RNA-seq analysis reveals genes associated with Macrophomina phaseolina-induced host senescence in soybean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Charcoal rot of soybean is caused by the hemibiotrophic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina, a global crop destroyer and an important pathogen in the midwestern USA. The quantitative nature of host resistance and the complexity of the soybean-M. phaseolina interaction at the molecular level have hampered resistance breeding. A previous study showed that L-ascorbic acid (LAA) pre-treatment before M. phaseolina inoculation reduced charcoal rot lesion length in excised soybean stems. This study aimed to elucidate the genetic underpinnings of M. phaseolina-induced senescence and the mitigating effects of ascorbic acid on this physiological process within the same pathosystem.

Results

RNA was sequenced from M. phaseolina-resistant and -susceptible soybean genotypes followin

SUBMITTER: Noor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583662 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature