Open AccessMulti‐Omics Analysis Reveals the Mechanism Underlying the Edaphic Adaptation in Wild Barley at Evolution Slope (Tabigha)
Author(s) -
Cai Shengguan,
Shen Qiufang,
Huang Yuqing,
Han Zhigang,
Wu Dezhi,
Chen ZhongHua,
Nevo Eviatar,
Zhang Guoping
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202101374
Subject(s) - edaphic , adaptation (eye) , mechanism (biology) , biology , geology , computational biology , ecology , neuroscience , physics , soil water , quantum mechanics
At the microsite “Evolution Slope”, Tabigha, Israel, wild barley ( Hordeum spontaneum ) populations adapted to dry Terra Rossa soil, and its derivative abutting wild barley population adapted to moist and fungi‐rich Basalt soil. However, the mechanisms underlying the edaphic adaptation remain elusive. Accordingly, whole genome bisulfite sequencing, RNA‐sequencing, and metabolome analysis are performed on ten wild barley accessions inhabiting Terra Rossa and Basalt soil. A total of 121 433 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and 10 478 DMR‐genes are identified between the two wild barley populations. DMR‐genes in CG context (CG‐DMR‐genes) are enriched in the pathways related with the fundamental processes, and DMR‐genes in CHH context (CHH‐DMR‐genes) are mainly associated with defense response. Transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveal that the primary and secondary metabolisms are more active in Terra Rossa and Basalt wild barley populations, respectively. Multi‐omics analysis indicate that sugar metabolism facilitates the adaptation of wild barley to dry Terra Rossa soil, whereas the enhancement of phenylpropanoid/phenolamide biosynthesis is beneficial for wild barley to inhabit moist and fungi pathogen‐rich Basalt soil. The current results make a deep insight into edaphic adaptation of wild barley and provide elite genetic and epigenetic resources for developing barley with high abiotic stress tolerance.