Identification of crucial drought-tolerant genes of barley through comparative transcriptomic analysis and yeast-based stress assay.

ABSTRACT: Drought is a persistent and serious threat to crop yield and quality. The identification and functional characterization of drought tolerance-related genes is thus vital for efforts to support the genetic improvement of drought-tolerant crops. Barley is highly adaptable and renowned for its robust stress resistance, making it an ideal subject for efforts to explore genes related to drought tolerance. In this study, two barley materials with different drought tolerance were subjected to soil drought treatment, including a variety with strong drought tolerance (Hindmarsh) and a genotype with weaker drought tolerance (XZ5). Transcriptomic sequencing data from the aboveground parts of these plants led to the identification of 1,206 differentially expressed genes associated with drought toleran

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664224 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature