Multi-location evaluation of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars for their aroma and flavor related volatile composition using a metabolomics approach

Rita Metrani; Jashbir Singh; G.K. Jayaprakasha; Kevin M. Crosby; John L. Jifon; Sadhana Ravishankar; Paul E. Brierley; Daniel I. Leskovar; Thomas A. Turini; Jonathan Schultheis; Timothy Coolong; Wenjing Guan; Bhimanagouda S. Patil

Food Chemistry Advances (Oct 2023)

Multi-location evaluation of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars for their aroma and flavor related volatile composition using a metabolomics approach

Rita Metrani,
Jashbir Singh,
G.K. Jayaprakasha,
Kevin M. Crosby,
John L. Jifon,
Sadhana Ravishankar,
Paul E. Brierley,
Daniel I. Leskovar,
Thomas A. Turini,
Jonathan Schultheis,
Timothy Coolong,
Wenjing Guan,
Bhimanagouda S. Patil

Affiliations

Rita Metrani: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jashbir Singh: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
G.K. Jayaprakasha: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Kevin M. Crosby: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
John L. Jifon: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 2415 E Hwy 83, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Sadhana Ravishankar: School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1117 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Paul E. Brierley: Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, University of Arizona, 6425 W 8th St., Yuma, AZ 85364, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Daniel I. Leskovar: Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, 1619 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Thomas A. Turini: University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno, CA 93710, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jonathan Schultheis: Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Timothy Coolong: Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, 1111 Miller Plant Sciences, Athens, GA 30602, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Wenjing Guan: Department of Horticultural and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, 625, Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Bhimanagouda S. Patil: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA; USDA National Center of Excellence for Melon at the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA; Corresponding author at: Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1500 Research Parkway, Suite A120, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2
p. 100223

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Fruit flavor is a key quality trait associated with consumer preference for muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) A wide range of aroma compounds play a key role in the flavor profiles of different melon cultivars. This study evaluated VOC profiles of nine cantaloupe cultivars grown in different locations (Texas, Arizona, Georgia, California, North Carolina and Indiana) across the United States during the spring production season (2018). Two consumer-preferred commercial cultivars were purchased and considered as control fruits for comparison. Significant variation in VOC contents was observed among the cultivars and growing locations. The highest and lowest total volatiles were detected in F-39 from GA and TT-DV from TX, respectively. Ketones such as geranylacetone, β-ionone, β-ionone epoxide, and dihydroactinidiolide were the major VOCs in all the cultivars. Principal component analysis (PCA) and Random forest analysis revealed significant clustering among the cultivars based on growing location demonstrating that suitable cantaloupe cultivars for different growing regions can be selected base on this important consumer-preference quality trait.

Published in Food Chemistry Advances

ISSN: 2772-753X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
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