Transcriptome profiling of the fertile parent and sterile hybrid in tea plant flower buds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The tea plant is a crucial economic crop. The floral organ development consumes a large amount of nutrients, which affects the leaf yield. To understand the mechanism by which the tea plant produces sterile floral buds, we obtained a sterile tea plant by artificial hybridization. RNA-sequencing based transcriptome analysis was implemented in three samples to determine the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to flower development.

Results

In this study, a total of 1991 DEGs were identified; 1057 genes were up-regulated and 934 genes were down-regulated in sterile hybrid floral buds. These were mainly distributed in the regulation of biological and metabolic processes. Significantly, auxin biosynthesis genes YUCCA, AUX1 and PIN were dr

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474060 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature