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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Integrated transcriptome, GWAS, and metabolome revealed the mechanism of seed germination in sorghum.

Lan Ju, Ruizhen Liu, Xiaoqiang Cheng, Yao Wang, Xin Lv, Jianqiang Chu, Hao Niu, Haisheng Yan, Yubin Wang, Fangfang Fan and 1 more

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Lan JuSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Ruizhen LiuCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China.
Xiaoqiang ChengCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China.
Yao WangCollege of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China.
Xin LvSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Jianqiang ChuSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Hao NiuSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Haisheng YanSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Yubin WangSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Fangfang FanSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.
Junai PingSorghum Research Institute of Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.

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Introduction: In sorghum production, pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the most important problems, and the primary cause of sprouting susceptibility is a low dormancy prior to crop harvest. Methods: To cope with this situation, we conducted transcriptome, metabolome, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to understand the mechanism underlying sorghum seed dormancy and germination. Results: We constructed 36 transcriptome libraries from four sorghum materials with contrasting germination abilities at three developmental stages. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis based on transcriptome data showed that metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, starch and sucrose metabolism, and plant hormone signal transduction are greatly enriched. In plant hormone signal transduction, genes associated with abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellic acid (GA), brassinosteroid (BR), and the auxin signaling pathway are involved in seed germination. GWAS of the 24-h germination rate across 232 cultivars identified four significant SNPs and 31 candidate genes, with Discussion: In summary, our findings demonstrate that ABA signaling, mediated by

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