Slope Position Rewrites the Stress Chemistry of an Ancient Turkish Wine Grape

Slope Position Rewrites the Stress Chemistry of an Ancient Turkish Wine Grape

A field study of Türkiye's autochthonous 'Adakarası' grapevine shows that slope position drives a gradient of drought stress, reshaping photosynthesis, abscisic acid, chlorophyll, and phenolic defenses within a single rainfed vineyard.

Published by bioengineer.org at 2026-10-05