To help stakeholders in government and business make sThe lab members conduct extensive research on abiotic stresses such as salt, drought, heavy metals (Cd, As, Hg, Pb), and environmental toxicity across crops like tomato, bean, wheat, lettuce, pepper, etc.
This allows the lab to offer diagnostic assessments and stress-response profiling for growers and researchers.mart decisions.
The researchers frequently work with melatonin, strigolactone, chrysin, humic acid, NAC, salicylic acid, and other biostimulants to improve plant stress tolerance.
The lab can provide testing, evaluation, and optimization services for biostimulant companies, seed producers, and research institutes.
With expertise in somatic embryogenesis, micropropagation, embryo culture, and regeneration protocols (especially in wheat and medicinal plants), the lab can support:
Micropropagation of rare or valuable plant lines
Regeneration protocol development
Somaclonal variation evaluation
The team publishes heavily on:
Gene family characterization (GPAT, CHS, OFP, AHL, FtsH, β-GAL, etc.)
DNA methylation & epigenetic stress responses
Retrotransposon activity under stress
The lab can offer genomic profiling, stress‑gene screening, molecular marker analysis, and bioinformatics-based gene family studies.
Prof. Yıldırım and colleagues have strong backgrounds in vegetable science, seedling physiology, production techniques, and stress trials, enabling the lab to provide:
Controlled-condition plant growth experiments
Nutrient/stress treatments
Crop performance evaluations
With experts in vegetable breeding, horticulture, agricultural biotechnology, tissue culture, and molecular genetics, the lab can support:
Breeding strategy consulting
Stress-resistant genotype selection
Lab-to-field transition guidance
All four researchers supervise theses and publish extensively, indicating readiness for:
Academic collaborations
Graduate/undergraduate training
Workshops on tissue culture, molecular analysis, and stress physiology
The large number of peer‑reviewed publications allows the lab to provide:
Literature-based reports
Scientific data interpretation
Research summary services for industry partners