Transcriptomic and Metabolic Profiling of Kenaf Stems under Salinity Stress.

ABSTRACT: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an indispensable fiber crop that faces increasing salinity stress. In previous studies regarding the molecular mechanisms of how kenaf may respond to salt stress, no metabolic evidences have been reported. Meanwhile, studies regarding kenaf stems under adverse growth conditions have not been conducted. In the present study, multiple-layer evidences including physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolic data regarding how kenaf stems were affected by the salt stress are provided, wherein the stem growth, especially the lignification process, is retarded. Meanwhile, the transcriptomic data indicated genes involved in the photosynthesis are significantly repressed while the multiple flavonoid metabolism genes are enriched. As to the metabolic data, the

SUBMITTER: An X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature