Alpine Rhododendron Heat Stress Responses with Morphological and Transcriptomic Data

Integrated phenotypic, physiological, and transcriptomic data from a study comparing heat-tolerant and heat-sensitive alpine Rhododendron cultivars under chronic heat stress. The dataset, created by Mei Zhou and shared under CC-BY-4.0, includes results from a 30-day stress experiment, biochemical assays of the glutathione system, and time-course transcriptomics. It was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate genes for heat tolerance based on transcriptomic co-expression network analysis described in the study
• Model the relationship between glutathione pathway activity and membrane integrity under prolonged thermal stress
• Compare transcriptional timing and magnitude between tolerant and sensitive plant cultivars mentioned in the results

Strengths

• Integrates multiple data types: phenotypic screening, physiological profiling, transcriptomics, and biochemical analysis as described.
• Focuses on a distinct 30-day chronic heat stress regime, as opposed to acute shock responses.
• Includes comparative data between a heat-tolerant ('Gommer Waterer') and a heat-sensitive ('Fenjingling') cultivar.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 10.1 KB, indicating limited scope or summary-level data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data generated from an integrated study involving phenotypic screening, physiological profiling, transcriptomics, and biochemical analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 04:19:03; freshness should be verified.