Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal differences in fatty acids in tobacco leaves across cultivars and developmental stages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco is an important economic crop and a model plant for molecular biology research. It exists in various cultivars and is processed using different curing methods. Fatty acids play a crucial role in the quality and flavor of tobacco leaves. However, there is limited information on the fatty acid composition across different cultivars, developmental stages, and curing methods. This study employed targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics to investigate the fatty acids and related pathway genes in tobacco leaves from different cultivars, developmental stages, and curing methods.

Results

This study focused on four tobacco cultivars: K326, Basma, Samsun, and Cuba1, and investigated fatty acid differences in the leaves at four developmental stages (seedling, transp

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895271 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature