Arabidopsis hybrids sRNA profiling

Hybrids exhibit enhanced growth compared to their inbred parents, and a better mechanistic understanding of heterosisis both an outstanding scientific question and of great economic importance to agriculture. We studied the effects of hybridization on small RNA expression, by profiling and comparing the global production patterns of small RNA between hybrids and inbreds, using the rosette apex tissue of the model plant Arabidopsis Thaliana. The knowledge gained from this study would contribute to increase our understanding of hybrid vigor.