Transcriptomic profile of lettuce seedlings () response to microalgae extracts used as biostimulant agents.

To reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and maximize agricultural yields, the use of microalgae extracts as biostimulants has recently attracted significant attention due to their favourable impact on both plant growth and their ability to induce tolerance towards environmental stressors. Lettuce () is one of the most important fresh vegetables that often requires applications of chemical fertilizers to increase quality and productivity. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to analyse the transcriptome reprogramming of lettuce () seedlings in response to either or extracts by applying an RNAseq approach.

Transcriptional response of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) low ecotype to long-term salt stress by unigene-based RNAseq.

The giant reed is a fast growing herbaceous non-food crop considered as eligible alternative energy source to reduce the usage of fossil fuels. Tolerance of this plant to abiotic stress has been demonstrated across a range of stressful conditions, thus allowing cultivation in marginal or poorly cultivated land in order not to compromise food security and to overcome land use controversies. In this work, we de novo sequenced, assembled and analyzed the A.

RNASeq analysis of giant cane reveals the leaf transcriptome dynamics under long-term salt stress.

Background: To compensate for the lack of information about the molecular mechanism involved in Arundo donax L. response to salt stress, we de novo sequenced, assembled and analyzed the A. donax leaf transcriptome subjected to two levels of long-term salt stress (namely, S3 severe and S4 extreme).