Grapevine has never been considered as a model plant in classical genetic studies due to its high level of heterozygosity, its long juvenile phase and its perennial nature. As a consequence, studies on the genetic transmission of agronomical traits are relatively scarce. Most of the grapevine relevant traits are quantitative or polygenic in nature. A classical example of a quantitative trait is wine quality, which is governed by multiple genes and is enormously affected by the environment. Muscat cultivars as well as some non-muscat aromatic cultivars exhibit a rather particular aroma strongly related to the accumulation of monoterpenols in berries which is greatly appreciated for fresh grape consumption and plays an essential role in high-quality winemaking. Therefore the identification of genome regions involved in the determinism of Muscat aroma represents a major contribution to understanding the genetic control of traits of large interest for grape breeding.

Emanuelli, F.; Battilana, J.; Costantini, L.; Grando, M.S. (2011). Molecular breeding of grapevine for aromatic quality and other traits relevant to viticulture. In: Breeding for fruit quality (editor(s) Jenks, M.A.; Bebeli, P.J.). Chichester: Wiley: 247-260. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1072-0 doi: 10.1002/9780470959350.ch11. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/20102

Molecular breeding of grapevine for aromatic quality and other traits relevant to viticulture

Emanuelli, Francesco;Battilana, Juri;Costantini, Laura;Grando, Maria Stella
2011-01-01

Abstract

Grapevine has never been considered as a model plant in classical genetic studies due to its high level of heterozygosity, its long juvenile phase and its perennial nature. As a consequence, studies on the genetic transmission of agronomical traits are relatively scarce. Most of the grapevine relevant traits are quantitative or polygenic in nature. A classical example of a quantitative trait is wine quality, which is governed by multiple genes and is enormously affected by the environment. Muscat cultivars as well as some non-muscat aromatic cultivars exhibit a rather particular aroma strongly related to the accumulation of monoterpenols in berries which is greatly appreciated for fresh grape consumption and plays an essential role in high-quality winemaking. Therefore the identification of genome regions involved in the determinism of Muscat aroma represents a major contribution to understanding the genetic control of traits of large interest for grape breeding.
Association mapping
Candidate genes
Color
Flavor
Monoterpenoids
Phenology
QTL mapping
2011
978-0-8138-1072-0
Emanuelli, F.; Battilana, J.; Costantini, L.; Grando, M.S. (2011). Molecular breeding of grapevine for aromatic quality and other traits relevant to viticulture. In: Breeding for fruit quality (editor(s) Jenks, M.A.; Bebeli, P.J.). Chichester: Wiley: 247-260. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1072-0 doi: 10.1002/9780470959350.ch11. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/20102
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