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High-resolution transcriptional atlas of growing maize shoot organs throughout plant development under well-watered and drought conditions

ABSTRACT: A thorough understanding of spatiotemporal gene expression during organ development and in response to stress is essential for targeted improvement of crops such as maize. In this study, several developmental zones of the ear and of leaves and internodes of different ranks were transcriptome-profiled in the stiff-stalk Zea mays L. inbred line B104 at different growth stages under both well-watered and drought conditions, resulting in a high-resolution spatiotemporal gene expression atlas. This atlas and the associated phenotypic data offer a deeper understanding of the similarities and differences among maize shoot organs and tissues during development and in response to drought, providing a valuable resource for engineering organ-specific traits in maize.

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 4000

ORGANISM(S): Zea mays

SUBMITTER: Steven Maere

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-14898 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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High-resolution transcriptional atlas of growing maize shoot organs throughout plant development under well-watered and drought conditions

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