Grafting enhances drought tolerance by regulating and mobilizing proteome, transcriptome and molecular physiology in okra genotypes.

ABSTRACT: Drought stress poses a serious concern to the growth, development, and quality of the okra crop due to factors including decreased yield, inadequate development of dietary fibre, increased mite infestation, and decreased seed viability. Grafting is one of the strategies that have been developed to increase the drought stress tolerance of crops. We conducted proteomics, transcriptomics and integrated it with molecular physiology to assess the response of sensitive okra genotypes; NS7772 (G1), Green gold (G2) and OH3312 (G3) (scion) grafted to NS7774 (rootstock). In our studies we observed that sensitive okra genotypes grafted to tolerant genotypes mitigated the deleterious effects of drought stress through an increase in physiochemical parameters, and lowered reactive oxygen species. A comp

SUBMITTER: Razi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214962 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature