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Vegetable Molecular Biology for Plant Growth and Development

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 6147

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Prof. Dr. Ying Li

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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: genetic breeding of Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis; downy mildew resistance; vitamin C biosynthesis and metabolism; microspore culture
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Prof. Dr. Jie Zhou

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Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Interests: tomato stress tolerance; pollen and fruit development
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Dr. Changwei Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: gene editing; plant and virus interaction; vegetable molecular biology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Vegetables are one of the basic food sources for humans, which supply essential vitamins, minerals and fibers. Certain kinds of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and even seeds can form edible organs of vegetables with commercial values. Environmental factors such as temperature, light, atmosphere, moisture, fertilizers and soils as well as internal factors such as genetic makeup, plant hormones, and signal molecules affect the growth and development of vegetables and the formation of various edible organs.

In this Special Issue, we will provide a platform to exchange the effects of external factors and internal factors on the growth and development of vegetable crops. It is a research hotspot to reveal the mechanism of plant development and regulation by multiomics such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and epigenetics, etc, from genes to gene networks. We welcome a range of reviews, opinions and research articles on the growth and development of vegetables.

Prof. Dr. Ying Li
Prof. Dr. Jie Zhou
Dr. Changwei Zhang
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  • vegetable molecular biology
  • formation and regulation mechanism of organs
  • plant growth and development
  • functional genomics

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Transcriptome Sequence Analysis of Defense Response of Resistant and Susceptible Bottle Gourd to Powdery Mildew
by Zhaohui Zhang, Kuanhong Wang, Chunhong Chen, Shoubo Tian, Jue Wu, Jianyong Li, Lingjuan Kong, Xiaofeng Yang, Changwei Zhang, Ying Li, Hongfang Zhu and Dong Xiao
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1406; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051406 - 19 May 2023
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Powdery mildew (PM) is the main disease that afflicts bottle gourd. Previous studies on PM mainly focused on its effects on pumpkin, melon, and other crops; however, the exact molecular mechanism of bottle gourd resistance to PM remains unclear. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology [...] Read more.
Powdery mildew (PM) is the main disease that afflicts bottle gourd. Previous studies on PM mainly focused on its effects on pumpkin, melon, and other crops; however, the exact molecular mechanism of bottle gourd resistance to PM remains unclear. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology was used to investigate the dynamic changes in leaf transcriptome profiles between resistant and susceptible gourd at 12, 24, 48, and 72 h post-inoculation with powdery mildew. Compared with a susceptible variety (G3), the expression levels of the differentially expressed genes of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, starch, and sucrose metabolism, and plant–pathogen interaction pathways in disease-resistant plants were upregulated. We propose that disease resistance and tolerance in bottle gourd are enhanced via several pathways, including the antioxidant system, phenylalanine biosynthesis, and cell wall cellulose synthesis. Our research will provide an important basis for further screening and breeding PM resistance in bottle gourd. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vegetable Molecular Biology for Plant Growth and Development)
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Genetic Diversity Analysis of Non-Heading Chinese Cabbage of Resistance to Clubroot Disease Based on SNP Molecular Markers
by Liming Miao, Dandan Xi, Xiaofeng Li, Changwei Zhang, Lu Gao, Ying Li, Yuying Zhu and Hongfang Zhu
Agronomy 2023, 13(1), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010245 - 13 Jan 2023
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Clubroot disease is a kind of soil-borne disease that seriously infects Brassica species. In this study, we collected 121 varieties of non-heading Chinese cabbages. In order to better understand the genetic variation and to screen suitable clubroot disease-resistant parental material, we re-sequenced them [...] Read more.
Clubroot disease is a kind of soil-borne disease that seriously infects Brassica species. In this study, we collected 121 varieties of non-heading Chinese cabbages. In order to better understand the genetic variation and to screen suitable clubroot disease-resistant parental material, we re-sequenced them to examine the population genetic structure, population genetic diversity, population differentiation index, and selective sweep based on SNPs. The mapping rate with the reference genome was high, and data quality analysis revealed that the sequencing quality was good. The annotated data indicated that intronic and intergenic areas held the majority of SNPs and indels. Four subgroups of 121 non-heading Chinese cabbages were identified using principal component analysis, phylogenetic tree, and genetic structure analysis. An examination of genetic diversity revealed that while selfing may happen in subgroups C and D, heterozygosity may exist in subgroups A and B. In subgroup B, self-fertilization is not possible. There was a moderate degree of genetic differentiation between subgroups B and C (Fst = 0.0744347). For genes in certain sweep regions, we also ran GO enrichment and KEGG enrichment analysis. Two disease resistance-related genes, BraA01g042910.3.5C and BraA06g019360.3.5C, were examined. These findings will serve as a theoretical foundation for developing novel, clubroot disease-resistant types of non-heading Chinese cabbages. Full article
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The Combined Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Provides Insights into Purple Leaves in Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
by Dandan Xi, Xiaofeng Li, Changwei Zhang, Lu Gao, Yuying Zhu, Shiwei Wei, Ying Li, Mingmin Jiang, Hongfang Zhu and Zhaohui Zhang
Agronomy 2022, 12(9), 2046; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12092046 - 27 Aug 2022
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Background: Arugula is an essential oil crop of cruciferous species worldwide and serves as a salad vegetable. Purple plant leaves provide nutrients benefiting human beings and are mainly attributed to high anthocyanins. In this study, we collected a purple arugula cultivar with purple [...] Read more.
Background: Arugula is an essential oil crop of cruciferous species worldwide and serves as a salad vegetable. Purple plant leaves provide nutrients benefiting human beings and are mainly attributed to high anthocyanins. In this study, we collected a purple arugula cultivar with purple leaves and a green arugula with green leaves. The genetic bases and mechanisms underlying purple leaf formation in arugula remain unclear. Therefore, we conducted integrative metabolomics and transcriptomics of two arugula cultivars with different leaf colors. Methods: To study the underlying mechanisms, transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were carried out. Results: Metabolomic analysis revealed that 84 of 747 metabolites were significantly differentially expressed, comprising 30 depleted and 49 enriched metabolites. Further analysis showed that cyanidin is the main components responsible for the purple color. A total of 144,790 unigenes were obtained by transcriptomic analysis, with 13,204 unigenes differentially expressed, comprising 8120 downregulated and 5084 upregulated unigenes. Seven structural genes, PAL, C4H, 4CL, CHS, CCoAOMT, LDOX, and UFGT, were identified as candidate genes associated with anthocyanin accumulation through combined analysis of transcriptome and metabolome. Conclusions: Collectively, the differences in the expression levels of PAL, C4H, 4CL, CHS, CCoAOMT, LDOX, and UFGT might be responsible for purple leaf coloration, providing important data for the discovery of candidate genes and molecular bases controlling the purple leaves in arugula. Full article
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