Drought stress results in significant yield losses in wheat production. Although studies have reported a number of wheat drought tolerance genes, a deeper understanding of the tolerance mechanisms is required for improving wheat tolerance against drought stress. In this study, we found that "Deguo 2" exhibited higher tolerance to drought than "Truman". Transcriptomics analysis enabled identification of 6084 and 7146 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), mainly mapping flavonoid biosynthesis, plant hormone, phenolamides and antioxidant pathways and revealed altered expression levels of about 700 genes. Exogenous melatonin application enhanced wheat tolerance against drought stress. Co-expression analysis showed that bHLH and bZIP transcription factors may be involved in the regulation of various pathway genes. Take together, these results provide new insights for us on exploring the crosstalk between phytohormones and secondary metabolites, and will deepen the understanding of the complex tolerance mechanisms against drought stress in wheat.
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mBio
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Unlabelled: Climate change is predicted to increase the spread of mosquito-borne viruses, but genetic mechanisms underlying the influence of environmental variation on the ability of insect vectors to transmit human pathogens is unknown. In response to a changing climate, mosquitoes will experience longer periods of drought. An important physiological response to dry environments is the protection against dehydration, here defined as desiccation tolerance.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Sorghum bicolor: widely cultivated in Asia and Africa, faces increasing challenges from climate change, specifically from abiotic stresses like drought and salinity. This study evaluates how different sorghum genotypes respond to separate and combined stresses of drought and salinity.
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Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, United States.
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Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
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