Project description:For expression profiling analyses of early stages of tuber induction, plants of Solanum tuberosum ssp andigena (7540) were used. This wild subspecies is strictly dependent on photoperiod for tuberisation, such that short days (SD) inductive conditions are required in order to trigger tuber induction in the stolons. Andigena plants were grown in the greenhouse under LD non-inductive conditions until a 10-leaf stage. They were subsequently transferred to inductive SD conditions (8 h light/16 h dark), and sampled at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 days after transfer to SDs. Tuber swelling was visible approximately 6-8 days after transfer to inductive conditions. The apical region of the stolons (2 cm) was collected one hour before the beginning of the light period.
Project description:For expression profiling analyses of early stages of tuber induction, plants of Solanum tuberosum ssp andigena (7540) were used. This wild subspecies is strictly dependent on photoperiod for tuberisation, such that short days (SD) inductive conditions are required in order to trigger tuber induction in the stolons. Andigena plants were grown in the greenhouse under LD non-inductive conditions until a 10-leaf stage. They were subsequently transferred to inductive SD conditions (8 h light/16 h dark), and sampled at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 days after transfer to SDs. Tuber swelling was visible approximately 6-8 days after transfer to inductive conditions. The apical region of the stolons (2 cm) was collected one hour before the beginning of the light period. All collected stolons (LD; and 2d, 4d, 6d and 8d under SD) were processed as described. Hybridization scheme with a loop design was applied to compare one sample against the rest of the samples in the induction time course.
Project description:Two independent Solanum tuberosum ssp. Andigena ADG StCEN RNAi and two ADG StCEN 35S overexpressing OE transgenic lines and a wild type WT control were grown under standard glasshouse conditions for 6 weeks prior to being moved to controlled growth cabinet conditions. Plants were grown under 4 different daylengths (8,10,12 and 16 hr) at 20 °C day and 14 °C night temperatures. ADG StCEN RNAi lines showed signs of early tuberization phenotype compared with the WT control after 23 days in the cabinets. Non-swelling stolons were harvested at this timepoint. ADG StCEN 35S OE lines demonstrated a delayed tuberization phenotype compared with the WT control. Non-swelling stolons were harvested after 38 days in the controlled cabinet conditions.
