Zea mays Raw sequence reads. Zea mays

This study investigated the effects of ultrasonic treatment on maize seed germination. The seeds were exposed to ultrasonic waves for 40 s at frequencies ranging from 20 to 40 kHz. Transcriptome analysis showed that metabolic pathways and transcription factors (TFs) were significantly enriched among DEGs after ultrasound treatment. By comparing the ultrasonic treatment and control samples, 11,475 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, including 5,695 upregulated and 5,780 downregulated genes.