Fig. 5.

Photosynthesis processes were initiated at late stages of quinoa seed germination. A KEGG analysis of DEGs identified between stages III and IV (radicle emergence vs hypocotyl elongation, left), and stages IV and V (hypocotyl elongation vs cotyledon expansion, right), both indicated photosynthesis as one key process in accomplishment of quinoa seed germination (www.kegg.jp/kegg/kegg1.html). B Heatmap analysis of DEGs involved in photosynthesis, including light reaction and Calvin cycle. The light reaction associated genes photosystem II complex, photosystem II-LHC (light harvesting complex), photosystem I complex, photosystem I-LHC, ATPase subunit, and electron carrier or transfer