Changes in the Phenolic Compounds of Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Induced by Infection with Verticillium nonalfalfae, the Causal Agent of Hop Verticillium Wilt
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. V. nonalfalfae Colonization Profile Analysis in Susceptible and Resistant Hop Cultivars
2.2. Phenolic Compounds
2.2.1. Flavanols
2.2.2. Flavonol Derivatives
2.2.3. Hydroxycinnamic Acids
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material
4.2. V. nonalfalfae qPCR Quantification
4.3. Extraction and Determination of Phenolic Compounds Using HPLC–Diode-Array Detector (DAD)–MSn Analysis
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kunej, U.; Mikulič-Petkovšek, M.; Radišek, S.; Štajner, N. Changes in the Phenolic Compounds of Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Induced by Infection with Verticillium nonalfalfae, the Causal Agent of Hop Verticillium Wilt. Plants 2020, 9, 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070841
Kunej U, Mikulič-Petkovšek M, Radišek S, Štajner N. Changes in the Phenolic Compounds of Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Induced by Infection with Verticillium nonalfalfae, the Causal Agent of Hop Verticillium Wilt. Plants. 2020; 9(7):841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070841
Chicago/Turabian StyleKunej, Urban, Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek, Sebastjan Radišek, and Nataša Štajner. 2020. "Changes in the Phenolic Compounds of Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Induced by Infection with Verticillium nonalfalfae, the Causal Agent of Hop Verticillium Wilt" Plants 9, no. 7: 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070841