Integrating RNA-seq and population genomics to elucidate salt tolerance mechanisms in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.).

ABSTRACT: Salinity is an important abiotic environmental stressor threatening agricultural productivity worldwide. Flax, an economically important crop, exhibits varying degrees of adaptability to salt stress among different cultivars. However, the specific molecular mechanisms underlying these differences in adaptation have remained unclear. The objective of this study was to identify candidate genes associated with salt tolerance in flax using RNA-Seq combined with population-level analysis. To begin with, three representative cultivars were selected from a population of 200 flax germplasm and assessed their physiological and transcriptomic responses to salt stress. The cultivar C121 exhibited superior osmoregulation, antioxidant capacity, and growth under salt stress compared to the other two cul

SUBMITTER: Li YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616478 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature