Variations in the morphological and chemical composition of the rhizomes of Polygonatum species based on a common garden experiment

Shuhui Liao; Zhiwei Fan; Xiujing Huang; Yuru Ma; Fangyan Huang; Yuntao Guo; Tianqi Chen; Pan Wang; Zilin Chen; Meisen Yang; Tongguang Yang; Jianqiu Xie; Jinping Si; Jingjing Liu

Food Chemistry: X (Mar 2023)

Variations in the morphological and chemical composition of the rhizomes of Polygonatum species based on a common garden experiment

Shuhui Liao,
Zhiwei Fan,
Xiujing Huang,
Yuru Ma,
Fangyan Huang,
Yuntao Guo,
Tianqi Chen,
Pan Wang,
Zilin Chen,
Meisen Yang,
Tongguang Yang,
Jianqiu Xie,
Jinping Si,
Jingjing Liu

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Shuhui Liao: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Zhiwei Fan: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Guizhou Botanical Garden, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, China
Xiujing Huang: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Yuru Ma: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Fangyan Huang: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Yuntao Guo: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Tianqi Chen: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Pan Wang: Pan'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Innovation and Development Institute, Zhejiang 322300, China
Zilin Chen: Pan'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Innovation and Development Institute, Zhejiang 322300, China
Meisen Yang: Xiushan Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Center, Chongqing 409900, China
Tongguang Yang: Xiushan Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Center, Chongqing 409900, China
Jianqiu Xie: Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China
Jinping Si: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China.
Jingjing Liu: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17
p. 100585

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Polygonatum species have great potential in fighting chronic and hidden hunger. In this study, five Polygonatum species collected from different populations were cultivated in a common garden for 4 years. The species mainly differed in yield, saponin and polysaccharide contents, stem diameter, leaf width, inflorescence length, and floret inflorescence length. P. cyrtonema (PC) provides high-quality yield when planted in Zhejiang, with output as high as 7.5 tons per hectare and a promising breeding potential. Moreover, stem diameter can be used as an indicator of the harvest in the screening of varieties. In addition, the formation of plant genetic traits from different provenances is affected by the climatic factors of the origin. Furthermore, near-infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometrics for polysaccharide and saponin quantitation provides a rapid assessment of PC quality. Our findings provide a scientific basis for the development and sustainable utilization of PC as a high-yielding and high-quality forest crop.

Published in Food Chemistry: X

ISSN: 2590-1575 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply; Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-chemistry-x

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