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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (10): 81-92.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20211008

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Flower Morphology and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Aroma Components in Chionanthus retusus

Haili Guo1,Jihong Li1,*,Qin Li2,Xiuhua Song3,Xuejian Li1,Jiageng Liu1,Ruyue Wang1,Lili Hou1,Jinnan Wang1   

  1. 1. Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of National Positioning Observation Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Silviculture of the Lower Yellow River College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018
    2. Jiaxiang Branch, Shandong Fangda Engineering Co., Ltd Jining 272400
    3. College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018
  • Received:2021-01-07 Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-12-11
  • Contact: Jihong Li

Abstract:

Objective: Differences in flower morphology and flower aroma components of different aroma types of Chionanthus retusus were investigated in order to reveal the patterns of temporal and spatial dynamics of the aroma components. The study lays a foundation for further effective development and utilization of the flowers and genetic improvement of the floral aroma of C. retusus. Method: Morphological characteristics of C. retusus of different aroma types were observed and analyzed by recording the total number of flowers, the total length of inflorescence, the length of floral branches, the length and width of corolla lobes, the length and width of sepals. Meanwhile, headspace solid-phase microextraction(HS-SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were used to analyze the aroma components of different aroma types and the diurnal variation of aroma components at full flowering stage of strong aroma type. Result: Morphological differences of flowers of different aroma types were mainly reflected in the color and shape of corolla lobes. At the full flowering stage, there were significant differences in the total number of florets, the total length of inflorescence, the length of flower branch, the length and width of corolla lobes and the length and width of sepals of different floral aroma types. Among them, the strong aroma type had the largest number(49) of flowers, the longest(112.67 mm) inflorescence, the largest corolla lobes and sepals, while its flower branches were shorter(45.00 mm) than those of the non-aroma type(66.67 mm) and longer than those of the medium aroma type(38.00 mm), displaying in general larger number of flowers, longer inflorescence and larger corolla lobes. A total of 106 aroma components, mainly including esters, nitriles, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, alkanes, olefins, terpenes and aromatic hydrocarbons, were detected in different aroma types at four different flowering stages of budding, initial flowering, full flowering and final flowering. There were 0, 18, 45 and 38 aroma components detected at four flowering stages of the strong aroma type, 0, 7, 35 and 19 in the medium aroma type, and 3, 4, 13 and 2 in the non-aroma type. In the diurnal variation of floral aroma at full flowering stage, 86 aroma components were detected in the strong aroma type, and only 17 components were common at all the four stages, among which methyl acetate, (E) -4, 8-dimethyl-1, 3, 7-nonatriene, and cis-β-farnesene were the main floral components at the full flowering stage. Conclusion: There were significant differences in the color and shape of corolla lobes of Chionanthus retusus among different floral aroma types. The total number of flowers, the total length of inflorescence, the length and width of corolla lobes and the length and width of sepals of the strong aroma type were the largest at full flowering stage, while the flower branches were shorter than those of the non-aroma type and longer than those of the medium aroma type. The strong aroma type had the largest number of aroma components and the highest relative content, followed by the medium aroma type and the non-aroma type. The number of aroma components and their relative contents were very small at the budding stage, followed by an increase at the initial flowering stage, and reached the maximum at the full flowering stage, and declined again at the final flowering stage. The diurnal variation of the overall aroma content of the strong aroma type at full flowering stage displayed a pattern of first increase followed by decreases, and reaching the maximum at 14:00.

Key words: Chionanthus retusus, flower morphology, aroma component, HS-SPME, GC-MS

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