Project description:We designed a time series experiment in order to better understand acclimation and avoidance responses of two different Indica rice varieties Nagina22, a drought tolerant, and Nonabokra, a saline tolerant.We generated RNA-Seq transcriptome data for treated and untreated samples, with three biological replicates, per time point for drought response, an environmental stress experiment.The data generated was analyzed by calling polymorphisms, expression levels and eventually curate gene network pathways specific to the landraces’ genetic background and tolerance level.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of three mexican maize landraces under 10, and 17 days stress and recovery irrigation A dye balanced modified loop design was implemented. Two biological replicates (pooling five representative plants) representing each sampling point for each genotype were obtained for purified RNA from 120 randomly chosen seedlings. This experiment involved a total of forty-eight (24 sets) of microarray hybridizations, including direct and dye swap comparisons between treatments as well as across the three landraces. This design allowed us to determine differences in gene expression between the three different landraces under drought stress (10 and 17 days) and at recovery irrigation compared to irrigated controls.
Project description:Improvement of phosphorus (P) uptake by crops is a prerequisite for sustainable agriculture. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) PHOSPHORUS-STARVATION TOLERANCE 1 (OsPSTOL1) increases root growth and total P uptake. Here, a biogeographic survey of rice demonstrates OsPSTOL1 loss in a subset of japonica rice after the temperate-tropical split and frequent absence in paddy varieties of east Asia. OsPSTOL1 absence or loss-of-function alleles prevail in landraces from regions with fertilizer use and controlled irrigation, suggesting it is an adaptive genetic variant in low nutrient rainfed ecosystems. OsPSTOL1 is a truncated member of a family of multi-module kinases associated with microbial interactions. We demonstrate that ectopic expression of OsPSTOL1 in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) increases shoot and root growth under low P conditions, promotes root plasticity, and hastens induction of the low P response pathway. OsPSTOL1’s influence on adaptive root development in wheat validates its potential for broad utilization in crop improvement.
Project description:To investigate the involvement of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in the moleular regulation in foxtail millet roots and the effects of genetic variation on AMS-mediated molecular regulation, we isolated total RNA from the roots of 3 different landraces for comprehensive transcriptomic analysis. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 3 different landraces (Hanevalval, TT8, ICE36) after 6-week mock or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi treatments.