Transcriptome analyses reveal the flowering regulatory networks in the desert ephemeral plant <i>Eremopyrum triticeum</i>.

ABSTRACT: Eremopyrum triticeum, an annual spring ephemeral plant and a wild relative of wheat (Triticum aestivum), is widely distributed in the Junggar Desert of northern Xinjiang, China. It has several adaptive traits to survive in the desert environments, such as rapid growth in the early spring, flowers quickly, and completes its life cycle within approximately two months. However, the adaptation mechanisms of the fast flowering are still unknown. In this study, high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with flowering in E. triticeum during three developmental stages. A total of 11,278 DEGs were identified, including 1,632 DEGs specifically expressed during the flowering stage. Pathway analysis showed t

SUBMITTER: Zeng LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12095374 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature