ArticleBMC plant biology2024
RNA-seq reveals the gene expression in patterns in Populus × euramericana 'Neva' plantation under different precision water and fertilizer-intensive management.
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backgroundPopulus spp. is a crucial fast-growing and productive tree species extensively cultivated in the mid-latitude plains of the world. However, the impact of intensive cultivation management on gene expression in plantation remains largely unexplored.
resultsPrecision water and fertilizer-intensive management substantially increased key enzyme activities of nitrogen transport, assimilation, and photosynthesis (1.12-2.63 times than CK) in Populus × euramericana 'Neva' plantation. Meanwhile, this management approach had a significant regulatory effect on the gene expression of poplar plantations. 1554 differential expression genes (DEGs)were identified in drip irrigation (ND) compared with conventional irrigation. Relative to ND, 2761-4116 DEGs, predominantly up-regulated, were identified under three drip fertilization combinations, among which 202 DEGs were mainly regulated by fertilization. Moreover, drip irrigation reduced the expression of cell wall synthesis-related genes to reduce unnecessary water transport. Precision drip and fertilizer-intensive management promotes the synergistic regulation of carbon and nitrogen metabolism and up-regulates the expression of major genes in nitrogen transport and assimilation processes (5 DEGs), photosynthesis (15 DEGs), and plant hormone signal transduction (11 DEGs). The incorporation of trace elements further enhanced the up-regulation of secondary metabolic process genes. In addition, the co-expression network identified nine hub genes regulated by precision water and fertilizer-intensive management, suggesting a pivotal role in regulating the growth of poplar.
conclusionPrecision water and fertilizer-intensive management demonstrated the ability to regulate the expression of key genes and transcription factor genes involved in carbon and nitrogen metabolism pathways, plant hormone signal transduction, and enhance the activity of key enzymes involved in related processes. This regulation facilitated nitrogen absorption and utilization, and photosynthetic abilities such as light capture, light transport, and electron transport, which faintly synergistically regulate the growth of poplar plantations. These results provide a reference for proposing highly efficient precision intensive management to optimize the expression of target genes.
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