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Gudi S, Jain M, Singh S, Kaur S, Srivastava P, Mavi GS, Chhuneja P, Sohu VS, Safhi FA, El-Moneim DA, Sharma A. Stress adaptive plasticity from Aegilops tauschii introgression lines improves drought and heat stress tolerance in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). PeerJ 2024; 12:e17528. [PMID: 38881860 PMCID: PMC11177856 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Aegilops tauchii is a D-genome donor of hexaploid wheat and is a potential source of genes for various biotic and abiotic stresses including heat and drought. In the present study, we used multi-stage evaluation technique to understand the effects of heat and drought stresses on Ae. tauschii derived introgression lines (ILs). Preliminary evaluation (during stage-I) of 369 ILs for various agronomic traits identified 59 agronomically superior ILs. In the second stage (stage-II), selected ILs (i.e., 59 ILs) were evaluated for seedling heat (at 30 °C and 35 °C) and drought (at 20% poly-ethylene glycol; PEG) stress tolerance under growth chambers (stage-II). Heat and drought stress significantly reduced the seedling vigour by 59.29 and 60.37 percent, respectively. Genotype × treatment interaction analysis for seedling vigour stress tolerance index (STI) identified IL-50, IL-56, and IL-68 as high-performing ILs under heat stress and IL-42 and IL-44 as high-performing ILs under drought stress. It also revealed IL-44 and IL-50 as the stable ILs under heat and drought stresses. Furthermore, in the third stage (stage-III), selected ILs were evaluated for heat and drought stress tolerance under field condition over two cropping seasons (viz., 2020-21 and 2021-22), which significantly reduced the grain yield by 72.79 and 48.70 percent, respectively. Stability analysis was performed to identify IL-47, IL-51, and IL-259 as the most stable ILs in stage-III. Tolerant ILs with specific and wider adaptability identified in this study can serve as the potential resources to understand the genetic basis of heat and drought stress tolerance in wheat and they can also be utilized in developing high-yielding wheat cultivars with enhanced heat and drought stress tolerance.
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- Santosh Gudi
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production (Genetic Branch), Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, El-Arish, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Hostetler AN, Morais de Sousa Tinoco S, Sparks EE. Root responses to abiotic stress: a comparative look at root system architecture in maize and sorghum. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:553-562. [PMID: 37798135 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Under all environments, roots are important for plant anchorage and acquiring water and nutrients. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding how root architecture contributes to stress tolerance in a changing climate. Two closely related plant species, maize and sorghum, have distinct root system architectures and different levels of stress tolerance, making comparative analysis between these two species an ideal approach to resolve this knowledge gap. However, current research has focused on shared aspects of the root system that are advantageous under abiotic stress conditions rather than on differences. Here we summarize the current state of knowledge comparing the root system architecture relative to plant performance under water deficit, salt stress, and low phosphorus in maize and sorghum. Under water deficit, steeper root angles and deeper root systems are proposed to be advantageous for both species. In saline soils, a reduction in root length and root number has been described as advantageous, but this work is limited. Under low phosphorus, root systems that are shallow and wider are beneficial for topsoil foraging. Future work investigating the differences between these species will be critical for understanding the role of root system architecture in optimizing plant production for a changing global climate.
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- Ashley N Hostetler
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA
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Soto-Cerda BJ, Larama G, Cloutier S, Fofana B, Inostroza-Blancheteau C, Aravena G. The Genetic Dissection of Nitrogen Use-Related Traits in Flax ( Linum usitatissimum L.) at the Seedling Stage through the Integration of Multi-Locus GWAS, RNA-seq and Genomic Selection. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17624. [PMID: 38139451 PMCID: PMC10743809 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Nitrogen (N), the most important macro-nutrient for plant growth and development, is a key factor that determines crop yield. Yet its excessive applications pollute the environment and are expensive. Hence, studying nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in crops is fundamental for sustainable agriculture. Here, an association panel consisting of 123 flax accessions was evaluated for 21 NUE-related traits at the seedling stage under optimum N (N+) and N deficiency (N-) treatments to dissect the genetic architecture of NUE-related traits using a multi-omics approach integrating genome-wide association studies (GWAS), transcriptome analysis and genomic selection (GS). Root traits exhibited significant and positive correlations with NUE under N- conditions (r = 0.33 to 0.43, p < 0.05). A total of 359 QTLs were identified, accounting for 0.11% to 23.1% of the phenotypic variation in NUE-related traits. Transcriptomic analysis identified 1034 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) under contrasting N conditions. DEGs involved in N metabolism, root development, amino acid transport and catabolism and others, were found near the QTLs. GS models to predict NUE stress tolerance index (NUE_STI) trait were tested using a random genome-wide SNP dataset and a GWAS-derived QTLs dataset. The latter produced superior prediction accuracy (r = 0.62 to 0.79) compared to the genome-wide SNP marker dataset (r = 0.11) for NUE_STI. Our results provide insights into the QTL architecture of NUE-related traits, identify candidate genes for further studies, and propose genomic breeding tools to achieve superior NUE in flax under low N input.
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- Braulio J. Soto-Cerda
- Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco 4781312, Chile; (C.I.-B.); (G.A.)
- Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco 4781312, Chile
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- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile;
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada;
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- Charlottetown Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco 4781312, Chile; (C.I.-B.); (G.A.)
- Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco 4781312, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco 4781312, Chile; (C.I.-B.); (G.A.)
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Ahmad N, Ibrahim S, Kuang L, Ze T, Wang X, Wang H, Dun X. Integrating genome-wide association study with transcriptomic data to predict candidate genes influencing Brassica napus root and biomass-related traits under low phosphorus conditions. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:149. [PMID: 37789456 PMCID: PMC10548562 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02403-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is an essential source of edible oil and livestock feed, as well as a promising source of biofuel. Breeding crops with an ideal root system architecture (RSA) for high phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) is an effective way to reduce the use of phosphate fertilizers. However, the genetic mechanisms that underpin PUE in rapeseed remain elusive. To address this, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 327 rapeseed accessions to elucidate the genetic variability of 13 root and biomass traits under low phosphorus (LP; 0.01 mM P +). Furthermore, RNA-sequencing was performed in root among high/low phosphorus efficient groups (HP1/LP1) and high/low phosphorus stress tolerance groups (HP2/LP2) at two-time points under control and P-stress conditions. RESULTS Significant variations were observed in all measured traits, with heritabilities ranging from 0.47 to 0.72, and significant correlations were found between most of the traits. There were 39 significant trait-SNP associations and 31 suggestive associations, which integrated into 11 valid quantitative trait loci (QTL) clusters, explaining 4.24-24.43% of the phenotypic variance observed. In total, RNA-seq identified 692, 1076, 648, and 934 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) specific to HP1/LP1 and HP2/LP2 under P-stress and control conditions, respectively, while 761 and 860 DEGs common for HP1/LP1 and HP2/LP2 under both conditions. An integrated approach of GWAS, weighted co-expression network, and differential expression analysis identified 12 genes associated with root growth and development under LP stress. In this study, six genes (BnaA04g23490D, BnaA09g08440D, BnaA09g04320D, BnaA09g04350D, BnaA09g04930D, BnaA09g09290D) that showed differential expression were identified as promising candidate genes for the target traits. CONCLUSION 11 QTL clusters and 12 candidate genes associated with root and development under LP stress were identified in this study. Our study's phenotypic and genetic information may be exploited for genetic improvement of root traits to increase PUE in rapeseed.
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- Nazir Ahmad
- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, College of Physical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University, P.M.B. 3011, Kano, 700006, Nigeria
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China.
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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Pereira GL, Nascimento VL, Omena-Garcia RP, Souza BCOQ, Gonçalves JFDC, Ribeiro DM, Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL. Physiological and metabolic changes in response to Boron levels are mediated by ethylene affecting tomato fruit yield. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 202:107994. [PMID: 37660605 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for the plant, and its stress (both deficiency and toxicity) are major problems that affect crop production. Ethylene metabolism (both signaling and production) is important to plants' differently responding to nutrient availability. To better understand the connections between B and ethylene, here we investigate the function of ethylene in the responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants to B stress (deficiency, 0 μM and toxicity, 640 μM), using ethylene related mutants, namely nonripening (nor), ripening-inhibitor (rin), never ripe (Nr), and epinastic (Epi). Our results show that B stress does not necessarily inhibit plant growth, but both B stress and ethylene signaling severely affected physiological parameters, such as photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and chlorophyll a fluorescence. Under B toxicity, visible symptoms of toxicity appeared in the roots and margins of the older leaves through necrosis, caused by the accumulation of B which stimulated ethylene biosynthesis in the shoots. Both nor and rin (ethylene signaling) mutants presented similar responses, being these genotypes more sensitive and displaying several morphophysiological alterations, including fruit productivity reductions, in response to the B toxicity conditions. Therefore, our results suggest that physiological and metabolic changes in response to B fluctuations are likely mediated by ethylene signaling.
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- Greice Leal Pereira
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Setor de Fisiologia Vegetal - Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Setor de Fisiologia Vegetal - Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-900, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA), Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus-AM, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology on Plant Physiology Under Stress Conditions, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Ribeiro CAG, de Sousa Tinoco SM, de Souza VF, Negri BF, Gault CM, Pastina MM, Magalhaes JV, Guimarães LJM, de Barros EG, Buckler ES, Guimaraes CT. Genome-Wide Association Study for Root Morphology and Phosphorus Acquisition Efficiency in Diverse Maize Panels. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076233. [PMID: 37047206 PMCID: PMC10094163 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Maximizing soil exploration through modifications of the root system is a strategy for plants to overcome phosphorus (P) deficiency. Genome-wide association with 561 tropical maize inbred lines from Embrapa and DTMA panels was undertaken for root morphology and P acquisition traits under low- and high-P concentrations, with 353,540 SNPs. P supply modified root morphology traits, biomass and P content in the global maize panel, but root length and root surface area changed differentially in Embrapa and DTMA panels. This suggests that different root plasticity mechanisms exist for maize adaptation to low-P conditions. A total of 87 SNPs were associated to phenotypic traits in both P conditions at −log10(p-value) ≥ 5, whereas only seven SNPs reached the Bonferroni significance. Among these SNPs, S9_137746077, which is located upstream of the gene GRMZM2G378852 that encodes a MAPKKK protein kinase, was significantly associated with total seedling dry weight, with the same allele increasing root length and root surface area under P deficiency. The C allele of S8_88600375, mapped within GRMZM2G044531 that encodes an AGC kinase, significantly enhanced root length under low P, positively affecting root surface area and seedling weight. The broad genetic diversity evaluated in this panel suggests that candidate genes and favorable alleles could be exploited to improve P efficiency in maize breeding programs of Africa and Latin America.
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- Carlos Alexandre Gomes Ribeiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Melhoramento, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioengenharia, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei 36301-160, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioengenharia, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei 36301-160, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Melhoramento, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- USDA-ARS, Robert Holley Center, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, Sete Lagoas 35701-970, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioengenharia, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei 36301-160, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-31-3027-1300
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Karnatam KS, Chhabra G, Saini DK, Singh R, Kaur G, Praba UP, Kumar P, Goyal S, Sharma P, Ranjan R, Sandhu SK, Kumar R, Vikal Y. Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of QTLs Associated with Root Traits and Implications for Maize Breeding. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:6135. [PMID: 37047112 PMCID: PMC10093813 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Root system architecture (RSA), also known as root morphology, is critical in plant acquisition of soil resources, plant growth, and yield formation. Many QTLs associated with RSA or root traits in maize have been identified using several bi-parental populations, particularly in response to various environmental factors. In the present study, a meta-analysis of QTLs associated with root traits was performed in maize using 917 QTLs retrieved from 43 mapping studies published from 1998 to 2020. A total of 631 QTLs were projected onto a consensus map involving 19,714 markers, which led to the prediction of 68 meta-QTLs (MQTLs). Among these 68 MQTLs, 36 MQTLs were validated with the marker-trait associations available from previous genome-wide association studies for root traits. The use of comparative genomics approaches revealed several gene models conserved among the maize, sorghum, and rice genomes. Among the conserved genomic regions, the ortho-MQTL analysis uncovered 20 maize MQTLs syntenic to 27 rice MQTLs for root traits. Functional analysis of some high-confidence MQTL regions revealed 442 gene models, which were then subjected to in silico expression analysis, yielding 235 gene models with significant expression in various tissues. Furthermore, 16 known genes viz., DXS2, PHT, RTP1, TUA4, YUC3, YUC6, RTCS1, NSA1, EIN2, NHX1, CPPS4, BIGE1, RCP1, SKUS13, YUC5, and AW330564 associated with various root traits were present within or near the MQTL regions. These results could aid in QTL cloning and pyramiding in developing new maize varieties with specific root architecture for proper plant growth and development under optimum and abiotic stress conditions.
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- Krishna Sai Karnatam
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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El Gataa Z, Samir K, Tadesse W. Genetic Dissection of Drought Tolerance of Elite Bread Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes Using Genome Wide Association Study in Morocco. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11202705. [PMID: 36297729 PMCID: PMC9611990 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Drought is one of the most important yield-limiting factors in Morocco. Identification and deployment of drought-tolerant wheat varieties are important to cope with the challenge of terminal moisture stress and increase wheat productivity. A panel composed of 200 elite spring bread wheat genotypes was phenotyped for yield and agronomic traits for 2 years (2020 and 2021) in Morocco under rainfed and irrigated environments. The panel was genotyped using 20K SNPs and, after filtration, a total of 15,735 SNP markers were used for a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a mixed linear model (MLM) to identify marker-trait associations (MTA) and putative genes associated with grain yield and yield-related traits under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Significant differences were observed among the elite genotypes for grain yield and yield-related traits. Grain yield performance ranged from 0.97 to 6.16 t/ha under rainfed conditions at Sidi Al-Aidi station and from 3.31 to 9.38 t/h under irrigated conditions at Sidi Al-Aidi station, while Grain yield at Merchouch station ranged from 2.32 to 6.16 t/h under rainfed condition. A total of 159 MTAs (p < 0.001) and 46 genes were discovered, with 67 MTAs recorded under rainfed conditions and 37 MTAs recorded under irrigated conditions at the Sidi Al-Aidi station, while 55 MTAs were recorded under rainfed conditions at Merchouch station. The marker ‘BobWhite_c2988_493’ on chromosome 2B was significantly correlated with grain yield under rainfed conditions. Under irrigated conditions, the marker ‘AX-94653560’ on chromosome 2D was significantly correlated with grain yield at Sidi Al-Aidi station. The maker ‘RAC875_c17918_321’ located on chromosome 4A, associated with grain yield was linked with the gene TraesCS4A02G322700, which encodes for F-box domain-containing protein. The markers and candidate genes discovered in this study should be further validated for their potential use in marker-assisted selection to generate high-yielding wheat genotypes with drought tolerance.
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- Zakaria El Gataa
- The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat 10080, Morocco
- Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sick, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Casablanca 7955, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sick, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Casablanca 7955, Morocco
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- The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat 10080, Morocco
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Differential root response of maize inbred seedlings to root growth restriction and phosphorus availability. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Kumar K, Yadava P, Gupta M, Choudhary M, Jha AK, Wani SH, Dar ZA, Kumar B, Rakshit S. Narrowing down molecular targets for improving phosphorus-use efficiency in maize (Zea mays L.). Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:12091-12107. [PMID: 35752697 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07679-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Conventional agricultural practices rely heavily on chemical fertilizers to boost production. Among the fertilizers, phosphatic fertilizers are copiously used to ameliorate low-phosphate availability in the soil. However, phosphorus-use efficiency (PUE) for major cereals, including maize, is less than 30%; resulting in more than half of the applied phosphate being lost to the environment. Rock phosphate reserves are finite and predicted to exhaust in near future with the current rate of consumption. Thus, the dependence of modern agriculture on phosphatic fertilizers poses major food security and sustainability challenges. Strategies to optimize and improve PUE, like genetic interventions to develop high PUE cultivars, could have a major impact in this area. Here, we present the current understanding and recent advances in the biological phenomenon of phosphate uptake, translocation, and adaptive responses of plants under phosphate deficiency, with special reference to maize. Maize is one of the most important cereal crops that is cultivated globally under diverse agro-climatic conditions. It is an industrial, feed and food crop with multifarious uses and a fast-rising global demand and consumption. The interesting aspects of diversity in the root system architecture traits, the interplay between signaling pathways contributing to PUE, and an in-depth discussion on promising candidate genes for improving PUE in maize are elaborated.
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- Krishan Kumar
- Delhi Unit Office, ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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- ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana, 141004, India
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- ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana, 141004, India.,School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Delhi Unit Office, ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Mountain Research Center for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Khudwani, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Dryland Agriculture Research Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Srinagar, Khudwani, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Delhi Unit Office, ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR - Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana, 141004, India.
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Prince S, Anower MR, Motes CM, Hernandez TD, Liao F, Putman L, Mattson R, Seethepalli A, Shah K, Komp M, Mehta P, York LM, Young C, Monteros MJ. Intraspecific Variation for Leaf Physiological and Root Morphological Adaptation to Drought Stress in Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:795011. [PMID: 35599860 PMCID: PMC9117100 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.795011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Drought stress reduces crop biomass yield and the profitability of rainfed agricultural systems. Evaluation of populations or accessions adapted to diverse geographical and agro-climatic environments sheds light on beneficial plant responses to enhance and optimize yield in resource-limited environments. This study used the morphological and physiological characteristics of leaves and roots from two different alfalfa subspecies during progressive drought stress imposed on controlled and field conditions. Two different soils (Experiments 1 and 2) imposed water stress at different stress intensities and crop stages in the controlled environment. Algorithm-based image analysis of leaves and root systems revealed key morphological and physiological traits associated with biomass yield under stress. The Medicago sativa subspecies (ssp.) sativa population, PI478573, had smaller leaves and maintained higher chlorophyll content (CC), leaf water potential, and osmotic potential under water stress. In contrast, M. sativa ssp. varia, PI502521, had larger leaves, a robust root system, and more biomass yield. In the field study, an unmanned aerial vehicle survey revealed PI502521 to have a higher normalized difference vegetation index (vegetation cover and plant health characteristics) throughout the cropping season, whereas PI478573 values were low during the hot summer and yielded low biomass in both irrigated and rainfed treatments. RhizoVision Explorer image analysis of excavated roots revealed a smaller diameter and a narrow root angle as target traits to increase alfalfa biomass yield irrespective of water availability. Root architectural traits such as network area, solidity, volume, surface area, and maximum radius exhibited significant variation at the genotype level only under limited water availability. Different drought-adaptive strategies identified across subspecies populations will benefit the plant under varying levels of water limitation and facilitate the development of alfalfa cultivars suitable across a broad range of growing conditions. The alleles from both subspecies will enable the development of drought-tolerant alfalfa with enhanced productivity under limited water availability.
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- Silvas Prince
- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- BASF, Morrisville, NC, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- MLM Medical Labs, Oakdale, MN, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- Conservation Technology Information Center, Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- Biosciences Division and Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States
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- Noble Research Institute, LLC, Ardmore, OK, United States
- Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States
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Dharmateja P, Kumar M, Pandey R, Mandal PK, Babu P, Bainsla NK, Gaikwad KB, Tomar V, Kranthi kumar K, Dhar N, Ansari R, Saifi N, Yadav R. Deciphering the change in root system architectural traits under limiting and non-limiting phosphorus in Indian bread wheat germplasm. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255840. [PMID: 34597303 PMCID: PMC8486105 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The root system architectures (RSAs) largely decide the phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) of plants by influencing the phosphorus uptake. Very limited information is available on wheat's RSAs and their deciding factors affecting phosphorus uptake efficiency (PupE) due to difficulties in adopting scoring values used for evaluating root traits. Based on our earlier research experience on nitrogen uptake efficiency screening under, hydroponics and soil-filled pot conditions, a comprehensive study on 182 Indian bread wheat genotypes was carried out under hydroponics with limited P (LP) and non-limiting P (NLP) conditions. The findings revealed a significant genetic variation, root traits correlation, and moderate to high heritability for RSAs traits namely primary root length (PRL), total root length (TRL), total root surface area (TSA), root average diameter (RAD), total root volume (TRV), total root tips (TRT) and total root forks (TRF). In LP, the expressions of TRL, TRV, TSA, TRT and TRF were enhanced while PRL and RAD were diminished. An almost similar pattern of correlations among the RSAs was also observed in both conditions except for RAD. RAD exhibited significant negative correlations with PRL, TRL, TSA, TRT and TRF under LP (r = -0.45, r = -0.35, r = -0.16, r = -0.30, and r = -0.28 respectively). The subclass of TRL, TSA, TRV and TRT representing the 0-0.5 mm diameter had a higher root distribution percentage in LP than NLP. Comparatively wide range of H' value i.e. 0.43 to 0.97 in LP than NLP indicates that expression pattern of these traits are highly influenced by the level of P. In which, RAD (0.43) expression was reduced in LP, and expressions of TRF (0.91) and TSA (0.97) were significantly enhanced. The principal component analysis for grouping of traits and genotypes over LP and NLP revealed a high PC1 score indicating the presence of non-crossover interactions. Based on the comprehensive P response index value (CPRI value), the top five highly P efficient wheat genotypes namely BW 181, BW 103, BW 104, BW 143 and BW 66, were identified. Considering the future need for developing resource-efficient wheat varieties, these genotypes would serve as valuable genetic sources for improving P efficiency in wheat cultivars. This set of genotypes would also help in understanding the genetic architecture of a complex trait like P use efficiency.
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Research and Crop Improvement, Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Research and Crop Improvement, Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Duan X, Wang X, Jin K, Wang W, Liu H, Liu L, Zhang Y, Hammond JP, White PJ, Ding G, Xu F, Shi L. Genetic Dissection of Root Angle of Brassica napus in Response to Low Phosphorus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:697872. [PMID: 34394150 PMCID: PMC8358456 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.697872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant root angle determines the vertical and horizontal distribution of roots in the soil layer, which further influences the acquisition of phosphorus (P) in topsoil. Large genetic variability for the lateral root angle (root angle) was observed in a linkage mapping population (BnaTNDH population) and an association panel of Brassica napus whether at a low P (LP) or at an optimal P (OP). At LP, the average root angle of both populations became smaller. Nine quantitative trait loci (QTLs) at LP and three QTLs at OP for the root angle and five QTLs for the relative root angle (RRA) were identified by the linkage mapping analysis in the BnaTNDH population. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) revealed 11 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with the root angle at LP (LPRA). The interval of a QTL for LPRA on A06 (qLPRA-A06c) overlapped with the confidence region of the leading SNP (Bn-A06-p14439400) significantly associated with LPRA. In addition, a QTL cluster on chromosome C01 associated with the root angle and the primary root length (PRL) in the "pouch and wick" high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) system, the root P concentration in the agar system, and the seed yield in the field was identified in the BnaTNDH population at LP. A total of 87 genes on A06 and 192 genes on C01 were identified within the confidence interval, and 14 genes related to auxin asymmetric redistribution and root developmental process were predicted to be candidate genes. The identification and functional analyses of these genes affecting LPRA are of benefit to the cultivar selection with optimal root system architecture (RSA) under P deficiency in Brassica napus.
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- Xianjie Duan
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Microelement Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Moussa AA, Mandozai A, Jin Y, Qu J, Zhang Q, Zhao H, Anwari G, Khalifa MAS, Lamboro A, Noman M, Bakasso Y, Zhang M, Guan S, Wang P. Genome-wide association screening and verification of potential genes associated with root architectural traits in maize (Zea mays L.) at multiple seedling stages. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:558. [PMID: 34284723 PMCID: PMC8290564 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07874-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Breeding for new maize varieties with propitious root systems has tremendous potential in improving water and nutrients use efficiency and plant adaptation under suboptimal conditions. To date, most of the previously detected root-related trait genes in maize were new without functional verification. In this study, seven seedling root architectural traits were examined at three developmental stages in a recombinant inbred line population (RIL) of 179 RILs and a genome-wide association study (GWAS) panel of 80 elite inbred maize lines through quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and genome-wide association study. Results Using inclusive composite interval mapping, 8 QTLs accounting for 6.44–8.83 % of the phenotypic variation in root traits, were detected on chromosomes 1 (qRDWv3-1-1 and qRDW/SDWv3-1-1), 2 (qRBNv1-2-1), 4 (qSUAv1-4-1, qSUAv2-4-1, and qROVv2-4-1), and 10 (qTRLv1-10-1, qRBNv1-10-1). GWAS analysis involved three models (EMMAX, FarmCPU, and MLM) for a set of 1,490,007 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) obtained via whole genome next-generation sequencing (NGS). Overall, 53 significant SNPs with a phenotypic contribution rate ranging from 5.10 to 30.2 % and spread all over the ten maize chromosomes exhibited associations with the seven root traits. 17 SNPs were repeatedly detected from at least two growth stages, with several SNPs associated with multiple traits stably identified at all evaluated stages. Within the average linkage disequilibrium (LD) distance of 5.2 kb for the significant SNPs, 46 candidate genes harboring substantial SNPs were identified. Five potential genes viz. Zm00001d038676, Zm00001d015379, Zm00001d018496, Zm00001d050783, and Zm00001d017751 were verified for expression levels using maize accessions with extreme root branching differences from the GWAS panel and the RIL population. The results showed significantly (P < 0.001) different expression levels between the outer materials in both panels and at all considered growth stages. Conclusions This study provides a key reference for uncovering the complex genetic mechanism of root development and genetic enhancement of maize root system architecture, thus supporting the breeding of high-yielding maize varieties with propitious root systems. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-07874-x.
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- Abdourazak Alio Moussa
- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, 130118, Changchun, China
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, 10662, Niamey, Niger
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Plant Biotechnology Center, Jilin Agricultural University, 130118, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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Liu D. Root developmental responses to phosphorus nutrition. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1065-1090. [PMID: 33710755 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Phosphorus is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. Root system architecture (RSA) affects a plant's ability to obtain phosphate, the major form of phosphorus that plants uptake. In this review, I first consider the relationship between RSA and plant phosphorus-acquisition efficiency, describe how external phosphorus conditions both induce and impose changes in the RSA of major crops and of the model plant Arabidopsis, and discuss whether shoot phosphorus status affects RSA and whether there is a universal root developmental response across all plant species. I then summarize the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing root developmental responses to phosphorus deficiency. I also explore the possible reasons for the inconsistent results reported by different research groups and comment on the relevance of some studies performed under laboratory conditions to what occurs in natural environments.
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- Dong Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Ma P, Zhang X, Luo B, Chen Z, He X, Zhang H, Li B, Liu D, Wu L, Gao S, Gao D, Zhang S, Gao S. Transcriptomic and genome-wide association study reveal long noncoding RNAs responding to nitrogen deficiency in maize. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:93. [PMID: 33579187 PMCID: PMC7879672 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02847-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in essential biological processes. However, our understanding of lncRNAs as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) and their responses to nitrogen stress is still limited. RESULTS Here, we surveyed the lncRNAs and miRNAs in maize inbred line P178 leaves and roots at the seedling stage under high-nitrogen (HN) and low-nitrogen (LN) conditions using lncRNA-Seq and small RNA-Seq. A total of 894 differentially expressed lncRNAs and 38 different miRNAs were identified. Co-expression analysis found that two lncRNAs and four lncRNA-targets could competitively combine with ZmmiR159 and ZmmiR164, respectively. To dissect the genetic regulatory by which lncRNAs might enable adaptation to limited nitrogen availability, an association mapping panel containing a high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array (56,110 SNPs) combined with variable LN tolerant-related phenotypes obtained from hydroponics was used for a genome-wide association study (GWAS). By combining GWAS and RNA-Seq, 170 differently expressed lncRNAs within the range of significant markers were screened. Moreover, 40 consistently LN-responsive genes including those involved in glutamine biosynthesis and nitrogen acquisition in root were identified. Transient expression assays in Nicotiana benthamiana demonstrated that LNC_002923 could inhabit ZmmiR159-guided cleavage of Zm00001d015521. CONCLUSIONS These lncRNAs containing trait-associated significant SNPs could consider to be related to root development and nutrient utilization. Taken together, the results of our study can provide new insights into the potential regulatory roles of lncRNAs in response to LN stress, and give valuable information for further screening of candidates as well as the improvement of maize resistance to LN stress.
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- Peng Ma
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Takahashi H, Pradal C. Root phenotyping: important and minimum information required for root modeling in crop plants. BREEDING SCIENCE 2021; 71:109-116. [PMID: 33762880 DOI: 10.1071/bt06118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 395] [Impact Index Per Article: 131.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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As plants cannot relocate, they require effective root systems for water and nutrient uptake. Root development plasticity enables plants to adapt to different environmental conditions. Research on improvements in crop root systems is limited in comparison with that in shoots as the former are difficult to image. Breeding more effective root systems is proposed as the "second green revolution". There are several recent publications on root system architecture (RSA), but the methods used to analyze the RSA have not been standardized. Here, we introduce traditional and current root-imaging methods and discuss root structure phenotyping. Some important root structures have not been standardized as roots are easily affected by rhizosphere conditions and exhibit greater plasticity than shoots; moreover, root morphology significantly varies even in the same genotype. For these reasons, it is difficult to define the ideal root systems for breeding. In this review, we introduce several types of software to analyze roots and identify important root parameters by modeling to simplify the root system characterization. These parameters can be extracted from photographs captured in the field. This modeling approach is applicable to various legacy root data stored in old or unpublished formats. Standardization of RSA data could help estimate root ideotypes.
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- Hirokazu Takahashi
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- UMR AGAP, CIRAD, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- Inria & LIRMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Rangarajan H, Lynch JP. A Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Metrics of Root Architecture. PLANT PHENOMICS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2021; 2021:6953197. [PMID: 33851135 PMCID: PMC8028844 DOI: 10.34133/2021/6953197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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High throughput phenotyping is important to bridge the gap between genotype and phenotype. The methods used to describe the phenotype therefore should be robust to measurement errors, relatively stable over time, and most importantly, provide a reliable estimate of elementary phenotypic components. In this study, we use functional-structural modeling to evaluate quantitative phenotypic metrics used to describe root architecture to determine how they fit these criteria. Our results show that phenes such as root number, root diameter, and lateral root branching density are stable, reliable measures and are not affected by imaging method or plane. Metrics aggregating multiple phenes such as total length, total volume, convex hull volume, and bushiness index estimate different subsets of the constituent phenes; they however do not provide any information regarding the underlying phene states. Estimates of phene aggregates are not unique representations of underlying constituent phenes: multiple phenotypes having phenes in different states could have similar aggregate metrics. Root growth angle is an important phene which is susceptible to measurement errors when 2D projection methods are used. Metrics that aggregate phenes which are complex functions of root growth angle and other phenes are also subject to measurement errors when 2D projection methods are used. These results support the hypothesis that estimates of phenes are more useful than metrics aggregating multiple phenes for phenotyping root architecture. We propose that these concepts are broadly applicable in phenotyping and phenomics.
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- Harini Rangarajan
- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Safdar LB, Umer MJ, Almas F, Uddin S, Safdar QTA, Blighe K, Quraishi UM. Identification of genetic factors controlling phosphorus utilization efficiency in wheat by genome-wide association study with principal component analysis. Gene 2020; 768:145301. [PMID: 33181261 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Despite the economic importance of P utilization efficiency, information on genetic factors underlying this trait remains elusive. To address that, we performed a genome-wide association study in a spring wheat diversity panel ranging from landraces to elite varieties. We evaluated the phenotype variation for P utilization efficiency in controlled conditions and genotype variation using wheat 90 K SNP array. Phenotype variables were transformed into a smaller set of uncorrelated principal components that captured the most important variation data. We identified two significant loci associated with both P utilization efficiency and the 1st principal component on chromosomes 3A and 4A: qPE1-3A and qPE2-4A. Annotation of genes at these loci revealed 53 wheat genes, among which 6 were identified in significantly enriched pathways. The expression pattern of these 6 genes indicated that TraesCS4A02G481800, involved in pyruvate metabolism and TCA cycle, had a significantly higher expression in the P efficient variety under limited P conditions. Further characterization of these loci and candidate genes can help stimulate P utilization efficiency in wheat.
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- Luqman Bin Safdar
- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan; Plant Breeding Institute, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
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Reddy VRP, Das S, Dikshit HK, Mishra GP, Aski M, Meena SK, Singh A, Pandey R, Singh MP, Tripathi K, Gore PG, Priti, Bhagat TK, Kumar S, Nair R, Sharma TR. Genome-Wide Association Analysis for Phosphorus Use Efficiency Traits in Mungbean ( Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) Using Genotyping by Sequencing Approach. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:537766. [PMID: 33193476 PMCID: PMC7658405 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.537766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) is an annual grain legume crop affected by low availability of phosphorus. Phosphorus deficiency mainly affects the growth and development of plants along with changes in root morphology and increase in root-to-shoot ratio. Deciphering the genetic basis of phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) traits can benefit our understanding of mungbean tolerance to low-phosphorus condition. To address this issue, 144 diverse mungbean genotypes were evaluated for 12 PUE traits under hydroponics with optimum- and low-phosphorus levels. The broad sense heritability of traits ranged from 0.63 to 0.92 and 0.58 to 0.92 under optimum- and low-phosphorus conditions, respectively. This study, reports for the first time such a large number of genome wide Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (76,160) in mungbean. Further, genome wide association study was conducted using 55,634 SNPs obtained by genotyping-by-sequencing method. The results indicated that total 136 SNPs shared by both GLM and MLM models were associated with tested PUE traits under different phosphorus regimes. We have identified SNPs with highest p value (-log10(p)) for some traits like, TLA and RDW with p value (-log10(p)) of more than 6.0 at LP/OP and OP condition. We have identified nine SNPs (three for TLA and six for RDW trait) which was found to be present in chromosomes 8, 4, and 7. One SNP present in Vradi07g06230 gene contains zinc finger CCCH domain. In total, 71 protein coding genes were identified, of which 13 genes were found to be putative candidate genes controlling PUE by regulating nutrient uptake and root architectural development pathways in mungbean. Moreover, we identified three potential candidate genes VRADI11G08340, VRADI01G05520, and VRADI04G10750 with missense SNPs in coding sequence region, which results in significant variation in protein structure at tertiary level. The identified SNPs and candidate genes provide the essential information for genetic studies and marker-assisted breeding program for improving low-phosphorus tolerance in mungbean.
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Division of Basic Science, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Noida, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Germplasm Evaluation, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Germplasm Conservation, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Biodiversity and Integrated Gene Management Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Rabat, Morocco
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- Division of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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Schneider HM, Klein SP, Hanlon MT, Nord EA, Kaeppler S, Brown KM, Warry A, Bhosale R, Lynch JP. Genetic control of root architectural plasticity in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:3185-3197. [PMID: 32080722 PMCID: PMC7260711 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Root phenotypes regulate soil resource acquisition; however, their genetic control and phenotypic plasticity are poorly understood. We hypothesized that the responses of root architectural phenes to water deficit (stress plasticity) and different environments (environmental plasticity) are under genetic control and that these loci are distinct. Root architectural phenes were phenotyped in the field using a large maize association panel with and without water deficit stress for three seasons in Arizona and without water deficit stress for four seasons in South Africa. All root phenes were plastic and varied in their plastic response. We identified candidate genes associated with stress and environmental plasticity and candidate genes associated with phenes in well-watered conditions in South Africa and in well-watered and water-stress conditions in Arizona. Few candidate genes for plasticity overlapped with those for phenes expressed under each condition. Our results suggest that phenotypic plasticity is highly quantitative, and plasticity loci are distinct from loci that control phene expression in stress and non-stress, which poses a challenge for breeding programs. To make these loci more accessible to the wider research community, we developed a public online resource that will allow for further experimental validation towards understanding the genetic control underlying phenotypic plasticity.
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- Hannah M Schneider
- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Advanced Data Analysis Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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Schneider HM, Lynch JP. Should Root Plasticity Be a Crop Breeding Target? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:546. [PMID: 32499798 PMCID: PMC7243933 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Root phenotypic plasticity has been proposed as a target for the development of more productive crops in variable environments. However, the plasticity of root anatomical and architectural responses to environmental cues is highly complex, and the consequences of these responses for plant fitness are poorly understood. We propose that root phenotypic plasticity may be beneficial in natural or low-input systems in which the availability of soil resources is spatiotemporally dynamic. Crop ancestors and landraces were selected with multiple stresses, competition, significant root loss and heterogenous resource distribution which favored plasticity in response to resource availability. However, in high-input agroecosystems, the value of phenotypic plasticity is unclear, since human management has removed many of these constraints to root function. Further research is needed to understand the fitness landscape of plastic responses including understanding the value of plasticity in different environments, environmental signals that induce plastic responses, and the genetic architecture of plasticity before it is widely adopted in breeding programs. Phenotypic plasticity has many potential ecological, and physiological benefits, but its costs and adaptive value in high-input agricultural systems is poorly understood and merits further research.
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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Li C, Liu X, Ruan H, Zhang J, Xie F, Gai J, Yang S. GmWRKY45 Enhances Tolerance to Phosphate Starvation and Salt Stress, and Changes Fertility in Transgenic Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 10:1714. [PMID: 32082335 PMCID: PMC7000756 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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WRKY protein is a unique transcription factor (TF) and plays an important role in the physiological processes of various stress responses and plant development. In this research, we obtained a WRKY TF gene from soybean by homologous cloning, and named it GmWRKY45. GmWRKY45 is a nuclear protein containing a highly conserved WRKY domain and a C2H2 zinc finger structure, and mainly expressed in roots, flowers and pods of soybean. The quantitative reverse transcription-PCR showed that GmWRKY45 was induced by phosphate starvation and salt stress. As compared with the wild type (WT), overexpression of GmWRKY45 increased the adaptability of transgenic Arabidopsis to phosphate starvation, which might be related to the enhancement of lateral root development. The phosphorus concentration, fresh weight and dry weight of GmWRKY45-overexpressing Arabidopsis were higher than those of WT under Pi-sufficient or Pi-deficient condition. Meantime, the expression of phosphate-responsive genes was affected in transgenic Arabidopsis. Furthermore, GmWRKY45 improved the salt tolerance and changed fertility of transgenic Arabidopsis. Under salt stress, we found the survival rate and soluble sugar content of transgenic Arabidopsis were significantly higher than those of WT. In a conventional soil pot experiment, the transgenic Arabidopsis produced shorter silique, less and larger seeds than WT, these might be due to partial abortion of pollens. The overall results showed that GmWRKY45 was not only involved in response to abiotic stress but also related to fertility, suggested that GmWRKY45 had an elaborate regulatory system in plants.
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- Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General, Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Safdar LB, Andleeb T, Latif S, Umer MJ, Tang M, Li X, Liu S, Quraishi UM. Genome-Wide Association Study and QTL Meta-Analysis Identified Novel Genomic Loci Controlling Potassium Use Efficiency and Agronomic Traits in Bread Wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:70. [PMID: 32133017 PMCID: PMC7041172 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Potassium use efficiency, a complex trait, directly impacts the yield potential of crop plants. Low potassium efficiency leads to a high use of fertilizers, which is not only farmer unfriendly but also deteriorates the environment. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are widely used to dissect complex traits. However, most studies use single-locus one-dimensional GWAS models which do not provide true information about complex traits that are controlled by multiple loci. Here, both single-locus GWAS (MLM) and multi-locus GWAS (pLARmEB, FASTmrMLM, mrMLM, FASTmrEMMA) models were used with genotyping from 90 K Infinium SNP array and phenotype derived from four normal and potassium-stress environments, which identified 534 significant marker-trait associations (MTA) for agronomic and potassium related traits: pLARmEB = 279, FASTmrMLM = 213, mrMLM = 35, MLM = 6, FASTmrEMMA = 1. Further screening of these MTA led to the detection of eleven stable loci: q1A, q1D, q2B-1, q2B-2, q2D, q4D, q5B-1, q5B-2, q5B-3, q6D, and q7A. Moreover, Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis of four independent QTL studies for potassium deficiency in bread wheat located 16 MQTL on 13 chromosomes. One locus identified in this study (q5B-1) colocalized with an MQTL (MQTL_11 ), while the other ten loci were novel associations. Gene ontology of these loci identified 20 putative candidate genes encoding functional proteins involved in key pathways related to stress tolerance, sugar metabolism, and nutrient transport. These findings provide potential targets for breeding potassium stress resistant wheat cultivars and advocate the advantages of multi-locus GWAS models for studying complex traits.
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- Luqman Bin Safdar
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Oil Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Oil Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Oil Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Oil Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Shengyi Liu, ; Umar Masood Quraishi,
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Shengyi Liu, ; Umar Masood Quraishi,
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Strock CF, Schneider HM, Galindo-Castañeda T, Hall BT, Van Gansbeke B, Mather DE, Roth MG, Chilvers MI, Guo X, Brown K, Lynch JP. Laser ablation tomography for visualization of root colonization by edaphic organisms. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:5327-5342. [PMID: 31199461 PMCID: PMC6793448 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Soil biota have important effects on crop productivity, but can be difficult to study in situ. Laser ablation tomography (LAT) is a novel method that allows for rapid, three-dimensional quantitative and qualitative analysis of root anatomy, providing new opportunities to investigate interactions between roots and edaphic organisms. LAT was used for analysis of maize roots colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, maize roots herbivorized by western corn rootworm, barley roots parasitized by cereal cyst nematode, and common bean roots damaged by Fusarium. UV excitation of root tissues affected by edaphic organisms resulted in differential autofluorescence emission, facilitating the classification of tissues and anatomical features. Samples were spatially resolved in three dimensions, enabling quantification of the volume and distribution of fungal colonization, western corn rootworm damage, nematode feeding sites, tissue compromised by Fusarium, and as well as root anatomical phenotypes. Owing to its capability for high-throughput sample imaging, LAT serves as an excellent tool to conduct large, quantitative screens to characterize genetic control of root anatomy and interactions with edaphic organisms. Additionally, this technology improves interpretation of root-organism interactions in relatively large, opaque root segments, providing opportunities for novel research investigating the effects of root anatomical phenes on associations with edaphic organisms.
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- Christopher F Strock
- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Lasers for Innovative Solutions, LLC, State College, PA, USA
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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Long L, Ma X, Ye L, Zeng J, Chen G, Zhang G. Root plasticity and Pi recycling within plants contribute to low-P tolerance in Tibetan wild barley. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:341. [PMID: 31382871 PMCID: PMC6683381 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1949-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Barley is a low phosphorus (P) demand cereal crop. Tibetan wild barley, as a progenitor of cultivated barley, has revealed outstanding ability of tolerance to low-P stress. However, the underlying mechanisms of low-P adaption and the relevant genetic controlling are still unclear. RESULTS We identified low-P tolerant barley lines in a doubled-haploid (DH) population derived from an elite Tibetan wild barley accession and a high-yield cultivar. The tolerant lines revealed greater root plasticity in the terms of lateral root length, compared to low-P sensitive lines, in response to low-P stress. By integrating the QTLs associated with root length and root transcriptomic profiling, candidate genes encoding isoflavone reductase, nitrate reductase, nitrate transporter and transcriptional factor MYB were identified. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved the growth of lateral root, Pi transport within cells as well as from roots to shoots contributed to the differences between low-P tolerant line L138 and low-P sensitive lines L73 in their ability of P acquisition and utilization. CONCLUSIONS The plasticity of root system is an important trait for barley to tolerate low-P stress. The low-P tolerance in the elite DH line derived from a cross of Tibetan wild barley and cultivated barley is characterized by enhanced growth of lateral root and Pi recycling within plants under low-P stress.
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- Lizhi Long
- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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Jiang N, Floro E, Bray AL, Laws B, Duncan KE, Topp CN. Three-Dimensional Time-Lapse Analysis Reveals Multiscale Relationships in Maize Root Systems with Contrasting Architectures. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:1708-1722. [PMID: 31123089 DOI: 10.1101/381046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Understanding how an organism's phenotypic traits are conditioned by genetic and environmental variation is a central goal of biology. Root systems are one of the most important but poorly understood aspects of plants, largely due to the three-dimensional (3D), dynamic, and multiscale phenotyping challenge they pose. A critical gap in our knowledge is how root systems build in complexity from a single primary root to a network of thousands of roots that collectively compete for ephemeral, heterogeneous soil resources. We used time-lapse 3D imaging and mathematical modeling to assess root system architectures (RSAs) of two maize (Zea mays) inbred genotypes and their hybrid as they grew in complexity from a few to many roots. Genetically driven differences in root branching zone size and lateral branching densities along a single root, combined with differences in peak growth rate and the relative allocation of carbon resources to new versus existing roots, manifest as sharply distinct global RSAs over time. The 3D imaging of mature field-grown root crowns showed that several genetic differences in seedling architectures could persist throughout development and across environments. This approach connects individual and system-wide scales of root growth dynamics, which could eventually be used to predict genetic variation for complex RSAs and their functions.
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- Ni Jiang
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132
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Malheiros RSP, Costa LC, Ávila RT, Pimenta TM, Teixeira LS, Brito FAL, Zsögön A, Araújo WL, Ribeiro DM. Selenium downregulates auxin and ethylene biosynthesis in rice seedlings to modify primary metabolism and root architecture. PLANTA 2019; 250:333-345. [PMID: 31030327 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Selenium modulates the formation of primary and lateral roots through alterations in auxin and ethylene, leading to new patterns of root architecture in rice seedlings. Selenium (Se) at low concentrations can control root growth through interaction with hormone biosynthesis. Auxin and ethylene have been shown to control the root architecture, with most of the information obtained from the eudicots such Arabidopsis and Nicotiana tabacum. Here, we presented the effects of Se on auxin and ethylene pathways and examined their impact on primary metabolism and root system architecture in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. Se treatment increased elongation of primary root, but decreased the number and length of lateral roots. Se led to decreased expression of genes associated with the biosynthesis of auxin and ethylene, concomitantly with reduced production of these hormones by the roots. Moreover, Se decreased the abundance of transcripts encoding auxin transport proteins. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) treatment overrode the repressive effect of Se on lateral root growth. The ethylene synthesis inhibitor L-α-(2-aminoethoxyvinyl)-glycine (AVG) increased elongation of primary root, whereas the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) resulted in the opposite effect. Soluble sugars accumulate in roots of rice seedlings under Se treatment. Thus, Se modulates the formation of primary and lateral roots through alterations in auxin and ethylene, leading to new patterns of root architecture in rice seedlings.
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- Rafael S P Malheiros
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Max-Planck Partner Group at the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil.
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Djanaguiraman M, Prasad PVV, Kumari J, Sehgal SK, Friebe B, Djalovic I, Chen Y, Siddique KHM, Gill BS. Alien chromosome segment from Aegilops speltoides and Dasypyrum villosum increases drought tolerance in wheat via profuse and deep root system. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:242. [PMID: 31174465 PMCID: PMC6554880 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1833-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent drought associated with climate change is a major constraint to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. This study aimed to (i) quantify the effects of addition/substitution/translocation of chromosome segments from wild relatives of wheat on the root, physiological and yield traits of hexaploid wheat under drought, and (ii) understand the mechanism(s) associated with drought tolerance or susceptibility in wheat-alien chromosome lines. METHODS A set of 48 wheat-alien chromosome lines (addition/substitution/translocation lines) with Chinese Spring background were used. Seedling root traits were studied on solid agar medium. To understand the influence of drought on the root system of adult plants, these 48 lines were grown in 150-cm columns for 65 d under full irrigation or withholding water for 58 d. To quantify the effect of drought on physiological and yield traits, the 48 lines were grown in pots under full irrigation until anthesis; after that, half of the plants were drought stressed by withholding water for 16 d before recording physiological and yield-associated traits. RESULTS The alien chromosome lines exhibited altered root architecture and decreased photochemical efficiency and seed yield and its components under drought. The wheat-alien chromosome lines T5DS·5S#3L (TA5088) with a chromosome segment from Aegilops speltoides (5S) and T5DL.5 V#3S (TA5638) with a chromosome segment from Dasypyrum villosum (5 V) were identified as drought tolerant, and the drought tolerance mechanism was associated with a deep, thin and profuse root system. CONCLUSIONS The two germplasm lines (TA5088 and TA5638) could be used in wheat breeding programs to improve drought tolerance in wheat and understand the underlying molecular genetic mechanisms of root architecture and drought tolerance.
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA
- Department of Crop Physiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641 003, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA.
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, ICAR, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA
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- Wheat Genetic Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA
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- Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Wheat Genetic Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA
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Abdel-Ghani AH, Sharma R, Wabila C, Dhanagond S, Owais SJ, Duwayri MA, Al-Dalain SA, Klukas C, Chen D, Lübberstedt T, von Wirén N, Graner A, Kilian B, Neumann K. Genome-wide association mapping in a diverse spring barley collection reveals the presence of QTL hotspots and candidate genes for root and shoot architecture traits at seedling stage. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:216. [PMID: 31122195 PMCID: PMC6533710 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1828-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adaptation to drought-prone environments requires robust root architecture. Genotypes with a more vigorous root system have the potential to better adapt to soils with limited moisture content. However, root architecture is complex at both, phenotypic and genetic level. Customized mapping panels in combination with efficient screenings methods can resolve the underlying genetic factors of root traits. RESULTS A mapping panel of 233 spring barley genotypes was evaluated for root and shoot architecture traits under non-stress and osmotic stress. A genome-wide association study elucidated 65 involved genomic regions. Among them were 34 root-specific loci, eleven hotspots with associations to up to eight traits and twelve stress-specific loci. A list of candidate genes was established based on educated guess. Selected genes were tested for associated polymorphisms. By this, 14 genes were identified as promising candidates, ten remained suggestive and 15 were rejected. The data support the important role of flowering time genes, including HvPpd-H1, HvCry2, HvCO4 and HvPRR73. Moreover, seven root-related genes, HERK2, HvARF04, HvEXPB1, PIN5, PIN7, PME5 and WOX5 are confirmed as promising candidates. For the QTL with the highest allelic effect for root thickness and plant biomass a homologue of the Arabidopsis Trx-m3 was revealed as the most promising candidate. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a catalogue of hotspots for seedling growth, root and stress-specific genomic regions along with candidate genes for future potential incorporation in breeding attempts for enhanced yield potential, particularly in drought-prone environments. Root architecture is under polygenic control. The co-localization of well-known major genes for barley development and flowering time with QTL hotspots highlights their importance for seedling growth. Association analysis revealed the involvement of HvPpd-H1 in the development of the root system. The co-localization of root QTL with HERK2, HvARF04, HvEXPB1, PIN5, PIN7, PME5 and WOX5 represents a starting point to explore the roles of these genes in barley. Accordingly, the genes HvHOX2, HsfA2b, HvHAK2, and Dhn9, known to be involved in abiotic stress response, were located within stress-specific QTL regions and await future validation.
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- Adel H. Abdel-Ghani
- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mutah University, Mutah, Karak, 61710 Jordan
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
- Division of Plant Science, University of Dundee at JHI, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA UK
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mutah University, Mutah, Karak, 61710 Jordan
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- Department of Horticulture and Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Al-Shoubak University College, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Al-, Salt, 19117 Jordan
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
- Digitalization in Research & Development (ROM), BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
- Department for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy, Agronomy Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Betty-Heimann-Str. 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
- Global Crop Diversity Trust, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
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Yu T, Liu C, Lu X, Bai Y, Zhou L, Cai Y. ZmAPRG, an uncharacterized gene, enhances acid phosphatase activity and Pi concentration in maize leaf during phosphate starvation. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:1035-1048. [PMID: 30523354 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3257-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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An uncharacterized gene, ZmAPRG, isolated by map-based cloning, enhances acid phosphatase activity and phosphate concentration in maize leaf during phosphate starvation. Acid phosphatase (APase) plays important roles in the absorption and utilization of phosphate (Pi) during maize growth. The information on genes regulating the acid phosphatase activity (APA) in maize leaves remains obscured. In a previous study, we delimited the quantitative trait locus, QTL-AP9 for APA to a region of about 546 kb. Here, we demonstrate that the GRMZM2G041022 located in the 546 kb region is a novel acid phosphatase-regulating gene (ZmAPRG). Its overexpression significantly increased the APA and Pi concentration in maize and rice leaves. Subcellular localization of ZmAPRG showed that it was anchored on the plasma and nuclear membrane. The transcriptome analysis of maize ZmAPRG overexpressing lines (ZmAPRG OE) revealed 1287 up-regulated and 392 down-regulated genes. Among these, we found APase, protein phosphatase, and phosphate transporter genes, which are known to be implicated in the metabolism and utilization of Pi. We inferred the ZmAPRG functions as an upstream regulation node, directly or indirectly regulating APases, protein phosphatases, and phosphate transporter genes involved in Pi metabolism and utilization in maize. These findings will pave the way for elucidating the mechanism of APase regulation, absorption and utilization of Pi, and would facilitate maize breeding for efficient use of fertilizers.
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- Tingting Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement, Maize Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Laitinen RAE, Nikoloski Z. Genetic basis of plasticity in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:739-745. [PMID: 30445526 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to different environments, termed plasticity, is a particularly important characteristic to enable sessile plants to adapt to rapid changes in their surroundings. Plasticity is a quantitative trait that can provide a fitness advantage and mitigate negative effects due to environmental perturbations. Yet, its genetic basis is not fully understood. Alongside technological limitations, the main challenge in studying plasticity has been the selection of suitable approaches for quantification of phenotypic plasticity. Here, we propose a categorization of the existing quantitative measures of phenotypic plasticity into nominal and relative approaches. Moreover, we highlight the recent advances in the understanding of the genetic architecture underlying phenotypic plasticity in plants. We identify four pillars for future research to uncover the genetic basis of phenotypic plasticity, with emphasis on development of computational approaches and theories. These developments will allow us to perform specific experiments to validate the causal genes for plasticity and to discover their role in plant fitness and evolution.
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- Roosa A E Laitinen
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Potsdam, Germany
- Bioinformatics group, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Plant roots play a significant role in plant growth by exploiting soil resources via the uptake of water and nutrients. Root traits such as fine root diameter, specific root length, specific root area, root angle, and root length density are considered useful traits for improving plant productivity under drought conditions. Therefore, understanding interactions between roots and their surrounding soil environment is important, which can be improved through root phenotyping. With the advancement in technologies, many tools have been developed for root phenotyping. Canopy temperature depression (CTD) has been considered a good technique for field phenotyping of crops under drought and is used to estimate crop yield as well as root traits in relation to drought tolerance. Both laboratory and field-based methods for phenotyping root traits have been developed including soil sampling, mini-rhizotron, rhizotrons, thermography and non-soil techniques. Recently, a non-invasive approach of X-ray computed tomography (CT) has provided a break-through to study the root architecture in three dimensions (3-D). This review summarizes methods for root phenotyping. On the basis of this review, it can be concluded that root traits are useful characters to be included in future breeding programs and for selecting better cultivars to increase crop yield under water-limited environments.
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Banding of Fertilizer Improves Phosphorus Acquisition and Yield of Zero Tillage Maize by Concentrating Phosphorus in Surface Soil. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10093234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Zero tillage increases stratification of immobile nutrients such as P. However, it is unclear whether near-surface stratification of soil P eases or hampers P uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) which needs an optimum P supply at/before six–leaf–stage to achieve potential grain yield. The aim of the three-year study was to determine whether P stratification, under zero tillage, impaired yield of maize and which P placement methods could improve P uptake on an Aeric Albaquept soil subgroup. Phosphorus fertilizer was placed by: (a) broadcasting before final tillage and sowing of seeds; (b) surface banding beside the row; and (c) deep banding beside the row (both the band placements were done at three–four leaf stage) Phosphorus treatments were repeated for 3 years along with three tillage practices viz.: (a) zero tillage (ZT); (b) conventional tillage (12 cm; CT); and (c) deep tillage (25 cm; DT). In the third year, all the tillage practices gave similar yield of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) hybrid maize–5, but the highest grain yield was obtained by surface band P placement. After three years of tillage and P placements, the root mass density (RMD) at 0–6 cm depth increased significantly from 1.40 mg cm−3 in DT under deep band placement to 1.98 mg cm−3 in ZT under surface band placement, but not at the other depths. The combination of ZT practices, with broadcast or surface band placement methods, produced the highest available, and total P, content in soil at 0–6 cm depth after harvesting of maize. Accordingly, a significant increase in P uptake by maize was also found with surface banding of P alone and also in combination with ZT. Organic carbon, and total N, also increased significantly at depths of 0–6 cm after three years in ZT treatments with P placed in bands. By contrast, CT and DT practices, under all placement methods, resulted in an even distribution of P up to 24 cm depth. Phosphorus application, by surface banding at the three–four leaf stage, led to increased P uptake at early growth and silking stages, which resulted in highest yield regardless of tillage type through increased extractable P in the soil. Even though ZT increased P stratification near the soil surface, and it increased plant available water content (PAWC) and RMD in the 0–6 cm depth, as did surface banding, it did not improve maize grain yield. Further research is needed to understanding the contrasting maize grain yield responses to P stratification.
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Guo J, Chen G, Zhang X, Li T, Yu H, Liu C. Quantitative trait locus analysis of adventitious and lateral root morphology of barley grown at low and high P. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2018; 45:957-967. [PMID: 32291059 DOI: 10.1071/fp17271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare L) may alter its root morphology to improve P acquisition efficiency under low-P (LP) stress. This research studied the variations in adventitious and lateral root morphological traits of barley and mapped their quantitative trait loci (QTLs) under LP and high P (HP). The recombinant inbred lines were derived from the F1 population of a cross between CN4027 and Baudin. Two experiments aimed to identify QTLs related to adventitious and lateral root morphological traits under LP and HP. The length, surface area and volume of adventitious and lateral roots were measured. Under HP, Baudin had larger root morphology, especially lateral root morphology, than CN4027. LP stress induced lateral root growth but inhibited adventitious root growth. Nineteen QTLs for root morphological traits were detected. These QTLs clustered within four regions (Cl-2H, Cl-3H, Cl-4H and Cl-7H) on chromosomes 2H, 3H, 4H and 7H, with corresponding contributions of 12.0-42.9%. Some QTLs are linked with the QTLs for P efficiency detected previously, demonstrating the role of root morphological traits in P efficiency. The Cl-2H region was identified in the interval bPb3927665-bPb3265744 on chromosome 2H and had major effects on lateral root growth, especially under LP. Lateral root length and surface area increased when alleles from Baudin were present at the QTLs in Cl-2H. This study demonstrated the patterns of growth among root types and the role of lateral roots in barley's adaption to LP stress. The QTL clusters, especially Cl-2H, may offer clues for fine mapping and map-based cloning.
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- Jingyi Guo
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- CSIRO Agriculture, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia
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Iannucci A, Marone D, Russo MA, De Vita P, Miullo V, Ferragonio P, Blanco A, Gadaleta A, Mastrangelo AM. Mapping QTL for Root and Shoot Morphological Traits in a Durum Wheat × T. dicoccum Segregating Population at Seedling Stage. Int J Genomics 2017; 2017:6876393. [PMID: 28845431 PMCID: PMC5563412 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6876393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A segregating population of 136 recombinant inbred lines derived from a cross between the durum wheat cv. "Simeto" and the T. dicoccum accession "Molise Colli" was grown in soil and evaluated for a number of shoot and root morphological traits. A total of 17 quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified for shoot dry weight, number of culms, and plant height and for root dry weight, volume, length, surface area, and number of forks and tips, on chromosomes 1B, 2A, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6A, 6B, and 7B. LODs were 2.1 to 21.6, with percent of explained phenotypic variability between 0.07 and 52. Three QTL were mapped to chromosome 4B, one of which corresponds to the Rht-B1 locus and has a large impact on both shoot and root traits (LOD 21.6). Other QTL that have specific effects on root morphological traits were also identified. Moreover, meta-QTL analysis was performed to compare the QTL identified in the "Simeto" × "Molise Colli" segregating population with those described in previous studies in wheat, with three novel QTL defined. Due to the complexity of phenotyping for root traits, further studies will be helpful to validate these regions as targets for breeding programs for optimization of root function for field performance.
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- Anna Iannucci
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Genetic and Plant Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, Section of Genetic and Plant Breeding, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria-Centro Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali (CREA-CI), SS 673 km 25.2, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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Bucksch A, Atta-Boateng A, Azihou AF, Battogtokh D, Baumgartner A, Binder BM, Braybrook SA, Chang C, Coneva V, DeWitt TJ, Fletcher AG, Gehan MA, Diaz-Martinez DH, Hong L, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS, Klein LL, Leiboff S, Li M, Lynch JP, Maizel A, Maloof JN, Markelz RJC, Martinez CC, Miller LA, Mio W, Palubicki W, Poorter H, Pradal C, Price CA, Puttonen E, Reese JB, Rellán-Álvarez R, Spalding EP, Sparks EE, Topp CN, Williams JH, Chitwood DH. Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the Plant Sciences. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:900. [PMID: 28659934 PMCID: PMC5465304 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The geometries and topologies of leaves, flowers, roots, shoots, and their arrangements have fascinated plant biologists and mathematicians alike. As such, plant morphology is inherently mathematical in that it describes plant form and architecture with geometrical and topological techniques. Gaining an understanding of how to modify plant morphology, through molecular biology and breeding, aided by a mathematical perspective, is critical to improving agriculture, and the monitoring of ecosystems is vital to modeling a future with fewer natural resources. In this white paper, we begin with an overview in quantifying the form of plants and mathematical models of patterning in plants. We then explore the fundamental challenges that remain unanswered concerning plant morphology, from the barriers preventing the prediction of phenotype from genotype to modeling the movement of leaves in air streams. We end with a discussion concerning the education of plant morphology synthesizing biological and mathematical approaches and ways to facilitate research advances through outreach, cross-disciplinary training, and open science. Unleashing the potential of geometric and topological approaches in the plant sciences promises to transform our understanding of both plants and mathematics.
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- Alexander Bucksch
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
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- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-CalaviCotonou, Benin
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BlacksburgVA, United States
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- Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, WacoTX, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Division of Biology, University of Washington, BothellWA, United States
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. LouisMO, United States
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- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences–Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College StationTX, United States
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics and Bateson Centre, University of SheffieldSheffield, United Kingdom
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. LouisMO, United States
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and Section of Plant Biology, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, IthacaNY, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. LouisMO, United States
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, IthacaNY, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, TallahasseeFL, United States
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University ParkPA, United States
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- Center for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, DavisCA, United States
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, DavisCA, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, BerkeleyCA, United States
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- Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel HillNC, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, TallahasseeFL, United States
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, JülichGermany
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- National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, National Land Survey of FinlandMasala, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, National Land Survey of FinlandMasala, Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV)Irapuato, Mexico
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin–Madison, MadisonWI, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, NewarkDE, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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Secco D, Bouain N, Rouached A, Prom-U-Thai C, Hanin M, Pandey AK, Rouached H. Phosphate, phytate and phytases in plants: from fundamental knowledge gained in Arabidopsis to potential biotechnological applications in wheat. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2017; 37:898-910. [PMID: 28076998 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2016.1268089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for all living organisms. In plants, P is taken up from the rhizosphere by the roots mainly as inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is required in large and sufficient quantities to maximize crop yields. In today's agricultural society, crop yield is mostly ensured by the excessive use of Pi fertilizers, a costly practice neither eco-friendly or sustainable. Therefore, generating plants with improved P use efficiency (PUE) is of major interest. Among the various strategies employed to date, attempts to engineer genetically modified crops with improved capacity to utilize phytate (PA), the largest soil P form and unfortunately not taken up by plants, remains a key challenge. To meet these challenges, we need a better understanding of the mechanisms regulating Pi sensing, signaling, transport and storage in plants. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on these aspects, which are mainly gained from investigations conducted in Arabidopsis thaliana, and we extended it to those available on an economically important crop, wheat. Strategies to enhance the PA use, through the use of bacterial or fungal phytases and other attempts of reducing seed PA levels, are also discussed. We critically review these data in terms of their potential for use as a technology for genetic manipulation of PUE in wheat, which would be both economically and environmentally beneficial.
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- David Secco
- a Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes , CNRS, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, UM , Montpellier , France
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- a Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes , CNRS, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, UM , Montpellier , France
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- a Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes , CNRS, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, UM , Montpellier , France
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- b Agronomy Division, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- c Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Amélioration des Plantes , Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax , Sfax , Tunisie
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- d Department of Biotechnology, C-127 , National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute , Punjab , India
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- a Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes , CNRS, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, UM , Montpellier , France.,b Agronomy Division, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand.,c Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Amélioration des Plantes , Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax , Sfax , Tunisie
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Liu Z, Gao K, Shan S, Gu R, Wang Z, Craft EJ, Mi G, Yuan L, Chen F. Comparative Analysis of Root Traits and the Associated QTLs for Maize Seedlings Grown in Paper Roll, Hydroponics and Vermiculite Culture System. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:436. [PMID: 28424719 PMCID: PMC5371678 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Root system architecture (RSA) plays an important role in the acquisition of both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from the environment. Currently RSA is rarely considered as criteria for selection to improve nutrient uptake efficiency in crop breeding. Under field conditions roots can be greatly influenced by uncontrolled environment factors. Therefore, it is necessary to develop fast selection methods for evaluating root traits of young seedlings in the lab which can then be related to high nutrient efficiency of adult plants in the field. Here, a maize recombination inbred line (RILs) population was used to compare the genetic relationship between RSA and nitrogen and phosphorous efficiency traits. The phenotypes of eight RSA-related traits were evaluated in young seedlings using three different growth systems (i.e., paper roll, hydroponics and vermiculite), and then subjected to correlation analysis with N efficiency and P efficiency related traits measured under field conditions. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) of RSA were determined and QTL co-localizations across different growth systems were further analyzed. Phenotypic associations were observed for most of RSA traits among all three culture systems. RSA-related traits in hydroponics and vermiculite weakly correlated with Nitrogen (NupE) uptake efficiency (r = 0.17-0.31) and Phosphorus (PupE) uptake efficiency (r = 0.22-0.34). This correlation was not found in the paper roll growth system. A total of 14 QTLs for RSA were identified in paper rolls, 18 in hydroponics, and 14 in vermiculite. Co-localization of QTLs for RSA traits were identified in six chromosome regions of bin 1.04/1.05, 1.06, 2.04/2.05, 3.04, 4.05, and 5.04/5.05. The results suggest the problem of using the phenotype from one growth system to predict those in another growth system. Assessing RSA traits at the seedling stage using either hydroponics or a vermiculite system appears better suited than the paper roll system as an important index to accelerate the selection of high N and P efficient genotypes for maize breeding programs.
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- Zhigang Liu
- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Robert Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARSIthaca, NY, USA
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- *Correspondence: Fanjun Chen
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Bucksch A, Atta-Boateng A, Azihou AF, Battogtokh D, Baumgartner A, Binder BM, Braybrook SA, Chang C, Coneva V, DeWitt TJ, Fletcher AG, Gehan MA, Diaz-Martinez DH, Hong L, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS, Klein LL, Leiboff S, Li M, Lynch JP, Maizel A, Maloof JN, Markelz RJC, Martinez CC, Miller LA, Mio W, Palubicki W, Poorter H, Pradal C, Price CA, Puttonen E, Reese JB, Rellán-Álvarez R, Spalding EP, Sparks EE, Topp CN, Williams JH, Chitwood DH. Morphological Plant Modeling: Unleashing Geometric and Topological Potential within the Plant Sciences. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017. [PMID: 28659934 DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88945-297-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The geometries and topologies of leaves, flowers, roots, shoots, and their arrangements have fascinated plant biologists and mathematicians alike. As such, plant morphology is inherently mathematical in that it describes plant form and architecture with geometrical and topological techniques. Gaining an understanding of how to modify plant morphology, through molecular biology and breeding, aided by a mathematical perspective, is critical to improving agriculture, and the monitoring of ecosystems is vital to modeling a future with fewer natural resources. In this white paper, we begin with an overview in quantifying the form of plants and mathematical models of patterning in plants. We then explore the fundamental challenges that remain unanswered concerning plant morphology, from the barriers preventing the prediction of phenotype from genotype to modeling the movement of leaves in air streams. We end with a discussion concerning the education of plant morphology synthesizing biological and mathematical approaches and ways to facilitate research advances through outreach, cross-disciplinary training, and open science. Unleashing the potential of geometric and topological approaches in the plant sciences promises to transform our understanding of both plants and mathematics.
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- Alexander Bucksch
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, AthensGA, United States
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- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-CalaviCotonou, Benin
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BlacksburgVA, United States
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- Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, WacoTX, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Division of Biology, University of Washington, BothellWA, United States
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. LouisMO, United States
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- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences-Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College StationTX, United States
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics and Bateson Centre, University of SheffieldSheffield, United Kingdom
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. LouisMO, United States
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and Section of Plant Biology, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, IthacaNY, United States
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. LouisMO, United States
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, IthacaNY, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, TallahasseeFL, United States
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University ParkPA, United States
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- Center for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, DavisCA, United States
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, DavisCA, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, BerkeleyCA, United States
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- Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel HillNC, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, TallahasseeFL, United States
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom
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- Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, JülichGermany
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- National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, National Land Survey of FinlandMasala, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, National Land Survey of FinlandMasala, Finland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV)Irapuato, Mexico
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- Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MadisonWI, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, NewarkDE, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, KnoxvilleTN, United States
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Vejchasarn P, Lynch JP, Brown KM. Genetic Variability in Phosphorus Responses of Rice Root Phenotypes. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 9:29. [PMID: 27294384 PMCID: PMC4905936 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-016-0102-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low phosphorus availability is a major factor limiting rice productivity. Since root traits determine phosphorus acquisition efficiency, they are logical selection targets for breeding rice with higher productivity in low phosphorus soils. Before using these traits for breeding, it is necessary to identify genetic variation and to assess the plasticity of each trait in response to the environment. In this study, we measured phenotypic variation and effect of phosphorus deficiency on root architectural, morphological and anatomical traits in 15 rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes. Rice plants were grown with diffusion-limited phosphorus using solid-phase buffered phosphorus to mimic realistic phosphorus availability conditions. RESULTS Shoot dry weight, tiller number, plant height, number of nodal roots and shoot phosphorus content were reduced under low phosphorus availability. Phosphorus deficiency significantly reduced large lateral root density and small and large lateral root length in all genotypes, though the degree of plasticity and relative allocation of root length between the two root classes varied among genotypes. Root hair length and density increased in all genotypes in response to low phosphorus. Nodal root cross-sectional area was significantly less under low phosphorus availability, and reduced cortical area was disproportionately responsible for this decline. Phosphorus deficiency caused a 20 % increase in the percent cortical area converted to aerenchyma. Total stele area and meta-xylem vessel area responses to low phosphorus differed significantly among genotypes. Phosphorus treatment did not significantly affect theoretical water conductance overall, but increased or reduced it in a few genotypes. All genotypes had restricted water conductance at the base of the nodal root compared to other positions along the root axis. CONCLUSIONS There was substantial genetic variation for all root traits investigated. Low phosphorus availability significantly affected most traits, often to an extent that varied with the genotype. With the exception of stele and meta-xylem vessel area, root responses to low phosphorus were in the same direction for all genotypes tested. Therefore, phenotypic evaluations conducted with adequate fertility should be useful for genetic mapping studies and identifying potential sources of trait variation, but these should be confirmed in low-phosphorus environments.
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- Phanchita Vejchasarn
- Department of Plant Science, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- Present address: Ubonratchathani Rice Research Center, Ubon Ratchathani, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Parsons KJ, Concannon M, Navon D, Wang J, Ea I, Groveas K, Campbell C, Albertson RC. Foraging environment determines the genetic architecture and evolutionary potential of trophic morphology in cichlid fishes. Mol Ecol 2016; 25:6012-6023. [PMID: 27516345 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to change their phenotype in response to shifts in the environment. While a central topic in current discussions of evolutionary potential, a comprehensive understanding of the genetic underpinnings of plasticity is lacking in systems undergoing adaptive diversification. Here, we investigate the genetic basis of phenotypic plasticity in a textbook adaptive radiation, Lake Malawi cichlid fishes. Specifically, we crossed two divergent species to generate an F3 hybrid mapping population. At early juvenile stages, hybrid families were split and reared in alternate foraging environments that mimicked benthic/scraping or limnetic/sucking modes of feeding. These alternate treatments produced a variation in morphology that was broadly similar to the major axis of divergence among Malawi cichlids, providing support for the flexible stem theory of adaptive radiation. Next, we found that the genetic architecture of several morphological traits was highly sensitive to the environment. In particular, of 22 significant quantitative trait loci (QTL), only one was shared between the environments. In addition, we identified QTL acting across environments with alternate alleles being differentially sensitive to the environment. Thus, our data suggest that while plasticity is largely determined by loci specific to a given environment, it may also be influenced by loci operating across environments. Finally, our mapping data provide evidence for the evolution of plasticity via genetic assimilation at an important regulatory locus, ptch1. In all, our data address long-standing discussions about the genetic basis and evolution of plasticity. They also underscore the importance of the environment in affecting developmental outcomes, genetic architectures, morphological diversity and evolutionary potential.
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- Kevin J Parsons
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Fundamentals of Science Research Program, Ossining High School, Ossining, NY, 10562, USA
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Le Marié C, Kirchgessner N, Flütsch P, Pfeifer J, Walter A, Hund A. RADIX: rhizoslide platform allowing high throughput digital image analysis of root system expansion. PLANT METHODS 2016; 12:40. [PMID: 27602051 PMCID: PMC5011878 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-016-0140-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phenotyping of genotype-by-environment interactions in the root-zone is of major importance for crop improvement as the spatial distribution of a plant's root system is crucial for a plant to access water and nutrient resources of the soil. However, so far it is unclear to what extent genetic variations in root system responses to spatially varying soil resources can be utilized for breeding applications. Among others, one limiting factor is the absence of phenotyping platforms allowing the analysis of such interactions. RESULTS We developed a system that is able to (a) monitor root and shoot growth synchronously, (b) investigate their dynamic responses and (c) analyse the effect of heterogeneous N distribution to parts of the root system in a split-nutrient setup with a throughput (200 individual maize plants at once) sufficient for mapping of quantitative trait loci or for screens of multiple environmental factors. In a test trial, 24 maize genotypes were grown under split nitrogen conditions and the response of shoot and root growth was investigated. An almost double elongation rate of crown and lateral roots was observed under high N for all genotypes. The intensity of genotype-specific responses varied strongly. For example, elongation of crown roots differed almost two times between the fastest and slowest growing genotype. A stronger selective root placement in the high-N compartment was related to an increased shoot development indicating that early vigour might be related to a more intense foraging behaviour. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, RADIX is the only system currently existing which allows studying the differential response of crown roots to split-nutrient application to quantify foraging behaviour in genome mapping or selection experiments. In doing so, changes in root and shoot development and the connection to plant performance can be investigated.
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- Chantal Le Marié
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Koevoets IT, Venema JH, Elzenga JTM, Testerink C. Roots Withstanding their Environment: Exploiting Root System Architecture Responses to Abiotic Stress to Improve Crop Tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1335. [PMID: 27630659 PMCID: PMC5005332 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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To face future challenges in crop production dictated by global climate changes, breeders and plant researchers collaborate to develop productive crops that are able to withstand a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses. However, crop selection is often focused on shoot performance alone, as observation of root properties is more complex and asks for artificial and extensive phenotyping platforms. In addition, most root research focuses on development, while a direct link to the functionality of plasticity in root development for tolerance is often lacking. In this paper we review the currently known root system architecture (RSA) responses in Arabidopsis and a number of crop species to a range of abiotic stresses, including nutrient limitation, drought, salinity, flooding, and extreme temperatures. For each of these stresses, the key molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the RSA response are highlighted. To explore the relevance for crop selection, we especially review and discuss studies linking root architectural responses to stress tolerance. This will provide a first step toward understanding the relevance of adaptive root development for a plant's response to its environment. We suggest that functional evidence on the role of root plasticity will support breeders in their efforts to include root properties in their current selection pipeline for abiotic stress tolerance, aimed to improve the robustness of crops.
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- Iko T. Koevoets
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Plant Cell Biology, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Genomics Research in Ecology and Evolution in Nature – Plant Physiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of GroningenGroningen, Netherlands
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- Genomics Research in Ecology and Evolution in Nature – Plant Physiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of GroningenGroningen, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Plant Cell Biology, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Sandhu N, Raman KA, Torres RO, Audebert A, Dardou A, Kumar A, Henry A. Rice Root Architectural Plasticity Traits and Genetic Regions for Adaptability to Variable Cultivation and Stress Conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:2562-76. [PMID: 27342311 PMCID: PMC4972292 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Future rice (Oryza sativa) crops will likely experience a range of growth conditions, and root architectural plasticity will be an important characteristic to confer adaptability across variable environments. In this study, the relationship between root architectural plasticity and adaptability (i.e. yield stability) was evaluated in two traditional × improved rice populations (Aus 276 × MTU1010 and Kali Aus × MTU1010). Forty contrasting genotypes were grown in direct-seeded upland and transplanted lowland conditions with drought and drought + rewatered stress treatments in lysimeter and field studies and a low-phosphorus stress treatment in a Rhizoscope study. Relationships among root architectural plasticity for root dry weight, root length density, and percentage lateral roots with yield stability were identified. Selected genotypes that showed high yield stability also showed a high degree of root plasticity in response to both drought and low phosphorus. The two populations varied in the soil depth effect on root architectural plasticity traits, none of which resulted in reduced grain yield. Root architectural plasticity traits were related to 13 (Aus 276 population) and 21 (Kali Aus population) genetic loci, which were contributed by both the traditional donor parents and MTU1010. Three genomic loci were identified as hot spots with multiple root architectural plasticity traits in both populations, and one locus for both root architectural plasticity and grain yield was detected. These results suggest an important role of root architectural plasticity across future rice crop conditions and provide a starting point for marker-assisted selection for plasticity.
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- Nitika Sandhu
- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines (N.S., K.A.R., R.O.T., A.K., A.H.); andCIRAD, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGAP, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (A.A., A.D.)
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Li X, Zeng R, Liao H. Improving crop nutrient efficiency through root architecture modifications. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 58:193-202. [PMID: 26460087 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Improving crop nutrient efficiency becomes an essential consideration for environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture. Plant growth and development is dependent on 17 essential nutrient elements, among them, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the two most important mineral nutrients. Hence it is not surprising that low N and/or low P availability in soils severely constrains crop growth and productivity, and thereby have become high priority targets for improving nutrient efficiency in crops. Root exploration largely determines the ability of plants to acquire mineral nutrients from soils. Therefore, root architecture, the 3-dimensional configuration of the plant's root system in the soil, is of great importance for improving crop nutrient efficiency. Furthermore, the symbiotic associations between host plants and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi/rhizobial bacteria, are additional important strategies to enhance nutrient acquisition. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the current understanding of crop species control of root architecture alterations in response to nutrient availability and root/microbe symbioses, through gene or QTL regulation, which results in enhanced nutrient acquisition.
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- Xinxin Li
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Root Biology Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Root Biology Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Li P, Zhuang Z, Cai H, Cheng S, Soomro AA, Liu Z, Gu R, Mi G, Yuan L, Chen F. Use of genotype-environment interactions to elucidate the pattern of maize root plasticity to nitrogen deficiency. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 58:242-53. [PMID: 26269087 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Maize (Zea mays L.) root morphology exhibits a high degree of phenotypic plasticity to nitrogen (N) deficiency, but the underlying genetic architecture remains to be investigated. Using an advanced BC4 F3 population, we investigated the root growth plasticity under two contrasted N levels and identified the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with QTL-environment (Q × E) interaction effects. Principal components analysis (PCA) on changes of root traits to N deficiency (ΔLN-HN) showed that root length and biomass contributed for 45.8% in the same magnitude and direction on the first PC, while root traits scattered highly on PC2 and PC3. Hierarchical cluster analysis on traits for ΔLN-HN further assigned the BC4 F3 lines into six groups, in which the special phenotypic responses to N deficiency was presented. These results revealed the complicated root plasticity of maize in response to N deficiency that can be caused by genotype-environment (G × E) interactions. Furthermore, QTL mapping using a multi-environment analysis identified 35 QTLs for root traits. Nine of these QTLs exhibited significant Q × E interaction effects. Taken together, our findings contribute to understanding the phenotypic and genotypic pattern of root plasticity to N deficiency, which will be useful for developing maize tolerance cultivars to N deficiency.
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- Pengcheng Li
- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Leading Bio-agricultural Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao, 066000, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interaction, MOE, Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security, College Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Song W, Wang B, Hauck AL, Dong X, Li J, Lai J. Genetic dissection of maize seedling root system architecture traits using an ultra-high density bin-map and a recombinant inbred line population. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 58:266-79. [PMID: 26593310 PMCID: PMC5066741 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Maize (Zea mays) root system architecture (RSA) mediates the key functions of plant anchorage and acquisition of nutrients and water. In this study, a set of 204 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was derived from the widely adapted Chinese hybrid ZD958(Zheng58 × Chang7-2), genotyped by sequencing (GBS) and evaluated as seedlings for 24 RSA related traits divided into primary, seminal and total root classes. Significant differences between the means of the parental phenotypes were detected for 18 traits, and extensive transgressive segregation in the RIL population was observed for all traits. Moderate to strong relationships among the traits were discovered. A total of 62 quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified that individually explained from 1.6% to 11.6% (total root dry weight/total seedling shoot dry weight) of the phenotypic variation. Eighteen, 24 and 20 QTL were identified for primary, seminal and total root classes of traits, respectively. We found hotspots of 5, 3, 4 and 12 QTL in maize chromosome bins 2.06, 3.02-03, 9.02-04, and 9.05-06, respectively, implicating the presence of root gene clusters or pleiotropic effects. These results characterized the phenotypic variation and genetic architecture of seedling RSA in a population derived from a successful maize hybrid.
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- Weibin Song
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center of China, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Gioia T, Galinski A, Lenz H, Müller C, Lentz J, Heinz K, Briese C, Putz A, Fiorani F, Watt M, Schurr U, Nagel KA. GrowScreen-PaGe, a non-invasive, high-throughput phenotyping system based on germination paper to quantify crop phenotypic diversity and plasticity of root traits under varying nutrient supply. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2016; 44:76-93. [PMID: 32480548 DOI: 10.1071/fp16128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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New techniques and approaches have been developed for root phenotyping recently; however, rapid and repeatable non-invasive root phenotyping remains challenging. Here, we present GrowScreen-PaGe, a non-invasive, high-throughput phenotyping system (4 plants min-1) based on flat germination paper. GrowScreen-PaGe allows the acquisition of time series of the developing root systems of 500 plants, thereby enabling to quantify short-term variations in root system. The choice of germination paper was found to be crucial and paper☓root interaction should be considered when comparing data from different studies on germination paper. The system is suitable for phenotyping dicot and monocot plant species. The potential of the system for high-throughput phenotyping was shown by investigating phenotypic diversity of root traits in a collection of 180 rapeseed accessions and of 52 barley genotypes grown under control and nutrient-starved conditions. Most traits showed a large variation linked to both genotype and treatment. In general, root length traits contributed more than shape and branching related traits in separating the genotypes. Overall, results showed that GrowScreen-PaGe will be a powerful resource to investigate root systems and root plasticity of large sets of plants and to explore the molecular and genetic root traits of various species including for crop improvement programs.
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- Tania Gioia
- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biosciences and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Ryan PR, Liao M, Delhaize E, Rebetzke GJ, Weligama C, Spielmeyer W, James RA. Early vigour improves phosphate uptake in wheat. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:7089-100. [PMID: 26320241 PMCID: PMC4765783 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for shoot biomass were identified in wheat grown on a soil high in total phosphorus (P) but low in plant-available P. The two populations screened included recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from Chuan-Mai 18/Vigour 18 and doubled-haploid lines from Kukri/Janz. Glasshouse-grown plants were harvested at the five-leaf stage. Seven QTLs for shoot biomass were identified in the RILs, with the largest on chromosome 7A accounting for 7.4% of the phenotypic variance. RILs from the upper tail had larger embryos than RILs from the lower tail. Tail lines were then grown in non-limiting P and the results indicated that early vigour and the capacity to access P contributed to the initial distribution. The influence of early vigour on P nutrition was examined further with advanced vigour lines (AVLs). The AVLs accumulated more shoot biomass, maintained lower shoot P concentrations, and showed greater P-acquisition efficiency than Vigour 18. Nine QTLs for shoot biomass were identified in the Kukri/Janz population. Two on chromosomes 4B and 4D accounted for 24.8% of the variance. Candidates underlying these QTLs are the Rht genes. We confirmed the influence of these genes using near-isogenic lines with different Rht alleles. The dwarf and semi-dwarf alleles affected shoot and root biomass at high and low P but not the efficiency of P acquisition. We conclude that early vigour contributed to the distributions in both populations. Early vigour can increase plant growth at suboptimal P and some sources can also improve the efficiency of P acquisition.
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- Peter R Ryan
- CSIRO Agriculture, GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture, GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture, GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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