Genome-Scale Transcriptome Analysis of the Desert Shrub Artemisia sphaerocephala.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artemisia sphaerocephala, a semi-shrub belonging to the Artemisia genus of the Compositae family, is an important pioneer plant that inhabits moving and semi-stable sand dunes in the deserts and steppes of northwest and north-central China. It is very resilient in extreme environments. Additionally, its seeds have excellent nutritional value, and the abundant lipids and polysaccharides in the seeds make this plant a potential valuable source of bio-energy. However, partly due to the scarcity of genetic information, the genetic mechanisms controlling the traits and environmental adaptation capacity of A. sphaerocephala are unknown.

Results

Here, we present the first in-depth transcriptomic analysis of A. sphaerocephala. To maximize the representation of conditional

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4846011 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature