Table 3 Description of drought-responsive genes (DRGs) in the metabolic pathway of eight phytohormones
Phytohormone | No. of total genes | No. of DRGs | No. of group-distinguished genes | Proportion of DRGs in total genes | Proportion of group-distinguished genes in DRGs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tolerant-susceptible different | Susceptible-specific | Tolerant-specific | |||||
Abscisic acid | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.345 | 0.200 |
Auxin | 93 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0.376 | 0.571 |
Brassinosteroids | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.417 | 0.600 |
Cytokinin | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.393 | 0.455 |
Ethylene | 148 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0.365 | 0.389 |
Salicylic acid | 68 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.485 | 0.455 |
Gibberellin | 42 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.524 | 0.500 |
Jasmonic acid | 46 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.326 | 0.467 |
Overall | 428 | 168 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 0.393 | 0.458 |