Expression of genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism in cotton stems and roots.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L) is an important crop worldwide that provides fiber for the textile industry. Cotton is a perennial plant that stores starch in stems and roots to provide carbohydrates for growth in subsequent seasons. Domesticated cotton makes these reserves available to developing seeds which impacts seed yield. The goals of these analyses were to identify genes and physiological pathways that establish cotton stems and roots as physiological sinks and investigate the role these pathways play in cotton development during seed set.

Results

Analysis of field-grown cotton plants indicated that starch levels peaked about the time of first anthesis and then declined similar to reports in greenhouse-grown cotton plants. Starch accumulated along the length

SUBMITTER: Taliercio EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2639587 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature