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  • Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology

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  • Cereal leaves have distinct longitudinal zones for maturation and resource allocation.
  • Abiotic stresses like heat can trigger differential protective pathways in these zones, leading to poorly understood heterogeneity in stress responses.
  • Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a cold-adapted crop sensitive to heat, is an ideal model for studying region-specific leaf heat responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate region-specific heat responses in barley leaves.
  • To explore the utility of chlorophyll fluorescence imaging for assessing heat stress heterogeneity.
  • To identify genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying spatial variation in heat tolerance.

Main Methods:

  • Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging to assess non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) kinetics and SPAD values.
  • Genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) of NPQ traits across leaf gradients.
  • Transcriptomic profiling along the leaf axis under heat stress.
  • Region-by-temperature interaction analysis of gene expression.

Main Results:

  • NPQ kinetics provided insights into physiological changes beyond SPAD measurements, showing consistent spatial gradients from tip to base.
  • Heat stress reduced NPQ induction across leaf gradients, and GWAS identified significant SNPs in candidate genes, including HORVU.MOREX.r3.3HG0262630.
  • Transcriptomic analysis revealed conserved heat response pathways (e.g., FtsH6-HSP21) and region-specific responses, with 40 genes showing spatial variation linked to resource reallocation from growth to defense.

Conclusions:

  • Spatially resolved phenotyping and transcriptomic profiling highlight significant region-specific variations in heat response along the barley leaf axis.
  • The study identified key genes and pathways involved in heat tolerance, offering insights into resource reallocation strategies.
  • Findings guide targeted approaches to enhance heat resilience in barley and other cereal crops.