Agropyron mongolicum Keng Raw sequence reads

Agropyron mongolicum Keng is a predominant perennial forage in the steppes of Inner Mongolian Plateau, China. It is known to be tolerant to drought, low temperature and salinity, and is also valuable resource in wheat improvement. However, the corresponding molecular mechanism underlying the adaptation to water shortage in A. mongolicum remains uncharacterized.In this study, the microRNA of the Agropyron mongolicum was identified under the conditions of control and drought treatment.This would provide important information for further gene expression and functional genomics studies, confirmed our results on the molecular mechanisms of drought response in A. mongolicum and useful resources for crop drought resistant breeding.