Fig. 5.

Putative genes in the peak region of the major quantitative trait locus QSLP.ucl-5A controlling whole-plant TR response to increasing evaporative demand. Among the group of 72 genes identified, 12 were found to be potentially directly involved in drought tolerance (see Supplementary Table S1). (A–I) RNA-Seq profiles of nine genes out of the group of 12 that were found to be highly expressed (10–363 FPKM) in the roots of an independent commercial wheat cultivar (cv. Chinese Spring) under well-watered conditions at different phenological stages indicated by Zadoks stages. Loci references of orthologous Arabidopsis genes in the TAIR database are reported in each panel.