The miR156/SPL module regulates apple salt stress tolerance by activating MdWRKY100 expression

• Published in: Plant biotechnology journal Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 311 - 323
• Main Authors: Ma, Yue, Xue, Hao, Zhang, Feng, Jiang, Qiu, Yang, Shuang, Yue, Pengtao, Wang, Feng, Zhang, Yuanyan, Li, Linguang, He, Ping, Zhang, Zhihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; apple; Apples; biotechnology; Crop yield; Cultivation; cultivation area; Developmental stages; Embryogenesis; Embryonic growth stage; Empirical analysis; Fertilization; flowering; Flowers & plants; Fruit cultivation; Fruits; Gene expression; gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - genetics; genes; Genetic resources; Genetic transformation; irrigation; Kinases; Life cycles; Malus - genetics; Malus - metabolism; Malus domestica; microRNA; microRNA156; MicroRNAs; MicroRNAs - genetics; miRNA; Modules; Morphogenesis; Phylogenetics; Plant growth; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plant resistance; Proteins; Salinity tolerance; Salt Stress; Salt tolerance; Salt Tolerance - genetics; sequence analysis; Sorghum; SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN‐LIKE 13; Standard deviation; stress tolerance; Transcription factors; Transcription Factors - genetics; WRKY100; salt tolerance; apple; SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 13; WRKY100; microRNA156

Summary Salt stress dramatically impedes plant growth and development as well as crop yield. The apple production regions are reduced every year, because of the secondary salt damage by improper fertilization and irrigation. To expand the cultivation area of apple (Malus domestica) and select salt‐r...