Organic Acid Composition of Tall Fescue Leaves from Diverse Genotypes
1976
Boland, R. L. | Garner, G. B. | Asay, K. H. | Nelson, C. J.
Organic acids are important plant metabolites and have been associated with palatability and forage quality. Gas-liquid chromatography was used to quantify nine organic acids in leaves of 22 genetically diverse tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea, Schreb.) genotypes grown in a greenhouse. Significant differences (p < 0.01) were found among genotypes in concentration of malic, citric, x-ketoglutaric, succinic, malonic, quinic, shikimic, and total of the nine acids. Malic acid was most abundant in 19 genotypes and averaged 9.3 mg/g dry wt, followed by citric, succinic, quinic, and shikimic acids with 4.4, 3.6, 3.5, and 2.6 mg/g dry wt, respectively. Concentrations of fumaric and aconitic were usually less than 0.1 mg/g dry wt. A genotype selected from ‘Ky 31’' had 19.3, 6.6, and 38.8 mg/g dry wt of malic, citric, and total of the nine acids, respectively. In contrast, a genotype from Algeria had 3.5, 1.2, and 15.1 mg/g dry wt for the same fractions. Malic acid concentrations were positively correlated (p < 0.01) with quinic, shikimic, and citric acid levels. Succinic acid was positively correlated with a-ketoglutaric acid, and shikimic acid was positively correlated with quinic acid. The genetic variability observed indicates organic acid content of tall fescue leaves could be altered through breeding.
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