Salinity-induced transcriptional and DNA methylation reprogramming of peanut roots (Arachis hypogaea L)

The experiment was conducted to analyze transcriptional and methylome-induced changes in peanuts under salinity stress. We performed RNA sequencing and whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) of peanut roots after exposure to 150mM of Nacl for 7 days. A large change in expression was observed in various stress-induced pathways, including the RdDM pathway. ALso, the methylation profile showed an association with the expression of genes involved in stress tolerance.