Transcriptomic Changes in Wheat Under Heat Stress and Hessian Fly Infestation

Transcriptomic profiling data from a study comparing resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars under heat stress and Hessian fly infestation. The dataset, authored by Lieceng Zhu and last updated in May 2026, includes results showing a 24-hour heat treatment at 30°C compromised resistance in over 70% of plants. It identifies 74 candidate genes associated with susceptibility, linked to altered plant hormone signaling pathways.

Use Cases

• Identifying candidate genes for durable wheat resistance based on the 74 susceptibility-associated genes.
• Analyzing plant defense pathway coordination under stress based on described auxin and salicylic acid signaling changes.
• Studying the molecular basis of heat-induced susceptibility in crops based on comparative transcriptomic profiles of near-isogenic lines.

Strengths

• Identifies a specific set of 74 candidate genes consistently regulated in susceptible states.
• Provides a clear experimental context: a 24-hour heat treatment at 30°C that caused over 70% of resistant plants to become susceptible.
• Includes comparative analysis between a resistant cultivar ('Molly') and its susceptible near-isogenic line ('Newton').

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 (39.3 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Transcriptomic profiling from a controlled study comparing wheat cultivars under different temperature and infestation conditions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 11:32:50; freshness should be verified.