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J Sci Food Agric

Title:		Fruit flesh volatile and carotenoid profile analysis within the Cucumis melo L. species reveals unexploited variability for future genetic breeding
Author(s):		Esteras C; Rambla JL; Sanchez G; Lopez-Gresa MP; Gonzalez-Mas MC; Fernandez-Trujillo JP; Belles JM; Granell A; Pico MB;
Address:		"Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV) Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria San Pedro, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA), San Pedro, Argentina. Fundacion AgroAlimed, Centro de Citricultura y Produccion Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Valencia, Spain. Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), ETSIA and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Murcia, Spain"
Journal Title:		J Sci Food Agric
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180324
Issue:		10
Page Number:		3915 - 3925
DOI:		10.1002/jsfa.8909
ISSN/ISBN:		1097-0010 (Electronic) 0022-5142 (Linking)
Abstract:		"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. (c) 2018 Society of Chemical Industry"
Keywords:		Breeding Carotenoids/*chemistry Cucumis melo/*chemistry/classification/genetics Fruit/chemistry/classification/genetics Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Genotype Plant Extracts/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry aroma carotenoids diversi;
Notes:		"MedlineEsteras, Cristina Rambla, Jose Luis Sanchez, Gerardo Lopez-Gresa, M Pilar Gonzalez-Mas, M Carmen Fernandez-Trujillo, Juan Pablo Belles, Jose Maria Granell, Antonio Pico, M Belen eng England 2018/01/26 J Sci Food Agric. 2018 Aug; 98(10):3915-3925. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8909. Epub 2018 Mar 24"