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4 September 2023 Tuber Development and Propagation are Inhibited by GA3 Effects on the DELLA-Dependent Pathway in Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus)
Chen-Yang Wei, Dan-Li Fan, Shu-Yu Liu, Shan-Chi Yi, Shi-Xian Yu, Guo-Chao Zhao, Xiao-Liang Liu, Wen-Wei Tang
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Abstract

Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) is a globally distributed noxious weed that poses a significant challenge for control due to its fast and efficient propagation through the tuber, which is the primary reproductive organ. Gibberellic acid (GA3) has proven to be crucial for tuberization in tuberous plants. Therefore, understanding the relationship between GA3 and tuber development and propagation of C. rotundus will provide valuable information for controlling this weed. This study shows that the GA3 content decreases with tuber development, which corresponds to lower expression of bioactive GA3 synthesis genes (CrGA20ox, two CrGA3ox genes) and two upregulated GA3 catabolism genes (CrGA2ox genes), indicating that GA3 is involved in tuber development. Simultaneously, the expression of two CrDELLA genes and CrGID1 declines with tuber growth and decreased GA3, and yeast two-hybrid assays confirm that the GA3 signaling is DELLA-dependent. Furthermore, exogenous application of GA3 markedly reduces the number and the width of tubers and represses the growth of the tuber chain, further confirming the negative impact that GA3 has on tuber development and propagation. Taken together, these results demonstrate that GA3 is involved in tuber development and regulated by the DELLA-dependent pathway in C. rotundus and plays a negative role in tuber development and propagation.

Chen-Yang Wei, Dan-Li Fan, Shu-Yu Liu, Shan-Chi Yi, Shi-Xian Yu, Guo-Chao Zhao, Xiao-Liang Liu, and Wen-Wei Tang "Tuber Development and Propagation are Inhibited by GA3 Effects on the DELLA-Dependent Pathway in Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus)," Weed Science 71(5), 453-461, (4 September 2023). https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2023.47
Received: 12 April 2023; Accepted: 9 August 2023; Published: 4 September 2023
KEYWORDS
DELLA protein
gibberellic acid
tuber chain
tuberization
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