Phenotypical and gene co-expression network analyses of seed shattering in divergent sorghum(Sorghum spp.)  

作　　者：Xin Xiao Mengjiao Zhu Yishan Liu Jingru Zheng Yiping Cui Candong Xiong Jiangjiang Liu Jun Chen Hongwei Cai 

机构地区：[1]College of Agronomy and Biotechnology,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China [2]College of Grassland Science and Technology,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China [3]Forage Crop Research Institute,Japan Grassland Agricultural and Forage Seed Association,388-5 Higashiakada,Nasushiobara,Tochigi 329-2742,Japan

出　　处：《The Crop Journal》2023年第2期478-489,共12页作物学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD1000706,2018YFD1000700).

摘　　要：Sorghum[Sorghum bicolor(L.)Moench],a multipurpose C4 crop,is also a model species of the Poaceae family for plant research.During the process of domestication,the modification of seed dispersal mode is considered a key event,as the loss of seed shattering caused a significant increase in yield.In order to understand the seed shattering process in sorghum,we further studied eight previously identified divergent sorghum germplasm with different shattering degrees.We described their phenotypes in great detail,analyzed the histology of abscission zone,and conducted a gene co-expression analysis.We observed that the abscission layer of the most strong-shattering varieties began to differentiate before the 5-10 cm panicles development stage and was completely formed at flag leaf unfolding.The protective cells on the pedicels were also fully lignified by flowering.Through the weighted gene correlation network analysis(WGCNA),we mined for candidate genes involved in the abscission process at the heading stage.We found that these genes were mainly associated with such biological processes as hormone signal transmission(SORBI_3003G361300,SORBI_3006G216500,SORBI_3009G027800,SORBI_3007G077200),cell wall modification and degradation(SORBI_3002G205500,SORBI_3004G013800,SORBI_3010G022400,SORBI_3003G251800,SORBI_3003G254700,SORBI_3003G410800,SORBI_3009G162700,SORBI_3001G406700,SORBI_3004G042700,SORBI_3004G244600,SORBI_3001G099100),and lignin synthesis(SORBI_3004G220700,SORBI_3004G062500,SORBI_3010G214900,SORBI_3009G181800).Our study has provided candidate genes required for shedding for further study.We believe that function characterization of these genes may provide insight into our understanding of seed shattering process.

关 键 词：Divergent sorghum Seed shattering Abscission zone WGCNA 

分 类 号：S514[农业科学—作物学]