Transcriptomic changes in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in response to traffic noise exposure

Seeds in the experimental group were exposed to 48 h of traffic noise recorded in a highly congested area of the city, while the control group was kept under background white noise. While traffic noise exposure made no effects on seed germination, noise treatment significantly increased the growth of seedlings by 39%. By employing RNA-sequencing profiling, we further investigated the noise-induced molecular changes in the A. thaliana seedlings. The aberrant expression of 690 genes was detected in the noise-exposed seedlings. Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for arabidopsis thaliana seedlings exposed to either control background noise (10 dB) or traffic noise (average 75 dB) for 48 h