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  • Plant Biology
  • Genetics
  • Agricultural Science

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  • Tassel branch number significantly influences maize plant architecture, impacting adaptation to high-density planting conditions.
  • Understanding the molecular mechanisms governing tassel branching is critical for advancing maize crop breeding strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the molecular and metabolic underpinnings of differential tassel branching in maize.
  • To identify key genes and metabolites involved in regulating tassel branch development.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses were performed on maize sibling lines with distinct tassel branching phenotypes.
  • Differential gene expression (DEG) and differentially accumulated metabolite (DAM) analyses were conducted.
  • Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were employed.

Main Results:

  • Two maize sibling lines, an unbranched tassel line (UBT) and a multibranched tassel line (MBT), were identified.
  • DEGs were significantly enriched in pathways related to organ growth regulation, hormone response, and auxin signaling.
  • DAMs were enriched in plant hormone signal transduction pathways, with a notable enrichment in tryptophan metabolism, a key auxin biosynthesis pathway.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated indole-3-acetamide levels indicate increased auxin accumulation in UBT.
  • This auxin accumulation may suppress branch meristem formation in UBT.
  • Downregulation of BARREN STALK 1 expression and modulation of auxin signaling pathways are implicated in UBT's phenotype.