@article{fdi:010084675,
  title = {{P}atterns of volatile diversity yield insights into the genetics and biochemistry of the date palm fruit volatilome},
  author = {{F}lowers, {J}. {M}. and {H}azzouri, {K}. {M}. and {L}emansour, {A}. and {C}apote, {T}. and {G}ros-{B}althazard, {M}uriel and {F}errand, {S}. and {L}ebrun, {M}. and {A}miri, {K}. {M}. {A}. and {P}urugganan, {M}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}olatile organic compounds are key components of the fruit metabolome that contribute to traits such as aroma and taste. {H}ere we report on the diversity of 90 flavor-related fruit traits in date palms ({P}hoenix dactylifera {L}.) including 80 volatile organic compounds, which collectively represent the fruit volatilome, as well as 6 organic acids, and 4 sugars in tree-ripened fruits. {W}e characterize these traits in 148 date palms representing 135 varieties using headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography. {W}e discovered new volatile compounds unknown in date palm including 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, an attractant of the red palm weevil ({R}hynchophorus ferrugineus {O}livier), a key pest that threatens the date palm crop. {A}ssociations between volatile composition and sugar and moisture content suggest that differences among fruits in these traits may be characterized by system-wide differences in fruit metabolism. {C}orrelations between volatiles indicate medium chain and long chain fatty acid ester volatiles are regulated independently, possibly reflecting differences in the biochemistry of fatty acid precursors. {F}inally, we took advantage of date palm clones in our analysis to estimate broad-sense heritabilities of volatiles and demonstrate that at least some of volatile diversity has a genetic basis.},
  keywords = {volatile organic compound ; aroma ; flavor ; fatty acid ester ; metabolic ; network ; volatilome ; É{MIRATS} {ARABES} {UNIS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {P}lant {S}cience},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {},
  pages = {853651 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {1664-462{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3389/fpls.2022.853651},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084675},
}