Molecular Mechanisms and Crosstalk Signaling in Soybean’s Response to Water Deficit and Excess: Implications for Stress Resilience and Productivity
Elizandra Carneiro Andreata, Mayla Daiane Correa Molinari, João Matheus Kafer, Silvana Regina Rockenbach Marin, Daniel Rockenbach Marin, Renata Fuganti-Pagliarini, André Luis Laforga Vanzela, Elibio Leopoldo Rech, Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno, Liliane Marcia Mertz-Henning
TL;DR
This study explores how soybean responds to drought and excess water at the molecular level, identifying key genes that could help improve crop resilience.
Contribution
The study identifies ABA-induced genes and their differential regulation under water deficit and excess in soybean.
Findings
4412 and 2597 genes were differentially expressed under water excess and deficit, respectively.
ERF1 and Peroxydase were uniquely regulated by ABA under both water deficit and excess conditions.
The findings highlight potential genetic targets for improving soybean resilience to water stress.
Abstract
Soybean plays a crucial role in global food security and the economy, but its yield is often limited by water deficit (WD) and water excess (WE). Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate responses to these stresses is essential to improve crop resilience. In this study, we analyzed nine ABA-induced genes involved in WD and WE signaling using transcriptome libraries, RT-qPCR, gas exchange analysis, and root morphology. A total of 4412 and 2597 genes were differentially expressed under WE and WD, respectively. The response to exogenous ABA varied between conditions, reflecting stress-specific adaptations. Among 10 genes exclusively expressed under WE, only ERF1 and Peroxydase showed increased transcript levels after ABA treatment, being similarly regulated under both WD and WE. These results reveal distinct molecular and physiological responses to ABA depending on water…
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Taxonomy
TopicsPlant responses to water stress · Soybean genetics and cultivation · Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance