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Fillable and Unfillable Gaps in Rice Transcriptome under Field and Controlled Environments

Hashida, Y.; Tezuka, A.; Nomura, Y.; Kamitani, M.; Kashima, M.; Kurita, Y.; Nagano, A. J.

2021-08-02 plant biology
10.1101/2021.07.31.454577 bioRxiv
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The differences between plants grown in field and controlled environments have long been recognised; however, few studies have addressed the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here, we show fillable and unfillable gaps in the transcriptomes of rice grown in field and controlled environments by utilising SmartGC, a high-performance growth chamber that reproduces the fluctuating irradiance, temperature, and humidity of field environments. Rice transcriptome dynamics in SmartGC mimicked those in the field, particularly during the morning and evening; those in conventional growth chamber conditions did not. Further analysis revealed that fluctuation of irradiance affects transcriptome dynamics in the morning and evening, while fluctuation of temperature only affects transcriptome dynamics in the morning. We found upregulation of genes related to biotic and abiotic stress, whose expression was affected by environmental factors that cannot be mimicked by SmartGC. Our results accelerate the understanding of plant responses to field environments for both field and laboratory studies.

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