Transcriptome profiling reveals effects of nitric oxide on growth and physiological characteristics of watermelon under aluminum stress

To further reveal the mitigation mechanism of NO on watermelon aluminum stress, the differences of normal growth, Al and Al+NO were revealed using de novo sequencing of transcriptomes. A total of 511 differentially expressed genes(DEGs) in the Al+NO compared with Al treatment were identified. The biological processes in those DEGs are significantly enriched in nitrogen metabolism, phenylpropane metabolism and photosynthesis.