A First Omics Data Integration Approach in Hass Avocados to Evaluate Rootstock–Scion Interactions: From Aerial and Root Plant Growth to Fruit Development

Núñez-Lillo, Gerardo and Ponce, Excequel and Beyer, Clemens P. and Álvaro, Juan E. and Meneses, Claudio and Pedreschi, Romina (2024) A First Omics Data Integration Approach in Hass Avocados to Evaluate Rootstock–Scion Interactions: From Aerial and Root Plant Growth to Fruit Development. Plants, 13 (5). p. 603. ISSN 2223-7747

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Abstract

Grafting, the careful selection of rootstocks and scions, has played a crucial role maintaining Chilean avocado fruit quality standards in a scenario in which climate change and drought-related issues have considerably decreased avocado fruit production in the last fifteen years. The historical use of seedling rootstocks in Chile has experienced a recent shift towards clonal rootstocks, driven by the potential to produce more consistent and predictable crops. This research aims to compare Hass avocado plants grafted on Mexicola seedling and Dusa® clonal rootstocks in a soilless and protected system using (i) a differential expression analysis of root and leaf samples and (ii) a fruit transcriptomic and metabolomic integration analysis to improve our understanding of rootstock–scion interaction and its impact on avocado tree performance and fruit quality. The results demonstrated that no significant transcriptomic and metabolomic differences were identified at fruit level in the ready-to-eat (RTE) stage for Hass avocado fruit from both rootstocks. However, Hass avocados grafted on the clonal rootstock showed greater aerial growth and slightly increased fruit size than the seedling rootstock due to the enrichment of cell wall-remodeling genes as revealed in leaves and fruit at harvest stage.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Academic Digital Library > Multidisciplinary
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Date Deposited: 23 Feb 2024 05:04
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2024 05:04
URI: http://publications.article4sub.com/id/eprint/3173

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