A review ethnopharmacology of Rosaceae fruit species

This study aims to carry out a bibliographic survey on ethnobotanical, ethnopharmacological and pharmacological information on Rosaceae species. The species addressed were Eriobotrya japonica (yellow-plum), Fragaria vesca (strawberry), Malus domestica (apple), Prunus domestica (plum), Prunus persica (peach), Pyrus communis (pear) and Rubus brasiliensis (raspberry) grown in the garden Medicinal of Universidade Paranaense (UNIPAR) - Campus 2. For this study, the databases were taken from national and international scientific journals without restriction of year of publication. As a result, a category of use was identified, part used, form of preparation, popular use, pharmacological and phytochemical studies for each species. Thus, it is observed that all fruit species are popularly used a medicinal, with records of ethnopharmacological, pharmacological and phytochemical studies. Medicinal plants are very widespread and used, being considered as an important therapeutic resource. However, despite the pharmacological records found, new scientific investigations are still needed to ensure the safer and more effective use of these species by the population.

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Contribution A L’etude De La Biologie Florale De Quelques Rosacees Cultivees De La Region De Constantine (Algerie)

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2016.v12n36p150 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (36) ◽

pp. 150

Author(s):

Bousmid Ahlem ◽

Boulacel Mouad ◽

Benlaribi Mostef

Keyword(s):

Prunus Persica ◽

Pollen Grains ◽

Flower Color ◽

Prunus Dulcis ◽

Reproductive Organs ◽

Eriobotrya Japonica ◽

Prunus Domestica ◽

Cydonia Oblonga ◽

Pyrus Communis L ◽

Flower Type

Angiosperms largely dominated the current terrestrial flora, with more than 275,000 species already identified (Meyer et al., 2008). Several major characteristics associated with sexual reproduction distinguish this group of plants, making this the most advanced subphylum Phanerogams(Robert et al., 1998). A quick review of flora reveals the wide variety of shapes and floral structures in different families of angiosperms. This diversity is the basis of the key determination and classification or systematic of flowering plants. Rosaceae that constitute our subject of study have a constant organization and regular flower type 5: 5 sepals, 5 petals, many stamens, one or more carpels. In our work we investigated a few dominant species cultivated in our study area such as: Cydonia oblonga Mill., Eriobotrya japonica Thun., Malus domestica Borkh., Prunus domestica L., Prunus dulcis Mill., Prunus persica L., Pyrus communis L. After collecting flowers and extraction of pollen grains, observations with binocular and light microscope there emerges a diversity materialized ia in: - Flower color; - The presence or absence of fuzz around the reproductive organs that are protected temperatures decreases. This allows for example medlar and almond reproduce during cold periods of the year (December, January, February).

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Effects of Rootstock and Budding Height on Bacterial Canker in French Prune

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2002.86.5.543 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 86 (5) ◽

pp. 543-546 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. J. Sayler ◽

S. M. Southwick ◽

J. T. Yeager ◽

K. Glozer ◽

E. L. Little ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tree Mortality ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Disease Incidence ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

Field Trials ◽

Bacterial Canker ◽

Prunus Domestica ◽

Severity Of Disease ◽

Prunus Cerasifera ◽

Disease Pressure

Bacterial canker is one of the most economically important diseases of stone fruit trees, including ‘French’ prune (Prunus domestica). Field trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of rootstock selection and budding height on the incidence and severity of bacterial canker in four orchards with low to high disease pressure. Treatments included French prune scions low-grafted on ‘Lovell’ peach (Prunus persica) rootstocks as well as Myrobalan 29C (Prunus cerasifera) plum rootstocks grafted at 15, 50, and 90 cm above the rootstock crown. Another treatment consisted of growing Myrobalan 29C plum rootstocks in the field for one growing season, then field-grafting French prune buds onto rootstock scaffolds. Lovell peach rootstock provided the greatest protection from bacterial canker as measured by disease incidence and tree mortality in all orchards. Field-budded rootstocks and rootstocks grafted at the highest budding height provided moderate levels of resistance to bacterial canker. These treatments reduced the incidence but not the severity of disease.

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Genome-wide comparative analysis of the BAHD superfamily in seven Rosaceae species and expression analysis in pear (Pyrus☓ bretschneideri)

10.21203/rs.2.13258/v3 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Chunxin Liu ◽

Xin Qiao ◽

Qionghou Li ◽

Weiwei Zeng ◽

Shuwei Wei ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Candidate Genes ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Purifying Selection ◽

Pear Fruit ◽

Rosaceae Species ◽

Expression Characteristics

Abstract Background: The BAHD acyltransferase superfamily exhibits various biological roles in plants, including regulating fruit quality, catalytic synthesizing of terpene, phenolics and esters, and improving stress resistance. However, the copy numbers, expression characteristics and associations with fruit aroma formation of the BAHD genes remain unclear. Results: In total, 717 BAHD genes were obtained from the genomes of seven Rosaceae , ( Pyrus bretschneideri , Malus domestica , Prunus avium , Prunus persica , Fragaria vesca , Pyrus communis and Rubus occidentalis ). Based on the detailed phylogenetic analysis and classifications in model plants, we divided the BAHD family genes into seven groups, I-a, I-b, II-a, II-b, III-a, IV and V. An inter-species synteny analysis revealed the ancient origin of BAHD superfamily with 78 syntenic gene pairs were detected among the seven Rosaceae species. Different types of gene duplication events jointly drive the expansion of BAHD superfamily, and purifying selection dominates the evolution of BAHD genes supported by the small Ka/Ks ratios . Based on the correlation analysis between the ester content and expression levels of BAHD genes at different developmental stages, four candidate genes were selected for verification as assessed by qRT-PCR. The result implied that Pbr020016.1 , Pbr019034.1 , Pbr014028.1 and Pbr029551.1 are important candidate genes involved in aroma formation during pear fruit development. Conclusion: We have thoroughly identified the BAHD superfamily genes and performed a comprehensive comparative analysis of their phylogenetic relationships, expansion patterns, and expression characteristics in seven Rosaceae species, and we also obtained four candidate genes involved in aroma synthesis in pear fruit . These results provide a theoretical basis for future studies of the specific biological functions of BAHD superfamily members and the improvement of pear fruit quality. Keywords : BAHD, pear, evolution, Rosaceae, transcriptome, volatile esters

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Monilinia fructicola. [Distribution map].

Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases ◽

10.1079/dmpd/20103096736 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Rhode Island ◽

Prince Edward Island ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

New Caledonia ◽

South Australia ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

Eriobotrya Japonica ◽

Monilinia Fructicola ◽

Distribution Map

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Monilinia fructicola (G. Winter) Honey. Ascomycota: Helotiales. Hosts: Rosaceous stone fruit trees (Prunus, Malus, Pyrus spp.), especially peach (Prunus persica). Also grape (Vitis spp.), flowering quinces (Chaenomeles spp.), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.) and loquat (Eriobotrya japonica). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Mainland France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mainland Italy, Spain, Mainland Spain, Switzerland, UK), Asia (China, Hebei, Shandong, India, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Japan, Honshu, Korea Republic, Taiwan, Yemen), Africa (Nigeria, Zimbabwe), North America (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachussetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin), Central America and Caribbean (Guatemala, Panama), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela), Oceania (Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand).

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Association between Chloroplast and Mitochondrial DNA sequences in Chinese Prunus genotypes (Prunus persica, Prunus domestica, and Prunus avium)

BMC Plant Biology ◽

10.1186/s12870-014-0402-4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tariq Pervaiz ◽

Xin Sun ◽

Yanyi Zhang ◽

Ran Tao ◽

Junhuan Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mitochondrial Dna ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Prunus Domestica

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Genome-Wide Analysis Characterization and Evolution of SBP Genes in Fragaria vesca, Pyrus bretschneideri, Prunus persica and Prunus mume

Frontiers in Genetics ◽

10.3389/fgene.2018.00064 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Muhammad Abdullah ◽

Yunpeng Cao ◽

Xi Cheng ◽

Awais Shakoor ◽

Xueqiang Su ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prunus Persica ◽

Fragaria Vesca ◽

Prunus Mume ◽

Genome Wide Analysis ◽

Genome Wide

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First record of Sclerotinia laxa Aderh. Ruhl. in New South Wales: differentiation from S. fructicola (Wint.) Rehm. by cultural characteristics and electrophoresis

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.1071/ar9760547 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 547 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

LJ Penrose ◽

J Tarran ◽

A-L Wong

Keyword(s):

Prunus Persica ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

South Australia ◽

First Record ◽

Prunus Domestica ◽

Cultural Characteristics ◽

Electrophoretic Patterns ◽

South Wales ◽

First Time

Sclerotinia laxa is recorded for the first time in New South Wales, at Orange. A survey indicates that the disease is confined to the Central Tableland. The disease was detected on Chaenomeles spp. (flowering quince), Prunus domestica (European plum), Prunus persica (nectarine) and several ornamental Prunus species (flowering cherries, apricot and peach). Cultural characteristics and acrylamidc-gel clectrophoresis were used to compare several of these isolates with isolates of S. fructicola from New South Wales and with S. laxa from Victoria. Isolates of S. laxa from South Australia and Tasmania were also studied in culture. The general colony lobing and the absence of hyphal anastomoses between germinating conidia can be used to identify S. laxa. Other cultural features found to be of little value for identification are discussed. The electrophoretic patterns for several enzymes clearly distinguished S. laxa from S. fructicola, and these representative reference patterns are useful for species identification.

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How does the S-locus determining self-incompatibility in stone fruits work in self-compatible peach?

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/17/3277 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

Attila Hegedűs ◽

Júlia Halász ◽

Zoltán Szabó ◽

József Nyéki ◽

Andrzej Pedryc

Keyword(s):

Prunus Persica ◽

Fruit Trees ◽

S Locus ◽

Recognition Mechanism ◽

Specific Pcr ◽

Fruit Species ◽

Self Fertilization ◽

Self Compatibility ◽

S Allele ◽

Available Information

The majority of stone fruit species are self-incompatible, a feature that is determined by a specific recognition mechanism between the S-ribonuclease enzymes residing in the pistils and the F-box proteins expressed in the pollen tubes. Failure in the function of any component of this bipartite system resulted in self-compatibility (SC) in many cultivars of Prunus species. Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.) is the only species in the Prunoideae subfamily that is traditionally known to be self-compatible, but its molecular background is completely unknown. Isoelectric focusing and S-gene specific PCR revealed that SC is not due to functional inability of pistil ribonucleases. We hypothesize that SC may be a consequence of a kind of pollen-part mutation or the action of one or more currently unknown modifier gene(s). Only two S-alleles were identified in a set of peach genotypes of various origin and phenotypes in contrast to the 17–30 alleles described in self-incompatible fruit trees. Most important commercial cultivars carry the same S-allele and are in a homozygote state. This indicates the common origin of these cultivars and also the consequence of self-fertilization. According to the available information, this is the first report to elucidate the role of S-locus in the fertilization process of peach.

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Genome-wide analysis suggests high level of microsynteny and purifying selection affect the evolution of EIN3/EIL family in Rosaceae

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.3400 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. e3400 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Yunpeng Cao ◽

Yahui Han ◽

Dandan Meng ◽

Dahui Li ◽

Qing Jin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Family ◽

Whole Genome Duplication ◽

Large Scale ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Genome Duplication ◽

Purifying Selection ◽

Whole Genome ◽

Environmental Selection ◽

Rosaceae Species ◽

High Level

The ethylene-insensitive3/ethylene-insensitive3-like (EIN3/EIL) proteins are a type of nuclear-localized protein with DNA-binding activity in plants. Although the EIN3/EIL gene family has been studied in several plant species, little is known about comprehensive study of the EIN3/EIL gene family in Rosaceae. In this study, ten, five, four, and five EIN3/EIL genes were identified in the genomes of pear (Pyrus bretschneideri), mei (Prunus mume), peach (Prunus persica) and strawberry (Fragaria vesca), respectively. Twenty-eight chromosomal segments of EIL/EIN3 gene family were found in four Rosaceae species, and these segments could form seven orthologous or paralogous groups based on interspecies or intraspecies gene colinearity (microsynteny) analysis. Moreover, the highly conserved regions of microsynteny were found in four Rosaceae species. Subsequently it was found that both whole genome duplication and tandem duplication events significantly contributed to the EIL/EIN3 gene family expansion. Gene expression analysis of the EIL/EIN3 genes in the pear revealed subfunctionalization for several PbEIL genes derived from whole genome duplication. It is noteworthy that according to environmental selection pressure analysis, the strong purifying selection should dominate the maintenance of the EIL/EIN3 gene family in four Rosaceae species. These results provided useful information on Rosaceae EIL/EIN3 genes, as well as insights into the evolution of this gene family in four Rosaceae species. Furthermore, high level of microsynteny in the four Rosaceae plants suggested that a large-scale genome duplication event in the EIL/EIN3 gene family was predated to speciation.

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Variabilidad interspecífica de duraznos (Prunus pérsica L. Batsch.) y ciruelos (Prunus domestica) usando RAMs

Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología ◽

10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v17n1.44644 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 61-69

Author(s):

Ana Cruz Morillo Coronado ◽

Yacenia Morillo Coronado ◽

Leonardo Ariel González Mendoza ◽

Iván Adiel Ávila Morales

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Prunus Domestica ◽

Molecular Weights ◽

Average Value ◽

El Alto ◽

Deciduous Fruit ◽

Technological University ◽

Diversity Studies ◽

High Degree

Título en inglés: Intraespecific variability of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch.) and plums (Prunus domestica) using RAMsResumen: Se seleccionó una muestra de 41 materiales de Prunus de la colección de caducifolios de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, para evaluar su variabilidad genética usando ocho marcadores Microsatélites Amplificados al Azar (RAMs). Se generaron un total de 121 alelos con pesos moleculares entre 260 y 1000 Kb. Se formaron tres grupos, a un coeficiente de similitud de 0.75, de acuerdo a las características del fruto y a la especie, encontrándose en el grupo II a los materiales de ciruelo. El porcentaje de loci polimórficos varío entre 71 y 99% para los cebadores CGA y CCA, respectivamente. El valor promedio de heterocigosidad fue de 0.22, mucho más bajo que los encontrados en otros estudios de diversidad genética en el género Prunus. La técnica RAMs mostró ser una herramienta útil para evaluar la diversidad genética en frutales caducifolios, al discriminar a los materiales en tres grupos e identificar el alto grado de consanguinidad que existe entre las diferentes especies de Prunus lo cual debe ser aprovechado dentro de las estrategias de hibridación que busquen la obtención de nuevos y mejores materiales. Palabras claves: Prunus, Diversidad genética, Microsatélites RAMs, caducifolios.Abstract: A sample of 41 Prunus materials from the deciduous collection of the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia was selected to evaluate its genetic diversity using eight primers for Random Amplified Microsatellite (RAMs). A total of 121 alleles were generated with molecular weights ranging between 260 and 1000 Kb. Three groups were formed, a similarity coefficient of 0.75, according to fruit characteristics and specie, found plum materials in group II. The percentage of polymorphic loci ranged from 71 to 99% for the primers CGA and CCA, respectively. The average value of heterozygosity was 0.33, much lower than values found in other genetic diversity studies in the genus Prunus. The RAMs technique showed to be a useful tool for assessing genetic diversity in deciduous fruit, discriminate the materials into three groups and identify the high degree of consanguinity between different Prunus species which should be exploited in hybridization strategies looking for obtaining new and improved materials.Key words: Prunus, Genetic diversity, Microsatellites RAMs, deciduous.

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