Table 2 Transcription factor (TF) gene families identified in the Zhongdi175 transcriptome.

From: Transcriptomic profiling of the high-vigour maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid variety response to cold and drought stresses during seed germination

TF family

Number of genes

TF family

Number of genes

MYB

203

NF-YB

20

bHLH

196

CO-like

19

ERF

165

WOX

19

WRKY

132

GRF

18

bZIP

129

DBB

17

NAC

123

NF-YC

16

C2H2

120

HB-other

15

GRAS

74

NF-YA

13

HD-ZIP

62

Nin-like

13

G2-like

61

YABBY

13

FAR1

58

CPP

12

Trihelix

60

E2F/DP

12

C3H

56

SRS

11

MYB_related

56

ARR-B

10

Dof

48

CAMTA

9

MIKC

48

EIL

9

B3

47

BES1

6

ARF

40

HB-PHD

6

LBD

38

LSD

6

AP2

34

RAV

5

GATA

34

BBR-BPC

4

SBP

34

VOZ

4

TCP

34

NF-X1

3

HSF

31

LFY

2

TALE

31

S1Fa-like

2

GeBP

23

Whirly

2

ZF-HD

22

HRT-like

1

M-type

21

STAT

1

  1. A total of 2248 TF genes from 56 TF families were identified.