Rootstock effects on scion gene expression in maritime pine.

ABSTRACT: Pines are the dominant conifers in Mediterranean forests. As long-lived sessile organisms that seasonally have to cope with drought periods, they have developed a variety of adaptive responses. However, during last decades, highly intense and long-lasting drought events could have contributed to decay and mortality of the most susceptible trees. Among conifer species, Pinus pinaster Ait. shows remarkable ability to adapt to different environments. Previous molecular analysis of a full-sib family designed to study drought response led us to find active transcriptional activity of stress-responding genes even without water deprivation in tolerant genotypes. To improve our knowledge about communication between above- and below-ground organs of maritime pine, we have analyzed four graft-type c

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Hinojosa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173007 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature