Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries?
Anthropogenic climate change may affect the nutritional quality of perennial crops. Wild blueberry is a perennial crop of cultural and economic importance and known for its health-promoting properties. Wild blueberry fields in Maine, USA are experiencing unprecedented warming, which may affect the q...
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| author | Oluwafemi A Alaba Sofiane Bechami Yu-Ying Chen Tawanda W Gara Brian Perkins Yong-Jiang Zhang |
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| description | Anthropogenic climate change may affect the nutritional quality of perennial crops. Wild blueberry is a perennial crop of cultural and economic importance and known for its health-promoting properties. Wild blueberry fields in Maine, USA are experiencing unprecedented warming, which may affect the quality and marketability of the fruit. We examined the biochemistry of wild blueberries grown under active open-top heating that elevated temperatures by 3.3 °C, passive open-top heating by 1.2 °C, and ambient conditions (control). We found that total soluble solids, fructose, total soluble sugars and total soluble protein decreased as temperatures increased. In contrast, anthocyanin, total flavonoid and phenolics were not affected. Additionally, warming weakened the correlation between sugars, total soluble solids, and other components. Our results suggest that future global warming may reduce the nutritional value and marketability of wild blueberries. Potential mitigation techniques will need to be developed for future production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06a708df12d642bf99d1954b641d3e742024-12-12T05:23:48ZengElsevierClimate Change Ecology2666-90052024-11-018100088Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries?Oluwafemi A Alaba0Sofiane Bechami1Yu-Ying Chen2Tawanda W Gara3Brian Perkins4Yong-Jiang Zhang5School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside CA 92521, USASchool of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono ME, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University Mouloud Mammeri of Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, AlgeriaSchool of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USADepartment of Environmental Science and Management, California State Polytechnic University Humboldt, Arcata 95521, USASchool of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono ME, USASchool of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; Corresponding author.Anthropogenic climate change may affect the nutritional quality of perennial crops. Wild blueberry is a perennial crop of cultural and economic importance and known for its health-promoting properties. Wild blueberry fields in Maine, USA are experiencing unprecedented warming, which may affect the quality and marketability of the fruit. We examined the biochemistry of wild blueberries grown under active open-top heating that elevated temperatures by 3.3 °C, passive open-top heating by 1.2 °C, and ambient conditions (control). We found that total soluble solids, fructose, total soluble sugars and total soluble protein decreased as temperatures increased. In contrast, anthocyanin, total flavonoid and phenolics were not affected. Additionally, warming weakened the correlation between sugars, total soluble solids, and other components. Our results suggest that future global warming may reduce the nutritional value and marketability of wild blueberries. Potential mitigation techniques will need to be developed for future production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666900524000066Climate changeGlobal warmingLowbush blueberryTotal soluble solidsFructoseTotal soluble protein |
| spellingShingle | Oluwafemi A Alaba Sofiane Bechami Yu-Ying Chen Tawanda W Gara Brian Perkins Yong-Jiang Zhang Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? Climate Change Ecology Climate change Global warming Lowbush blueberry Total soluble solids Fructose Total soluble protein |
| title | Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? |
| title_full | Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? |
| title_fullStr | Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? |
| title_short | Will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries? |
| title_sort | will global warming reduce the nutritional quality of wild blueberries |
| topic | Climate change Global warming Lowbush blueberry Total soluble solids Fructose Total soluble protein |
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