Study elucidates metabolomic differences between kiwifruit root and fruit

Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a metabolomic analysis on the roots and different varieties of red, green, and yellow kiwifruit flesh.

They found that the root could be separated from the fruit samples based on the differences in metabolites.

The genes related to flavonols and dihydrochalcones were highly expressed in the root.