Phenotypic, Physiological, and Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Different Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Red Lettuce and Wild Lettuce Seedlings.

ABSTRACT: Cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is considered one of the most important economic vegetables worldwide; however, it is subjected to different stresses (salt stress, etc.) during its growth and development, resulting in yield reductions. In this study, we selected cultivated red lettuce and wild lettuce species (Lactuca serriola L.) to investigate the phenotypic and physiological changes in these lettuce under different salt treatment conditions. Functional annotation and enrichment analysis of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the lettuce leaves and roots between the control and salt treatments were performed, identifying the key genes responding to salt stress. The results showed that the growth of the two types of lettuce was limited by salt stress, with de

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11989937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature