Peanut RNA-Seq under calcium deficiency

Peanut is an economically-important oilseed crop and needs a large amount of calcium for its normal growth and development. Calcium deficiency usually leads to embryo abortion and subsequent abnormal pod development. Different tolerance to calcium deficiency has been observed between different cultivars, especially between large and small-seed cultivars. In order to figure out different molecular mechanisms in defensive responses between different cultivars, we treated XH2008 (large-seed, sensitive) and Lanshan (small-seed, tolerant) cultivar under both control and calcium deficiency conditions. Transcriptomic data was collected and analyzed.