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ArticleScience advances2026

Spatial transcriptomics identifies distinct domains regulating yield-component traits of the wheat ear.

Yue Qu, Cong Tan, Liujing Yang, Marianna Pasquariello, Abdul Kader Alabdullah, Shiyu Sun, Munir Iqbal, John Salamon, Scott A Boden

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Yue QuSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0101-1097
Cong TanKey Laboratory of Genomics, Ministry of Agricultural, BGI Bioverse, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0158-4442
Liujing YangKey Laboratory of Genomics, Ministry of Agricultural, BGI Bioverse, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.ORCID 0009-0009-4613-4585
Marianna PasquarielloCrop Genetics Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
Abdul Kader AlabdullahCrop Genetics Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0342-6085
Shiyu SunSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2836-9435
Munir IqbalSouth Australian Genomics Centre, SAHMRI, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
John SalamonSouth Australian Genomics Centre, SAHMRI, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1880-474X
Scott A BodenSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, Adelaide University, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5297-4067

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Abstract

Cereals form complex, highly ordered inflorescences composed of grain-producing florets that form within spikelets. Wheat spikelets are arranged in alternating rows along a central rachis, in a pattern determined during early development. While several genes controlling spikelet formation have been identified, it is still unclear how they interact to regulate inflorescence morphology and the development of supporting structures, including meristems and the rachis. Here, we used spatial transcriptomics to investigate the transcriptional landscape of a developing wheat inflorescence. We identified two spatially distinct regions that regulate spikelet architecture, including a primordium region characterized by

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InflorescenceTranscriptomeTriticumGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantMeristemPhenotypePlant ProteinsSpatial TranscriptomicsPlant Proteins

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PMID42308303
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