Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Molecular Response of the Tolerant Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i>) Cultivar Nongjing 1 to Saline-Alkali Stress.

ABSTRACT: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial forage crop with significant economic and ecological significance. If alfalfa can be planted in saline-alkali land, it will not only improve the utilization rate of marginal land and alleviate the competition between forage and cereal crops for arable land but will also increase the yield of high-quality domestic forage. In this study, we conducted transcriptomic analysis on the saline-alkali-tolerant alfalfa cultivar NQ-1 and compared its metabolite accumulation levels with saline-alkali-sensitive cultivars. The results showed that under saline-alkali stress, the photosynthesis and some secondary metabolic pathways in NQ-1 were activated, such as α-Linolenic acid metabolism, Phenylpropanoid and Flavonoid biosynthesis, and Photosynthesis-rela

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12024754 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature