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The study used transcriptomic profiling to compare tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) responses to three evolutionarily distant pathogens—nematodes, aphids, and oomycetes—during compatible interactions, identifying differentially expressed genes and key host hubs. Integrating public datasets and performing co‑expression and GO enrichment analyses, the authors mapped shared dysregulation clusters and employed Arabidopsis interactome data to place tomato candidates within broader networks, highlighting potential targets for multi‑pathogen resistance.

The study examined tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seedlings exposed to low levels of cadmium, demonstrating hormetic growth promotion accompanied by morphological, biochemical, and histochemical changes. Transcriptomic profiling uncovered differential expression of oxidoreductase genes, several long non‑coding RNAs, and two miRNAs (sly‑MIR396a and sly‑MIR1063g) that modulate growth‑related targets, revealing molecular mechanisms underlying cadmium‑induced hormesis for potential crop improvement.