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Impact of diurnal temperature variation on grape berry development, proanthocyanidin accumulation, and the expression of flavonoid pathway genes Public Deposited

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  • Little is known about the impact of temperature on proanthocyanidin (PA) accumulation in grape skins, despite its significance in berry composition and wine quality. Field-grown grapes (cv. Merlot) were cooled during the day or heated at night by +/–8 C, from fruit set to veraison in three seasons, to determine the effect of temperature on PA accumulation. Total PA content per berry varied only in one year, when PA content was highest in heated berries (1.46 mg berry⁻¹) and lowest in cooled berries (0.97 mg berry⁻¹). In two years, cooling berries resulted in a significant increase in the proportion of (–)-epigallocatechin as an extension subunit. In the third year, rates of berry development, PA accumulation, and the expression levels of several genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis were assessed. Heating and cooling berries altered the initial rates of PA accumulation, which was correlated strongly with the expression of core genes in the flavonoid pathway. Both heating and cooling altered the rate of berry growth and coloration, and the expression of several structural genes within the flavonoid pathway.
  • Keywords: Flavonoids, Flavonols, Proanthocyanidins, Vitis vinifera, Biosynthesis, Tannins, Temperature, Climate
  • Keywords: Flavonoids, Flavonols, Proanthocyanidins, Vitis vinifera, Biosynthesis, Tannins, Temperature, Climate
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  • Cohen, S. D., Tarara, J. M., Gambetta, G. A., Matthews, M. A., & Kennedy, J. A. (2012). Impact of diurnal temperature variation on grape berry development, proanthocyanidin accumulation, and the expression of flavonoid pathway genes. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63(7), 2655-2665. doi: 10.1093/jxb/err449
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