Table 2 Differentially expressed miRNAs and target gene functions in 4 samples under drought stress

mtr-miR1510a-5p

miR1510

NBS class disease resistance genes: Antiviral protein

[23]

mtr-miR156e

miR156

Transcription factors of the SBP family: Plant phase transition and flowering time regulation; Together with plant hormones to control bud development

[24]

mtr-miR168c-3p

miR168

MAPK-miRNA biogenesis and mRNA degradation, Plant development

[25]

mtr-miR171e-5p

miR171_1

GRAS transcription factors - Response to abiotic stress and floral development

[26]

mtr-miR408-3p

miR408

Anthocyanin precursor, cDNA phosphatidylinositol 3 and 4-kinase family proteins, Peptide chain release factor -pollen tube growth

[27]

c121572.graph_c0_25248

miR167_1

Peptide chain release factor-pollen tube growth

[28]

c95011.graph_c0_45804

miR167_2

AUX signaling regulates JA and ABA responses throughout plant development

[29]

c121703.graph_c1_25599

miR396_2

Mycorrhizal and meristem activity; Control cell fate through a variety of plant hormone pathways

[30, 31]