Transcriptome analysis and mining of genes related to shade tolerance in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.).

ABSTRACT: A stereo interplanting system with foxtail millet beneath chestnut trees is an effective planting method to raise the utilization of land in chestnut orchards, increase yields and improve quality of chestnut nuts. Consequently, exploration of genes involved in shade tolerance response in foxtail millet and breeding shade-tolerant varieties have become urgent issues. In this study, RNA-seq of leaf samples from two shade-tolerant varieties and three shade-intolerant varieties of foxtail millet at the booting stage was performed. Comparisons between the varieties revealed that 70 genes were commonly differentially expressed. Moreover, the ratio of net photosynthetic rate under shaded environment to that under light environment could be used as an indicator of shade tolerance. Subsequently, we

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532984 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature