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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2026

Differential physiological responses and transcriptome co-expression networks of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive foxtail millet (

Min Liu, Zhi-Wei Wang, Song Hou, Ru-Mei Tian, Kun Xie, Jing Bai, Yun-Zhe Cong, Yongyi Yang, Wei Liu

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Min LiuNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Zhi-Wei WangNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Song HouNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Ru-Mei TianNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Kun XieNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Jing BaiNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yun-Zhe CongNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yongyi YangNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Wei LiuNational Saline-Alkali Tolerant Crop Germplasm Resources Nursery (Dongying), Shandong Crop Germplasm Resources Bank, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Salt stress severely limits crop productivity by disrupting ion homeostasis and cellular metabolism. Foxtail millet ( Methods: Here, we integrated physiological assessments, time-course transcriptome profiling, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to dissect salt stress responses in a salt-tolerant accession (SDT80) and a salt-sensitive accession (SDS81). Key indicators of ion balance and oxidative damage were measured, and co-expression modules and hub genes associated with salt tolerance were identified. Results: Under salt stress, SDT80 maintained lower Na Discussion: 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.

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co-expression networkfoxtail milletsalt-sensitivesalt-tolerantSetaria italicaWGCNA

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