Genes associated with agronomic traits in non-heading Chinese cabbage identified by expression profiling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genomes of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis), heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) and their close relative Arabidopsis thaliana have provided important resources for studying the evolution and genetic improvement of cruciferous plants. Natural growing conditions present these plants with a variety of physiological challenges for which they have a repertoire of genes that ensure adaptability and normal growth. We investigated the differential expressions of genes that control adaptability and development in plants growing in the natural environment to study underlying mechanisms of their expression.

Results

Using digital gene expression tag profiling, we constructed an expression profile to identify genes related to

SUBMITTER: Song X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3998049 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature