Publications by authors named "Jikai Zong"
Sweetpotato blades are rich in the functional secondary metabolite chlorogenic acid (CGA), which deepen potential for effective utilization of the blade in industry. In this study, we evaluated the type and content of CGA in the blades of 16 sweetpotato genotypes and analyzed the correlation between CGA content and antioxidant capacity. Then we isolated and characterized IbGLK1, a GARP-type transcription factor, by comparative transcriptome analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiosynthesis of Scopoletin in Sweet Potato Confers Resistance against .
J Agric Food Chem
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Fusarium wilt is a serious fungal disease affecting sweet potato, and the study aimed to understand how sweet potato resists this disease through transcriptome analysis.
- The research found that scopoletin, a compound produced in sweet potato, plays a key role in enhancing resistance to the fungus, with lab tests confirming its effectiveness.
- The study also identified specific genes involved in producing scopoletin and showed that combining these genes in tobacco plants resulted in increased scopoletin levels and better disease resistance, offering insights for breeding resistant sweet potato varieties.
Sweetpotato ( (L.) Lam.) is a globally significant storage root crop, but it is highly susceptible to yield reduction under severe drought conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSweetpotato ( (L.) Lam.), which has a complex genome, is one of the most important storage root crops in the world.
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