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Crops in arid and semi-arid regions are exposed to adverse environmental factors such as drought. Experiments were conducted to determine the morphologic and anatomic response of drought-susceptible and tolerant varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under drought conditions (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% of field capacity). To investigate the role of antioxidant enzyme, catalase gene expression was examined by real-time RT-qPCR and microarray studies of the catalase gene in tomatoes under stress examined utilizing bioinformatics. The results showed significant morphological changes under drought conditions. Anatomical studies revealed that CaljN3 is more resistant than SuperstrainB varieties under drought stress. Relative expression of the CAT1 gene did not show any significant difference in both Caljn3 and SuperstrainB varieties based on quantitative Real-Time PCR, under drought stress. The bioinformatics results from microarray analysis revealed that this gene did not show a significant difference in expression in any of the cultivars and under any of the stresses. This gene is in the conserve cluster, a cluster with 118 members and a z score of 14.26148. This showed that this cluster is fully protected between two susceptible and tolerant varieties. The enrichment gene of this cluster did not show any significant intracellular pathways. It appears that in response to stress, an activating mechanism other than catalase is necessary. The fight against oxidative stress may begin one step before that of the enzymes and seeks to combat the stressor by activating proteins, especially channels, pumps and some cellular messengers. |
