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Plant transcriptomics and responses to environmental stress: an overview

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Different stresses include nutrient deficiency, pathogen attack, exposure to toxic chemicals etc. Transcriptomic studies have been mainly applied to only a few plant species including the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. These studies have provided valuable insights into the genetic networks of plant stress responses. Transcriptomics applied to cash crops including barley, rice, sugarcane, wheat and maize have further helped in understanding physiological and molecular responses in terms of genome sequence, gene regulation, gene differentiation, posttranscriptional modifications and gene splicing. On the other hand, comparative transcriptomics has provided more information about plant’s response to diverse stresses. Thus, transcriptomics, together with other biotechnological approaches helps in development of stress tolerance in crops against the climate change.

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  1. Atta-ur-Rehman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12 Campus, Islamabad, 25000, Pakistan

    SAMEEN RUQIA IMADI & ALVINA GUL KAZI

  2. Stress Physiology Lab Department of Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, 474 011, India

    MOHAMMAD ABASS AHANGER

  3. Centre for Environmental Research, Near East University, 33010, Lefkosha, Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus

    SALIH GUCEL

  4. Department of Botany, Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, 190 001, India

    PARVAIZ AHMAD

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[Imadi S. R., Kazi A. G., Ahanger M. A., Gucel S. and Ahmad P. 2015 Plant transcriptomics and responses to environmental stress: an overview. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]

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IMADI, S.R., KAZI, A.G., AHANGER, M.A. et al. Plant transcriptomics and responses to environmental stress: an overview. J Genet 94, 525–537 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0545-6

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