Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes by
cDNA-AFLP Technique in Response to Drought Stress
in Triticum durum.

ABSTRACT: Drought is the single largest abiotic stress factor leading to reduced crop yields. The identification of differentially expressed genes and the understanding of their functions in environmentally stressful conditions are essential to improve drought tolerance. Transcriptomics is a powerful approach for the global analysis of molecular mechanisms under abiotic stress. To identify genes that are important for drought tolerance, we analyzed mRNA populations from untreated and drought-stressed leaves of Triticum durum by cDNA- -amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) technique. Overall, 76 transcript- -derived fragments corresponding to differentially induced transcripts were successfully sequenced. Most of the transcripts identified here, using basic local alignment search

SUBMITTER: Melloul M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5079143 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature