Project description:Since the roots of grapevine rootstocks have a direct contact with drying soil and has an important role in abiotic stimuli, any plasticity on the architecture of the rootstocks would enable grapevine varieties to a better respond to drought stress. However, genomics evidences behind the physiological responses of rootstocks under prolonged drought stress are poorly documented in the literature. In the current study, eight widely used hybrid grapevine rootstocks in viticulture were firstly grafted with sultana seedless and subjected to drought stress to test their physiological and biochemical responses. The results of experiment indicated that the roots of V.rupestris X V.berlandieri (110 R, 1103P, 140 Ru) rootstocks possessed much higher water content as well as non-structural carbohydrate and nitrogen concentrations compared to V.riparia X V.berlandieri (SO4, 5BB, 420A, 8B) and V.vinifera X V.berlandieri (41B) hybrids under drought. V.rupestris X V.berlandieri hybrids were also performed much higher root elongation performance under drought compared to other rootstock hybrids. Three rootstock varieties (110R, 5BB and 41B) having different pedigrees and root architectural responses to drought were also investigated at transcriptome level to find out gene regulation network behind differential physiological responses to drought. Transcriptome analysis revealed 2795, 1196 and 1612 differentially expressed transcripts for the roots of 110R, 5BB and 41B, respectively. The highest expression increases in 110R compared to other rootstocks were recorded for the transcripts functional in carbohydrate (SWEET14, CWINV) and nitrate/peptide (NRT1/ PTR FAMILY) transportation as well as osmoregulation (dehydrins, osmotins, LEAs and proline-glycine rich proteins) during drought. Higher induction of these genes in the roots of tolerant 110R genotype indicated importance of efficient uptake of carbohydrate and nitrogen source released from canopy under drought and preservation of water with osmotic regulation on the root elongation and drought tolerance of grapevines. Expression increases in several other pathogenesis related proteins, regulation of cell wall modification enzymes and activity of several secondary metabolites have been also associated to altered root architecture and drought tolerance in the grapevine rootstocks for the first time with the current study.
Project description:Tripidium arundinaceum isolate:BC5 progeny of a cross between Saccharum spp. and Erianthus arundinaceus | cultivar:1679-33 Genome sequencing
Project description:Drought avoidance mechanism is one of the component mechanisms contributing for drought tolerance in which roots serves as the master keys, but poorly understood. Comparative analysis of drought stress responsive root transcriptome between drought-tolerant Nootripathu and drought-susceptible IR20 In this study, we used microarrays to dissect out drought responsive changes in roots of two contrasting rice genotypes viz., IR 20 (a shallow rooted lowland indica genotype) and Nootripathu (a deep rooted upland indica genotype) at molecular level.
Project description:Roots adaptation to drought stress was analyzed using transcriptome and metabolomics profiles in two wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) genotypes: Y12-3 (drought resistance) and A24-39 (drought susceptible).
Project description:Sugarcane (Saccharum hybrid, SP80-3280) was grown in the field in Araras (Brazil) for 9 months. Leaves +1 (F1), internodes 1&2 (I1), and internodes 5 (I5) were harvested every 2 h for 26 h, starting 2h before dawn.
Project description:Roots adaptation to drought stress was analyzed using transcriptome and metabolomics profiles in two wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) genotypes: Y12-3 (drought resistance) and A24-39 (drought susceptible). Roots samples of Y12-3 and A24-39 genotypes grown under well-watered (control) and water-stressed (7 days of withholding water) were collected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix wheat microarrays chip.
Project description:Drought is one of the major environmental problem in terms of limiting the survival of plant. Roots are the first plant organ to sense drought stress, so it is important to understanding of the molecular machanisms of drought stress responses in the roots. Here we aim to characterized the gene expression profile in Populus ussuriensis roots at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 120 h after the start of PEG-induced drought stress. A total of 2 μg RNA per sample was used to generate sequencing libraries using the NEBNext® Ultra™ RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® (#E7530L, NEB, USA). Libraries were sequenced in 150 bp paired-end mode, using an Illumina HiSeq X Ten platform. Our results provide a global view of gene expression profile that contributes to drought resistance in Populus ussuriensis, and meaningful information for genetic engineering research in the future.
Project description:Episodic drought stress negatively impacts the health of long-lived trees. Understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms that underpin response to drought stress is requisite for selecting or enhancing climate change resilience. Here we aim to establish standardized drought stress protocols for transcriptome studies in poplar trees, to determine how hybrid poplars respond to prolonged and uniform exposure to drought; to determine if the responses to moderate and more severe growth-limiting drought stresses were qualitatively or quantitatively different; and, to determine how response to drought changes throughout the day. We established hybrid poplar trees (Populus x ’Okanese’) from unrooted stem cutting with abundant soil moisture for six weeks. We then withheld water to establish three soil water contents reflecting well-watered, moderate, and severe growth-limiting drought conditions. Plants were rewatered as needed for three weeks to maintain the soil water conditions. The mild and severe drought treatments elicited distinct changes in growth and development, photosynthetic rates and global transcriptomic changes. Notably, the time of day of sampling was strongest signal in the transcriptome data and it quantitatively and qualitatively affected drought responsive changes in gene expression. These analyses emphasize the complex nature of drought regulation in long-lived trees.