Vaccinium spp. berries provide some of the best natural sources of anthocyanins. In the wild bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), a clear increasing trend in anthocyanin biosynthesis has been reported toward northern latitudes of Europe, but studies related to altitude have given contradictory results. The present study focused on the anthocyanin composition in wild bilberries and highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. Brigitta Blue) growing along altitudinal gradients in the Alps of northern Italy. Our results indicate an increasing accumulation of anthocyanins in bilberries along an altitudinal gradient of about 650 m. The accumulation was due to a significant increase in delphinidin and malvidin glycosides, whereas the accumulation of cyanidin and peonidin glycosides was not affected by altitude. Seasonal differences, especially temperature, had a major influence on the accumulation of anthocyanins in blueberries.

Zoratti, L.; Jaakola, L.; Haggman, H.; Giongo, L. (2015). Anthocyanin profile in berries of wild and cultivated Vaccinium spp. along altitudinal gradients in the Alps. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 63 (39): 8641-8650. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b02833 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/67598

Anthocyanin profile in berries of wild and cultivated Vaccinium spp. along altitudinal gradients in the Alps

Zoratti, L.
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Giongo, L.
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2015-01-01

Abstract

Vaccinium spp. berries provide some of the best natural sources of anthocyanins. In the wild bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), a clear increasing trend in anthocyanin biosynthesis has been reported toward northern latitudes of Europe, but studies related to altitude have given contradictory results. The present study focused on the anthocyanin composition in wild bilberries and highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. Brigitta Blue) growing along altitudinal gradients in the Alps of northern Italy. Our results indicate an increasing accumulation of anthocyanins in bilberries along an altitudinal gradient of about 650 m. The accumulation was due to a significant increase in delphinidin and malvidin glycosides, whereas the accumulation of cyanidin and peonidin glycosides was not affected by altitude. Seasonal differences, especially temperature, had a major influence on the accumulation of anthocyanins in blueberries.
Alpine environments
Altitudinal gradient
Anthocyanins
Bilberry
Blueberry
Light temperature
Vaccinium
Settore AGR/03 - ARBORICOLTURA GENERALE E COLTIVAZIONI ARBOREE
2015
Zoratti, L.; Jaakola, L.; Haggman, H.; Giongo, L. (2015). Anthocyanin profile in berries of wild and cultivated Vaccinium spp. along altitudinal gradients in the Alps. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 63 (39): 8641-8650. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b02833 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/67598
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