Transcriptomic Profile of Tef (<i>Eragrostis tef</i>) in Response to Drought.

ABSTRACT: The threat to world food security posed by drought is ever increasing. Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is an allotetraploid cereal crop that is a staple food for a large population in the Horn of Africa. While the grain of tef provides quality food for humans, its straw is the most palatable and nutritious feed for livestock. In addition, the tef plant is resilient to several biotic and abiotic stresses, especially to drought, making it an ideal candidate to study the molecular mechanisms conferring these properties. The transcriptome expression of tef leaf collected from plants grown under drought conditions was profiled using RNA-Seq and key genes were verified using RT-qPCR. This study revealed that tef exhibits a complex molecular network involving membrane receptors and tr

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Gonzales L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature