Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals molecular mechanisms of freezing stress responses in cultivated and wild Cicer species.

ABSTRACT: Chickpea is a globally important food legume, but its productivity is significantly constrained by low-temperature stress, particularly during autumn and winter sowing, as well as by sudden temperature fluctuations in late spring. Although wild relatives of chickpea exhibit enhanced cold tolerance, their molecular responses to freezing stress remain poorly understood. In this study, we compared cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive cultivated chickpea genotypes ILC8262 and ILC533 along with three wild relatives, Cicer bijugum, Cicer reticulatum, and Cicer echinospermum, using de novo transcriptome analysis through RNA sequencing. A total of 1.38 billion raw reads were generated, resulting in the assembly of 181,756 transcripts and 56,556 unigenes. Between 9,921 and 11,149 DEGs were identified p

SUBMITTER: Bakır M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12534436 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature