Identifying genes related to salt stress and analyzing their regulatory mechanisms in peanuts under salt stress

To identify salt stress-related genes, two cultivars—Huayu 33 (HY33, salt-tolerant) and Huayu 9115 (HY9115, salt-sensitive)—were subjected to salt stress treatment. Plants of HY33 and HY9115 were collected at 0 h, 3 h, 12 h, 24 h, and 48 h after salt treatment for transcriptome sequencing. Using the RNA sequencing data, numerous differentially expressed genes were identified as candidates for further functional study.

This study provides extensive gene expression data for identifying key genes related to salt stress and establishes a basis for elucidating the underlying regulatory mechanisms. These findings can contribute to enhancing the salt tolerance of peanut through molecular breeding.