Figures (3)  Tables (6)
    • Figure 1. 

      Chromatographic profiles of two tree peony cultivars at three flowering stages. (a) P. suffruticosa 'Chunguihuawu', (b) P. ostii 'Fengdan'. From top to bottom are initial flowering stage, half-opening stage, and full blooming stage. Bar = 5 cm.

    • Figure 2. 

      Classification and content of volatile compounds of parents of the F1 population in different flowering stages. (a) P. suffruticosa 'Chunguihuawu', (b) P. ostii 'Fengdan'. IF: initial flowering stage. HO: half-opening stage. FB: full blooming stage.

    • Figure 3. 

      Histograms (frequency distribution) for traits of the F1 population from the cross of P. ostii 'Fengdan' and P. suffruticosa 'Chunguihuawu'. (a) Histogram for cetene, (b) histogram for hexadecane, (c) histogram for octadecane, (d) histogram for eicosane.

    • NumberRT (min)CompoundP. suffruticosa 'Chunguihuawu'
      (male parent, ♂)
      P. ostii 'Fengdan' (female parent, ♀)
      Initial floweringHalf-openingFull bloomingInitial floweringHalf-openingFull blooming
      15.232-hexen-1-ol,acetate,(E)-0.05130.1823
      26.04α-ocimene0.06480.10760.25471.0646
      36.21Trans-α-ocimene0.03050.0355
      47.06Undecane0.03080.08770.01630.0112
      57.17Nonanal0.14360.07340.02320.07380.1248
      67.44Phenylethyl alcohol0.16070.13510.1192
      77.97Myroxide0.06150.0477
      88.50Benzene, 1,4-dimethoxy−0.48560.92530.1587
      99.022-dodecene, (E)-0.03080.02180.0094
      109.19Dodecane0.12650.09550.04030.05380.07310.0561
      119.34Decanal0.01710.03920.11160.0505
      129.89Nerol0.0280
      139.993-phenylpropanol0.0236
      1410.44Geraniol0.09920.37840.07980.01330.1290
      1510.652-propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl0.0213
      1611.216-tridecene0.0113
      1711.37Tridecane0.09230.08890.02920.11480.10720.1936
      1811.652-propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, (E)-0.0194
      1912.56Benzeneacetic acid, à-hydroxy-,
      ethyl ester, (R)
      0.06840.01850.0395
      2012.792-undecenal0.0173
      2113.003-phenyl-1-propanol, acetate0.01640.0295
      2213.20Geranyl acetate0.02390.02430.01200.0673
      2313.355-tetradecene, (E)-0.23250.18710.06350.05740.07090.1080
      13.44Decanoic acid, ethyl ester0.52320.52320.52320.52320.52320.5232
      2413.52Tetradecane0.60180.62330.16210.24150.27140.3815
      2513.87Benzene, 1,3,5-trimethoxy-0.24790.80710.4741
      2616.08Pentadecane1.15582.88160.23500.84951.51991.7575
      2716.45(Z,E)-α-farnesene0.0308
      2816.612,4-di-tert-butylphenol2.92362.64070.95890.39920.35140.4516
      2917.53Farnesal0.0128
      3017.761-decanol, 2-hexyl-0.04790.03260.01460.04650.00960.0491
      3119.19Cetene0.73860.51360.20070.09930.10490.1262
      3219.47Hexadecane0.99160.66510.24270.39370.30890.6494
      3320.02Hexadecanal0.0091
      3421.28Hexadecane, 7-methyl-0.03420.02100.00860.0057
      3521.41Pentadecane, 2,6,10-trimethyl-0.09230.05390.02400.05740.01080.0757
      3621.98Hexadecane, 2-methyl-0.10260.09050.01800.08660.22030.1557
      3722.578-heptadecene0.42400.34430.03770.14400.67270.3815
      3823.52Heptadecane0.49580.29690.08060.58702.88751.3086
      3926.59Heptadecane, 3-methyl-0.06840.03300.01720.07530.0814
      4027.615-octadecene, (E)-1.04630.73610.28050.17230.10070.2314
      4127.92Octadecane0.51630.30990.11320.26890.13510.3997
      4229.14Isopropyl myristate0.03420.01490.0069
      4331.229-nonadecene0.03760.00510.06021.01230.5021
      4432.38Nonadecane0.23940.09120.04800.07470.91320.3296
      4533.61Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester0.18460.14660.0583
      4635.57Nonadecane, 3-methyl-0.02000.00860.0161
      4736.365-eicosene, (E)-0.87190.61040.21780.15680.04610.2272
      4836.41Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester0.14360.12020.0437
      4936.55Eicosane0.22910.13090.04720.11670.04050.1767
      5037.26Isopropyl palmitate0.08550.05020.02140.0264
      5138.5310-heneicosene0.05470.01850.00600.0089
      5238.75Methyl linoleate0.33510.29290.1046
      5338.82Heneicosane0.0273
      5438.876,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid,
      methyl ester
      0.98480.83870.3019
      5539.88Ethyl linoleate0.29060.23410.0849
      5639.962-Propenoic acid,
      3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-,
      2-ethylhexyl ester
      0.04740.01580.0435
      5739.989,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid,
      2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)-
      1.31990.77410.2796
      5840.41Docosane0.45480.36410.09780.09480.02220.1262
      5941.66Tricosane0.07520.04170.15350.06930.02200.0701
      6042.80Tetracosane0.22570.09680.05830.10940.04610.1725
      6144.06Pentacosane0.20520.08100.06520.11390.06470.1865
      6245.56Hexacosane0.30090.15770.13380.22420.08190.3044
      6347.40Heptacosane0.30090.08460.08320.20050.06090.2244
      6449.71Octacosane0.33510.10010.12780.16220.06590.2230
      6552.64Nonacosane0.23250.06810.06690.11300.05110.1459
      6656.41Triacontane0.20520.06410.05490.08750.03910.1164
      6761.26Hentriacontane0.23590.12270.09860.18050.0484

      Table 1. 

      Volatile components and content (μg g−1) of two tree peony cultivars at different flowering stages.

    • Compound (μg g−1)MinimumMaximumRangeFmSDCV (%)SkewnessKurtosis
      Tridecane0.00719.45919.4520.6252.0033.2078.17174.442
      5-tetradecene, (E)-0.0202.3602.3400.2680.3181.1874.18022.175
      Tetradecane0.05719.18419.1271.2252.0491.6736.82856.189
      Pentadecane0.00368.62268.6198.33611.0831.3302.6529.002
      2,4-di-tert-butylphenol0.0579.0508.9920.8701.3421.5434.07219.137
      Cetene0.0212.0972.0760.4830.3430.7091.9155.375
      Hexadecane0.0964.4484.3521.1620.7580.6521.7013.914
      8-heptadecene0.01422.62222.6082.3182.9961.2923.77720.159
      Heptadecane0.05720.50420.4473.3363.6461.0932.5987.966
      5-octadecene, (E)-0.0272.8622.8340.6630.4650.7021.8235.009
      Octadecane0.0341.6101.5760.5050.3120.6181.0060.866
      5-eicosene, (E)-0.0172.8222.8050.4540.3720.8203.11715.673
      Eicosane0.0110.7470.7360.2070.1360.6601.0331.342
      Docosane0.0170.9250.9070.1640.1380.8383.06612.963
      Tricosane0.0100.9790.9690.1180.1451.2383.84417.306
      Tetracosane0.0121.9341.9210.2680.2871.0723.45515.065
      Pentacosane0.0042.5212.5170.3090.3801.2293.76517.557
      Hexacosane0.0163.4403.4250.5570.5410.9723.10212.482
      Heptacosane0.0083.1663.1570.3730.4721.2643.73017.515
      Octacosane0.0143.0092.9950.3800.4451.1703.56516.462
      Nonacosane0.0072.2152.2090.2570.3201.2463.68517.671
      Triacontane0.0061.6151.6080.1870.2271.2143.55017.157
      Hentriacontane0.0030.9960.9930.1840.1660.9012.1096.168
      Fm: The mean value of a component in progeny. SD: standard deviation. CV: coefficient of variation.

      Table 2. 

      Statistics of traits in the F1 population from the cross of P. ostii ‘Fengdan’ and P. suffruticosa ‘Chunguihuawu’.

    • CompoundMale parentFemale parentMid-parent valueSeparateSeparation ratioProgeny average valueProgeny
      distribution
      P valueX2 value
      YesNo
      α-ocimene0.06480.25470.1597104515:11.86940.0074~37.39010.4730.514
      Nonanal0.07340.12480.099154551:10.09390.0089~0.36740.9240.009
      Geraniol0.37840.01330.195910091:70.38750.0053~3.97610.1801.794

      Table 3. 

      Inheritance of the aromatic components shared by parents and separated in progeny.

    • CompoundMale parentFemale parentMid-parent
      value
      Progeny average
      value
      Coefficient of
      variation
      Progeny distribution
      2,4-di-tert-butylphenol2.64070.35141.49600.86961.52910.0575~9.0498

      Table 4. 

      Inheritance of aromatic components shared by parents but not separated in progeny.

    • CompoundMale
      parent
      Female parentMid-parent valueSeparatedSeparation ratioProgeny
      average value
      Progeny distributionP valueX2
      value
      YesNo
      Trans-α-ocimene0.03050.015344651:10.04000.0119~0.12160.0444.046
      Phenylethyl alcohol0.13510.067579303:10.14330.0039~1.52770.5430.370
      Myroxide0.06150.030757521:10.20280.0083~1.87970.6320.229
      Benzene, 1,4-dimethoxy−0.92530.462644651:10.50510.0266~1.85130.0444.046
      Decanal0.11160.055879303:10.04620.0036~0.21980.5430.370
      Nerol0.02800.0140104515:10.47600.0060~5.94100.4730.514
      2-propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl0.02130.010613961:70.04260.0045~0.11410.8560.033
      2-propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, (E)−0.01940.009718911:70.04460.0050~0.11750.2051.606
      2-undecenal0.01730.008721881:30.02060.0031~0.06010.1671.911
      Geranyl acetate0.02430.012280293:10.15340.0023~1.28380.6990.150
      Benzene, 1,3,5-trimethoxy−0.80710.403569401:10.54560.0037~10.80910.0057.716
      Farnesal0.01280.006414951:70.02130.0096~0.09520.9140.012
      Hexadecanal0.00910.004518911:70.02970.0102~0.06360.2051.606
      Isopropyl myristate0.01490.007555541:10.02020.0041~0.08870.9240.009
      Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester0.14660.073340691:10.05590.0035~0.49060.0057.716
      Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester0.12020.060191001:70.10890.0163~0.30050.1801.794
      Methyl linoleate0.29290.146414951:70.22080.0121~0.96350.9140.012
      Ethyl linoleate0.23410.117015941:70.18360.0099~0.82260.6900.159

      Table 5. 

      Inheritance of aromatic components in one of the parents.

    • CompoundMale parentFemale parentMid-parent valueSeparateSeparation ratioProgeny average valueProgeny distributionP valueX2 value
      YesNo
      α-pinene34751:30.12790.0061~0.48700.1352.290
      Alloocimene19901:30.12710.0162~0.58280.0683.330
      Phenylethyl acetate24851:30.15440.0181~0.57140.4720.517
      Citronellyl acetate41051:150.02020.0077~0.03950.2661.239
      Neryl acetate66431:10.06930.0044~0.41620.0284.853
      (Z,E)-α-farnesene66431:10.06800.0013~0.49920.0284.853
      Tetradecanoic acid11081:150.01220.0000~0.01220.0215.290

      Table 6. 

      Inheritance of aromatic components absent from both parents.