Differential Gene Expression in Contrasting Common Bean Cultivars for Drought Tolerance during an Extended Dry Period.

ABSTRACT: Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), besides being an important source of nutrients such as iron, magnesium, and protein, are crucial for food security, especially in developing countries. Common bean cultivation areas commonly face production challenges due to drought occurrences, mainly during the reproductive period. Dry spells last approximately 20 days, enough time to compromise production. Hence, it is crucial to understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms that confer drought tolerance to improve common bean cultivars' adaptation to drought. Sixty six RNASeq libraries, generated from tolerant and sensitive cultivars in drought time sourced from the R5 phenological stage at 0 to 20 days of water deficit were sequenced, generated over 1.5 billion reads, that aligned to 62,5

SUBMITTER: Ponce TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11276061 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature