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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 65-81.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0039

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Embryological,Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms Underlying GA3-Induced Seedlessness in Grapes

BAO Min1, TIAN Yaping1, LI Fan1, WEI Xixi1, LIU Miaomiao1, HASSAN Jawad1, LI Zhi1,2, ZHAO Yijie1,2, GAO Min1,2, WANG Xiping1,2,*()   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency ProductionKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops(Northwest Region),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,College of Horticulture,Northwest A & F University,Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
    2 Xinjiang Research Institute of Agriculture in Arid Areas, Urumqi 830091, China
  • Received:2025-03-20 Revised:2025-11-19 Online:2026-01-25 Published:2026-01-26
  • Contact: WANG Xiping

Abstract:

To clarify the underlying mechanisms of gibberellin(GA3)-induced seedlessness in grape,Vitis labrusca‘Hutai 8’and V. vinifera‘Red Globe’were subjected to three treatments:GA3,PAC(the GA3 inhibitor),and GA3 + PAC. By integrating fruit and seed morphological observations,ovule histological analyses,antioxidant enzyme activity measurements,and determinations of polyamine and endogenous hormone contents,the embryological,physiological,and biochemical mechanisms of GA3- induced grape seedlessness were elucidated. GA3 treatment significantly increased both the seedlessness rate and fruit set in the two cultivars. The fruit shape index was also markedly higher than that of the control and other treatments,whereas PAC reduced it below the control level. GA3 induced embryo sac and endosperm nucleus abortion,with abortion occurring earlier in‘Hutai 8’(13 d)than in‘Red Globe’(15 d). Moreover,GA3 promoted the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)and malondialdehyde (MDA),while decreasing the activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD)and peroxidase(POD)in both cultivars,indicating that GA3 induces embryo sac abortion by regulating oxidative stress levels. GA3 treatment differentially affected putrescine(Put),spermidine(Spd),and spermine(Spm),resulting in a decreased(Spd + Spm)/Put ratio relative to the control;this reduction may contribute to the metabolic regulation of seedlessness formation. GA3 treatment promoted the synthesis of endogenous GA3,indole-3-acetic acid(IAA),and abscisic acid(ABA)in both cultivars,although IAA in‘Red Globe’showed an initial decline followed by an increase. At the early stage,the(IAA + GA3)/ABA ratio was higher than that of the control,and as exogenous GA3 declined through natural metabolism,this ratio decreased accordingly. Overall,this study reveals that GA3 induces grape seedlessness by coordinately regulation of embryo abortion,oxidative stress,polyamines,and hormone balance.

Key words: grape, gibberellin, seedlessness, ovule, antioxidant activity, endogenous hormone