Transcriptome Sequencing of Reveals Shoot-Related Expression Patterns of Genes in .

species are widely planted for fiber production. However, the molecular basis of agave fiber development has not been well understood. In this study, we performed a transcriptomic analysis in , a well-known variety with high-quality fiber production. Approximately 43.87 million clean reads were obtained using Illumina sequencing. The de novo assembly produced 66,746 unigrams, 54% of which were annotated in a public database. In the Nr database, 21,490 unigenes of were shown to be most closely related to . Nine orthologs with full coding regions were obtained, which were named , , , , , , , and . The maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree revealed the species-specific expansion of genes in , rice and agave. The expression analysis suggested the negative correlation between the expression of genes and the leaf growth rate, except . Moreover, genes were differentially affected by abiotic and biotic stresses. Notably, expression level was highly upgraded after the infection of . Nutrient deficiency also influent genes expression. Together, our research will benefit future studies related to fiber development, disease resistance and nutrient usage in agave.