RNA-Seq Identified Putative Genes Conferring Photosynthesis and Root Development of Melon under Salt Stress.

ABSTRACT: Melon is an important fruit crop of the Cucurbitaceae family that is being cultivated over a large area in China. Unfortunately, salt stress has crucial effects on crop plants and damages photosynthesis, membranal lipid components, and hormonal metabolism, which leads to metabolic imbalance and retarded growth. Herein, we performed RNA-seq analysis and a physiological parameter evaluation to assess the salt-induced stress impact on photosynthesis and root development activity in melon. The endogenous quantification analysis showed that the significant oxidative damage in the membranal system resulted in an increased ratio of non-bilayer/bilayer lipid (MGDG/DGDG), suggesting severe irregular stability in the photosynthetic membrane. Meanwhile, root development was slowed down by a superoxid

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10530605 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature