Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis

ABSTRACT In the context of global climate change, exploring how plant adaptation and responses to drought vary among different regions are crucial to understanding and predicting its geographic distribution. In this study, to explore the drought adaptation and responses of the dominant species in th...

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Main Authors: Ziqing Gong, Zehang Qu, Yulin Liu, Tao Wang, Baijie Fan, Anzhi Ren, Yubao Gao, Nianxi Zhao
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70870
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Zehang Qu
Yulin Liu
Tao Wang
Baijie Fan
Anzhi Ren
Yubao Gao
Nianxi Zhao
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description ABSTRACT In the context of global climate change, exploring how plant adaptation and responses to drought vary among different regions are crucial to understanding and predicting its geographic distribution. In this study, to explore the drought adaptation and responses of the dominant species in the semi‐arid Eurasian Steppes and their differences among the different regions in terms of growth, physiology, and RNA‐seq transcriptome, Stipa krylovii was chosen as the study material, and a seed source (three regions: eastern, middle, and western regions) × soil moisture treatment (three treatments: control, light drought, and heavy drought) two‐factor experiment was conducted. (1) Four growth traits for individuals from the western region were significantly lower than those from the other two regions. By Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) functional enrichment analysis on gene expressions of individuals from each treatment, unique enriched pathways were found under heavy drought. (2) The decrease in the number of tillers with the increasing drought was much lower for individuals from the western region than those from the other two regions. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of individuals from the eastern, middle, and western regions between heavy drought versus control were 4887, 1900, and 4896. By KEGG functional enrichment analysis, individuals from the eastern and middle regions mainly regulated energy metabolism and metabolism of other amino acids; and those from the western region mainly regulated biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites and carbohydrate metabolism. (3) Clustering analysis based on gene expressions separated the western region from the other two regions under the same drought treatment. This study indicates that drought adaptation and responses of S. krylovii vary among different regions, especially between individuals from the western region and the other two regions. These findings are essential to understanding the adaptive evolution of population and germplasm resource protection for this important species.
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spelling doaj-art-783f3795682c419fbe9b8540538af9a32025-01-29T05:08:42ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582025-01-01151n/an/a10.1002/ece3.70870Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome AnalysisZiqing Gong0Zehang Qu1Yulin Liu2Tao Wang3Baijie Fan4Anzhi Ren5Yubao Gao6Nianxi Zhao7Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science Nankai University Tianjin P. R. ChinaABSTRACT In the context of global climate change, exploring how plant adaptation and responses to drought vary among different regions are crucial to understanding and predicting its geographic distribution. In this study, to explore the drought adaptation and responses of the dominant species in the semi‐arid Eurasian Steppes and their differences among the different regions in terms of growth, physiology, and RNA‐seq transcriptome, Stipa krylovii was chosen as the study material, and a seed source (three regions: eastern, middle, and western regions) × soil moisture treatment (three treatments: control, light drought, and heavy drought) two‐factor experiment was conducted. (1) Four growth traits for individuals from the western region were significantly lower than those from the other two regions. By Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) functional enrichment analysis on gene expressions of individuals from each treatment, unique enriched pathways were found under heavy drought. (2) The decrease in the number of tillers with the increasing drought was much lower for individuals from the western region than those from the other two regions. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of individuals from the eastern, middle, and western regions between heavy drought versus control were 4887, 1900, and 4896. By KEGG functional enrichment analysis, individuals from the eastern and middle regions mainly regulated energy metabolism and metabolism of other amino acids; and those from the western region mainly regulated biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites and carbohydrate metabolism. (3) Clustering analysis based on gene expressions separated the western region from the other two regions under the same drought treatment. This study indicates that drought adaptation and responses of S. krylovii vary among different regions, especially between individuals from the western region and the other two regions. These findings are essential to understanding the adaptive evolution of population and germplasm resource protection for this important species.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70870differentially expressed genes (DEGs)drought responsedrought stressRNA‐seqStipa krylovii
spellingShingle Ziqing Gong
Zehang Qu
Yulin Liu
Tao Wang
Baijie Fan
Anzhi Ren
Yubao Gao
Nianxi Zhao
Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
Ecology and Evolution
differentially expressed genes (DEGs)
drought response
drought stress
RNA‐seq
Stipa krylovii
title Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
title_full Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
title_fullStr Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
title_short Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis
title_sort drought adaptation and responses of stipa krylovii vary among different regions evidence from growth physiology and rna seq transcriptome analysis
topic differentially expressed genes (DEGs)
drought response
drought stress
RNA‐seq
Stipa krylovii
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70870
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