Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile
A melon core collection was analyzed for rind volatile compounds as, despite the fact that they are scarcely studied, these compounds play an important role in consumer preferences. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry allowed the detection of 171 volatiles. The high volatile diversity fo...
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| author | Cristina Esteras Jose Luis Rambla Gerardo Sánchez Antonio Granell María Belén Picó |
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| description | A melon core collection was analyzed for rind volatile compounds as, despite the fact that they are scarcely studied, these compounds play an important role in consumer preferences. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry allowed the detection of 171 volatiles. The high volatile diversity found was analyzed by Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA), giving rise to two major clusters of accessions. The first cluster included climacteric and aromatic types such as Cantalupensis, Ameri, Dudaim and Momordica, rich in esters; the second one mainly included non-climacteric non-aromatic types such as Inodorus, Flexuosus, Acidulus, Conomon and wild Agrestis, with low volatiles content, specifically affecting esters. Many interesting accessions were identified, with different combinations of aroma profiles for rind and flesh, such as Spanish Inodorus landraces with low aroma flesh but rind levels of esters similar to those in climacteric Cantalupensis, exotic accessions sharing high contents of specific compounds responsible for the unique aroma of Dudaim melons or wild Agrestis with unexpected high content of some esters. Sesquiterpenes were present in rinds of some Asian Ameri and Momordica landraces, and discriminate groups of cultivars (sesquiterpene-rich/-poor) within each of the two most commercial melon horticultural groups (Cantalupensis and Inodorus), suggesting that the Asian germplasm is in the origin of specific current varieties or that this feature has been introgressed more recently from Asian sources. This rind characterization will encourage future efforts for breeding melon quality as many of the characterized landraces and wild accessions have been underexploited. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b990395bb9948a7b9c808257eda9fe72023-11-20T16:11:18ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-10-011010151210.3390/agronomy10101512Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile ProfileCristina Esteras0Jose Luis Rambla1Gerardo Sánchez2Antonio Granell3María Belén Picó4Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainDepartamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I. Av. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, SpainEstación Experimental Agropecuaria San Pedro, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Ruta Nac. N°9 Km170, 2930 San Pedro, ArgentineInstituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstitute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainA melon core collection was analyzed for rind volatile compounds as, despite the fact that they are scarcely studied, these compounds play an important role in consumer preferences. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry allowed the detection of 171 volatiles. The high volatile diversity found was analyzed by Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA), giving rise to two major clusters of accessions. The first cluster included climacteric and aromatic types such as Cantalupensis, Ameri, Dudaim and Momordica, rich in esters; the second one mainly included non-climacteric non-aromatic types such as Inodorus, Flexuosus, Acidulus, Conomon and wild Agrestis, with low volatiles content, specifically affecting esters. Many interesting accessions were identified, with different combinations of aroma profiles for rind and flesh, such as Spanish Inodorus landraces with low aroma flesh but rind levels of esters similar to those in climacteric Cantalupensis, exotic accessions sharing high contents of specific compounds responsible for the unique aroma of Dudaim melons or wild Agrestis with unexpected high content of some esters. Sesquiterpenes were present in rinds of some Asian Ameri and Momordica landraces, and discriminate groups of cultivars (sesquiterpene-rich/-poor) within each of the two most commercial melon horticultural groups (Cantalupensis and Inodorus), suggesting that the Asian germplasm is in the origin of specific current varieties or that this feature has been introgressed more recently from Asian sources. This rind characterization will encourage future efforts for breeding melon quality as many of the characterized landraces and wild accessions have been underexploited.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1512<i>Cucumis melo</i>volatilespeeldiversityquality genetic breeding |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Esteras Jose Luis Rambla Gerardo Sánchez Antonio Granell María Belén Picó Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile Agronomy <i>Cucumis melo</i> volatiles peel diversity quality genetic breeding |
| title | Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile |
| title_full | Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile |
| title_fullStr | Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile |
| title_short | Melon Genetic Resources Characterization for Rind Volatile Profile |
| title_sort | melon genetic resources characterization for rind volatile profile |
| topic | <i>Cucumis melo</i> volatiles peel diversity quality genetic breeding |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1512 |
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