Functional annotation of the transcriptome of Sorghum bicolor in response to osmotic stress and abscisic acid.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher plants exhibit remarkable phenotypic plasticity allowing them to adapt to an extensive range of environmental conditions. Sorghum is a cereal crop that exhibits exceptional tolerance to adverse conditions, in particular, water-limiting environments. This study utilized next generation sequencing (NGS) technology to examine the transcriptome of sorghum plants challenged with osmotic stress and exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) in order to elucidate genes and gene networks that contribute to sorghum's tolerance to water-limiting environments with a long-term aim of developing strategies to improve plant productivity under drought.

Results

RNA-Seq results revealed transcriptional activity of 28,335 unique genes from sorghum root and shoot tissues subjected to poly

SUBMITTER: Dugas DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3219791 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature