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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Crop and Product Physiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1464731
This article is part of the Research Topic Crop Multifunctional Development Based on Utilization of Bioactive Substances or Special Nutrients View all articles

Integrated targeted metabolome of phytohormones and transcriptomics analysis provide insight into the new generation of crop -Polygonatum kingianum var. grandifolium and Polygonatum kingianum

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Luyun Ning Luyun Ning 1Qian Xiao Qian Xiao 1Chensi Tan Chensi Tan 1Limin Gong Limin Gong 1Yeman Liu Yeman Liu 1Zhi Wang Zhi Wang 1Shujin He Shujin He 2Chengdong He Chengdong He 2Hanwen Yuan Hanwen Yuan 1Wei Wang Wei Wang 1*
  • 1 Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
  • 2 Hunan Xinhui pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Changsha, China

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    Huangjing is becoming a new generation of crop. Polygonatum kingianum var. grandifolium (XHJ) was the variant of P. kingianum (DHJ), and them were treated as Huangjing. Unlike other Polygonatum species, the rhizome bud of XHJ could germinate both in spring and autumn, which contribute to its high rhizome yield.However, molecular mechanism of the autumn shooting of XHJ was still unknown. In the present study, cellular observation, comparative targeted metabolome of phytohormones and transcriptome analysis between XHJ and DHJ in autumn were conducted. Interestingly, 'Diterpenoid biosynthesis' (ko00904) and 'Plant hormone signal transduction' (ko04075) were commonly enriched by differentially accumulated phytohormones (DAPs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in all tissues, which indicated the high Auxin content, low CTK content and low ABA/GA ratio might contribute to the XHJ rhizome buds' differentiation and germination in autumn.Moreover, according to the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WCGNA), transcript factors (TFs) related to Auxin, CTK, GA and JA metabolism were screened, such as AP2/ERFs, WRKY and NAC, which deserved further research. In conclusion, we comprehensively illustrated the mechanism of XHJ natural autumn shooting by cytological, metabolic and transcriptomic analysis, which would improve our understanding of the high-yield of XHJ rhizomes and the diversity of shooting mechanisms in Polygonatum, to lay the foundation for the further development of Huangjing industry.

    Keywords: Polygonatum kingianum var. grandifolium, Polygonatum kingianum, Huangjing, Highyield, autumn shooting, phytohormone

    Received: 15 Jul 2024; Accepted: 26 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ning, Xiao, Tan, Gong, Liu, Wang, He, He, Yuan and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Wei Wang, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China

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