Preliminary Analysis of the Salt-Tolerance Mechanisms of Different Varieties of Dandelion (<i>Taraxacum mongolicum</i> Hand.-Mazz.) Under Salt Stress.

ABSTRACT: Soil salinization hinders plant growth and agricultural production, so breeding salt-tolerant crops is an economical way to exploit saline-alkali soils. However, the specific metabolites and associated pathways involved in salt tolerance of the dandelion have not been clearly elucidated so far. Here, we compared the transcriptome and metabolome responses of 0.7% NaCl-stressed dandelion 'BINPU2' (variety A) and 'TANGHAI' (variety B). Our results showed that 222 significantly altered metabolites mainly enriched in arginine biosynthesis and pyruvate metabolism according to a KEGG database analysis in variety A, while 147 differential metabolites were predominantly enriched in galactose metabolism and the pentose phosphate pathway in variety B. The transcriptome data indicated that the differe

SUBMITTER: Feng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12191469 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature