INTERMEDIUM-C mediates the shade-induced bud growth arrest in barley

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dc.creatorWang, Hongwen
dc.creatorSeiler, Christiane
dc.creatorSreenivasulu, Nese
dc.creatorvon Wirén, Nicolaus
dc.creatorKuhlmann, Markus
dc.date2022-04-05
dc.date2024-12-19T12:53:31Z
dc.date2024-12-19T12:53:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T04:12:58Z
dc.descriptionTiller formation is a key agronomic determinant for grain yield in cereal crops. The modulation of this trait is controlled by transcriptional regulators and plant hormones, tightly regulated by external environmental conditions. While endogenous (genetic) and exogenous (environmental factors) triggers for tiller formation have mostly been investigated separately, it has remained elusive how they are integrated into the developmental program of this trait. The transcription factor gene INTERMEDIUM-C (INT-C), which is the barley ortholog of the maize domestication gene TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 (TB1), has a prominent role in regulating tiller bud outgrowth. Here we show that INT-C is expressed in tiller buds, required for bud growth arrest in response to shade. In contrast to wild-type plants, int-c mutant plants are impaired in their shade response and do not stop tiller production after shading. Gene expression levels of INT-C are up-regulated under light-limiting growth conditions, and down-regulated after decapitation. Transcriptome analysis of wild-type and int-c buds under control and shading conditions identified target genes of INT-C that belong to auxin and gibberellin biosynthesis and signaling pathways. Our study identifies INT-C as an integrator of the shade response into tiller formation, which is prerequisite for implementing shading responses in the breeding of cereal crops.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/164148
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25393
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceWang, H., Seiler, C., Sreenivasulu, N., von Wirén, N. and Kuhlmann, M. 2022. INTERMEDIUM-C mediates the shade-induced bud growth arrest in barley. Journal of Experimental Botany, (e-first copy); 15 pages.
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectplant science
dc.titleINTERMEDIUM-C mediates the shade-induced bud growth arrest in barley
dc.typeJournal Article

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