Poplar stem transcriptome is massively remodelled in response to single or repeated mechanical stimuli.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trees experience mechanical stimuli -like wind- that trigger thigmomorphogenetic syndrome, leading to modifications of plant growth and wood quality. This syndrome affects tree productivity but is also believed to improve tree acclimation to chronic wind. Wind is particularly challenging for trees, because of their stature and perenniality. Climate change forecasts are predicting that the occurrence of high wind will worsen, making it increasingly vital to understand the mechanisms regulating thigmomorphogenesis, especially in perennial plants. By extension, this also implies factoring in the recurring nature of wind episodes. However, data on the molecular processes underpinning mechanoperception and transduction of mechanical signals, and their dynamics, are still dram

SUBMITTER: Pomies L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392906 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature