Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37965000›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in plant science2023

Unraveling the occasional occurrence of berry astringency in table grape cv. Scarlet Royal: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis.

Ahmed Ismail, Tariq Pervaiz, Stacey Comstock, Sohrab Bodaghi, Alaaeldin Rezk, Georgios Vidalakis, Islam El-Sharkawy, David Obenland, Ashraf El-Kereamy

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed IsmailDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Tariq PervaizDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Stacey ComstockDepartment of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Sohrab BodaghiDepartment of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Alaaeldin RezkDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Georgios VidalakisDepartment of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
Islam El-SharkawyCenter for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, United States.
David ObenlandUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, United States.
Ashraf El-KereamyDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
University of California, Riverside · USFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University · USUnited States Department of Agriculture · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scarlet Royal, a mid-season ripening table grape, is one of the popular red grape varieties in California. However, its berries develop an undesirable astringent taste under certain conditions. Among the various factors contributing to the degradation of berry attributes, the levels and compositions of polyphenols play a fundamental role in defining berry quality and sensory characteristics. To comprehend the underlying mechanism of astringency development, Scarlet Royal berries with non-astringent attributes at the V7 vineyard were compared to astringent ones at the V9 vineyard. Biochemical analysis revealed that the divergence in berry astringency stemmed from alterations in its polyphenol composition, particularly tannins, during the late ripening stage at the V9 vineyard. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiling of berries positively associated nineteen flavonoid/proanthocyanidins (PAs) structural genes with the accumulation of PAs in V9 berries. The identification of these genes holds significance for table grape genetic improvement programs. At a practical level, the correlation between the taste panel and tannin content revealed a threshold level of tannins causing an astringent taste at approximately 400 mg/L. Additionally, berry astringency at the V9 vineyard was linked to a lower number of clusters and yield during the two study seasons, 2016 and 2017. Furthermore, petiole nutrient analysis at bloom showed differences in nutrient levels between the two vineyards, including higher levels of nitrogen and potassium in V9 vines compared to V7. It's worth noting that V9 berries at harvest displayed a lower level of total soluble solids and higher titratable acidity compared to V7 berries. In conclusion, our results indicate that the accumulation of tannins in berries during the ripening process results in a reduction in their red color intensity but significantly increases the astringency taste, thereby degrading the berry quality attributes. This study also highlights the association of high nitrogen nutrient levels and a lower crop load with berry astringency in table grapes, paving the way for further research in this area.

Indexed as

berry qualitygene expressiongrapevine nutrientspolyphenolstable grapestannins

Identifiers

PMID37965000
PMCPMC10641383
OpenAlexW4387974756

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.