PMID- 36430818 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221129 LR - 20230207 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 22 DP - 2022 Nov 18 TI - Development of a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Evaluating the Comprehensive Application of Herbaceous Peony at Low Latitudes. LID - 10.3390/ijms232214342 [doi] LID - 14342 AB - The growing region of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora) has been severely constrained due to the intensification of global warming and extreme weather events, especially at low latitudes. Assessing and selecting stress-tolerant and high-quality peony germplasm is essential for maintaining the normal growth and application of peonies under adverse conditions. This study proposed a modified multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model for assessing peonies adapted to low-latitude climates based on our previous study. This model is low-cost, timesaving and suitable for screening the adapted peony germplasm under hot and humid climates. The evaluation was conducted through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), three major criteria, including adaptability-related, ornamental feature-related and growth habits-related criteria, and eighteen sub-criteria were proposed and constructed in this study. The model was validated on fifteen herbaceous peonies cultivars from different latitudes. The results showed that 'Meiju', 'Hang Baishao', 'Hongpan Tuojin' and 'Bo Baishao' were assessed as Level I, which have strong growth adaptability and high ornamental values, and were recommended for promotion and application at low latitudes. The reliability and stability of the MCDM model were further confirmed by measuring the chlorophyll fluorescence of the selected adaptive cultivars 'Meiju' and 'Hang Baishao' and one maladaptive cultivar 'Zhuguang'. This study could provide a reference for the introduction, breeding and application of perennials under everchanging unfavorable climatic conditions. FAU - Wang, Xiaobin AU - Wang X AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Zhang, Runlong AU - Zhang R AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Zhang, Kaijing AU - Zhang K AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Shao, Lingmei AU - Shao L AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Xu, Tong AU - Xu T AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Shi, Xiaohua AU - Shi X AD - Zhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Hangzhou 311251, China. FAU - Li, Danqing AU - Li D AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Zhang, Jiaping AU - Zhang J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1000-4542 AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. FAU - Xia, Yiping AU - Xia Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1335-2593 AD - Genomics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. LA - eng GR - 32071822/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 31600567/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2018228/the Major Scientific and Technological Research Project in the Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221118 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 SB - IM MH - *Paeonia MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Plant Breeding MH - Plants PMC - PMC9697995 OTO - NOTNLM OT - analytic hierarchy process (AHP) OT - breeding OT - germplasm resources OT - global warming OT - herbaceous peony OT - low latitudes OT - multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/11/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/18 CRDT- 2022/11/26 01:19 PHST- 2022/08/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/11/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/26 01:19 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms232214342 [pii] AID - ijms-23-14342 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms232214342 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Nov 18;23(22):14342. doi: 10.3390/ijms232214342.