Table 3.
Quantitative Real-Time-PCR (qPCR) expression analysis of some drought-regulated genes in leaves of drought-stressed sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) grafted on ‘Rangpur’ lime and ‘Flying Dragon’ trifoliate orange
| ID citrus | Gene description | Log2 fold change (drought/control) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Rangpur’ | ‘Flying Dragon’ | ||
| Cell wall metabolism | |||
| Orange1.1g025810m | Expansin-Like B1 | 3.716 | 0.871 |
| Orange1.1g013402m | Polygalacturonase (pectinase) | 0.539 | −0.636 |
| Orange1.1g030669m | Arabinogalactan protein 1 | 1.406 | −0.277 |
| Orange1.1g047288m | Pectinesterase inhibitor 6-like | −0.579 | −2.101 |
| Orange1.1g029350m | Proline-Rich Protein 4 | 0.219 | −2.826 |
| Orange1.1g009682m | Pectinesterase inhibitor 54-like | 0.205 | −2.439 |
| Orange1.1g025025m | Expansin A4 | −1.552 | 0.272 |
| Orange1.1g007089m | β-Xylosidase 1 | 0.317 | −1.833 |
| Orange1.1g011204m | Pectin lyase-1 like | −2.640 | −3.699 |
| Transcription factor | |||
| Orange1.1g024111m | bHLH BEE 3-like | 5.925 | 0.600 |
| Orange1.1g025097m | WRKY transcription factor 40 | 3.412 | −0.785 |
| Orange1.1g021910m | NAC transcription factor 2 | 2.673 | 0.945 |
| Receptor-like kinase | |||
| Orange1.1 g031436 | Wall-associated receptor kinase-like 8 | −2.482 | 0.889 |
| Orange1.1 g026214 | Wall-associated receptor kinase-like 2 | 1.386 | −2.195 |
| Orange1.1 g041671 | Wall-associated receptor kinase 2 | −0.477 | −1.276 |