Analysis of Volatile Metabolome and Transcriptome in Sweet Basil Under Drought Stress.

ABSTRACT: Basil, renowned for its aromatic properties, exhibits commendable drought tolerance and holds significant value as an edible and medicinal plant. Recognizing the scarcity of studies addressing basil's response to drought stress, we performed physiological experiments and omics analyses of sweet basil across four distinct levels of drought stress. During drought stress, basil showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes and accumulated more osmoregulatory compounds. Our metabolic analysis meticulously identified a total of 830 metabolites, among which, 215 were differentially accumulated. The differentially accumulated metabolites under drought stress were predominantly esters and terpenes; however, none were identified as the primary volatile compounds of basil. Transcriptome analyses

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11854773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature