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Hsp transcript induction is correlated with physiological changes under drought stress in Indian mustard

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Brassica juncea is an important oilseed crop and drought stress is major abiotic stress that limits its growth and productivity. RH0116 (drought tolerant) and RH8812 (drought sensitive) genotypes were undertaken to study some of the physiological parameters and hsp gene expression related to stress tolerance under drought stress conditions. Differential response in terms of seed germination, electrolyte leakage, RWC, osmotic potential was observed in the selected genotypes. In vitro seed germination studies using PEG stress treatments indicated reduced seed germination with increasing levels of stress treatment. Electrolyte leakage increased, whereas, relative water content and osmotic potential decreased in stressed seedlings. Expression of hsp gene was found to be upregulated during drought stress as the transcripts were present only in the stressed plants and disappeared upon rehydration. The drought tolerant variety showed higher transcript accumulation as compared to the sensitive variety. The study showed that drought induced changes in gene expression in two contrasting genotypes were consistent with the physiological response.

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Aneja, B., Yadav, N.R., Kumar, N. et al. Hsp transcript induction is correlated with physiological changes under drought stress in Indian mustard. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 21, 305–316 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-015-0305-3

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