Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler

Walnut cultivation is expanding into regions where water availability for irrigation is lower than crop evapotranspiration. However, information regarding the responses and adaptations of walnut trees to water deficit remains scarce. In this study, we applied three irrigation levels, 100%, 75%, and...

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Autores principales: Calvo, Franco Emmanuel, Silvente, Sonia Teresa, Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19194
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/18/13472
https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813472
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author Calvo, Franco Emmanuel
Silvente, Sonia Teresa
Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael
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description Walnut cultivation is expanding into regions where water availability for irrigation is lower than crop evapotranspiration. However, information regarding the responses and adaptations of walnut trees to water deficit remains scarce. In this study, we applied three irrigation levels, 100%, 75%, and 50% of crop evapotranspiration (referred to as T100, T75, and T50, respectively), to Chandler walnut trees over two consecutive seasons. During the second season, we evaluated leaf water-deficit biomarkers, including proline, malondialdehyde, soluble sugars, phenols, and flavonoids, using targeted spectrophotometry. Despite not finding significant differences in biomarker concentrations among the irrigation regimes, we observed variations between different collection times (sprouting, endocarp hardening, and maturity). Furthermore, we assessed the kernel metabolome using untargeted gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, profiling seventy-one metabolites across all samples. Notably, forty-one of these metabolites were identified as members of distinct groups, comprising carbohydrates (n = 11), fatty acids (n = 11), organic acids (n = 9), and amino acids (n = 5). Linear mixed models showed no significant differences between the irrigation regimes. However, in the T50 treatment, multivariate analysis (PCA) revealed a higher concentration of osmotic adjustment metabolites, which are potentially associated with protecting oil biosynthesis under high-temperature and water deficit conditions.
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spelling INTA191942024-08-30T15:05:49Z Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler Calvo, Franco Emmanuel Silvente, Sonia Teresa Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael Juglans regia Nuez Variedades Metabolómica Estrés de Sequía Walnuts Varieties Metabolomics Drought Stress Variedad Chandler Estrés Hídrico Water Stress Walnut cultivation is expanding into regions where water availability for irrigation is lower than crop evapotranspiration. However, information regarding the responses and adaptations of walnut trees to water deficit remains scarce. In this study, we applied three irrigation levels, 100%, 75%, and 50% of crop evapotranspiration (referred to as T100, T75, and T50, respectively), to Chandler walnut trees over two consecutive seasons. During the second season, we evaluated leaf water-deficit biomarkers, including proline, malondialdehyde, soluble sugars, phenols, and flavonoids, using targeted spectrophotometry. Despite not finding significant differences in biomarker concentrations among the irrigation regimes, we observed variations between different collection times (sprouting, endocarp hardening, and maturity). Furthermore, we assessed the kernel metabolome using untargeted gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, profiling seventy-one metabolites across all samples. Notably, forty-one of these metabolites were identified as members of distinct groups, comprising carbohydrates (n = 11), fatty acids (n = 11), organic acids (n = 9), and amino acids (n = 5). Linear mixed models showed no significant differences between the irrigation regimes. However, in the T50 treatment, multivariate analysis (PCA) revealed a higher concentration of osmotic adjustment metabolites, which are potentially associated with protecting oil biosynthesis under high-temperature and water deficit conditions. EEA La Consulta Fil: Calvo, Franco. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito. Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible en el Oasis (IASO); Argentina Fil: Calvo, Franco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Silvente, Sonia. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito. Instituto de Ambiente de Montaña y Regiones Áridas (IAMRA); Argentina Fil: Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina 2024-08-30T14:56:09Z 2024-08-30T14:56:09Z 2023-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19194 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/18/13472 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813472 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Sustainability 15 (18) : 13472. (September 2023)
spellingShingle Juglans regia
Nuez
Variedades
Metabolómica
Estrés de Sequía
Walnuts
Varieties
Metabolomics
Drought Stress
Variedad Chandler
Estrés Hídrico
Water Stress
Calvo, Franco Emmanuel
Silvente, Sonia Teresa
Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael
Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title_full Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title_fullStr Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title_full_unstemmed Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title_short Leaf Biochemical and Kernel Metabolite Profiles as Potential Biomarkers of Water Deficit in Walnut (Juglans regia L.) cv. Chandler
title_sort leaf biochemical and kernel metabolite profiles as potential biomarkers of water deficit in walnut juglans regia l cv chandler
topic Juglans regia
Nuez
Variedades
Metabolómica
Estrés de Sequía
Walnuts
Varieties
Metabolomics
Drought Stress
Variedad Chandler
Estrés Hídrico
Water Stress
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19194
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/18/13472
https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813472
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