Transcriptomic profiling and analysis of differentially expressed genes in asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis) under salt stress.

ABSTRACT: Asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis) is a warm season legume which is widely distributed over subtropical regions and semiarid areas. It is mainly grown as a significant protein source in developing countries. Salinity, as one of the main abiotic stress factors, constrains the normal growth and yield of asparagus bean. This study used two cultivars (a salt-sensitive genotype and a salt-tolerant genotype) under salt stress vs. control to identify salt-stress-induced genes in asparagus bean using RNA sequencing. A total of 692,086,838 high-quality clean reads, assigned to 121,138 unigenes, were obtained from control and salt-treated libraries. Then, 216 root-derived DEGs (differentially expressed genes) and 127 leaf-derived DEGs were identified under salt stress between the

SUBMITTER: Pan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625716 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature