De novo and reference transcriptome assembly of transcripts expressed during flowering provide insight into seed setting in tetraploid red clover.

ABSTRACT: Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is one of the most important legume forage species in temperate livestock agriculture. Tetraploid red clover cultivars are generally producing less seed than diploid cultivars. Improving the seed setting potential of tetraploid cultivars is necessary to utilize the high forage quality and environmentally sustainable nitrogen fixation ability of red clover. In the current study, our aim was to identify candidate genes involved in seed setting. Two genotypes, 'Tripo' with weak seed setting and 'Lasang' with strong seed setting were selected for transcriptome analysis. De novo and reference based analyses of transcriptome assemblies were conducted to study the global transcriptome changes from early to late developmental stages of flower development of the t

SUBMITTER: Kovi MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5347025 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature