The inheritance of volatile phenylpropenes in bitter fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. vulgare, Apiaceae) chemotypes and their distribution within the plant |
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Authors: | Michal Gross Efraim Lewinsohn Yaakov Tadmor Einat Bar Nativ Dudai Yael Cohen Jacob Friedman |
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Institution: | aNewe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel;bDepartment of Plant Sciences, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;cDepartment of Biology, Academic College of Education, The Kibbutz Movement, Oranim College, Tivon 36006, Israel |
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Abstract: | The volatile phenylpropenes estragole and t-anethole are the major constituents of the oleoresin of the aerial parts of bitter fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. vulgare, Apiaceae). The levels of estragole and t-anethole varied during plant development, being maximal in flowers and developing mericarps. Still the ratio between estragole and t-anethole remained constant throughout development. Estragole-rich types were hybridized with t-anethole rich types to examine the genetic basis of this polymorphism. A reverse correlation between estragole and t-anethole content was evident and the action of a biallelic gene with partial dominance for high estragole content was inferred. Understanding phenylpropene inheritance might explain chemical polymorphism in wild bitter fennel populations, sheds light on the molecular mechanisms that lead to chemotypes evolution and is crucial for breeding fennel varieties with desired chemical compositions. |
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Keywords: | Bitter fennel Chemotypes Foeniculum vulgare var vulgare Inheritance Estragole t-Anethole Phenylpropenes |
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