Wheat Transcriptomic Changes Under Heat Stress and Hessian Fly Infestation

A 24-hour heat treatment at 30°C compromised resistance in over 70% of wheat plants carrying the H13 gene. This dataset, created by Lieceng Zhu and shared on figshare, contains transcriptomic profiles comparing resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars under heat stress and Hessian fly infestation. It identifies 74 candidate genes associated with heat-induced susceptibility.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate genes for durable pest resistance based on transcriptomic profiles.
• Analyze the molecular basis of heat-induced susceptibility based on differential gene expression.
• Compare defense signaling pathways (e.g., auxin, salicylic acid) between resistant and susceptible plant states.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific, experimentally controlled biological interaction (heat stress + Hessian fly infestation).
• The description provides a clear, quantitative phenotypic result (over 70% susceptibility after heat treatment).
• The analysis identifies a specific set of 74 candidate genes associated with susceptibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (16.3 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Transcriptomic profiling of wheat cultivars under controlled temperature and infestation conditions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 11:32:49; freshness should be verified.