Unravelling the intraspecific variation in drought responses in seedlings of European black pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold)
Muhammad Bilal Ahmad, Almuth Hammerbacher, Clara Priemer, Albert Ciceu, Marta Karolak, Sonja Mader, Sanna Olsson, Johann Schinnerl, Sebastian Seitner, Selina Schöndorfer, Paula Helfenbein, Jakub Jeż, Michaela Breuer, Ana Espinosa‐Ruíz, Teresa Caballero, , Marcela van Loo
The paper investigates drought responses in nine provenances of European black pine using metabolomics and transcriptomics, finding variation in drought tolerance not linked to climate gradients but associated with specific metabolite and gene expression patterns.
Plant Cell & Environment · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology