Characterization of ASR gene and its role in drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

ABSTRACT: Chickpea has a profound nutritional and economic value in vegetarian society. Continuous decline in chickpea productivity is attributed to insufficient genetic variability and different environmental stresses. Chickpea like several other legumes is highly susceptible to terminal drought stress. Multiple genes control drought tolerance and ASR gene plays a key role in regulating different plant stresses. The present study describes the molecular characterization and functional role of Abscissic acid and stress ripening (ASR) gene from chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and the gene sequence identified was submitted to NCBI Genbank (MK937569). Molecular analysis using MUSCLE software proved that the ASR nucleotide sequences in different legumes show variations at various positions though ASR genes a

SUBMITTER: Sachdeva S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7360048 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature