Catechin promotes the germination of Pistacia chinensis seeds via GA biosynthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinensis), an important horticultural plant species, holds great ornamental value with beautiful leaves and fruits. Seedling propagation of this tree species is restricted by its erratic seed germination; however, the germination mechanism is ambiguous. The aim of this study was to determine the germination mechanism from a novel perspective based on the multi-omics data.

Methods

The multi-omics technique combined with hormone content measurement was applied to seed germination of Chinese pistachio.

Key results

Due to its great accumulation during seed germination, catechin stood out from the identified metabolites in a broadly targeted metabolomic analysis. Exogenous catechin at 10 mg L-1 significantly improved the ger

SUBMITTER: Guo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11232523 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature