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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2026, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (7): 140-151.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20250753

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Effects of Two Cultivation Methods on Volatile Aroma Components Release and Related Genes Expression in Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’

Kexin Sun1,Chenjie Zhang1,Tongfei Niu1,Huili Ma2,Zuqi Zhang1,Lili Guo1,Xiaogai Hou1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology Luoyang 471023
    2. Key Laboratory of Peony Germplasm Innovation and Comprehensive Utilization in Henan Province Luoyang 471023
  • Received:2025-12-16 Online:2026-07-10 Published:2026-07-14
  • Contact: Xiaogai Hou E-mail:hxg382@126.com

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to systematically analyze the emission patterns of volatile aroma components in Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’ during different flowering developmental stages and diurnal variations, and investigate the expression levels of scent-related genes, so as to provide theoretical support for improving the ornamental quality and industrial application of P. suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’ as a New Year flower. Method: In this study, potted and field-grown P. suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’ plants were used as materials. Dynamic headspace adsorption combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was employed to analyze the aroma components at seven different flower developmental stages (color exposure stage, blooming stage, initial flowering stage, half opening stage, full blooming stage, initial decay stage, decay stage), as well as the diurnal variation patterns (from 06:00 to 18:00) at the full blooming stage, respectively. Result: 1) The results showed that 43 volatile components (in potted plants) and 30 volatile components (in field-grown plants) were identified in P. suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’, including 8 benzenes, 5 alcohols, 1 phenol, 3 aldehydes, 2 terpenes, 6 esters, and 27 hydrocarbons. 2) The total emission of floral aroma exhibited a unimodal pattern of first increasing and then decreasing during the flowering process. The total emission reached the peak at the half-opening stage in potted plants, while it peaked at the full blooming stage in field-grown plants. During different time of periods in a day, the volatile emission of potted plants gradually increased over time, reaching the peak between 15:00 and 18:00. In contrast, that of field-grown plants showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, peaking between 09:00 and 12:00. 3) The expression patterns of PsTPS and PsPAL genes in the floral scent biosynthesis pathway were detected using qRT-PCR technology. It was found that during different flowering stages, the expression level of PsTPS in potted plants showed a similar trend to that of linalool content, while its expression level in field-grown plants exhibited a similar trend to that of α-farnesene content. The expression level of PsPAL in potted and field-grown plants was consistent with the content variation trends of m-xylene and phenylethyl alcohol, respectively. Additionally, at different time of periods in a day, the expression levels of PsTPS and PsPAL were similar to the content variation trends of α-farnesene and m-xylene, respectively. Conclusion: This study reveals the emission pattern of the floral scent of P. suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’ from two perspectives: volatile aroma components and gene expression, which has significant application value for the development of the forcing-flowering industry of P. suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’.

Key words: Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Luoyang Hong’, volatile components, gene expression

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