Differential physiological responses and transcriptome co-expression networks of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.)) under salt stress
Collectively, our integrative network analyses indicate that salt tolerance in foxtail millet arises from coordinated regulatory networks coupling ion homeostasis, stress signaling, and metabolic reprogramming rather than single-gene effects, providing candidate targets for improving salt tolerance in millet and other crops.
Authors
- Jing Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-4363)
- Kun Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4014-9646)
- Yongyi Yang
- Ru-Mei Tian
- Yun-Zhe Cong
- Wei Liu
- Song Hou
- Zhi-Wei Wang
- Min Liu
Institutions
- Henan University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1772695
- Primary Topic
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Shandong Agriculture Research System