Characterizing rhizome bud dormancy in Polygonatum kingianum: Development of novel chill models and determination of dormancy release mechanisms by weighted correlation network analysis

This study was conducted to explore specific chill models and the mechanisms underlying rhizome bud dormancy break in Polygonatum kingianum. Rhizome buds were subjected to various chilling temperatures for different duration and then transferred to warm conditions for germination and subsequent evaluation of their response to temperature and chilling requirements. A CUkingianum model was constructed to describe the contribution of low...