Transcriptomic profile of Hass avocado fruit grown on seedling and clonal rootstocks

Chile is a key avocado producer with high-quality fruit product at global level, but drought-issues have made avocado cultivation difficult, reducing production. Clonal rootstocks usage promises to produce more productive, uniform and predictable crops, although in terms of fruit quality the results are controversial. For these reasons, using transcriptomics we compared Hass avocado trees grown on seedling and clonal rootstocks in a soilless and protected system as a strategy to maintain the competitiveness of Chilean market facing drought.