Sugarcane's drought memory legacy: how past stress shapes future resilience
Maria Dolores Pissolato, Tamires Silva Martins, Marcela T. Miranda, Gabriel Silva Pires, Rafael L. Almeida, Larissa Prado da Cruz, Leonardo Perez Sousa, Adilson P. Domingues-Jr, Eduardo Caruso Machado, Alisdair R. Fernie, Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
This study shows that recurrent drought in sugarcane creates a stress memory that enhances future resilience through metabolic changes and improved physiological responses.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology