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Plant Sciences
Agnieszka Glowacka, Miroslaw Sitarek, Elzbieta Rozpara, Malgorzata Podwyszynska
Summary: Research was conducted on 36 Japanese plum cultivars at an Experimental Orchard in Dabrowice near Skierniewice from 2015 to 2020, focusing on various aspects including frost resistance, susceptibility to sharka, flowering biology, fruit setting, yield, and ploidy levels. The findings revealed that some cultivars were susceptible to frost and sharka disease, while others performed well in the climate of Central Europe.
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Plant Sciences
Ankit Dongariyal, Dinesh Chandra Dimri, Pradeep Kumar, Ashok Choudhary, Priynka Kumari Jat, Boris Basile, Alessandro Mataffo, Giandomenico Corrado, Akath Singh
Summary: This study focused on the fruit set, dynamics of pollen tube growth in pistil, and yield attributes of the Japanese plum varieties 'Satluj Purple' and 'Kala Amritsari'. The results indicated that cross-pollination had the most pronounced effect on fruit set and yield, while self-incompatibility caused poor fruit set in 'Satluj Purple'.
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Plant Sciences
Ling Liao, Yaman Li, Xuejiao Lan, Yiyue Yang, Wen Wei, Jinglan Ai, Xiangning Feng, Hongyu Chen, Yuhang Tang, Lijuan Xi, Zhihui Wang
Summary: Fruit color is important for assessing plum freshness, especially because plums contain valuable anthocyanins with high nutritional quality. This study investigated the changes in fruit quality and anthocyanin biosynthesis during plum development using 'Cuihongli' (CHL) and its mutant variety 'Cuihongli Red' (CHR). The results showed that CHR had higher sugar content and lower acid content, earlier red skin coloration, higher anthocyanin concentrations, and higher transcript levels of genes associated with anthocyanin production compared to CHL. In conclusion, this mutation had a significant impact on anthocyanin accumulation and improved the fruit quality of 'Cuihongli' plum.
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Plant Sciences
Daina Grinbergs, Javier Chilian, Carla Hahn, Marisol Reyes, Mariana Isla, Andres France, Jorunn Borve
Summary: Silverleaf disease caused by Chondrostereum purpureum significantly impacts Japanese plum trees in Chile, resulting in altered water potential, reduced fruit yield, and decreased fruit quality.
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Plant Sciences
Benjamin Battistoni, Juan Salazar, Wladimir Vega, Diego Valderrama-Soto, Pablo Jimenez-Munoz, Ailynne Sepulveda-Gonzalez, Sebastian Ahumada, Isaac Cho, Claudio Sebastiano Gardana, Hector Morales, Alvaro Pena-Neira, Herman Silva, Jonathan Maldonado, Mauricio Gonzalez, Rodrigo Infante, Igor Pacheco
Summary: This study aimed to identify the QTL associated with flavan-3-ol content in Japanese plum fruits, and a novel major gene controlling the synthesis of flavan-3-ols was discovered. This has significant implications for understanding fruit quality, postharvest control, and human health promotion.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gangfeng Li, Linjie Luo, Shaobiao Feng, Huan Wang, Miao Zhu, Ruilin Li, Zhenzhen Lv
Summary: A novel natural method using chitosan and natamycin was developed to preserve the freshness quality of 'Shazikongxinli' fruit, and it could have commercial applications for preserving qualities and extending the shelf-life of fruits.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Guoming Liu, Ping Wei, Yayuan Tang, Yiyang Pang, Jian Sun, Jiemin Li, Chuanyan Rao, Cuiqiong Wu, Xuemei He, Li Li, Dongning Ling, Xi Chen
Summary: This study aims to improve the fermentation technology of Niuxin plum wine, identify its nutritional compositions and volatile profiles, evaluate the bioactive substances, and assess the antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities. The major bioactive component NPWP-10 from Niuxin plum wine showed excellent DPPH free radical scavenging capacity and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity, indicating its potential for promoting the plum wine industry.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Weiwei Xie, Dantong Xu, Fangce Chen, Zhengpeng Wang, Jiandong Luo, Yehua He, Qianming Zheng, Chaoyang Liu
Summary: In this research, albino occurrences in the seed reproduction process of Prunus salicina were reported for the first time. The albino seedlings exhibited abnormal chloroplast ultrastructure and perturbed stomatal structure, with decreased photosynthetic pigment contents and impaired photosynthetic capacity and stomatal function. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to photosynthetic antenna proteins and flavonoid biosynthesis were identified, and candidate genes responsible for impaired chloroplast development and division were identified. This study sheds light on the physiological and molecular mechanisms driving albino plum seedling manifestation and contributes to improving plum reproductive and breeding efforts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaoshuang Nie, Chen Hong, Qiyu Wang, Min Lu, Huaming An
Summary: In this study, the sugar components and molecular mechanisms underlying sugar overproduction were investigated in 'Fengtang' plum. The results identified key structural genes involved in sucrose accumulation and constructed a sugar metabolism network. Silencing of two key genes showed their important roles in sucrose accumulation. These findings enhance our understanding of sugar accumulation in plum and provide insights for fruit quality improvement.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Afif Hedhly, Maria Engracia Guerra, Jerome Grimplet, Javier Rodrigo
Summary: Self-incompatibility in Prunus species is controlled by two tightly linked genes, SFB and S-RNase. Traditional PCR techniques using gel-based methods have been used for genotyping, but new genotyping-by-sequencing procedures are emerging with advances in sequencing technologies. In this study, we developed a procedure to accurately genotype resequenced individuals of Japanese plum cultivars using a synthetic reference sequence. The analysis revealed the S-genotype of 88 cultivars, including the identification of new S-alleles and the assignment of cultivars to different incompatibility groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Horticulture
Mingyang He, Yanfei Wu, Yong Wang, Min Hong, Taotao Li, Tujing Deng, Yueming Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of valeric acid (VA) treatment on fruit firmness and cell wall polysaccharides metabolism in plum fruit. Results showed that VA treatment delayed firmness loss by inhibiting degrading-enzyme activities, leading to extended postharvest storage-life of plum fruit. VA treatment regulated cell wall polysaccharides metabolism, thereby alleviating firmness loss in plum fruit.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gangfeng Li, Xiang Li, Jinglin Li, Zhenzhen Lv, Huan Wang, Rongmei Gao, Linjie Luo
Summary: The study developed a green, convenient, and economical storage and fresh-keeping method using beeswax, grease, resin, and starch as coating materials. The natural preservatives significantly preserved the freshness quality of the fruit, with beeswax and grease showing promising results in maintaining fruit quality during storage.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhenyu Huang, Fei Shen, Yuling Chen, Ke Cao, Lirong Wang
Summary: The study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Chinese plum, revealing the expansion of gene families associated with flavonoid metabolism and plant resistance. It suggests a domestication history of Chinese plum originating from South China and reconstructs the flavonoid-anthocyanin metabolism pathway through multi-omics analysis.
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Food Science & Technology
Xin Lin, Shian Huang, Donald J. J. Huber, Qin Zhang, Xuan Wan, Junsen Peng, Dengcan Luo, Xiaoqing Dong, Shouliang Zhu
Summary: This paper investigates the effect of melatonin treatment on cuticular wax and the storage quality of plum fruit. The results show that melatonin promotes the disintegration and thickening of wax crystals, maintains fruit firmness, and enhances the correlation between firmness and wax composition.
Article
Agronomy
Xiufang Bi, Yushan Dai, Zhongyu Zhou, Yage Xing, Zhenming Che
Summary: The study revealed that the combined treatment of NT, 1-MCP, and MAP significantly extended the storage period of plums, reduced weight loss, maintained higher firmness, and inhibited decay incidence, suggesting it as an effective strategy for improving postharvest quality and prolonging the shelf life of plums.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)