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Buffering the effects of a changing climate: Salsola tragus as a potential source of stress tolerance genes

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dc.contributor.authorLemas, John M., author
dc.contributor.authorGaines, Todd, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Cynthia, committee member
dc.contributor.authorHenriksen, James, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T20:51:09Z
dc.date.available2025-08-16
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe tumbleweed Salsola tragus is an allotetraploid C4 weedy member of the Salsola polyploid complex. Commonly referred to as Russian thistle, it develops a thorny habit during inflorescence, and commonly separates at an abscission layer near the soil to form a tumbleweed. This species is economically important to all land use types and is especially impactful in the Northwestern United States where it affects spring cereal production. The International Weeds Genomics Consortium recently completed a fully annotated reference genome assembly for each of the sub genomes in the somatic cells of this allotetraploid. Polyploids, in general, are overrepresented in the most troublesome weeds globally, and Salsola tragus is no exception. Recurrent formation of polyploids, increased activity of transposable elements, and increased mutation rates that follow genome duplication may lead to the de novo formation and selection of novel highly adapted alleles over time. We utilized the reference genome assembly for this species to align a stress-response transcriptome to investigate how this species responded to two selected abiotic stressors. Many expected response pathways are represented, including response to stress phytohormones, sodium-proton antiporters, calcium exchangers, and cold-responsive binding factors. In addition, several uncharacterized proteins were differentially overexpressed in the shoot and root tissues of this species. Identified genes from this species may present novel alleles for osmotic and temperature stress tolerance. Uncharacterized genes may represent novel stress response genes and can be used to improve the provided reference annotation for this species. These genes of interest may provide the scientific community with additional genomic resources to bolster crop production in this era of climate change.
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dc.identifierLemas_colostate_0053N_18468.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/239138
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectgenomics
dc.subjectRussian thistle
dc.subjecttranscriptomics
dc.subjectpolyploid
dc.subjectabiotic stress
dc.subjectSalsola tragus
dc.titleBuffering the effects of a changing climate: Salsola tragus as a potential source of stress tolerance genes
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thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural Biology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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