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Climatic challenges increasingly threaten global food security, necessitating crops with enhanced multi-stress resilience. Through systematic transcriptomic analysis of 100 wheat genotypes under heat, drought, cold, and salt stress, we identified 3237 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) enriched in key stress-response pathways. Core transcription factors (, , ) and two functional modules governing abiotic tolerance were characterized. Phenotypic assessments revealed significant stress-induced alterations in plant height, biomass, and chlorophyll content. RT-qPCR confirmed marked upregulation of eight candidate genes, including / and , across most stresses, indicating their critical role in wheat's adaptive responses. This study aims to identify potential genes linked to multiple abiotic stress tolerance and provides an experimental foundation as well as theoretical support for the future development of stress-resilient crops.
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Food Sci Nutr
September 2025
Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences Mizan-Tepi University Tepi Ethiopia.
Climatic challenges increasingly threaten global food security, necessitating crops with enhanced multi-stress resilience. Through systematic transcriptomic analysis of 100 wheat genotypes under heat, drought, cold, and salt stress, we identified 3237 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) enriched in key stress-response pathways. Core transcription factors (, , ) and two functional modules governing abiotic tolerance were characterized.
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September 2025
Fermentation and Phytofarming Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-176061, Himachal Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India. Electronic address:
Auxin, one of the earliest recognized and extensively investigated phytohormones, is crucial in plant growth and survival in adverse environmental conditions. Two gene families primarily regulate auxin signaling: auxin response factors (ARFs) and auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (Aux/IAA). Aux/IAA family proteins are recognized as essential elements of the nuclear auxin signaling system, inhibiting gene transcription in their presence and facilitating gene activation upon their degradation.
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August 2025
College of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan, China.
(Eukaryotic Transcription Factor 2/Dimerization Partner) refers to a class of protein complexes that play a pivotal role in the regulation of gene transcription in eukaryotes. In higher plants, transcription factors are of vital significance in mediating responses to environmental stresses. Based on differences in their conserved structural domains, they can be categorized into three subgroups: E2F, DP, and DEL (DP-E2F-like).
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September 2025
Department of Biological Sciences, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial soil bacteria that reside near plant roots (in the rhizosphere) and support plants in various ways. The specific molecular mechanisms involved in these beneficial interactions are still under scrutiny. In this context, the present study describes the role of Bacillus endophyticus J13, a multiple abiotic-stress-tolerant PGPR, in modulating various components of the leaf cell wall in Arabidopsis thaliana, under well-watered and drought conditions.
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September 2025
School of Plant Sciences & Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Premise: Flower color polymorphism (FCP) is thought to be driven by multiple selection agents. Although widely associated with visual attraction of multiple pollinators, FCP is also often correlated with abiotic factors. We explored the links between abiotic conditions, flowering phenology, and FCP in the winter-flowering geophyte Anemone coronaria L.
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