Metabolomic and ionomic signatures of maize ( <i>Zea mays</i> L.) genotypes exhibiting differential temperature tolerance
BACKGROUND: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major cereal crop of global importance, valued not only for its nutritional importance but also for its diverse phytochemical composition. Metabolomics offers a comprehensive platform to investigate physiological and biochemical alterations caused by various factors and facilitates the analysis of metabolic alterations associated with varying temperature tolerance in maize genotypes. RESULTS: resulted in the highest germination rate (100%), with SMC-7 and SMC-4 responding more positively than KG-3. CONCLUSION: Collectively, these findings highlight the metabolic, nutritional, and physiological bases of differential LT tolerance in maize genotypes, and suggest that genotypes such as KG-3 hold promise for both stress-resilient cultivation and nutritional enhancement in temperate agroecosystems. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Z. A. Dar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-8477)
- Manzoor A. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-3167)
- Rahul Beniwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1595-9852)
- Salika Ramazan
Institutions
- Central University of Punjab (IN)
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (IN)
- University of Kashmir (IN)
- University of Central Punjab (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70662
- Primary Topic
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India