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Integration of multi-omics data and deep phenotyping provides insights into responses to single and combined abiotic stress in potato

Zagorščak M, Abdelhakim L, Rodriguez-Granados NY, Široká J, Ghatak A, Bleker C, Blejec A, Zrimec J, Novák O, Pěnčík A, Baebler Š, Borroto LP, Schuy C, Županič A, Afjehi-Sadat L, Wurzinger B, Weckwerth W, Novak MP, Knight MR, Strnad M, Bachem C, Chaturvedi P, Sonnewald S, Sasidharan R, Panzarová K, Gruden K, Teige M (2025)

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Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Book Volume: 197

Article Number: kiaf126

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf126

Abstract

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is highly water and space efficient but susceptible to abiotic stresses such as heat, drought, and flooding, which are severely exacerbated by climate change. Our understanding of crop acclimation to abiotic stress, however, remains limited. Here, we present a comprehensive molecular and physiological high-throughput profiling of potato (Solanum tuberosum, cv. Désirée) under heat, drought, and waterlogging applied as single stresses or in combinations designed to mimic realistic future scenarios. Stress responses were monitored via daily phenotyping and multi-omics analyses of leaf samples comprising proteomics, targeted transcriptomics, metabolomics, and hormonomics at several timepoints during and after stress treatments. Additionally, critical metabolites of tuber samples were analyzed at the end of the stress period. We performed integrative multi-omics data analysis using a bioinformatic pipeline that we established based on machine learning and knowledge networks. Waterlogging produced the most immediate and dramatic effects on potato plants, interestingly activating ABA responses similar to drought stress. In addition, we observed distinct stress signatures at multiple molecular levels in response to heat or drought and to a combination of both. In response to all treatments, we found a downregulation of photosynthesis at different molecular levels, an accumulation of minor amino acids, and diverse stress-induced hormones. Our integrative multi-omics analysis provides global insights into plant stress responses, facilitating improved breeding strategies toward climate-adapted potato varieties.

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APA:

Zagorščak, M., Abdelhakim, L., Rodriguez-Granados, N.Y., Široká, J., Ghatak, A., Bleker, C.,... Teige, M. (2025). Integration of multi-omics data and deep phenotyping provides insights into responses to single and combined abiotic stress in potato. Plant Physiology, 197(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf126

MLA:

Zagorščak, Maja, et al. "Integration of multi-omics data and deep phenotyping provides insights into responses to single and combined abiotic stress in potato." Plant Physiology 197.4 (2025).

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