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Item Deciphering cold stress resilience: multiomics insights in contrasting wheat genotypes from the western himalayas(John Wiley & Sons, 2026) Jan, Sofora; Jan, Farkhandah; Rathore, Mukesh; Singh, Yogita; Kapoor, Prexha; Chaturvedi, Palak; Ghatak, Arindam; Ramesh, Palakurthi; Kumar, Upendra; Prasad, Manoj; Kumar, Sundeep; Rustgi, Sachin; Weckwerth, Wolfram; Kalia, Sanjay; Varshney, Rajeev Kumar; Mir, Reyazul RoufCold stress threatens wheat productivity, particularly in regions with extreme climatic conditions. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying wheat's response to cold stress, we performed a multiomics analysis integrating lipidomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Our study focused on two wheat genotypes with contrasting cold tolerance levels, SKAU_52 (tolerant) and SKAU_4301 (susceptible) to capture genotype-specific responses under cold stress. Lipidomic analysis revealed significant changes in lipid composition, with unsaturated lipids such as digalactosyldiacyl glycerols (DGDGs) and monogalactosyldiacylglycerols (MGDGs) upregulated in response to cold stress. These lipids are associated with maintaining membrane fluidity, whereas saturated lipids were downregulated in the cold-tolerant genotype. Transcriptomics analysis provides a strong evidence that cold tolerance in wheat is governed by coordinated activation of the ICE-CBF-COR regulatory cascade, with the cold-tolerant genotype ‘SKAU_52’ showing stronger and more sustained induction across pathway tiers than the cold susceptible wheat genotype ‘SKAU_4301’. Similarly, proteomic data highlighted differential abundance of proteins involved in antioxidative defence, osmotic adjustment and signal transduction, including late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins. Metabolome assessment revealed substantial alterations in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, with sucrose and amino acids such as hydroxyproline identified as key contributors to cold tolerance. Additionally, defence hormones such as salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA) and abscisic acid (ABA) exhibited genotype-specific regulation with higher accumulation in cold-tolerant genotype. Overall, this integrated multi-omics approach provides novel insights into the complex molecular mechanisms underlying cold stress adaptation in wheat, supporting the development of resilient wheat varieties capable of thriving in challenging cold environments.Item Indian wheat genomics initiative for harnessing the potential of wheat germplasm resources for breeding disease-resistant, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient cultivars(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022) Kumar, Sundeep; Jacob, Sherry R.; Mir, Reyazul Rouf; Vikas, V. K.; Kulwal, Pawan; Chandra, Tilak; Kaur, Satinder; Kumar, Uttam; Kumar, Suneel; Sharma, Shailendra; Singh, Ravinder; Prasad, Sai; Singh, Anju Mahendru; Singh, Amit Kumar; Kumari, Jyoti; Saharan, M. S.; Bhardwaj, Subhash Chander; Prasad, Manoj; Kalia, Sanjay; Singh, KuldeepWheat is one of the major staple cereal food crops in India. However, most of the wheat-growing areas experience several biotic and abiotic stresses, resulting in poor quality grains and reduced yield. To ensure food security for the growing population in India, there is a compelling need to explore the untapped genetic diversity available in gene banks for the development of stress-resistant/tolerant cultivars. The improvement of any crop lies in exploring and harnessing the genetic diversity available in its genetic resources in the form of cultivated varieties, landraces, wild relatives, and related genera. A huge collection of wheat genetic resources is conserved in various gene banks across the globe. Molecular and phenotypic characterization followed by documentation of conserved genetic resources is a prerequisite for germplasm utilization in crop improvement. The National Genebank of India has an extensive and diverse collection of wheat germplasm, comprising Indian wheat landraces, primitive cultivars, breeding lines, and collection from other countries. The conserved germplasm can contribute immensely to the development of wheat cultivars with high levels of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Breeding wheat varieties that can give high yields under different stress environments has not made much headway due to high genotypes and environmental interaction, non-availability of truly resistant/tolerant germplasm, and non-availability of reliable markers linked with the QTL having a significant impact on resistance/tolerance. The development of new breeding technologies like genomic selection (GS), which takes into account the G × E interaction, will facilitate crop improvement through enhanced climate resilience, by combining biotic and abiotic stress resistance/tolerance and maximizing yield potential. In this review article, we have summarized different constraints being faced by Indian wheat-breeding programs, challenges in addressing biotic and abiotic stresses, and improving quality and nutrition. Efforts have been made to highlight the wealth of Indian wheat genetic resources available in our National Genebank and their evaluation for the identification of trait-specific germplasm. Promising genotypes to develop varieties of important targeted traits and the development of different genomics resources have also been highlighted.Item An overview of wheat genome sequencing and its implications for crop improvement(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2014) Muthamilarasan, Mehanathan; Prasad, ManojWheat (Triticum aestivum L.) serves as the staple food for 30% of the global population and is a rich source of proteins, minerals and other essential nutrients. But global warming is posing a serious threat to wheat productivity worldwide, and of note, wheat is extremely sensitive to heat, where ±2◦ C temperature variation has resulted in 50% decrease in wheat production (Asseng et al. 2011). Rise in green-house gases inflicts a steady increase in global temperature which has been projected to rise up to 4.5◦ C by 2080 (IPCC 2012; http://www.ipcc.ch/). This is expected to impose enormous negative impacts on productivity of wheat and substantial risks to global food production and security. This urged the scientific research community to work towards genetic improvement of wheat, so as to impart durable stress resistance and agronomic traits in this major cereal. Efforts have been invested on transgene-based approaches and molecular breeding programmes for improvement of wheat since times, but the progress is hindered due to the nonavailability of genome sequence information. Genome sequences are imperative for understanding the molecular basis of phenotypic traits and variation of a given crop plant. Though the genome sequence of model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana and rice has revolutionized the understanding of plant biology over a decade, it has not been translated robustly into crop improvement for major cereals including wheat. Concurrently, less genomic conservation between rice and wheat has also restricted comparative genomic studies for genetic enhancement of wheat. This necessitated the sequencing of wheat genome, which would serve as the foundation for its improvement. Unfortunately, the size and complexity of wheat genome hindered the sequencing efforts, and this resulted in wheat becoming the only major crop whose genome remained unsequenced.Item Abiotic stress-responsive expression of wali1 and wali5 genes from wheat(Landes Bioscience, 2012) Garg, Bharti; Puranik, Swati; Tuteja, Narendra; Prasad, ManojTwo cDNA clones, encoding Aluminum-responsive wali1 and wali5, were identified in dehydration stress-specific cDNA library from wheat. Their sequence variations and structural dissimilarities indicated them to be non-homologous genes. Expression of both genes was induced by various abiotic stresses as well as in response to plant hormones and oxidative molecules. Further, they were expressed differentially in shoot and root tissues of wheat seedlings, their transcripts being specifically abundant in roots. Previously characterized as being only Aluminum treatment induced, this report proposes them as novel candidates for stress-responsive studies.