Agrobiotechnology Goes Wild: Ancient Local Varieties as Sources of Bioactives

被引:45
作者
Berni, Roberto [1 ,2 ]
Cantini, Claudio [2 ]
Romi, Marco [1 ]
Hausman, Jean-Francois [3 ]
Guerriero, Gea [3 ]
Cai, Giampiero [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Siena, Dept Life Sci, Via PA Mattioli 4, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[2] Natl Res Council Italy CNR IVALSA, Trees & Timber Inst, Via Aurelia 49, I-58022 Follonica, GR, Italy
[3] Luxembourg Inst Sci & Technol, Res & Innovat Dept, 5 Ave Hauts Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
关键词
agrobiodiversity; ancient varieties; bioactives; nutraceuticals; -omics; GLANDULAR TRICHOMES; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC DIVERSITY; APPLE CULTIVARS; RELATIVES; L; BIODIVERSITY; POLYPHENOLS; METABOLITES;
D O I
10.3390/ijms19082248
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The identification and use of species that have best adapted to their growth territory is of paramount importance to preserve biodiversity while promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Parameters including resistance to natural conditions (biotic and abiotic risk factors), biomass and fruit productivity, and phytochemical content with nutraceutical potential, could be used as quantitative markers of the adaptability of plants to wild environments characterized by minimal human impact. Ancient varieties, which are plant varieties growing in regional territories and not destined for market distribution, are a source of unique genetic characters derived from many years of adaptation to the original territory. These plants are often more resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses. In addition, these varieties have a high phytochemical (also known as bioactives) content considered health-beneficial. Notably, the content of these compounds is often lower in commercial cultivars. The use of selected territorial varieties according to the cultivation area represents an opportunity in the agricultural sector in terms of biodiversity preservation, environmental sustainability, and valorization of the final products. Our survey highlights the nutraceutical potential of ancient local varieties and stresses the importance of holistic studies (-omics) to investigate their physiology and secondary metabolism.
引用
收藏
页数:12
相关论文
共 70 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], PLANT GENET RES
[2]  
Antolovich M, 2002, ANALYST, V127, P183, DOI 10.1039/b009171p
[3]   Cultivated Ancient Wheats (Triticum spp.): A Potential Source of Health-Beneficial Food Products [J].
Arzani, Ahmad ;
Ashraf, Muhammad .
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY, 2017, 16 (03) :477-488
[4]  
Ascani E., 2007, STORIA COLTIVAZIONE, P144
[5]   Discovery and resupply of pharmacologically active plant-derived natural products: A review [J].
Atanasov, Atanas G. ;
Waltenberger, Birgit ;
Pferschy-Wenzig, Eva-Maria ;
Linder, Thomas ;
Wawrosch, Christoph ;
Uhrin, Pavel ;
Temml, Veronika ;
Wang, Limei ;
Schwaiger, Stefan ;
Heiss, Elke H. ;
Rollinger, Judith M. ;
Schuster, Daniela ;
Breuss, Johannes M. ;
Bochkov, Valery ;
Mihovilovic, Marko D. ;
Kopp, Brigitte ;
Bauer, Rudolf ;
Dirsch, Verena M. ;
Stuppner, Hermann .
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, 2015, 33 (08) :1582-1614
[6]   Multi-Omics of Tomato Glandular Trichomes Reveals Distinct Features of Central Carbon Metabolism Supporting High Productivity of Specialized Metabolites [J].
Balcke, Gerd U. ;
Bennewitz, Stefan ;
Bergau, Nick ;
Athmer, Benedikt ;
Henning, Anja ;
Majovsky, Petra ;
Jimenez-Gomez, Jose M. ;
Hoehenwarter, Wolfgang ;
Tissier, Alain .
PLANT CELL, 2017, 29 (05) :960-983
[7]   The Combined Use of Proteomics and Transcriptomics Reveals a Complex Secondary Metabolite Network in Peperomia obtusifolia [J].
Batista, Andrea N. L. ;
dos Santos-Pinto, Jose Roberto A. ;
Batista, Joao M., Jr. ;
Souza-Moreira, Tatiana M. ;
Santoni, Mariana M. ;
Zanelli, Cleslei F. ;
Kato, Massuo J. ;
Lopez, Silvia N. ;
Palma, Mario S. ;
Furlan, Maysa .
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, 2017, 80 (05) :1275-1286
[8]  
Bertacchini E, 2009, J AGRIC ENVIRON INT, V103, P51
[9]   Genomic innovation for crop improvement [J].
Bevan, Michael W. ;
Uauy, Cristobal ;
Wulff, Brande B. H. ;
Zhou, Ji ;
Krasileva, Ksenia ;
Clark, Matthew D. .
NATURE, 2017, 543 (7645) :346-354
[10]   Transcriptome and metabolite analyses in Azadirachta indica: identification of genes involved in biosynthesis of bioactive triterpenoids [J].
Bhambhani, Sweta ;
Lakhwani, Deepika ;
Gupta, Parul ;
Pandey, Ashutosh ;
Dhar, Yogeshwar Vikram ;
Bag, Sumit Kumar ;
Asif, Mehar Hasan ;
Trivedi, Prabodh Kumar .
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2017, 7