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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (18): 52-60.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0510

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Exogenous Phytohormones: Effects on Related Gene Expression to the Appearance and Intrinsic Quality of Wax Gourd

XUE Shudan1(), WAN Xiaotong1,2, ZHONG Yujuan1, WU Yujuan1, LU Sen1, LIU Zhanshu1, FU Manqin3, XIE Dasen1()   

  1. 1 Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Vegetable Technology Research, Guangzhou 510640
    2 Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 318020
    3 Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610
  • Received:2022-06-27 Revised:2023-01-15 Online:2023-06-25 Published:2023-06-25

Abstract:

The study aims to explore the effects of three phytohormones GA3, ABA and 6-BA on fruit quality of wax gourd and further explore their mechanism of action. Taking wax gourd (B481) as the test material, the changes of fruit appearance, flavor and nutritional quality, and the expression of related genes after treatments of the three phytohormones were measured. The fruit length and diameter of wax gourd treated with ABA were significantly decreased, and the expression of auxin-responsive gene BhSAUR related to fruit type was significantly down-regulated. The content of fructose and glucose increased significantly and the content of sucrose decreased significantly in wax gourd fruits under GA3 treatment. The expression of alkaline α-galactosidase BhAGA1 and BhAGA2, acid invertase BhSAI1 and sucrose synthase BhSUS2 in sugar metabolic pathway were significantly up-regulated, while the expression of sucrose synthase BhSUS4 and sucrose phosphate synthase BhSPS1 were significantly down-regulated. The content of AsA in wax gourd fruits treated with GA3, ABA and 6-BA decreased significantly, and the expression of dehydroascorbate reductase BhDHAR2 in ascorbic acid metabolism pathway was significantly up-regulated. In summary, phytohormones affect wax gourd fruit length, monosaccharide content, sucrose content and ascorbic acid content by regulating the expression of key genes. The study can provide a theoretical basis for using phytohormones to improve the fruit quality of wax gourd.

Key words: exogenous phytohormones, wax gourd, appearance quality, flavor quality, nutritional quality, related gene expression