Transcriptomic Profiling of Sugarcane White Leaf (SCWL) Canes during Maturation Phase.

ABSTRACT: Sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) disease, caused by Candidatus Phytoplasma sacchari, results in the most damage to sugarcane plantations. Some SCWL canes can grow unnoticed through the maturation phase, subsequently resulting in an overall low sugar yield, or they can be used accidentally as seed canes. In this work, 12-month-old SCWL and asymptomatic canes growing in the same field were investigated. An abundance of phytoplasma in SCWL canes affected growth and sugar content as well as alterations of transcriptomic profiles corresponding to several pathways that responded to the infection. Suppression of photosynthesis, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism, coupled with an increase in the expression of chlorophyllase, contributed to the reduction in chlorophyll levels and photosynthesis

SUBMITTER: Lohmaneeratana K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11174868 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature