Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding

Background: Aroma profile and carotenoids content of melon flesh are two important aspects influencing the quality of this fruit that have been characterized using only selected genotypes. However, the extant variability of the whole species remains unknown. Results: A complete view of the volatile/...

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Autores principales: Esteras, Cristina, Rambla, Jose L., Sanchez, Gerardo, López-Gresa, María P., González-Mas, María C., Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan, Belles, Jose M., Granell, Antonio, Belen Pico, M.
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Publicado: 2019
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6207
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jsfa.8909
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author Esteras, Cristina
Rambla, Jose L.
Sanchez, Gerardo
López-Gresa, María P.
González-Mas, María C.
Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan
Belles, Jose M.
Granell, Antonio
Belen Pico, M.
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Belles, Jose M.
Esteras, Cristina
González-Mas, María C.
Granell, Antonio
López-Gresa, María P.
Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan
Rambla, Jose L.
Sanchez, Gerardo
author_facet Esteras, Cristina
Rambla, Jose L.
Sanchez, Gerardo
López-Gresa, María P.
González-Mas, María C.
Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan
Belles, Jose M.
Granell, Antonio
Belen Pico, M.
author_sort Esteras, Cristina
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description Background: Aroma profile and carotenoids content of melon flesh are two important aspects influencing the quality of this fruit that have been characterized using only selected genotypes. However, the extant variability of the whole species remains unknown. Results: A complete view of the volatile/carotenoid profiles of melon flesh was obtained analyzing 71 accessions, representing the whole diversity of the species. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography were used to analyze 200 volatile compounds and five carotenoids. Genotypes were classified into two main clusters (high/low aroma), but with a large diversity of differential profiles within each cluster, consistent with the ripening behavior, flesh color and proposed evolutionary and breeding history of the different horticultural groups. Conclusion: Our results highlight the huge amount of untapped aroma diversity of melon germplasm, especially of non-commercial types. Also, landraces with high nutritional value with regard to carotenoids have been identified. All this knowledge will encourage melon breeding, facilitating the selection of the genetic resources more appropriate to develop cultivars with new aromatic profiles or to minimize the impact of breeding on melon quality. The newly characterized sources provide the basis for further investigations into specific genes/alleles contributing to melon flesh quality.
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spelling ReDivia62072025-04-25T14:46:30Z Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding Esteras, Cristina Rambla, Jose L. Sanchez, Gerardo López-Gresa, María P. González-Mas, María C. Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan Belles, Jose M. Granell, Antonio Belen Pico, M. Background: Aroma profile and carotenoids content of melon flesh are two important aspects influencing the quality of this fruit that have been characterized using only selected genotypes. However, the extant variability of the whole species remains unknown. Results: A complete view of the volatile/carotenoid profiles of melon flesh was obtained analyzing 71 accessions, representing the whole diversity of the species. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography were used to analyze 200 volatile compounds and five carotenoids. Genotypes were classified into two main clusters (high/low aroma), but with a large diversity of differential profiles within each cluster, consistent with the ripening behavior, flesh color and proposed evolutionary and breeding history of the different horticultural groups. Conclusion: Our results highlight the huge amount of untapped aroma diversity of melon germplasm, especially of non-commercial types. Also, landraces with high nutritional value with regard to carotenoids have been identified. All this knowledge will encourage melon breeding, facilitating the selection of the genetic resources more appropriate to develop cultivars with new aromatic profiles or to minimize the impact of breeding on melon quality. The newly characterized sources provide the basis for further investigations into specific genes/alleles contributing to melon flesh quality. 2019-05-15T10:37:41Z 2019-05-15T10:37:41Z 2018 article Published version Esteras, C., Rambla, J. L., Sánchez, G., López-Gresa, M. P., Gonzalez-Mas, M. C., Fernandez-Trujillo et al. (2018). Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 98(10), 3915-3925. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6207 10.1002/jsfa.8909 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jsfa.8909 en closedAccess electronico
spellingShingle Esteras, Cristina
Rambla, Jose L.
Sanchez, Gerardo
López-Gresa, María P.
González-Mas, María C.
Pablo Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan
Belles, Jose M.
Granell, Antonio
Belen Pico, M.
Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title_full Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title_fullStr Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title_full_unstemmed Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title_short Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
title_sort fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the cucumis melo l species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6207
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jsfa.8909
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