A spatiotemporal transcriptomic network dynamically modulates stalk development in maize.

ABSTRACT: Maize (Zea mays) is an important cereal crop with suitable stalk formation which is beneficial for acquiring an ideal agronomic trait to resist lodging and higher planting density. The elongation pattern of stalks arises from the variable growth of individual internodes driven by cell division and cell expansion comprising the maize stalk. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics and regulatory network of the maize stalk development and differentiation process remain unclear. Here, we report spatiotemporally resolved transcriptomes using all internodes of the whole stalks from developing maize at the elongation and maturation stages. We identified four distinct groups corresponding to four developmental zones and nine specific clusters with diverse spatiotemporal expression patterns among indi

SUBMITTER: Le L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9674325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature