RNA sequencing of Arabidopsis under progressive mild drought stress

Drought severely damages crop production, even under conditions so mild that the leaves show no signs of wilting. To understand the plant response to mild drought, we induced mild drought in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Col-0, CS60000) using vermiculite and liquid nutrients. We investigated gene expression specific to mild drought conditions in the seedling of Arabidopsis using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) methods.