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Turkish wheat genotypes Altay and Kunduru exhibit distinct salt-associated metabolite profiles involving compounds such as asparagine, proline, and fructose in response to salinity, despite showing similar concentration-dependent reductions in shoot growth. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To characterize shoot growth and metabolomic profiles in Altay and Kunduru wheat varieties under graded sodium chloride exposure to identify candidate salt-responsive metabolites.

September 10, 2026Discover Plants.Open Access

Metabolomic insights into salt stress responses of commercial Turkish wheat varieties

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YKYaren Kahraman DÇDeniz Çalı NCNilufer Cakir

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Comparative metabolomic analysis reveals distinct chemical shifts and stunted shoot growth in salt-stressed wheat seedlings, indicating candidate metabolic markers for salinity response.

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To characterize shoot growth and metabolomic profiles in Altay and Kunduru wheat varieties under graded sodium chloride exposure to identify candidate salt-responsive metabolites.
Wheat seedlings were grown in quarter-strength Hoagland solution with 0–1.0% sodium chloride.
Shoot extracts (n = 3 per condition) were profiled using one-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy.
Metabolomic data were evaluated using principal component analysis, validated partial least squares discriminant analysis, and false-discovery-rate-corrected univariate tests.
Sodium chloride concentration significantly reduced shoot length (F4,15 = 11.19, p = 0.00021), whereas genotype main effect (F1,15 = 0.45, p = 0.512) and genotype-by-salinity interaction (F4,11 = 0.74, p = 0.586) were not statistically significant.
Within-genotype discriminant models classified salinity exposure with high cross-validated performance (Altay: R2Y = 0.942, Q2 = 0.821, accuracy = 100%; Kunduru: R2Y = 0.952, Q2 = 0.692, accuracy = 88.9%).
Significant salinity-dependent differences were identified in candidate metabolites including asparagine, proline, alanine, lysine, serine, fructose, and dimethylamine.

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Kahraman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27b4758559d80afc74732 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-026-00868-7

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September 10, 2026Discover Plants.Open Access

Metabolomic insights into salt stress responses of commercial Turkish wheat varieties

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YKYaren Kahraman DÇDeniz Çalı NCNilufer Cakir

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Comparative metabolomic analysis reveals distinct chemical shifts and stunted shoot growth in salt-stressed wheat seedlings, indicating candidate metabolic markers for salinity response.

Key Points

To characterize shoot growth and metabolomic profiles in Altay and Kunduru wheat varieties under graded sodium chloride exposure to identify candidate salt-responsive metabolites.
Wheat seedlings were grown in quarter-strength Hoagland solution with 0–1.0% sodium chloride.
Shoot extracts (n = 3 per condition) were profiled using one-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy.
Metabolomic data were evaluated using principal component analysis, validated partial least squares discriminant analysis, and false-discovery-rate-corrected univariate tests.
Sodium chloride concentration significantly reduced shoot length (F4,15 = 11.19, p = 0.00021), whereas genotype main effect (F1,15 = 0.45, p = 0.512) and genotype-by-salinity interaction (F4,11 = 0.74, p = 0.586) were not statistically significant.
Within-genotype discriminant models classified salinity exposure with high cross-validated performance (Altay: R2Y = 0.942, Q2 = 0.821, accuracy = 100%; Kunduru: R2Y = 0.952, Q2 = 0.692, accuracy = 88.9%).
Significant salinity-dependent differences were identified in candidate metabolites including asparagine, proline, alanine, lysine, serine, fructose, and dimethylamine.

Cite This Study

Kahraman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27b4758559d80afc74732 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-026-00868-7

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