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Minorsky PV. The "plant neurobiology" revolution. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2024; 19:2345413. [PMID: 38709727 PMCID: PMC11085955 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2024.2345413] [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: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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The 21st-century "plant neurobiology" movement is an amalgam of scholars interested in how "neural processes", broadly defined, lead to changes in plant behavior. Integral to the movement (now called plant behavioral biology) is a triad of historically marginalized subdisciplines, namely plant ethology, whole plant electrophysiology and plant comparative psychology, that set plant neurobiology apart from the mainstream. A central tenet held by these "triad disciplines" is that plants are exquisitely sensitive to environmental perturbations and that destructive experimental manipulations rapidly and profoundly affect plant function. Since destructive measurements have been the norm in plant physiology, much of our "textbook knowledge" concerning plant physiology is unrelated to normal plant function. As such, scientists in the triad disciplines favor a more natural and holistic approach toward understanding plant function. By examining the history, philosophy, sociology and psychology of the triad disciplines, this paper refutes in eight ways the criticism that plant neurobiology presents nothing new, and that the topics of plant neurobiology fall squarely under the purview of mainstream plant physiology. It is argued that although the triad disciplines and mainstream plant physiology share the common goal of understanding plant function, they are distinct in having their own intellectual histories and epistemologies.
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- Peter V. Minorsky
- Department of Natural Sciences, Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA
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Ruszczyńska M, Sytykiewicz H. New Insights into Involvement of Low Molecular Weight Proteins in Complex Defense Mechanisms in Higher Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8531. [PMID: 39126099 PMCID: PMC11313046 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158531] [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: 07/12/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Dynamic climate changes pose a significant challenge for plants to cope with numerous abiotic and biotic stressors of increasing intensity. Plants have evolved a variety of biochemical and molecular defense mechanisms involved in overcoming stressful conditions. Under environmental stress, plants generate elevated amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and, subsequently, modulate the activity of the antioxidative enzymes. In addition, an increase in the biosynthesis of important plant compounds such as anthocyanins, lignin, isoflavonoids, as well as a wide range of low molecular weight stress-related proteins (e.g., dehydrins, cyclotides, heat shock proteins and pathogenesis-related proteins), was evidenced. The induced expression of these proteins improves the survival rate of plants under unfavorable environmental stimuli and enhances their adaptation to sequentially interacting stressors. Importantly, the plant defense proteins may also have potential for use in medical applications and agriculture (e.g., biopesticides). Therefore, it is important to gain a more thorough understanding of the complex biological functions of the plant defense proteins. It will help to devise new cultivation strategies, including the development of genotypes characterized by better adaptations to adverse environmental conditions. The review presents the latest research findings on selected plant defense proteins.
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Siedlce, 14 Prusa St., 08-110 Siedlce, Poland;
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Yuan H, Sun S, Hu H, Wang Y. Light-emitting probes for in situ sensing of plant information. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024:S1360-1385(24)00154-7. [PMID: 39068067 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Monitoring plant physiological information for gaining a comprehensive understanding of plant growth and stress responses contributes to safeguarding plant health. Light-emitting probes - in terms of small-molecule, nanomaterials-based, and genetically protein-based probes - can be introduced into plants through foliar and root treatment or genetic transformation. These probes offer exciting opportunities for sensitive and in situ monitoring of dynamic plant chemical information - for example, reactive oxygen species (ROS), calcium ions, phytohormones - with spatiotemporal resolution. In this review we explore the sensing mechanisms of these light-emitting probes and their applications in monitoring various chemical information in plants in situ. These probes can be used as part of a sentinel plant approach to provide stress warning in the field or to explore plant signaling pathways.
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- Hao Yuan
- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Innovation Platform of Micro/Nano Technology for Biosensing, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215, PR China.
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Perdomo SA, Valencia DP, Velez GE, Jaramillo-Botero A. Advancing abiotic stress monitoring in plants with a wearable non-destructive real-time salicylic acid laser-induced-graphene sensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 255:116261. [PMID: 38565026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Drought and salinity stresses present significant challenges that exert a severe impact on crop productivity worldwide. Understanding the dynamics of salicylic acid (SA), a vital phytohormone involved in stress response, can provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of plant adaptation to cope with these challenging conditions. This paper describes and tests a sensor system that enables real-time and non-invasive monitoring of SA content in avocado plants exposed to drought and salinity. By using a reverse iontophoretic system in conjunction with a laser-induced graphene electrode, we demonstrated a sensor with high sensitivity (82.3 nA/[μmol L-1⋅cm-2]), low limit of detection (LOD, 8.2 μmol L-1), and fast sampling response (20 s). Significant differences were observed between the dynamics of SA accumulation in response to drought versus those of salt stress. SA response under drought stress conditions proved to be faster and more intense than under salt stress conditions. These different patterns shed light on the specific adaptive strategies that avocado plants employ to cope with different types of environmental stressors. A notable advantage of the proposed technology is the minimal interference with other plant metabolites, which allows for precise SA detection independent of any interfering factors. In addition, the system features a short extraction time that enables an efficient and rapid analysis of SA content.
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- Sammy A Perdomo
- Omicas Alliance. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, 760031, Colombia
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- Omicas Alliance. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, 760031, Colombia; Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, United States.
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Gao YY, He J, Li XH, Li JH, Wu H, Wen T, Li J, Hao GF, Yoon J. Fluorescent chemosensors facilitate the visualization of plant health and their living environment in sustainable agriculture. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:6992-7090. [PMID: 38841828 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00504f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Globally, 91% of plant production encounters diverse environmental stresses that adversely affect their growth, leading to severe yield losses of 50-60%. In this case, monitoring the connection between the environment and plant health can balance population demands with environmental protection and resource distribution. Fluorescent chemosensors have shown great progress in monitoring the health and environment of plants due to their high sensitivity and biocompatibility. However, to date, no comprehensive analysis and systematic summary of fluorescent chemosensors used in monitoring the correlation between plant health and their environment have been reported. Thus, herein, we summarize the current fluorescent chemosensors ranging from their design strategies to applications in monitoring plant-environment interaction processes. First, we highlight the types of fluorescent chemosensors with design strategies to resolve the bottlenecks encountered in monitoring the health and living environment of plants. In addition, the applications of fluorescent small-molecule, nano and supramolecular chemosensors in the visualization of the health and living environment of plants are discussed. Finally, the major challenges and perspectives in this field are presented. This work will provide guidance for the design of efficient fluorescent chemosensors to monitor plant health, and then promote sustainable agricultural development.
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- Yang-Yang Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea.
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Wang X, Qi H, Shao Y, Zhao M, Chen H, Chen Y, Ying Y, Wang Y. Extrusion Printing of Surface-Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework Inks for a High-Performance Wearable Volatile Organic Compound Sensor. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400207. [PMID: 38655847 PMCID: PMC11220709 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Wearable sensors hold immense potential for real-time and non-destructive sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), requiring both efficient sensing performance and robust mechanical properties. However, conventional colorimetric sensor arrays, acting as artificial olfactory systems for highly selective VOC profiling, often fail to meet these requirements simultaneously. Here, a high-performance wearable sensor array for VOC visual detection is proposed by extrusion printing of hybrid inks containing surface-functionalized sensing materials. Surface-modified hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) improves the humidity resistance and VOC sensitivity of PDMS-coated dye/metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) composites. It also enhances their dispersion within liquid PDMS matrix, thereby promoting the hybrid liquid as high-quality extrusion-printing inks. The inks enable direct and precise printing on diverse substrates, forming a uniform and high particle-loading (70 wt%) film. The printed film on a flexible PDMS substrate demonstrates satisfactory flexibility and stretchability while retaining excellent sensing performance from dye/MOFs@PDMS particles. Further, the printed sensor array exhibits enhanced sensitivity to sub-ppm VOC levels, remarkable resistance to high relative humidity (RH) of 90%, and the differentiation ability for eight distinct VOCs. Finally, the wearable sensor proves practical by in situ monitoring of wheat scab-related VOC biomarkers. This study presents a versatile strategy for designing effective wearable gas sensors with widespread applications.
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- Xiao Wang
- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice BiologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice BiologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
- ZJU‐Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterHangzhou310058P. R. China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food ScienceZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou310058P. R. China
- ZJU‐Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterHangzhou310058P. R. China
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Collins ASP, Kurt H, Duggan C, Cotur Y, Coatsworth P, Naik A, Kaisti M, Bozkurt T, Güder F. Parallel, Continuous Monitoring and Quantification of Programmed Cell Death in Plant Tissue. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400225. [PMID: 38531063 PMCID: PMC11187890 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Accurate quantification of hypersensitive response (HR) programmed cell death is imperative for understanding plant defense mechanisms and developing disease-resistant crop varieties. Here, a phenotyping platform for rapid, continuous-time, and quantitative assessment of HR is demonstrated: Parallel Automated Spectroscopy Tool for Electrolyte Leakage (PASTEL). Compared to traditional HR assays, PASTEL significantly improves temporal resolution and has high sensitivity, facilitating detection of microscopic levels of cell death. Validation is performed by transiently expressing the effector protein AVRblb2 in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana (expressing the corresponding resistance protein Rpi-blb2) to reliably induce HR. Detection of cell death is achieved at microscopic intensities, where leaf tissue appears healthy to the naked eye one week after infiltration. PASTEL produces large amounts of frequency domain impedance data captured continuously. This data is used to develop supervised machine-learning (ML) models for classification of HR. Input data (inclusive of the entire tested concentration range) is classified as HR-positive or negative with 84.1% mean accuracy (F1 score = 0.75) at 1 h and with 87.8% mean accuracy (F1 score = 0.81) at 22 h. With PASTEL and the ML models produced in this work, it is possible to phenotype disease resistance in plants in hours instead of days to weeks.
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of Life SciencesRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
- Department of ComputingUniversity of TurkuVesilinnantie 5Turku20500Finland
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- Department of Life SciencesRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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- Department of BioengineeringRoyal School of MinesImperial College LondonLondonSW7 2AZUK
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Yan B, Zhang F, Wang M, Zhang Y, Fu S. Flexible wearable sensors for crop monitoring: a review. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1406074. [PMID: 38867881 PMCID: PMC11167128 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1406074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Crops were the main source of human food, which have met the increasingly diversified demand of consumers. Sensors were used to monitor crop phenotypes and environmental information in real time, which will provide a theoretical reference for optimizing crop growth environment, resisting biotic and abiotic stresses, and improve crop yield. Compared with non-contact monitoring methods such as optical imaging and remote sensing, wearable sensing technology had higher time and spatial resolution. However, the existing crop sensors were mainly rigid mechanical structures, which were easy to cause damage to crop organs, and there were still challenges in terms of accuracy and biosafety. Emerging flexible sensors had attracted wide attention in the field of crop phenotype monitoring due to their excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. The article introduced the key technologies involved in the preparation of flexible wearable sensors from the aspects of flexible preparation materials and advanced preparation processes. The monitoring function of flexible sensors in crop growth was highlighted, including the monitoring of crop nutrient, physiological, ecological and growth environment information. The monitoring principle, performance together with pros and cons of each sensor were analyzed. Furthermore, the future opportunities and challenges of flexible wearable devices in crop monitoring were discussed in detail from the aspects of new sensing theory, sensing materials, sensing structures, wireless power supply technology and agricultural sensor network, which will provide reference for smart agricultural management system based on crop flexible sensors, and realize efficient management of agricultural production and resources.
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- Baoping Yan
- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- College of Physical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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Wang W, Pan Y, Shui Y, Hasan T, Lei IM, Ka SGS, Savin T, Velasco-Bosom S, Cao Y, McLaren SBP, Cao Y, Xiong F, Malliaras GG, Huang YYS. Imperceptible augmentation of living systems with organic bioelectronic fibres. NATURE ELECTRONICS 2024; 7:586-597. [PMID: 39086869 PMCID: PMC11286532 DOI: 10.1038/s41928-024-01174-4] [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: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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The functional and sensory augmentation of living structures, such as human skin and plant epidermis, with electronics can be used to create platforms for health management and environmental monitoring. Ideally, such bioelectronic interfaces should not obstruct the inherent sensations and physiological changes of their hosts. The full life cycle of the interfaces should also be designed to minimize their environmental footprint. Here we report imperceptible augmentation of living systems through in situ tethering of organic bioelectronic fibres. Using an orbital spinning technique, substrate-free and open fibre networks-which are based on poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate-can be tethered to biological surfaces, including fingertips, chick embryos and plants. We use customizable fibre networks to create on-skin electrodes that can record electrocardiogram and electromyography signals, skin-gated organic electrochemical transistors and augmented touch and plant interfaces. We also show that the fibres can be used to couple prefabricated microelectronics and electronic textiles, and that the fibres can be repaired, upgraded and recycled.
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- Wenyu Wang
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macao, China
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Coatsworth P, Cotur Y, Asfour T, Zhou Z, Flauzino JMR, Bozkurt T, Güder F. Plant-on-a-chip: continuous, soilless electrochemical monitoring of salt uptake and tolerance among different genotypes of tomato. SENSORS & DIAGNOSTICS 2024; 3:799-808. [PMID: 38766392 PMCID: PMC11097007 DOI: 10.1039/d4sd00065j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), a high-value crop, exhibit a unique relationship with salt, where increased levels of NaCl can enhance flavor, aroma and nutritional quality but can cause oxidative damage and reduce yields. A drive for larger, better-looking tomatoes has reduced the importance of salt sensitivity, a concern considering that the sodium content of agricultural land is increasing over time. Currently, there are no simple ways of comparing salt tolerance between plants, where a holistic approach looking at [Na+] throughout the plant typically involves destructive, single time point measurements or expensive imaging techniques. Finding methods that collect rapid information in real time could improve the understanding of salt resistance in the field. Here we investigate the uptake of NaCl by tomatoes using TETRIS (Time-resolved Electrochemical Technology for plant Root environment In situ chemical Sensing), a platform used to measure chemical signals in the root area of living plants. Low-cost, screen-printed electrochemical sensors were used to measure changes in salt concentration via electrical impedance measurements, facilitating the monitoring of the uptake of ions by roots. We not only demonstrated differences in the rate of uptake of NaCl between tomato seedlings under different growth conditions, but also showed differences in uptake between varieties of tomato with different NaCl sensitivities and the relatively salt-resistant "wild tomato" (Solanum pimpinellifolium) sister species. Our results suggest that TETRIS could be used to ascertain physiological traits of salt resistance found in adult plants but at the seedling stage of growth. This extrapolation, and the possibility to multiplex and change sensor configuration, could enable high-throughput screening of many hundreds or thousands of mutants or varieties.
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- Philip Coatsworth
- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines SW7 2AZ London UK
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Qiu Q, Sun S, Yuan H, Zhang S, Feng Y, Wang F, Zhu Y, Zhou M, Wang Y. Second near-infrared fluorescent Metal-Organic framework sensors for in vivo extracellular adenosine triphosphate monitoring. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 251:116114. [PMID: 38354495 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Plant nanobionic sensors enable real-time monitoring of signaling molecules in plants by interfacing them with specifically designed nanoprobes, which have been acknowledged as species-independent analytical tools. In this study, we developed a plant nanobionic sensor for in vivo detection of extracellular adenosine triphosphate (eATP) in living plants by designing a novel second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescent metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoprobe. The NIR-II fluorescent nanoprobe (IR-1061 micelle@ZIF-90) with a sandwich structure was synthesized by successive encapsulation of the hydrophobic NIR-II dye IR-1061 with the amphipathic polymer DSPE-mPEG 2000 and MOF ZIF-90. Interestingly, coating ZIF-90 around IR-1061 micelles increased the NIR-II fluorescence 16.6-fold. Utilizing the ultrahigh NIR-II fluorescent emission of the designed nanoprobes and specific recognition of ZIF-90 to ATP, the nanoprobes were applied to spatial and temporal monitoring eATP in model and non-model plants under environmental stress.
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- Qiming Qiu
- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, PR China; Key Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and Robotics for Agriculture of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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Parrilla M, Sena-Torralba A, Steijlen A, Morais S, Maquieira Á, De Wael K. A 3D-printed hollow microneedle-based electrochemical sensing device for in situ plant health monitoring. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 251:116131. [PMID: 38367566 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Plant health monitoring is devised as a new concept to elucidate in situ physiological processes. The need for increased food production to nourish the growing global population is inconsistent with the dramatic impact of climate change, which hinders crop health and exacerbates plant stress. In this context, wearable sensors play a crucial role in assessing plant stress. Herein, we present a low-cost 3D-printed hollow microneedle array (HMA) patch as a sampling device coupled with biosensors based on screen-printing technology, leading to affordable analysis of biomarkers in the plant fluid of a leaf. First, a refinement of the 3D-printing method showed a tip diameter of 25.9 ± 3.7 μm with a side hole diameter on the microneedle of 228.2 ± 18.6 μm using an affordable 3D printer (<500 EUR). Notably, the HMA patch withstanded the forces exerted by thumb pressing (i.e. 20-40 N). Subsequently, the holes of the HMA enabled the fluid extraction tested in vitro and in vivo in plant leaves (i.e. 13.5 ± 1.1 μL). A paper-based sampling strategy adapted to the HMA allowed the collection of plant fluid. Finally, integrating the sampling device onto biosensors facilitated the in situ electrochemical analysis of plant health biomarkers (i.e. H2O2, glucose, and pH) and the electrochemical profiling of plants in five plant species. Overall, this electrochemical platform advances precise and versatile sensors for plant health monitoring. The wearable device can potentially improve precision farming practices, addressing the critical need for sustainable and resilient agriculture in changing environmental conditions.
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- Marc Parrilla
- A-Sense Lab, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium; NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- A-Sense Lab, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium; NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain; Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain; Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- A-Sense Lab, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium; NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2010, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Yao S, Zhang C, Ping J, Ying Y. Recent advances in hydrogel microneedle-based biofluid extraction and detection in food and agriculture. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 250:116066. [PMID: 38310731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Microneedle (MN) technology has been extensively studied for its advantages of minimal invasiveness and user-friendliness. Notably, hydrogel microneedles (HMNs) have garnered considerable attention for biofluid extraction due to its high swelling properties and biocompatibility. This review provides a comprehensive overview of definition, materials, and fabrication methods associated with HMNs. The extraction mechanisms and optimization strategies for enhancing extraction efficiency are summarized. Moreover, particular emphasis is placed on HMN-based biofluid extraction and detection in the domains of food and agriculture, encompassing the detection of small molecules, nucleic acids, and other relevant analytes. Finally, current challenges and possible solutions associated with HMN-based biofluid extraction are discussed.
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- Shiyun Yao
- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311200, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311200, PR China.
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Coatsworth P, Cotur Y, Naik A, Asfour T, Collins ASP, Olenik S, Zhou Z, Gonzalez-Macia L, Chao DY, Bozkurt T, Güder F. Time-resolved chemical monitoring of whole plant roots with printed electrochemical sensors and machine learning. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadj6315. [PMID: 38295162 PMCID: PMC10830104 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj6315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Traditional single-point measurements fail to capture dynamic chemical responses of plants, which are complex, nonequilibrium biological systems. We report TETRIS (time-resolved electrochemical technology for plant root environment in situ chemical sensing), a real-time chemical phenotyping system for continuously monitoring chemical signals in the often-neglected plant root environment. TETRIS consisted of low-cost, highly scalable screen-printed electrochemical sensors for monitoring concentrations of salt, pH, and H2O2 in the root environment of whole plants, where multiplexing allowed for parallel sensing operation. TETRIS was used to measure ion uptake in tomato, kale, and rice and detected differences between nutrient and heavy metal ion uptake. Modulation of ion uptake with ion channel blocker LaCl3 was monitored by TETRIS and machine learning used to predict ion uptake. TETRIS has the potential to overcome the urgent "bottleneck" in high-throughput screening in producing high-yielding plant varieties with improved resistance against stress.
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- Philip Coatsworth
- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering, Royal School of Mines, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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Korram J, Koyande P, Mehetre S, Sawant SN. Biomass-Derived Carbon Dots as Nanoprobes for Smartphone-Paper-Based Assay of Iron and Bioimaging Application. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:31410-31418. [PMID: 37663469 PMCID: PMC10468929 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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A facile one-step carbonization approach is reported herein for the sustainable hydrothermal synthesis of fluorescent blue nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) using banana petioles obtained as biomass waste. These NCQDs were used to design a "turn-off" fluorescent probe, which exhibited excellent sensing capability toward the selective detection of micronutrient, Fe3+ ion, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.21 nM. The turn-off process involves the formation of a nonradiative charge transfer complex via a photoinduced electron transfer process. The sensor showed a linear range from 5 to 200 nM and was used for the estimation of Fe3+ ions in real plant samples. Further, a paper-based assay was developed for the quantitative estimation of Fe3+ with LOD values of 0.47 nM for solution-based assay and 0.94 nM for paper-based assay using a smartphone-based readout for potential on-field applications in precision agriculture. Bioimaging studies on banana leaf cells using NCQDs revealed the selective staining of stomata openings on leaf lamella. Therefore, this work provides a way for the valorization of biomass waste into functional nanomaterials without using any extra chemicals.
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- Jyoti Korram
- Chemistry
Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Chemistry
Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Nuclear
Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- HomiBhabha
National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Chemistry
Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- HomiBhabha
National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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Hafiz FB, Geistlinger J, Al Mamun A, Schellenberg I, Neumann G, Rozhon W. Tissue-Specific Hormone Signalling and Defence Gene Induction in an In Vitro Assembly of the Rapeseed Verticillium Pathosystem. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10489. [PMID: 37445666 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Priming plants with beneficial microbes can establish rapid and robust resistance against numerous pathogens. Here, compelling evidence is provided that the treatment of rapeseed plants with Trichoderma harzianum OMG16 and Bacillus velezensis FZB42 induces defence activation against Verticillium longisporum infection. The relative expressions of the JA biosynthesis genes LOX2 and OPR3, the ET biosynthesis genes ACS2 and ACO4 and the SA biosynthesis and signalling genes ICS1 and PR1 were analysed separately in leaf, stem and root tissues using qRT-PCR. To successfully colonize rapeseed roots, the V. longisporum strain 43 pathogen suppressed the biosynthesis of JA, ET and SA hormones in non-primed plants. Priming led to fast and strong systemic responses of JA, ET and SA biosynthesis and signalling gene expression in each leaf, stem and root tissue. Moreover, the quantification of plant hormones via UHPLC-MS analysis revealed a 1.7- and 2.6-fold increase in endogenous JA and SA in shoots of primed plants, respectively. In roots, endogenous JA and SA levels increased up to 3.9- and 2.3-fold in Vl43-infected primed plants compared to non-primed plants, respectively. Taken together, these data indicate that microbial priming stimulates rapeseed defence responses against Verticillium infection and presumably transduces defence signals from the root to the upper parts of the plant via phytohormone signalling.
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- Fatema Binte Hafiz
- Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, 06406 Bernburg, Germany
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- Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, 06406 Bernburg, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, 06406 Bernburg, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape Development, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, 06406 Bernburg, Germany
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Hossain NI, Tabassum S. A hybrid multifunctional physicochemical sensor suite for continuous monitoring of crop health. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9848. [PMID: 37330620 PMCID: PMC10276867 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023] Open
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This work reports a first-of-its-kind hybrid wearable physicochemical sensor suite that we call PlantFit for simultaneous measurement of two key phytohormones, salicylic acid, and ethylene, along with vapor pressure deficit and radial growth of stem in live plants. The sensors are developed using a low-cost and roll-to-roll screen printing technology. A single integrated flexible patch that contains temperature, humidity, salicylic acid, and ethylene sensors, is installed on the leaves of live plants. The strain sensor with in-built pressure correction capability is wrapped around the plant stem to provide pressure-compensated stem diameter measurements. The sensors provide real-time information on plant health under different amounts of water stress conditions. The sensor suite is installed on bell pepper plants for 40 days and measurements of salicylic acid, ethylene, temperature, humidity, and stem diameter are recorded daily. In addition, sensors are installed on different parts of the same plant to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of water transport and phytohormone responses. Subsequent correlation and principal component analyses demonstrate the strong association between hormone levels, vapor pressure deficit, and water transport in the plant. Our findings suggest that the mass deployment of PlantFit in agricultural settings will aid growers in detecting water stress/deficiency early and in implementing early intervention measures to reduce stress-induced yield decline.
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Li X, Sun R, Pan J, Shi Z, Lv J, An Z, He Y, Chen Q, Han RPS, Zhang F, Lu Y, Liang H, Liu Q. All-MXene-Printed RF Resonators as Wireless Plant Wearable Sensors for In Situ Ethylene Detection. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207889. [PMID: 36899491 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Printed flexible electronics have emerged as versatile functional components of wearable intelligent devices that bridge the digital information networks with biointerfaces. Recent endeavors in plant wearable sensors provide real-time and in situ insights to study phenotyping traits of crops, whereas monitoring of ethylene, the fundamental phytohormone, remains challenging due to the lack of flexible and scalable manufacturing of plant wearable ethylene sensors. Here the all-MXene-printed flexible radio frequency (RF) resonators are presented as plant wearable sensors for wireless ethylene detection. The facile formation of additive-free MXene ink enables rapid, scalable manufacturing of printed electronics, demonstrating decent printing resolution (2.5% variation), ≈30000 S m-1 conductivity and mechanical robustness. Incorporation of MXene-reduced palladium nanoparticles (MXene@PdNPs) facilitates 1.16% ethylene response at 1 ppm with 0.084 ppm limit of detection. The wireless sensor tags are attached on plant organ surfaces for in situ and continuously profiling of plant ethylene emission to inform the key transition of plant biochemistry, potentially extending the application of printed MXene electronics to enable real-time plant hormone monitoring for precision agriculture and food industrial management.
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- Xin Li
- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Biosafety III Laboratory, Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Cancer Research Center, College of Computer Science, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, College of Computer Science, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China
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- Cancer Research Center, College of Computer Science, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, P. R. China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Intelligent Perception Research Institute, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, 311100, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Biosafety III Laboratory, Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Pandey DM, Chaturvedi R, Singh AK. Editorial: Developing stress resilient crops, improving agri-food industry and healthcare products. J Biotechnol 2023; 363:17-18. [PMID: 36610478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2023.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Dev Mani Pandey
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India.
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- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, LBS Centre, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India
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Giovannetti M, Salvioli di Fossalunga A, Stringlis IA, Proietti S, Fiorilli V. Unearthing soil-plant-microbiota crosstalk: Looking back to move forward. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1082752. [PMID: 36762185 PMCID: PMC9902496 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1082752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The soil is vital for life on Earth and its biodiversity. However, being a non-renewable and threatened resource, preserving soil quality is crucial to maintain a range of ecosystem services critical to ecological balances, food production and human health. In an agricultural context, soil quality is often perceived as the ability to support field production, and thus soil quality and fertility are strictly interconnected. The concept of, as well as the ways to assess, soil fertility has undergone big changes over the years. Crop performance has been historically used as an indicator for soil quality and fertility. Then, analysis of a range of physico-chemical parameters has been used to routinely assess soil quality. Today it is becoming evident that soil quality must be evaluated by combining parameters that refer both to the physico-chemical and the biological levels. However, it can be challenging to find adequate indexes for evaluating soil quality that are both predictive and easy to measure in situ. An ideal soil quality assessment method should be flexible, sensitive enough to detect changes in soil functions, management and climate, and should allow comparability among sites. In this review, we discuss the current status of soil quality indicators and existing databases of harmonized, open-access topsoil data. We also explore the connections between soil biotic and abiotic features and crop performance in an agricultural context. Finally, based on current knowledge and technical advancements, we argue that the use of plant health traits represents a powerful way to assess soil physico-chemical and biological properties. These plant health parameters can serve as proxies for different soil features that characterize soil quality both at the physico-chemical and at the microbiological level, including soil quality, fertility and composition of soil microbial communities.
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- Marco Giovannetti
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Plant - Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Neelam A, Tabassum S. Optical Sensing Technologies to Elucidate the Interplay between Plant and Microbes. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:195. [PMID: 36677256 PMCID: PMC9866067 DOI: 10.3390/mi14010195] [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: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plant-microbe interactions are critical for ecosystem functioning and driving rhizosphere processes. To fully understand the communication pathways between plants and rhizosphere microbes, it is crucial to measure the numerous processes that occur in the plant and the rhizosphere. The present review first provides an overview of how plants interact with their surrounding microbial communities, and in turn, are affected by them. Next, different optical biosensing technologies that elucidate the plant-microbe interactions and provide pathogenic detection are summarized. Currently, most of the biosensors used for detecting plant parameters or microbial communities in soil are centered around genetically encoded optical and electrochemical biosensors that are often not suitable for field applications. Such sensors require substantial effort and cost to develop and have their limitations. With a particular focus on the detection of root exudates and phytohormones under biotic and abiotic stress conditions, novel low-cost and in-situ biosensors must become available to plant scientists.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, USA
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