Anthocyanin Induction by Drought Stress in the Calyx of Roselle Cultivars
Jeny Hinojosa-Gómez,
César San Martín-Hernández,
José B. Heredia,
Josefina León-Félix,
Tomás Osuna-Enciso,
María D. Muy-Rangel
Affiliations
Jeny Hinojosa-Gómez
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD) Coordinación Culiacán, Carretera Eldorado km 5.5, Campo el Diez, C.P. 80110 Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico
César San Martín-Hernández
Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5. Montecillo, C.P. 56230 Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico
José B. Heredia
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD) Coordinación Culiacán, Carretera Eldorado km 5.5, Campo el Diez, C.P. 80110 Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico
Josefina León-Félix
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD) Coordinación Culiacán, Carretera Eldorado km 5.5, Campo el Diez, C.P. 80110 Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico
Tomás Osuna-Enciso
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD) Coordinación Culiacán, Carretera Eldorado km 5.5, Campo el Diez, C.P. 80110 Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico
María D. Muy-Rangel
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD) Coordinación Culiacán, Carretera Eldorado km 5.5, Campo el Diez, C.P. 80110 Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico
Abiotic factors can alter the chemical profile of crops and the number of compounds they contain. In this study, the anthocyanin and anthocyanidin contents, determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC-MS/MS), and the colour attributes of the calyces of three cultivars of Hibiscus sabdariffa subjected to three water stress regimes during the stage of physiological maturity were investigated. The total anthocyanin content in calyx increased relative to the control content under a 65% moisture irrigation regime. Among the cultivars, UAN16-2 showed the greatest increases in the contents of cyanidin, delphinidin 3-O-glucoside, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside, and cyanidin 3-O-sambubioside. The content of cyanidin 3-O-sambubioside showed the greatest increase, increasing by 55% relative to the control level. The contents of these compounds are correlated with colour attributes such as luminosity. Water stress under the 33% moisture condition during plant development led to decreased anthocyanin contents in all of the roselle cultivars.
