Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) response to non-optimal soil acidity and zinc deficiency

In the present work, the response of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) plants to increased pH level and zinc (Zn) deficiency was studied. We performed high-throughput transcriptome sequencing of two flax cultivars with diverse resistance to increased pH level and Zn deficiency: Norlin (resistant) and Mogilevsky (sensitive). Sixteen cDNA libraries were created from flax plants grown under control conditions, pH level 7.5, 1000-fold reduced Zn content, and both stresses simultaneously, and about 35 million reads were obtained for each experiment type.