Table 2.
Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis performed on the DEGs modulated by GA3 in early- and mid-season varieties. The biological process function ontologies with the lowest p value and FDR less than 0.05 are shown.
| Variety | Comparisons | GO ID | GO description | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early-season var., Celeste | GT4-T0 total (381) | GO:0050896 | Response to stimulus | 2.284E−06 |
| GO:0042221 | Response to chemical | 6.317E−06 | ||
| GO:0010033 | Response to organic substance | 1.107E−05 | ||
| GO:0009725 | Response to hormone | 1.519E−05 | ||
| GO:0009719 | Response to endogenous stimulus | 1.647E−05 | ||
| GO:0009733 | Response to auxin | 2.071E−05 | ||
| CT4-T0 total (808) | GO:0055114 | Oxidation–reduction process | 9.47E−08 | |
| GO:0006468 | Protein phosphorylation | 1.62E−07 | ||
| GO:0008152 | Metabolic process | 2.65E−07 | ||
| GO:0016310 | Phosphorylation | 2.09E−05 | ||
| GO:0019419 | Sulfate reduction | 2.57E−05 | ||
| GO:0015979 | Photosynthesis | 4.86E−05 | ||
| Mid-season var., Bing | GT4-T0 up* (168) | GO:0005975 | Carbohydrate metabolic process | 5.293E−04 |
| CT4-T0 down* (306) | GO:0055114 | Oxidation–reduction process | 3.986E−08 | |
| GO:0009607 | Response to biotic stimulus | 3.269E−05 | ||
| GO:0005975 | Carbohydrate metabolic process | 4.311E−05 | ||
| GO:0006950 | Response to stress | 4.565E−05 |
*GT4-T0 up and CT4-T0 down comparisons of mid-season variety had more overrepresented categories than GT4-T0 total and CT4-T0 total, respectively.