Fig. 4

Profiling of genes expected to be involved in seed dormancy during maturation. A-C Identification of hormone-related DEGs between 30 and 45 DAH (A), 45 and 60 DAH (B), and 30 and 60 DAH (C) in the embryo and endosperm using MapMan analysis. The “Regulation overview” of the MapMan analysis was employed, and the figures were adapted from Additional file 1: Fig S2 for DEGs related to hormones. 30 vs 45: DEGs between 30 and 45 DAH. 45 vs 60: DEGs between 45 and 60 DAH. 30 vs 60: DEGs between 30 and 60 DAH. D, E The graph displays the relative expression levels of auxin-related genes (D) and an ethylene-related gene (E) using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Data are represented as the mean ± standard error of mean (SEM; N = 3). The significance was determined using Student’s t-test, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001