This study examined for the first time the effect of low-energy ultrasound (US), used alone or in combination with
methyl jasmonate (MeJA), on viniferin production in cell cultures of
Vitis vinifera L. cv Alphonse Lavall茅e. Cell suspensions were exposed for 2 min to US (power 30, 60, and 90 mW cm
鈥?). The highest viniferin production was obtained at 30 mW cm
鈥?. When sonication was performed twice, the effect on viniferin production was negligible, whereas triple sonication slightly increased production. US treatment at 30 mW cm
鈥? for 5 min decreased viniferin production and induced cellular death. The combined use of MeJA and US (2 min) increased the production of 未-viniferin, the dominant stilbene, more than each elicitor used alone. These results suggest that low-energy US, alone and in combination with MeJA, can act as a physical elicitor to stimulate viniferin production in
V. vinifera cell cultures.
Keywords:
cell cultures; Vitis vinifera L. cv. Alphonse Lavall茅e; 未- and 蔚-viniferins; ultrasound sonication; methyl+jasmonate&qsSearchArea=searchText">methyl jasmonate; chemical elicitor; physical elicitor