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Abrar M, Zhu Y, Maqsood Ur Rehman M, Batool A, Duan HX, Ashraf U, Aqeel M, Gong XF, Peng YN, Khan W, Wang ZY, Xiong YC. Functionality of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi varies across different growth stages of maize under drought conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 213:108839. [PMID: 38879986 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Physio-biochemical regulations governing crop growth period are pivotal for drought adaptation. Yet, the extent to which functionality of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) varies across different stages of maize growth under drought conditions remains uncertain. Therefore, periodic functionality of two different AM fungi i.e., Rhizophagus irregularis SUN16 and Glomus monosporum WUM11 were assessed at jointing, silking, and pre-harvest stages of maize subjected to different soil moisture gradients i.e., well-watered (80% SMC (soil moisture contents)), moderate drought (60% SMC), and severe drought (40% SMC). The study found that AM fungi significantly (p < 0.05) affected various morpho-physiological and biochemical parameters at different growth stages of maize under drought. As the plants matured, AM fungi enhanced root colonization, glomalin contents, and microbial biomass, leading to increased nutrient uptake and antioxidant activity. This boosted AM fungal activity ultimately improved photosynthetic efficiency, evident in increased photosynthetic pigments and photosynthesis. Notably, R. irregularis and G. monosporum improved water use efficiency and mycorrhizal dependency at critical growth stages like silking and pre-harvest, indicating their potential for drought resilience to stabilize yield. The principal component analysis highlighted distinct plant responses to drought across growth stages and AM fungi, emphasizing the importance of early-stage sensitivity. These findings underscore the potential of incorporating AM fungi into agricultural management practices to enhance physiological and biochemical responses, ultimately improving drought tolerance and yield in dryland maize cultivation.
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- Muhammad Abrar
- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application of Gansu Province, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, 54770, Punjab, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application of Gansu Province, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application of Gansu Province, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application of Gansu Province, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
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Oubohssaine M, Sbabou L, Aurag J. Potential of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Rhodococcus qingshengii LMR356 in mitigating lead stress impact on Sulla spinosissima L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:46002-46022. [PMID: 38980484 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Mining-related lead (Pb) pollution of the soil poses serious hazards to ecosystems and living organisms, including humans. Improved heavy metal phytoremediation efficacy, achieved by using phytostabilizing plants assisted by plant-growth-promoting (PGP) microorganisms, has been presented as an effective strategy for remediating polluted soils. The objective of this research was to examine the response and potential of the plant-growth-promoting bacterium LMR356, a Rhodococcus qingshengii strain isolated from an abandoned mining soil, under lead stress conditions. Compared to non-contaminated culture media, the presence of lead induced a significant decrease in auxin production (from 21.17 to 2.65 μg mL-1) and phosphate solubilization (from 33.60 to 8.22 mg L-1), whereas other PGP traits increased drastically, such as 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase activity (from 38.17 to 71.37 nmol mg-1 h-1 α-ketobutyrate), siderophore production (from 69 to 83%), exopolysaccharide production (from 1952.28 to 3637.72 mg mL-1), biofilm formation, and motility. We, therefore, investigated the behavior of Sulla spinosissima L. in the presence or absence of this strain under a variety of experimental conditions. Under hydroponic conditions, Sulla plants showed endurance to varying lead concentrations (500-1000 μM). Inoculation of plants with Rhodococcus qingshengii strain LMR356 enhanced plant tolerance, as demonstrated by the increase in plant biomass (ranging from 14.41 to 79.12%) compared to non-inoculated Pb-stressed and non-stressed control plants. Antioxidant enzyme activities (increasing by -42.71 to 126.8%) and chlorophyll (383.33%) and carotenoid (613.04%) content were also augmented. In addition to its impact on plant lead tolerance, strain LMR356 showed a growth-promoting effect on Sulla plants when cultivated in sterilized non-contaminated sand. Parameters such as plant biomass (16.57%), chlorophyll (24.14%), and carotenoid (30%) contents, as well as ascorbate peroxidase (APX), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) activities, were all elevated compared to non-inoculated plants. Furthermore, when the same plant species was cultivated in highly polluted soil, inoculation increased plant biomass and improved its physiological properties. These findings demonstrate that LMR356 is a phytobeneficial bacterial strain capable of enhancing Sulla growth under normal conditions and improving its heavy metal tolerance in multi-polluted soils. Thus, it can be considered a promising biofertilizer candidate for growing Sulla spinosissima L. or other selected plants intended for application in restoration and stabilization initiatives aimed at reviving and safeguarding environmentally compromised and polluted soils after mining activities.
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- Malika Oubohssaine
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team, Center of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, 10000, Rabat, Morocco.
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team, Center of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, 10000, Rabat, Morocco
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team, Center of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, 10000, Rabat, Morocco
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Batool A, Li SS, Yue DX, Ullah F, Zhao L, Cheng ZG, Wang C, Duan HX, Lv GC, Haq ZU, Ahmed K, Gui YW, Zhu L, Xiao YL, Xiong YC. Root-to-shoot signaling positively mediates source-sink relation in late growth stages in diploid and tetraploid wheat. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:492. [PMID: 38831289 PMCID: PMC11145845 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05046-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Non-hydraulic root source signaling (nHRS) is a unique positive response to soil drying in the regulation of plant growth and development. However, it is unclear how the nHRS mediates the tradeoff between source and sink at the late growth stages and its adaptive mechanisms in primitive wheat. To address this issue, a root-splitting design was made by inserting solid partition in the middle of the pot culture to induce the occurrence of nHRS using four wheat cultivars (MO1 and MO4, diploid; DM22 and DM31, tetraploid) as materials. Three water treatments were designed as 1) both halves watered (CK), 2) holistic root system watered then droughted (FS), 3) one-half of the root system watered and half droughted (PS). FS and PS were designed to compare the role of the full root system and split root system to induce nHRS. Leaves samples were collected during booting and anthesis to compare the role of nHRS at both growth stages. The data indicated that under PS treatment, ABA concentration was significantly higher than FS and CK, demonstrating the induction of nHRS in split root design and nHRS decreased cytokinin (ZR) levels, particularly in the PS treatment. Soluble sugar and proline accumulation were higher in the anthesis stage as compared to the booting stage. POD activity was higher at anthesis, while CAT was higher at the booting stage. Increased ABA (nHRS) correlated with source-sink relationships and metabolic rate (i.e., leaf) connecting other stress signals. Biomass density showed superior resource acquisition and utilization capabilities in both FS and PS treatment as compared to CK in all plants. Our findings indicate that nHRS-induced alterations in phytohormones and their effect on source-sink relations were allied with the growth stages in primitive wheat.
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- Asfa Batool
- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China.
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- College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Khan W, Zhu Y, Khan A, Zhao L, Yang YM, Wang N, Hao M, Ma Y, Nepal J, Ullah F, Rehman MMU, Abrar M, Xiong YC. Above-and below-ground feedback loop of maize is jointly enhanced by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in drier soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170417. [PMID: 38280611 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Drought is a potent abiotic stressor that arrests crop growth, significantly affecting crop health and yields. The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can offer to protect plants from stressful environments through improving water, and nutrient use efficiency by strengthening plant root structure and harnessing favorable rhizosphere environments. When Acaulospora laevis (AMF) and Bacillus subtilus (PGPR) are introduced in combination, enhanced root growth and beneficial microbial colonization can mitigate drought stress. To assess this potential, a pot experiment was done with maize (Zea mays L.) to explore the effects of A. laevis and B. subtilus under different water levels (well-watered = 80 %; moderate water stress = 55 %; and severe water stress = 35 %) on maize yield, soil microbial activities, nutrients contents, root, and leaf functioning. Plants exposed to severe drought stress hampered their root and leaf functioning, and reduced grain yield compared with control plants. Combined use of AMF and PGPR increased root colonization (104.6 %-113.2 %) and microbial biomass carbon (36.38 %-40.23 %) under moderate to severe drought conditions over control. Higher root colonization was strongly linked with elevated ACC (aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) production, subsequently enhancing water use efficiency (21.62 %-12.77 %), root hydraulic conductivity (1.9 %-1.4 %) and root nutrient uptake under moderate to severe drought conditions. Enhanced nutrient uptake further promoted leaf photosynthetic rate by 27.3 %-29.8 % under moderate and severe drought stress. Improving leaf and root physiological functioning enhanced maize grain yield under stressful environments. Furthermore, co-inoculation with AMF-PGPR reduced cellular damage by lowering oxidative enzyme levels and increasing antioxidative enzyme activities, improving plant performance and grain yield under stressful environments. Conclusively, the synergistic interaction of AMF with PGPR ensured plant stress tolerance by reducing cellular injury, facilitating root-leaf functioning, enhancing nutrient-water-use-efficiencies, and increasing yield under drought stress.
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- Wasim Khan
- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Exploitation and Application, Institute of Biology, Gansu Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- Department of Soil, Water & Ecosystem Sciences, Indian River Research Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences/College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
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Guo S, Wei X, Ma B, Ma Y, Yu Z, Li P. Foliar application of strigolactones improves the desiccation tolerance, grain yield and water use efficiency in dryland wheat through modulation of non-hydraulic root signals and antioxidant defense. STRESS BIOLOGY 2023; 3:54. [PMID: 38055155 DOI: 10.1007/s44154-023-00127-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Non-hydraulic root signals (nHRS) are affirmed as a unique positive response to soil drying, and play a crucial role in regulating water use efficiency and yield formation in dryland wheat production. Strigolactones (SLs) can enhance plant drought adaptability. However, the question of whether strigolactones enhance grain yield and water use efficiency by regulating nHRS and antioxidant defense systems in dryland wheat remains unanswered. In this study, pot experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of strigolactones on nHRS, antioxidant defense system, and grain yield and water use efficiency in dryland wheat. The results showed that external application of SLs increased drought-induced abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation and activated an earlier trigger of nHRS at 73.4% field capacity (FC), compared to 68.5% FC in the control group (CK). This phenomenon was mechanically associated with the physiological mediation of SLs. The application of SLs significantly enhanced the activities of leaf antioxidant enzymes, reduced ROS production, and mitigated oxidative damage to lipid membrane. Additionally, root biomass, root length density, and root to shoot ratio were increased under strigolactone treatment. Furthermore, exogenous application of SLs significantly increased grain yield by 34.9% under moderate drought stress. Water use efficiency was also increased by 21.5% and 33.3% under moderate and severe drought conditions respectively, compared to the control group (CK). The results suggested that the application of strigolactones triggered earlier drought-sensing mechanism and improved the antioxidant defense ability, thus enhancing grain yield and water use efficiency in dryland wheat production.
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- Sha Guo
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre (ORDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A0C6, Canada
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- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China.
- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, 712000, Yangling, China.
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Kong H, Meng X, Akram NA, Zhu F, Hu J, Zhang Z. Seed Priming with Fullerol Improves Seed Germination, Seedling Growth and Antioxidant Enzyme System of Two Winter Wheat Cultivars under Drought Stress. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1417. [PMID: 36987105 PMCID: PMC10052877 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The application of carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNMs) in plant science and agriculture is a very recent development. Many studies have been conducted to understand the interactions between CBNMs and plant responses, but how fullerol regulates wheat subjected to drought stress is still unclear. In this study, seeds of two wheat cultivars (CW131 and BM1) were pre-treated with different concentrations of fullerol to investigate seed germination and drought tolerance. Our results indicate that the application of fullerol at certain concentrations (25-200 mg L-1) significantly promoted seed germination in two wheat cultivars under drought stress; the most significant effective concentration was 50 mg L-1, which increased the final germination percentage by 13.7% and 9.7% compared to drought stress alone, respectively. Wheat plants exposed to drought stress induced a significant decrease in plant height and root growth, while reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents increased significantly. Interestingly, wheat seedlings of both cultivars grown from 50 and 100 mg L-1 fullerol-treated seeds were promoted in seedling growth under water stress, which was associated with lower ROS and MDA contents, as well as higher antioxidant enzyme activities. In addition, modern cultivars (CW131) had better drought adaptation than old cultivars (BM1) did, while the effect of fullerol on wheat had no significant difference between the two cultivars. The study demonstrated the possibility of improving seed germination, seedling growth and antioxidant enzyme activities by using appropriate concentrations of fullerol under drought stress. The results are significant for understanding the application of fullerol in agriculture under stressful conditions.
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- Haiyan Kong
- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Miranda V, Silva-Castro GA, Ruiz-Lozano JM, Fracchia S, García-Romera I. Fungal Endophytes Enhance Wheat and Tomato Drought Tolerance in Terms of Plant Growth and Biochemical Parameters. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9030384. [PMID: 36983552 PMCID: PMC10051184 DOI: 10.3390/jof9030384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Drought is a major threat to plant growth in many parts of the world. During periods of drought, multiple aspects of plant physiology are negatively affected. For instance, water shortages induce osmotic imbalance, inhibit photosynthesis, decrease nutrient uptake, and increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this context, it is necessary to develop sustainable strategies for crops that would help mitigate these conditions. In previous studies, endophytic Zopfiella erostrata strains were found to extensively colonize plant roots, forming a profuse melanized mycelium in the rhizosphere, which could be involved in improving water uptake and nutrient mineralization in plants. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of different strains of Z. erostrata on stress mitigation in wheat and tomato plants grown under water deficit conditions. General plant growth variables, as well as physiological and biochemical parameters, related to oxidative status were determined. Our data demonstrate that inoculation with both Zopfiella strains had a very significant effect on plant growth, even under water deficit conditions. However, we observed an even more pronounced impact, depending on the plant and strain involved, suggesting a certain degree of plant/strain compatibility. The biochemical aspects, the accumulation of proline, the oxidative damage to lipids, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes varied considerably depending on the endophyte and the plant evaluated.
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- Victoria Miranda
- Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja (CRILAR-CONICET, Provincia de La Rioja, UNLAR, SEGEMAR, UNCa), Entre Ríos y Mendoza s/n, Anillaco La Rioja 5301, Argentina
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Prof. Albareda 1 Apdo. 419, E-18008 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Prof. Albareda 1 Apdo. 419, E-18008 Granada, Spain
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- The Mycology Laboratory, PROPLAME-PRHIDEB-CONICET, Department of Biodiversity and Experimental Biology, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1053, Argentina
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Prof. Albareda 1 Apdo. 419, E-18008 Granada, Spain
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Li H, Li L, Liu N, Liu Z, Lu Y, Shao L. Balanced below- and above-ground growth improved yield and water productivity by cultivar renewal for winter wheat. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1022023. [PMID: 36388545 PMCID: PMC9659963 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1022023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Breeding cultivars that can maintain high production and water productivity (WP) under various growing conditions would be important for mitigating freshwater shortage problems. Experiments were carried out to assess the changes in yield and WP of different cultivars by breeding and traits related to the changes using tubes with 1.05 m depth and 19.2 cm inner diameter buried in the field located in the North China Plain. Six winter wheat cultivars released from the 1970s to 2010s were assessed under three water levels for three seasons. The results indicated that yield was on average improved by 19.9% and WP by 21.5% under the three water levels for the three seasons for the cultivar released in the 2010s as compared with that released in the 1970s. The performance of the six cultivars was relatively stable across the experimental duration. The improvement in yield was mainly attributed to the maintenance of higher photosynthetic capacity during the reproductive growth stage and greater above-ground biomass accumulation. These improvements were larger under wet conditions than that under dry conditions, indicating that the yield potential was increased by cultivar renewal. Traits related to yield and WP improvements included the increased harvest index and reduced root: shoot ratio. New cultivars reduced the redundancy in root proliferation in the topsoil layer, which did not compromise the efficient utilization of soil moisture but reduced the metabolic input in root growth. Balanced above- and below-ground growth resulted in a significant improvement in root efficiency at grain yield level up to 40% from the cultivars released in the 1970s to those recently released. The results from this study indicated that the improved efficiency in both the above- and below-parts played important roles in enhancing crop production and resource use efficiency.
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- Haotian Li
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, The Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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Wan C, Dang P, Gao L, Wang J, Tao J, Qin X, Feng B, Gao J. How Does the Environment Affect Wheat Yield and Protein Content Response to Drought? A Meta-Analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:896985. [PMID: 35845696 PMCID: PMC9280411 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.896985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most significant cereal crops grown in the semi-arid and temperate regions of the world, but few studies comprehensively explore how the environment affects wheat yield and protein content response to drought by means of meta-analysis. Therefore, we collected data about grain yield (GY), grain protein yield (GPY), grain protein content (GPC), and grain nitrogen content (GNC), and conducted a meta-analysis on 48 previously published data sets that originate from 15 countries. Our results showed that drought significantly decreased GY and GPY by 57.32 and 46.04%, but significantly increased GPC and GNC by 9.38 and 9.27%, respectively. The responses of wheat GY and GNC to drought were mainly related to the drought type, while the GPY was mainly related to the precipitation. The yield reduction due to continuous drought stress (CD, 83.60%) was significantly greater than that of terminal drought stress (TD, 26.43%). The relationship between the precipitation and GPY increased in accordance with linear functions, and this negative drought effect was completely eliminated when the precipitation was more than 513 mm. Sandy soils and high nitrogen application level significantly mitigated the negative effects of drought, but was not the main factor affecting the drought response of wheat. Compared with spring wheat, the drought resistance effect of winter wheat was more obvious. Evaluation of these models can improve our quantitative understanding of drought on wheat yield and food security, minimizing the negative impact of drought on crop production.
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Li PF, Ma BL, Guo S, Ding TT, Xiong YC. Bottom-up redistribution of biomass optimizes energy allocation, water use and yield formation in dryland wheat improvement. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:3336-3349. [PMID: 34820841 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Modern wheat cultivars have been developed having distinct advantages in many aspects under drought stress, such as plasticity in biomass allocation and root system architecture. A better understanding of the biomass allocation mechanisms that enable modern wheat to achieve higher yields and yield-based water use efficiency (WUEg ) is essential for implementing best management strategies and identifying phenotypic traits for cultivar improvement. We systematically investigated the biomass allocation, morphological and physiological characteristics of three ploidy wheat genotypes under 80% and 50% field water-holding capacity (FC) conditions. Some crucial traits were also assessed in a complementary field experiment. RESULTS The diploid and tetraploid genotypes were found to allocate more biomass to the root system, especially roots in the topsoil under drought stress. Our data illustrated that lower WUEg and yield of these old genotypes were due to excessive investment in the root system, which was associated with severely restricted canopy development. Modern hexaploid genotypes were found to allocate smaller biomass to roots and larger biomass to shoots. This not only ensured the necessary water uptake, but also allowed the plant to distribute more assimilates and limited water to the shoots. Therefore, the hexaploid genotypes have evolved a stable plant canopy structure to optimize WUEg and grain yield. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that the biomass shift from below ground to above ground or a more balanced root:shoot ratio tended to optimize water use and yield of the modern cultivars. This discovery provides potential guidance for future dryland wheat breeding and sustainable management strategies. © 2021 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
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- Pu-Fang Li
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
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- Ottawa Research and development Centre (ORDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Duan HX, Luo CL, Zhu SY, Wang W, Naseer M, Xiong YC. Density- and moisture-dependent effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on drought acclimation in wheat. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2021; 31:e02444. [PMID: 34448278 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) is widely viewed as an ecosystem engineer to help plants adapt to adverse environments. However, a majority of the previous studies regarding AMF's eco-physiological effects are mutually inconsistent. To clarify this fundamental issue, we conducted an experiment focused on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants with or without AMF (Funneliformis mosseae) inoculation. Two water regimes (80% and 40% field water capacity, FWC80 (CK) and FWC40 (drought stress) and four planting densities (6 or 12 plants per pot as low densities, 24 or 48 plants per pot as high densities) were designed. AMF inoculation did not show significant effects on shoot biomass, grain yield, and water use efficiency (WUE) under the low densities, regardless of water regimes. However, under the high densities, AMF inoculation significantly decreased shoot biomass, grain yield and WUE in FWC80, while it significantly increased these parameters in FWC40, showing density and/or moisture-dependent effects of AMF on wheat performance. In FWC40, the relationships between reproductive biomass (y-axis) vs. vegetative biomass (x-axis) (R-V), and between grain biomass (y-axis, sink) vs. leaf biomass (x-axis, source) fell into a typical allometric pattern (α > 1, P < 0.001), and the AMF inoculation significantly increased the values of α. Yet in FWC80, they were in an isometric pattern (α ≈ 1, P < 0.001) and AMF addition had no significant effects on α. Similarly, AMF did not significantly change the isometric relationship between leaf biomass (i.e., metabolic rate) and shoot biomass (body size) in FWC80, while it significantly decreased the α of allometric relationship between both of them in FWC40 (α > 1, P < 0.001). We therefore, sketched a generalized model of R-V and sink-source relationships as affected by AMF, in which AMF inoculation might enhance the capabilities of sink acquisition and utilization under drought stress, while having no significant effect under the well watered conditions. Our findings demonstrate dual density- and moisture-dependent effects of AMF on plant development and provide new insights into current ecological applications of AMF as an ecosystem engineer.
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- Hai-Xia Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Ramazan S, Qazi HA, Dar ZA, John R. Low temperature elicits differential biochemical and antioxidant responses in maize ( Zea mays) genotypes with different susceptibility to low temperature stress. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:1395-1412. [PMID: 34177153 PMCID: PMC8212306 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-01020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED Maize, a C4 sub-tropical crop, possesses higher temperature optima as compared to the C3 plants. Low temperature (LT) stress confines the growth and productivity of maize. In this context, two maize genotypes, LT tolerant Gurez local and LT susceptible Gujarat-Maize-6 (G-M-6) were analysed in present study for various osmolytes and gene expression of antioxidant enzymes including Ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) besides trehalose biosynthetic pathways. With the progressive LT treatment, Gurez local showed lesser accumulation of stress markers like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde, a significant increase in osmoprotectants like free proline, total protein, total soluble sugars, trehalose, total phenolics and glycine betaine, and a significant reduction in the plant pigments as compared to the G-M-6. Additionally, Gurez local was found to possess a well-established antioxidant defense system as revealed from the elevated transcripts and enzyme activities of various enzymes of AsA-GSH pathway. Higher gene expression and enzyme activities were exhibited by superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase besides the gene expression of trehalose biosynthetic pathway enzymes. Moreover, through principal component analyses, a positive correlation of all analysed parameters with the LT tolerance was noticed in Gurez local alone demarcating the genotypes on the basis of their extent of LT tolerance. Overall, the present study forms the basis for unravelling of LT tolerance mechanisms and improvement in the performance of the temperate maize. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-01020-3.
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- Salika Ramazan
- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190 006 Kashmir India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190 006 Kashmir India
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- Dryland Agriculture Research Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKAUST), Srinagar, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190 006 Kashmir India
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Gui Y, Sheteiwy MS, Zhu S, Zhu L, Batool A, Jia T, Xiong Y. Differentiate responses of tetraploid and hexaploid wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) to moderate and severe drought stress: a cue of wheat domestication. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2021; 16:1839710. [PMID: 33126814 PMCID: PMC7781840 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1839710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Differentiate mechanism of wheat species in response to contrasting drought stress gradients implies a cue of its long-term domestication. In the present study, three water regimes including well-watered control (WW, 80% field water capacity (FC)), moderate drought stress (MS, 50% FC,) and severe drought stress (SS, 30% FC) were designed to reveal different responses of eight wheat species (four tetraploid and four hexaploid) representing different breeding decades and genetic origins to drought stresses. The data indicated that 50% FC and 30% FC fell into the soil moisture threshold range of non-hydraulic and hydraulic root signal occurrence, respectively. In general, grain yield, grain number/spike weight per plant, aboveground biomass, harvest index (HI) and water use efficiency (WUE) were significantly higher in hexaploid species than those of tetraploid species under drought stress (P < .05). Particularly, non-hydraulic root signal was triggered and continuously operated under 50% FC, while hydraulic root signal was observed under 30% FC, respectively. Under 80% FC, the allometric exponent (ɑ) of Maboveground vs Mroot decreased from tetraploid to hexaploid (both were of <1), indicating that during the domestication, the hexaploid species allocated less biomass to root system. For the relationship of Mear vs Mvegetative, the ɑ value was significantly greater in the hexaploid species, showing that hexaploid wheat distributed more biomass to ear than tetraploid to improve yield. Under 50% FC, this trend was enhanced. However, under 30% FC, there was no significant difference in the ɑ value between two species. Additionally, correlation analyses on yield formation affirmed the above results. Therefore, drought tolerance tended to be enhanced in hexaploid species under the pressure of artificial selection than that of tetraploid species. When drought stress exceeded a certain threshold, both species would be negatively seriously affected and followed a similar mechanism for better survival.
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- Yanwen Gui
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Dubois M, Inzé D. Plant growth under suboptimal water conditions: early responses and methods to study them. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1706-1722. [PMID: 31967643 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Drought stress forms a major environmental constraint during the life cycle of plants, often decreasing plant yield and in extreme cases threatening survival. The molecular and physiological responses induced by drought have been the topic of extensive research during the past decades. Because soil-based approaches to studying drought responses are often challenging due to low throughput and insufficient control of the conditions, osmotic stress assays in plates were developed to mimic drought. Addition of compounds such as polyethylene glycol, mannitol, sorbitol, or NaCl to controlled growth media has become increasingly popular since it offers the advantage of accurate control of stress level and onset. These osmotic stress assays enabled the discovery of very early stress responses, occurring within seconds or minutes following osmotic stress exposure. In this review, we construct a detailed timeline of early responses to osmotic stress, with a focus on how they initiate plant growth arrest. We further discuss the specific responses triggered by different types and severities of osmotic stress. Finally, we compare short-term plant responses under osmotic stress versus in-soil drought and discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and future of these plate-based proxies for drought.
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- Marieke Dubois
- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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Bahadur A, Batool A, Nasir F, Jiang S, Mingsen Q, Zhang Q, Pan J, Liu Y, Feng H. Mechanistic Insights into Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4199. [PMID: 31461957 PMCID: PMC6747277 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20174199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic interaction with 80% of known land plants. It has a pronounced impact on plant growth, water absorption, mineral nutrition, and protection from abiotic stresses. Plants are very dynamic systems having great adaptability under continuously changing drying conditions. In this regard, the function of AMF as a biological tool for improving plant drought stress tolerance and phenotypic plasticity, in terms of establishing mutualistic associations, seems an innovative approach towards sustainable agriculture. However, a better understanding of these complex interconnected signaling pathways and AMF-mediated mechanisms that regulate the drought tolerance in plants will enhance its potential application as an innovative approach in environmentally friendly agriculture. This paper reviews the underlying mechanisms that are confidently linked with plant-AMF interaction in alleviating drought stress, constructing emphasis on phytohormones and signaling molecules and their interaction with biochemical, and physiological processes to maintain the homeostasis of nutrient and water cycling and plant growth performance. Likewise, the paper will analyze how the AMF symbiosis helps the plant to overcome the deleterious effects of stress is also evaluated. Finally, we review how interactions between various signaling mechanisms governed by AMF symbiosis modulate different physiological responses to improve drought tolerance. Understanding the AMF-mediated mechanisms that are important for regulating the establishment of the mycorrhizal association and the plant protective responses towards unfavorable conditions will open new approaches to exploit AMF as a bioprotective tool against drought.
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- Ali Bahadur
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptation, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Lv GC, Cheng ZG, Li FM, Akram NA, Xiong YC. Comparative response to drought in primitive and modern wheat: a cue on domestication. PLANTA 2019; 250:629-642. [PMID: 31139926 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03188-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Primitive wheat follows an opposite metabolic law from modern wheat with regard to leaf biomass/reproductive growth vs above-ground biomass that is under the regulation of non-hydraulic root signals and that influences resource acquisition and utilization. Non-hydraulic root signals (nHRS) are so far affirmed as a unique positive response to drying soil in wheat, and may imply huge differences in energy metabolism and source-sink relationships between primitive and modern wheat species. Using a pot-culture split-root technique to induce nHRS, four primitive wheat genotypes (two diploids and two tetraploids) and four modern wheat ones (released from different breeding decades) were compared to address the above issue. The nHRS was continuously induced in drying soil, ensuring the operation of energy metabolism under the influence of nHRS. We found that primitive wheat followed an opposite size-dependent allometric pattern (logy = αlogx + logβ) in comparison with modern wheat. The relationships between ear biomass (y-axis) vs above-ground biomass (x-axis), and between reproductive biomass (y-axis) and vegetative (x-axis) biomass fell into a typical allometric pattern in primitive wheat (α > 1), and the nHRS significantly increased α (P < 0.01). However, in modern wheat, they turned to be in an isometric pattern (α ≈ 1). Regardless of nHRS, either leaf (i.e., metabolic rate) or stem biomass generally exhibited an isometric relationship with above-ground biomass in primitive wheat (α ≈ 1), while in modern wheat they fell into an allometric pattern (α > 1). Allometric scaling of specific leaf area (SLA) or biomass density showed superior capabilities of resource acquisition and utilization in modern wheat over primitive ones. We therefore proposed a generalized model to reveal how modern wheat possesses the pronounced population yield advantage over primitive wheat, and its implications on wheat domestication.
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- Guang-Chao Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Batool A, Cheng ZG, Akram NA, Lv GC, Xiong JL, Zhu Y, Ashraf M, Xiong YC. Partial and full root-zone drought stresses account for differentiate root-sourced signal and yield formation in primitive wheat. PLANT METHODS 2019; 15:75. [PMID: 31338115 PMCID: PMC6624928 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-019-0461-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Partial and full root-zone drought stresses are two widely used methods to induce soil drying in plant container-culture experiments. Two methods might lead to different observational results in plant water relation, such as non-hydraulic root-sourced signal (nHRS). We compared partial and full stress methods to induce nHRS in two diploids (MO1 and MO4) and two tetraploids (DM 22 and DM 31) wheat varieties under pot-culture conditions. Partial root-zone stress (PS) was performed using split-root alternative water supply method (one half wetting and the other drying) to induce the continuous operation of nHRS, and full root-zone stress (FS) was exposed to whole soil block to induce periodic operation of nHRS since jointing stage. RESULTS We tested the two drought methods whether it influenced the nHRS mediated signalling and yield formation in primitive wheat species. Results showed that partial root-zone stress caused more increase in abscisic acid (ABA) production and decline in stomatal closure than full root-zone stress method. The incline in ABA was closely related to triggering reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and reducing cytokinin synthesis which, thereby, led to crosstalk with other signalling molecules. Furthermore, PS up-regulated the antioxidant defense system and proline content. Water use efficiency and harvest index was significantly increased in PS, suggesting that PS was more likely to simulate the occurrence of nHRS by increasing the adaptive strategies of plants and closer to natural status of soil drying than FS. CONCLUSION These findings lead us to conclude that partial root-zone stress method is more feasible method to induce nHRS which has great capacity to reduce water consumption and enhance plant adaptation to constantly changing environment. These observations also suggest that different root-zone planting methods can be considered to improve the plant phenotypic plasticity and tolerance in water-limited rainfed environments.
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- Asfa Batool
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
- Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100 Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 China
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