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Involvement of Nitrogen in Storage Root Growth and Related Gene Expression in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas)

Involvement of Nitrogen in Storage Root Growth and Related Gene Expression in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas)

Z Yao, Z Wang, B Fang, J Chen, X Zhang, Z Luo, L Huang, H Zou, Y Yang

Plant Biol (Stuttg). 2020 May;22(3):376-385.

PMID: 31943638

Abstract:

Nitrogen (N) could affect storage root growth and development of sweet potato. To manage external N concentration fluctuations, plants have developed a wide range of strategies, such as growth changes and gene expression. Five sweet potato cultivars were used to analyse the functions of N in regulating storage root growth. Growth responses and physiological indicators were measured to determine the physiological changes regulated by different N concentrations. Expression profiles of related genes were analysed via microarray hybridization data and qRT-PCR analysis to reveal the molecular mechanisms of storage root growth regulated by different N concentrations. The growth responses and physiological indicators of the five cultivars were changed by N concentration. The root fresh weight of two of the sweet potato cultivars, SS19 and GS87, was higher under low N concentrations compared with the other cultivars. SS19 and GS87 were found to be having greater tolerance to low N concentration. The expression of N metabolism and storage root growth related genes was regulated by N concentration in sweet potato. These results reveal that N significantly regulated storage root growth. SS19 and GS87 were more tolerant to low N concentration and produced greater storage root yield (at 30 days). Furthermore, several N response genes were involved in both N metabolism and storage root growth.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP919936702	GS87		919936-70-2	Price

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