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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2020, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (6): 86-93.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas20200300067

Special Issue: 生物技术 马铃薯

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Effects of Overexpression of StCYS1 on Potato Growth and Development and Enzymatic Browning

Liu Minmin1, Li Guangcun2, Liu Shiyang1, Dong Tiantian1, Wang Qingguo1(), Liu Pei1   

  1. 1 College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University/ Key Laboratory of Food Processing Technology and Quality Control in Shandong Province, Tai’an 271018, Shandong, China
    2 Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2020-03-18 Online:2020-06-20 Published:2020-07-09

Abstract:

To explore the effect of cysteine protease inhibitor gene StCYS1 on the growth and development of potato plants and the enzymatic browning of tubers, StCYS1 overexpressed and wild type ‘MDS’ diploid potato plants were used as materials to study the photosynthetic index, root development, yield, browning of tubers after harvest, PPO activity, total antioxidant capacity and free amino acid content. Compared with wild-type potato plants, the photosynthetic capacity of overexpression lines was significantly improved, the root system was more developed and the yield was higher. Compared with the wild type, the overexpression lines showed less enzymatic browning, higher PPO activity, higher free proline content and total antioxidant capacity, and lower free tyrosine content. The results show that the overexpression of StCYS1 could significantly increase the photosynthesis of potato plants, promote the development of roots and plants, and then increase the yield of potato tubers. The overexpression of StCYS1 effectively improves the antioxidant capacity of potato tubers, reduces the content of free tyrosine, and significantly inhibits the enzymatic browning of potatoes.

Key words: Potato, StCYS1, Overexpression, Growth and Development, Enzymatic Browning

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