 73 linkage maps or genotyping-by-sequencing and descriptions of 371 mapped loci. There are records for 1601 Apiales species (or subspecies) and descriptions of 9408 accessions from 11 germplasm collections representing more than 600 of these species. Additionally, 204 Apiales species have phenotypic information, totaling 28 517 observations from 10 041 biological samples. Resources on CarrotOmics are freely available, search functions are provided to find data of interest and video tutorials are available to describe the search functions and genomic tools. CarrotOmics is a timely resource for the Apiaceae research community and for carrot geneticists developing improved cultivars with novel traits addressing challenges including an expanding acreage in tropical climates, an evolving consumer interested in sustainably grown vegetables and a dynamic environment due to climate change. Data from CarrotOmics can be applied in genomic-assisted selection and genetic research to improve basic research and carrot breeding efficiency.
Database URL
https://carrotomics.org/
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- William R Rolling
- Vegetable Crop Research Unit, USDA-ARS , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
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- Vegetable Crop Research Unit, USDA-ARS , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
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- Department of Horticultural Science and Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University , NC Research Campus, 600 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
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- College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California-Davis , 150 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Vegetable Crop Research Unit, USDA-ARS , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USA
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Harel-Beja R, Ophir R, Sherman A, Eshed R, Rozen A, Trainin T, Doron-Faigenboim A, Tal O, Bar-Yaakov I, Holland D. The Pomegranate Deciduous Trait Is Genetically Controlled by a PgPolyQ- MADS Gene. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:870207. [PMID: 35574086 PMCID: PMC9100744 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.870207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a deciduous fruit tree that grows worldwide. However, there are variants, which stay green in mild winter conditions and are determined evergreen. The evergreen trait is of commercial and scientific importance as it extends the period of fruit production and provides opportunity to identify genetic functions that are involved in sensing environmental cues. Several different evergreen pomegranate accessions from different genetic sources grow in the Israeli pomegranate collection. The leaves of deciduous pomegranates begin to lose chlorophyll during mid of September, while evergreen accessions continue to generate new buds. When winter temperature decreases 10°C, evergreen variants cease growing, but as soon as temperatures arise budding starts, weeks before the response of the deciduous varieties. In order to understand the genetic components that control the evergreen/deciduous phenotype, several segregating populations were constructed, and high-resolution genetic maps were assembled. Analysis of three segregating populations showed that the evergreen/deciduous trait in pomegranate is controlled by one major gene that mapped to linkage group 3. Fine mapping with advanced F3 and F4 populations and data from the pomegranate genome sequences revealed that a gene encoding for a putative and unique MADS transcription factor (PgPolyQ-MADS) is responsible for the evergreen trait. Ectopic expression of PgPolyQ-MADS in Arabidopsis generated small plants and early flowering. The deduced protein of PgPolyQ-MADS includes eight glutamines (polyQ) at the N-terminus. Three-dimensional protein model suggests that the polyQ domain structure might be involved in DNA binding of PgMADS. Interestingly, all the evergreen pomegranate varieties contain a mutation within the polyQ that cause a stop codon at the N terminal. The polyQ domain of PgPolyQ-MADS resembles that of the ELF3 prion-like domain recently reported to act as a thermo-sensor in Arabidopsis, suggesting that similar function could be attributed to PgPolyQ-MADS protein in control of dormancy. The study of the evergreen trait broadens our understanding of the molecular mechanism related to response to environmental cues. This enables the development of new cultivars that are better adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions.
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- Rotem Harel-Beja
- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishai, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishai, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, The Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Ramat Yishai, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishai, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization - The Volcani Center, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishai, Israel
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Herrera S, Lora J, Fadón E, Hedhly A, Alonso JM, Hormaza JI, Rodrigo J. Male Meiosis as a Biomarker for Endo- to Ecodormancy Transition in Apricot. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:842333. [PMID: 35463418 PMCID: PMC9021868 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.842333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Dormancy is an adaptive strategy in plants to survive under unfavorable climatic conditions during winter. In temperate regions, most fruit trees need exposure to a certain period of low temperatures to overcome endodormancy. After endodormancy release, exposure to warm temperatures is needed to flower (ecodormancy). Chilling and heat requirements are genetically determined and, therefore, are specific for each species and cultivar. The lack of sufficient winter chilling can cause failures in flowering and fruiting, thereby compromising yield. Thus, the knowledge of the chilling and heat requirements is essential to optimize cultivar selection for different edaphoclimatic conditions. However, the lack of phenological or biological markers linked to the dormant and forcing periods makes it difficult to establish the end of endodormancy. This has led to indirect estimates that are usually not valid in different agroclimatic conditions. The increasing number of milder winters caused by climatic change and the continuous release of new cultivars emphasize the necessity of a proper biological marker linked to the endo- to ecodormancy transition for an accurate estimation of the agroclimatic requirements (AR) of each cultivar. In this work, male meiosis is evaluated as a biomarker to determine endodormancy release and to estimate both chilling and heat requirements in apricot. For this purpose, pollen development was characterized histochemically in 20 cultivars over 8 years, and the developmental stages were related to dormancy. Results were compared to three approaches that indirectly estimate the breaking of dormancy: an experimental methodology by evaluating bud growth in shoots collected periodically throughout the winter months and transferred to forcing chambers over 3 years, and two statistical approaches that relate seasonal temperatures and blooming dates in a series of 11-20 years by correlation and partial least square regression. The results disclose that male meiosis is a possible biomarker to determine the end of endodormancy and estimate AR in apricot.
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- Sara Herrera
- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Subtropical Fruit Crops Department, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM La Mayora-CSIC-UMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Subtropical Fruit Crops Department, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM La Mayora-CSIC-UMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), Departamento de Ciencia Vegetal, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza), Zaragoza, Spain
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Tominaga A, Ito A, Sugiura T, Yamane H. How Is Global Warming Affecting Fruit Tree Blooming? "Flowering (Dormancy) Disorder" in Japanese Pear ( Pyrus pyrifolia) as a Case Study. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:787638. [PMID: 35211129 PMCID: PMC8861528 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.787638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Recent climate change has resulted in warmer temperatures. Warmer temperatures from autumn to spring has negatively affected dormancy progression, cold (de)acclimation, and cold tolerance in various temperate fruit trees. In Japan, a physiological disorder known as flowering disorder, which is an erratic flowering and bud break disorder, has recently emerged as a serious problem in the production of the pome fruit tree, Japanese (Asian) pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). Due to global warming, the annual temperature in Japan has risen markedly since the 1990s. Surveys of flowering disorder in field-grown and greenhouse-grown Japanese pear trees over several years have indicated that flowering disorder occurs in warmer years and cultivation conditions, and the risk of flowering disorder occurrence is higher at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. Susceptibility to flowering disorder is linked to changes in the transcript levels of putative dormancy/flowering regulators such as DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-box (DAM) and FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). On the basis of published studies, we conclude that autumn-winter warm temperatures cause flowering disorder through affecting cold acclimation, dormancy progression, and floral bud maturation. Additionally, warm conditions also decrease carbohydrate accumulation in shoots, leading to reduced tree vigor. We propose that all these physiological and metabolic changes due to the lack of chilling during the dormancy phase interact to cause flowering disorder in the spring. We also propose that the process of chilling exposure rather than the total amount of chilling may be important for the precise control of dormancy progression and robust blooming, which in turn suggests the necessity of re-evaluation of the characteristics of cultivar-dependent chilling requirement trait. A full understanding of the molecular and metabolic regulatory mechanisms of both dormancy completion (floral bud maturation) and dormancy break (release from the repression of bud break) will help to clarify the physiological basis of dormancy-related physiological disorder and also provide useful strategies to mitigate or overcome it under global warming.
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Lempe J, Peil A, Flachowsky H. Time-Resolved Analysis of Candidate Gene Expression and Ambient Temperature During Bud Dormancy in Apple. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:803341. [PMID: 35111181 PMCID: PMC8802299 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.803341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Winter dormancy - a period of low metabolic activity and no visible growth - appears as an adaptation to harsh winter conditions and can be divided into different phases. It is tightly controlled by environmental cues, with ambient temperature playing a major role. During endodormancy, a cultivar-specific amount of cold needs to be perceived, and during ecodormancy, heat hours accumulate before bud burst and anthesis in spring. Expression analysis, performed in several key fruit tree species, proved to be very useful in elucidating the molecular control of onset and release of dormancy. However, the time resolution of these experiments has been limited. Therefore, in this study, dense time-series expression analysis was conducted for 40 candidate genes involved in dormancy control, under the cool-temperate climate conditions in Dresden. Samples were taken from the cultivars 'Pinova' and 'Gala,' which differ in flowering time. The set of candidate genes included well-established dormancy genes such as DAM genes, MdFLC-like, MdICE1, MdPRE 1, and MdPIF4. Furthermore, we tested genes from dormancy-associated pathways including the brassinosteroid, gibberellic acid, abscisic acid (ABA), cytokinin response, and respiratory stress pathways. The expression patterns of well-established dormancy genes were confirmed and could be associated with specific dormancy phases. In addition, less well-known transcription factors and genes of the ABA signaling pathway showed associations with dormancy progression. The three ABA signaling genes HAB1_chr15, HAI3, and ABF2 showed a local minimum of gene expression in proximity of the endodormancy to ecodormancy transition. The number of sampling points allowed us to correlate expression values with temperature data, which revealed significant correlations of ambient temperature with the expression of the Malus domestica genes MdICE1, MdPIF4, MdFLC-like, HAB1chr15, and the type-B cytokinin response regulator BRR9. Interestingly, the slope of the linear correlation of temperature with the expression of MdPIF4 differed between cultivars. Whether the strength of inducibility of MdPIF4 expression by low temperature differs between the 'Pinova' and 'Gala' alleles needs to be tested further.
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Lloret A, Quesada-Traver C, Conejero A, Arbona V, Gómez-Mena C, Petri C, Sánchez-Navarro JA, Zuriaga E, Leida C, Badenes ML, Ríos G. Regulatory circuits involving bud dormancy factor PpeDAM6. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:261. [PMID: 34848702 PMCID: PMC8632999 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00706-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-BOX (DAM) genes have recently emerged as key potential regulators of the dormancy cycle and climate adaptation in perennial species. Particularly, PpeDAM6 has been proposed to act as a major repressor of bud dormancy release and bud break in peach (Prunus persica). PpeDAM6 expression is downregulated concomitantly with the perception of a given genotype-dependent accumulation of winter chilling time, and the coincident enrichment in H3K27me3 chromatin modification at a specific genomic region. We have identified three peach BASIC PENTACYSTEINE PROTEINs (PpeBPCs) interacting with two GA-repeat motifs present in this H3K27me3-enriched region. Moreover, PpeBPC1 represses PpeDAM6 promoter activity by transient expression experiments. On the other hand, the heterologous overexpression of PpeDAM6 in European plum (Prunus domestica) alters plant vegetative growth, resulting in dwarf plants tending toward shoot meristem collapse. These alterations in vegetative growth of transgenic lines associate with impaired hormone homeostasis due to the modulation of genes involved in jasmonic acid, cytokinin, abscisic acid, and gibberellin pathways, and the downregulation of shoot meristem factors, specifically in transgenic leaf and apical tissues. The expression of many of these genes is also modified in flower buds of peach concomitantly with PpeDAM6 downregulation, which suggests a role of hormone homeostasis mechanisms in PpeDAM6-dependent maintenance of floral bud dormancy and growth repression.
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- Alba Lloret
- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, Castello de la Plana, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Fruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Avenida Dr. Wienberg, s/n 29750, Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
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Calle A, Grimplet J, Le Dantec L, Wünsch A. Identification and Characterization of DAMs Mutations Associated With Early Blooming in Sweet Cherry, and Validation of DNA-Based Markers for Selection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:621491. [PMID: 34305957 PMCID: PMC8295754 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.621491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Dormancy release and bloom time of sweet cherry cultivars depend on the environment and the genotype. The knowledge of these traits is essential for cultivar adaptation to different growing areas, and to ensure fruit set in the current climate change scenario. In this work, the major sweet cherry bloom time QTL qP-BT1.1 m (327 Kbs; Chromosome 1) was scanned for candidate genes in the Regina cv genome. Six MADS-box genes (PavDAMs), orthologs to peach and Japanese apricot DAMs, were identified as candidate genes for bloom time regulation. The complete curated genomic structure annotation of these genes is reported. To characterize PavDAMs intra-specific variation, genome sequences of cultivars with contrasting chilling requirements and bloom times (N = 13), were then mapped to the 'Regina' genome. A high protein sequence conservation (98.8-100%) was observed. A higher amino acid variability and several structural mutations were identified in the low-chilling and extra-early blooming cv Cristobalina. Specifically, a large deletion (694 bp) upstream of PavDAM1, and various INDELs and SNPs in contiguous PavDAM4 and -5 UTRs were identified. PavDAM1 upstream deletion in 'Cristobalina' revealed the absence of several cis-acting motifs, potentially involved in PavDAMs expression. Also, due to this deletion, a non-coding gene expressed in late-blooming 'Regina' seems truncated in 'Cristobalina'. Additionally, PavDAM4 and -5 UTRs mutations revealed different splicing variants between 'Regina' and 'Cristobalina' PavDAM5. The results indicate that the regulation of PavDAMs expression and post-transcriptional regulation in 'Cristobalina' may be altered due to structural mutations in regulatory regions. Previous transcriptomic studies show differential expression of PavDAM genes during dormancy in this cultivar. The results indicate that 'Cristobalina' show significant amino acid differences, and structural mutations in PavDAMs, that correlate with low-chilling and early blooming, but the direct implication of these mutations remains to be determined. To complete the work, PCR markers designed for the detection of 'Cristobalina' structural mutations in PavDAMs, were validated in an F2 population and a set of cultivars. These PCR markers are useful for marker-assisted selection of early blooming seedlings, and probably low-chilling, from 'Cristobalina', which is a unique breeding source for these traits.
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- Alejandro Calle
- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, UMR 1332, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Unidad de Hortofruticultura, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Goeckeritz C, Hollender CA. There is more to flowering than those DAM genes: the biology behind bloom in rosaceous fruit trees. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 59:101995. [PMID: 33444911 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The regulation of bloom time in deciduous fruit trees is an area of increasing interest due to the negative impact of climate change on fruit production. Although flower development has been well-studied in model species, there are many knowledge gaps about this process in perennial fruit trees, whose floral development spans the four seasons and includes many temperature-driven transitions. To develop solutions for minimizing crop loss, a comprehensive research strategy is needed to understand flower development and bloom time in deciduous fruit trees. This approach must incorporate genetic, physiological, and phenological strategies which include morphological and molecular analyses. Here, we describe key floral development events for rosaceae family fruit trees, highlight recent molecular and genetic discoveries, and discuss future directions for this field.
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- Charity Goeckeritz
- Michigan State University Department of Horticulture, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- Michigan State University Department of Horticulture, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States.
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