Interplay of rice vitamin E under osmotic and extreme temperature stresses revealed by a comparative transcriptomic approach

The analysis showed that abiotic stresses, except for salt stress, induce genes involved in vitamin E biosynthesis. Cold stress induced more intense molecular responses compared to other types of stress. Our results can provide insight into the regulatory mechanisms involved in response to selected abiotic stresses, which ultimately can contribute to the development of stress-resistant or tolerant rice cultivars.