Transcriptome analysis identifies genes related to the waxy coating on blueberry fruit in two northern-adapted rabbiteye breeding populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blueberry is of high economic value. Most blueberry varieties selected for the fresh market have an appealing light blue coating or "bloom" on the fruit due to the presence of a visible heavy epicuticular wax layer. This waxy layer also serves as natural defense against fruit desiccation and deterioration.

Results

In this study, we attempted to identify gene(s) whose expression is related to the protective waxy coating on blueberry fruit utilizing two unique germplasm populations that segregate for the waxy layer. We bulked RNA from waxy and non-waxy blueberry progenies from the two northern-adapted rabbiteye hybrid breeding populations ('Nocturne' x T 300 and 'Nocturne' x US 1212), and generated 316.85 million RNA-seq reads. We de novo assembled this data set int

SUBMITTER: Qi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844065 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature