Integrated transcriptomic and biochemical analyses reveal mechanisms of drought adaptation in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa L.)
Hayat Topçu, Umutcan Ünaldı, Mesut Ada, Harun Karcı, Duygu Ayvaz Sönmez, Azam Akbari, Luca Mazzoni, Nesibe Ebru Kafkas, Salih Kafkas · 2026
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Hayat Topçu and eight colleagues dissect drought responses in two contrasting strawberry cultivars. Drought limits strawberry yields worldwide, yet cultivar tolerance mechanisms stay poorly understood. Their 2026 study compares drought-tolerant Kara with drought-sensitive E22 under water deficit and PEG-induced osmotic stress. It joins body, chemical, and gene analyses.
E22 lost chlorophyll and photosystem power while Kara held or raised chlorophyll and kept higher power. Proline, a key stress shield, rose much higher in Kara at peak stress. E22 rewrote over 22,500 transcripts under PEG, shutting photosynthesis paths and firing stress signals, while Kara changed under 900 transcripts per stress. Osmotic sensing thus drives large-scale gene control under drought.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hayat Topçu, Umutcan Ünaldı, Mesut Ada, Harun Karcı, Duygu Ayvaz Sönmez, Azam Akbari, Luca Mazzoni, Nesibe Ebru Kafkas, Salih Kafkas |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |