Screening and functional characterization of salt-tolerant NAC gene family members in <i>Medicago sativa</i> L.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alfalfa is the most widely cultivated high-quality perennial leguminous forage crop in the world. In China, saline-alkali land represents an important yet underutilized land resource. Cultivating salt-tolerant alfalfa varieties is crucial for the effective development and utilization of saline-alkali soils and for promoting the sustainable growth of grassland-livestock farming in these regions. The NAC (NAM, ATAF, and CUC) family of transcription factors plays a key role in regulating gene expression in response to various abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity and extreme temperatures, thereby enhancing plant stress tolerance.

Methods

This study evaluated the structure and evolutionary relationship of the members of the NAC-like transc

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11996932 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature