Mechanistic Insights Into Trehalose-Mediated Cold Stress Tolerance in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Seedlings.

ABSTRACT: Cold stress (CS) severely affects several physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms and limits the growth and production of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Trehalose (Tre) acts as a growth modulator, which is extensively used to improve the tolerance to multiple plant stresses. Further, Tre also serves as an external force in inducing plant signaling molecules, regulating the expression of stress-responsive genes, and enhancing the CS tolerance in plants. Nevertheless, the importance of exogenous Tre in improving the CS tolerance in rapeseed is still unclear. Therefore, the current study was designed to get mechanistic insights into Tre-mediated CS tolerance in rapeseed seedlings. To explore the Tre role, we designed four treatments [control (CK), CK + 20 mM L^-1

SUBMITTER: Raza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8961026 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature