Authors
Garima Pandey, Chandra Bhan Yadav, Pranav Pankaj Sahu, Mehanathan Muthamilarasan, Manoj Prasad
Publication date
2016/12/20
Journal
Plant Cell Reports
Pages
DOI 10.1007/s00299-016-2093-9
Publisher
Springer
Description
Key message
Genome-wide methylation analysis of foxtail millet cultivars contrastingly differing in salinity tolerance revealed DNA demethylation events occurring in tolerant cultivar under salinity stress, eventually modulating the expression of stress-responsive genes.
Abstract
Reduced productivity and significant yield loss are the adverse effects of environmental conditions on physiological and biochemical pathways in crop plants. In this context, understanding the epigenetic machinery underlying the tolerance traits in a naturally stress tolerant crop is imperative. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is known for its better tolerance to abiotic stresses compared to other cereal crops. In the present study, methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) technique was used to quantify the salt-induced methylation changes in two foxtail …
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