Comparative transcriptome profiling of Polianthes tuberosa during a compatible interaction with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita.

Background: The root-knot nematode (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) is the most destructive plant parasitic nematode known to date. RKN infections, especially those caused by Meloidogyne incognita, are one of the most serious diseases of tuberose.

Identification of putative flowering genes and transcription factors from flower transcriptome dataset of tuberose ( L.).

is commercially popular because of their economic importance in floriculture for cut and loose flowers and in perfume industry because of the unique fragrance. Despite its commercial importance, no ready-to-use transcript sequence information is available in the public database. We have sequenced the RNA obtained from tuberose flowers using the Illumina HiSeq.