Integrated Multi-Omic Analysis Reveals Photosynthesis-Drought Tolerance Link in Field-Grown Sorghum
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Li'ang Yu
1mo ago· 46 min readenInsight
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This study investigates the regulatory link between photosynthesis and drought tolerance in sorghum by integrating physiological, transcriptomic, and oxidative stress data from six diverse Sorghum bicolor accessions grown under field drought conditions. The research identifies key molecular mechanisms and regulatory pathways that connect photosynthetic performance with drought stress responses, providing insights that could inform breeding strategies for more drought-resilient sorghum varieties.
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By integrating a large set of physiological, transcriptomic and oxidative stress data from six diverse Sorghum bicolour accessions grown under field drought conditions, this study identified a suite ...
sorghum is believed to have been domesticated around 4000–6000 years ago in Africa, and to have then diverged into a variety of landraces with diversified morphological variation due to selection across broad geographical locations
By integrating a large set of physiological, transcriptomic and oxidative stress data from six diverse Sorghum bicolour accessions grown under field drought conditions, this study identified a suite ...
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