RNA-Seq reveals different responses to drought in Neotropical trees from savannas and seasonally dry forests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Water is one of the main limiting factors for plant growth and crop productivity. Plants constantly monitor water availability and can rapidly adjust their metabolism by altering gene expression. This leads to phenotypic plasticity, which aids rapid adaptation to climate changes. Here, we address phenotypic plasticity under drought stress by analyzing differentially expressed genes (DEG) in four phylogenetically related neotropical Bignoniaceae tree species: two from savanna, Handroanthus ochraceus and Tabebuia aurea, and two from seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF), Handroanthus impetiginosus and Handroanthus serratifolius. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an RNA-Seq study comparing tree species from seasonally dry tropical forest and savanna

SUBMITTER: Sobreiro MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507309 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature