Identification of key target genes for the manipulation of flowering in sugarcane

• Grant number: 18/08380-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: September 01, 2018
• End date: August 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Crop Science
• Agreement: University of Warwick
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Rossini Pinto Machado da Silva
• Grantee: Luciana Rossini Pinto Machado da Silva
• Principal researcher abroad: Stephen Jackson
• Institution abroad: University of Warwick, England
• Host Institution: Instituto Agronômico (IAC). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/02679-9 - Transcriptome profile analysis during photoperiodic induction in sugarcane by RNA-seq, AP.R

Abstract

Flowering is one of the relevant factors for sugarcane. Despite its importance, the knowledge of the genes involved during the photoperiodic induction in sugarcane is still scarce, and the investigation of differentially expressed genes under controlled photoperiodic conditions, in fact, still need to be explored. The FAPESP project (2016/02679-9) aims to study the transcriptome of a sugarcane cultivar during flowering induction via RNA-seq (RNA-sequencing) technique to identify differentially expressed genes. The data will be also mined to explore the development of molecular markers (SSRs and SNPs). The proposal presented to Sprint FAPESP call unites complementary expertise at the University of Warwick and the "Centro de Cana, Instituto Agronômico - IAC" a public sugarcane research institute of the Sao Paulo Government, in order to gain a greater understanding of the control of flowering in sugarcane, a globally important food & biomass crop. This proposal contributes to the ongoing FAPESP project (2016/02679-9). (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VENAIL, JULIEN; DA SILVA SANTOS, PAOLO HENRIQUE; MANECHINI, JOAO RICARDO; ALVES, LEONARDO CARDOSOS; SCARPARI, MAXIMILIANO; FALCAO, THAIS; ROMANEL, ELISSON; BRITO, MICHAEL; VICENTINI, RENATO; PINTO, LUCIA; et al. Analysis of the PEBP gene family and identification of a novel FLOWERING LOCUS T orthologue in sugarcane. Journal of Experimental Botany, v. 73, n. 7, p. 15-pg., 2022-01-21. (16/02679-9, 18/08380-0)

DA SILVA SANTOS, PAULO H.; VIEIRA MANECHINI, JOAO R.; BRITO, MICHAEL S.; ROMANEL, ELISSON; VICENTINI, RENATO; SCARPARI, MAXIMILIANO; JACKSON, STEPHEN; PINTO, LUCIANA R.. Selection and validation of reference genes by RT-qPCR under photoperiodic induction of flowering in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 11, n. 1, FEB 25 2021. (18/08380-0, 16/02679-9)

MANECHINI, JOAO RICARDO VIEIRA; SANTOS, PAULO HENRIQUE DA SILVA; ROMANEL, ELISSON; BRITO, MICHAEL DOS SANTOS; SCARPARI, MAXIMILIANO SALLES; JACKSON, STEPHEN; PINTO, LUCIANA ROSSINI; VICENTINI, RENATO. Transcriptomic Analysis of Changes in Gene Expression During Flowering Induction in Sugarcane Under Controlled Photoperiodic Conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, v. 12, JUN 15 2021. (18/08380-0, 16/02679-9)