Photoperiod and water-deficient conditions differentially regulate structural flavonoid biosynthetic genes in peanuts

Maryam Khan; Saman Taufiq; Irum Nauman; Norina Noor; Tooba Iqbal; Hina Ali; Rehan Zafar Paracha; Faiza Munir; Alvina Gul; Rabia Amir

doi:10.1080/17429145.2022.2076940

Journal of Plant Interactions (Dec 2022)

Photoperiod and water-deficient conditions differentially regulate structural flavonoid biosynthetic genes in peanuts

Maryam Khan,
Saman Taufiq,
Irum Nauman,
Norina Noor,
Tooba Iqbal,
Hina Ali,
Rehan Zafar Paracha,
Faiza Munir,
Alvina Gul,
Rabia Amir

Affiliations

Maryam Khan: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Saman Taufiq: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Irum Nauman: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Norina Noor: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Tooba Iqbal: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Hina Ali: National Institute of Lasers and Optronics (NILOP), Islamabad, Pakistan
Rehan Zafar Paracha: School of Interdisciplinary Engineering and Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Faiza Munir: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Alvina Gul: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Rabia Amir: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2022.2076940
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 620 – 631

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Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) harbors a plethora of flavonoids that impart its health-promoting properties. To understand its biosynthesis and accumulation, a comparative expression analysis of flavonoid biosynthetic genes encoding enzymes responsible for synthesizing the main structure of flavonoids has been conducted in two differentially performing peanut varieties (PG 1247 and Bari 2011) in response to photoperiod and water availability. Transcript profiling of flavonoid biosynthetic genes indicated time-dependent expression of genes except for AhFLS in selected varieties in response to photoperiod variation. Many genes depicted a low degree of variation within varieties and water-deficient treatments. However, AhANS showed the highest variation for stress duration and varieties. In conclusion, this study has characterized the role of flavonoid biosynthesis in peanuts in response to photoperiod and water availability. Moreover, correlation analysis unraveled the coordination among the expression of flavonoid biosynthetic genes.

Published in Journal of Plant Interactions

ISSN: 1742-9145 (Print); 1742-9153 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Plant culture; Science: Botany: Plant ecology
Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjpi

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