Target-Based Physiological Modulations and Chloroplast Proteome Reveals a Drought Resilient Rootstock in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Genotypes.

ABSTRACT: As climate changes increase, drought stress is becoming a problem for all major horticultural crops; among them is okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). Despite its superior resilience to heat stress and high nutritional content, it is still underutilized in contrast to other vegetable crops. Moreover, the drought-resistant and drought-sensitive genotypes of okra are also not well known and require further exploration to improve their productivity. To investigate this in more detail, we performed comparative physiological and large-scale chloroplast proteomics on drought-stressed genotypes of okra. We evaluated four major genotypes of okra, viz., NS7774, NS7772, Green Gold, and OH3312 for drought resilient rootstock. The physiological modulations demonstrated a significant change by 50-76% in bio

SUBMITTER: Razi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8657999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature