Zhaomiao Lin, Guoliang Li, Hong Zhang, Rongchang Ji, Yongqing Xu, Guochun Xu, Huawei Li, Zhonghua Liu, Wenbin Luo, Yongxiang Qiu, Sixin Qiu*, Hao Tang
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.12, pp. 3401-3410, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.058692
- 31 December 2024
Abstract Sweet potato leaves are consumed globally for their nutritional and functional properties, with their taste characteristics significantly influencing their market value and consumer acceptance. However, the metabolic factors determining the taste of sweet potato leaves remain unclear. This study evaluated the taste and metabolic profile of sweet potato leaves cultivated in soil and hydroponic systems, revealing that hydroponic culture improved the taste of the leafy sweet potatoes. Using gas chromatography system (GC)-ToF-MS, 200 metabolites were identified, encompassing most plant metabolic pathways. A comparison of good-tasting vs. poor-tasting sweet potato leaves identified 71 metabolites associated with taste More >