Physiological and Transcriptomic Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and Identification of Resilient Germplasm
Lixin Sun, Juan Zhou, Xiaoyan Zhao, Hongxia Ding, Rui Ma, Minshan Sun, Feng Wei · 2026
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Lixin Sun and colleagues screen alfalfa types for young plant drought strength in a 2026 study. Six types faced set drought while growth traits and guard traits were checked in leaves and roots. Gene checks focused on the type that held up best.
Drought cut height and plant mass while roots grew more than shoots. Harm marks rose in both leaves and roots. Guard enzyme work climbed a lot in all types, with roots and leaves acting as one team. Hundreds of genes changed in the strong type. Two types stood out as most drought strong in joined scores, and give seed lines for dry lands.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lixin Sun, Juan Zhou, Xiaoyan Zhao, Hongxia Ding, Rui Ma, Minshan Sun, Feng Wei |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |