MUSA Guzailinuer
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070MA Li
State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science of Gansu Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs , Lanzhou 730070ZHANG Yahong
Tianshui Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tianshui 741001, GansuLIU Lijun
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070YANG Gang
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070WANG Wangtian
State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science of Gansu Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs , Lanzhou 730070PU Yuanyuan
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070SUN Wancang
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070FANG Yan
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070;State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science of Gansu Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs , Lanzhou 730070FAN Tingting
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070WU Junyan
Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 7300701.Agronomy College of Gansu Agricultural University , Lanzhou 730070;2.State Key Laboratory of Aridland Crop Science of Gansu Province and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs , Lanzhou 730070;3.Tianshui Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tianshui 741001, Gansu
Foundation projects: Gansu Province University Industry Support Plan Project (2023CYZC-51); Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Construction Special Fund(CARS-12); National Key R & D Program (2022YFD1100500);Science and Technology Project of Gansu Province(21JR7RA825)
To analyze the effects of drought treatments on physiological indexes and DNA methylation levels of Brassica Rapa, this study subjected oilseed rape Longyou 7 to three treatments, namely, normal water supply, drought stress, and rehydration after drought, followed by analyzing the physiological indexes and DNA methylation after treatments. In comparison to those under normal water supply treatment, the oilseed rape under drought stress exhibited 167.27%, 254.85%, 103.24%, and 164.64% of increase on malondialdehyde content, SOD, POD and CAT activities, respectively. Osmoregulatory substances Pro and SP were elevated up to 3.21 μg/g and 0.048 μg/mg, respectively; the relative water content of leaves decreased significantly by 53.64%. The physiological indexes decreased partially after rewatering. Compared with normal water supply treatment, the methylation level showed an increasing trend after drought, while the methylation rate after rewatering was even higher than that of drought and control, with the methylation rate reaching 20.56%. Through GO enrichment analysis, differentially methylated genes (DMGs) were enriched in biological processes, nucleus, and molecular functions. KEGG functional enrichment analysis showed that DMGs were mainly involved in the ubiquitin mediated protein hydrolysis, cytotoxicity, ABC transporter proteins, carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms, and other metabolism-related pathways. A correlation between methylation rate and physiological indicators was observed, and through integration of both GO and KEGG enrichment results, seven DMGs were revealed encoding peroxidases. The results of this study will provide a basis for unrevealing the regulatory mechanism to drought stress in rapeseed and breeding for drought tolerant new varieties.