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transcriptomics; Arabidopsis; barley; rice; sugarcane; wheat; maize.

Different stresses include nutrient deficiency, pathogen attack, exposure to toxic chemicals etc. Transcriptomic studies have been mainly applied to only a few plant species including the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. These studies have provided valuable insights into the genetic networks of plant stress responses. Transcriptomics applied to cash crops including barley, rice, sugarcane, wheat and maize have further helped in understanding physiological and molecular responses in terms of genome sequence, gene regulation, gene differentiation, posttranscriptional modifications and gene splicing. On the other hand, comparative transcriptomics has provided more information about plant’s response to diverse stresses. Thus, transcriptomics, together with other biotechnological approaches helps in development of stress tolerance in crops against the climate change.

Sameen Ruqia Imadi¹ Alvina Gul Kazi¹ Mohammad Abass Ahanger² Salih Gucel³ Parvaiz Ahmad⁴

1. Atta-ur-Rehman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12 Campus, Islamabad 25000, Pakistan
2. Stress Physiology Lab Department of Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474 011, India
3. Centre for Environmental Research, Near East University, 33010, Lefkosha, Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus
4. Department of Botany, Sri Pratap College, Srinagar 190 001, India

Published

September 2015

Manuscript received

26 November 2014

Accepted

2 March 2015

Unedited version published online

4 March 2015

Early published

18 August 2015