Sweet Potato DNA Methylation Patterns Under Tissue Culture and Drought Stress

A study from 2026 by Ajay Dhungana examines DNA methylation patterns in sweet potato varieties under different propagation methods and drought stress. The dataset likely contains bisulfite sequencing results comparing methylation stability in tissue culture versus drought-induced epigenetic reprogramming. It is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Compare genotype-specific epigenetic plasticity based on bisulfite sequencing data
• Analyze methylation stability during long-term tissue culture propagation
• Investigate drought-induced methylation remodeling patterns across commercial varieties
• Study the cumulative effect of in vitro stress on DNA methylation enhancement

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific epigenetic mechanism (DNA methylation) using bisulfite sequencing
• Compares two distinct environmental factors: tissue culture propagation and drought stress
• Includes analysis of both commercial varieties and half-sib progenies

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is very small (12.4 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

Ajay Dhungana

Collection Method

Bisulfite sequencing analysis of sweet potato varieties under different propagation and stress conditions

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 09:07:18