Comparative Metabolic Study of Two Contrasting Chinese Cabbage Genotypes under Mild and Severe Drought Stress
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Screening for Drought Tolerant and Susceptible Genotypes of Chinese Cabbage
2.2. Metabolome Profiling
2.3. Differential Metabolites in Multiple Comparison Groups
2.4. Exploration of Key Drought−Responsive Metabolites in Chinese Cabbage
2.5. Differential Drought Responses between DS and DT Genotypes
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials and PEG Treatment
4.2. Growth Conditions and Drought Treatment
4.3. Water Loss, Soil Water Content and Leaf Water Content Measurement
4.4. Sample Collection
4.5. Metabolome Profiling
4.6. Data Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, L.; Shen, Y.; Yang, W.; Pan, Q.; Li, C.; Sun, Q.; Zeng, Q.; Li, B.; Zhang, L. Comparative Metabolic Study of Two Contrasting Chinese Cabbage Genotypes under Mild and Severe Drought Stress. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23115947
Chen L, Shen Y, Yang W, Pan Q, Li C, Sun Q, Zeng Q, Li B, Zhang L. Comparative Metabolic Study of Two Contrasting Chinese Cabbage Genotypes under Mild and Severe Drought Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(11):5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23115947
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Lin, Yongrui Shen, Wenjing Yang, Qiming Pan, Chao Li, Qingguo Sun, Qi Zeng, Baohua Li, and Lugang Zhang. 2022. "Comparative Metabolic Study of Two Contrasting Chinese Cabbage Genotypes under Mild and Severe Drought Stress" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 11: 5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23115947