Using Compute Canada's computing resources to understand how plant hormones regulate fruit development
Abstract
Compute Canada provides a national state-of-the-art high performance-computing infrastructure for supporting academic research across several disciplines including the biology of plant growth and development that is important... [ view full abstract ]
Compute Canada provides a national state-of-the-art high performance-computing infrastructure for supporting academic research across several disciplines including the biology of plant growth and development that is important for improving the performance and sustainability of the agricultural sector. The long-term objective of our research program in Ozga-Reinecke lab is to understand the complex regulation of hormone-driven pathways involved in coordinating seed and fruit development. The knowledge gained from this research can then be used to increase plant productivity, yield, and aid in development of sustainable practices in crop production. The Compute Canada facility is enabling us to analyze large-scale datasets obtained from global gene expression studies (transcriptomics studies) designed to dissect gene networks, and provide a template of how hormone signaling is fine-tuned in space and time within the fruit to promote both fruit and seed development in our model plant system pea (Pisum sativum). We will describe the workflow steps for the transcriptome analysis for this project and the results we have obtained using this work flow model. Once completed, this research will provide a comprehensive overview of the hormonal- and seed-regulated gene expression dynamics during early fruit and seed development for use in developing working models for plant hormone regulation of fruit and seed development.
Authors
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Harleen Kaur
(Plant BioSystems Group, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2P5)
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Jocelyn Ozga
(Plant BioSystems Group, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2P5)
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Masao Fujinaga
(Research Computing Support, Information Services and Technology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2H1)
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Dennis Reinecke
(Plant BioSystems Group, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2P5)
Topic Area
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PR » Poster Reception & Awards - Sponsored by NetApp (17:00 - Tuesday, 21st June, PCL Lounge outside CCIS 1-430)
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