Hormonal and Transcriptomic Insights into Inflorescence Stalk Elongation in Oil Palm

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Shi, Peng

作者： Shi, Peng;Htwe, Yin Min;Zhang, Dapeng;Li, Zhiying;Yu, Qun;He, Xiangman;Wang, Yong;Shi, Peng;Htwe, Yin Min;Zhang, Dapeng;Li, Zhiying;Yang, Jing;Wang, Yong

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关键词： oil palm; stalk elongation; RNA-seq; hormone

期刊名称：PLANTS-BASEL （ 影响因子：4.1； 五年影响因子：4.5 ）

ISSN： 2223-7747

年卷期： 2025 年 14 卷 11 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Longer inflorescence stalks in oil palm enhance harvesting efficiency and reduce labor costs. However, the research on this topic is limited. This study aimed to investigate the differences in stalk lengths between male and female inflorescences in Tenera oil palm and to elucidate the underlying hormonal and transcriptomic mechanisms. The stalk lengths from inflorescences associated with the fourth to eighteenth leaf positions of Tenera oil palm trees were measured, and hormone profiling and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) were conducted in immature (F4 and M5) and mature (F14 and M13) stalks from an individual tree. The male stalks were significantly longer than the female stalks since the thirteenth inflorescences and the differences increased with maturation. The elevated levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in both immature and mature male stalks suggested auxin's critical role in promoting stalk elongation. In M13, we identified the upregulated auxin influx carrier LAX2, Gibberellic Acid-Stimulated Arabidopsis 6 (GASA6), and SMALL AUXIN UP RNA (SAUR) genes, indicating enhanced auxin accumulation, signaling, and response. Moreover, the auxin response factor (ARF11) was upregulated, linking auxin transport to gene activation for cell elongation. Conversely, in F14, higher levels of abscisic acid (ABA) and the expression of ABA receptor PYL3 and gibberellin 2-beta-dioxygenase 8 GA2ox8, which may inhibit stalk elongation, were identified. The results suggested that LAX2-mediated IAA accumulation activates ARF11 and SAURs, promoting stalk elongation, with GASA6 possibly acting as a downstream modulator. This study provides insights into the hormonal and genetic regulators of stalk elongation in oil palm and may guide breeding strategies for oil palm varieties with longer stalks of female inflorescences, thereby enhancing harvesting efficiency.

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