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Li H, Chen S, Wang M, Shi S, Zhao W, Xiong G, Zhou J, Qu J. Phosphate solubilization and plant growth properties are promoted by a lactic acid bacterium in calcareous soil. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:24. [PMID: 38159115 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12850-4] [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: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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On the basis of good phosphate solubilization ability of a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strain Limosilactobacillus sp. LF-17, bacterial agent was prepared and applied to calcareous soil to solubilize phosphate and promote the growth of maize seedlings in this study. A pot experiment showed that the plant growth indicators, phosphorus content, and related enzyme activity of the maize rhizospheric soils in the LF treatment (treated with LAB) were the highest compared with those of the JP treatment (treated with phosphate solubilizing bacteria, PSB) and the blank control (CK). The types of organic acids in maize rhizospheric soil were determined through LC-MS, and 12 acids were detected in all the treatments. The abundant microbes belonged to the genera of Lysobacter, Massilia, Methylbacillus, Brevundimonas, and Limosilactobacillus, and they were beneficial to dissolving phosphate or secreting growth-promoting phytohormones, which were obviously higher in the LF and JP treatments than in CK as analyzed by high-throughput metagenomic sequencing methods. In addition, the abundance values of several enzymes, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) orthology, and Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZys), which were related to substrate assimilation and metabolism, were the highest in the LF treatment. Therefore, aside from phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms, LAB can be used as environmentally friendly crop growth promoters in agriculture and provide another viable option for microbial fertilizers. KEY POINTS: • The inoculation of LAB strain effectively promoted the growth and chlorophyll synthesis of maize seedlings. • The inoculation of LAB strain significantly increased the TP content of maize seedlings and the AP concentration of the rhizosphere soil. • The inoculation of LAB strain increased the abundances of the dominant beneficial functional microbes in the rhizosphere soil.
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- Haifeng Li
- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Chen F, Jiang F, Ma J, Alghamdi MA, Zhu Y, Yong JWH. Intersecting planetary health: Exploring the impacts of environmental stressors on wildlife and human health. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 283:116848. [PMID: 39116691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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This comprehensive review articulates critical insights into the nexus of environmental stressors and their health impacts across diverse species, underscoring significant findings that reveal profound effects on both wildlife and human health systems. Central to our examination is the role of pollutants, climate variables, and pathogens in contributing to complex disease dynamics and physiological disruptions, with particular emphasis on immune and endocrine functions. This research brings to light emerging evidence on the severe implications of environmental pressures on a variety of taxa, including predatory mammals, raptorial birds, seabirds, fish, and humans, which are pivotal as indicators of broader ecosystem health and stability. We delve into the nuanced interplay between environmental degradation and zoonotic diseases, highlighting novel intersections that pose significant risks to biodiversity and human populations. The review critically evaluates current methodologies and advances in understanding the morphological, histopathological, and biochemical responses of these organisms to environmental stressors. We discuss the implications of our findings for conservation strategies, advocating for a more integrated approach that incorporates the dynamics of zoonoses and pollution control. This synthesis not only contributes to the academic discourse but also aims to influence policy by aligning with the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. It underscores the urgent need for sustainable interactions between humans and their environments, which are critical for preserving biodiversity and ensuring global health security. By presenting a detailed analysis of the interdependencies between environmental stressors and biological health, this review highlights significant gaps in current research and provides a foundation for future studies aimed at mitigating these pressing issues. Our study is significant as it proposes integrative and actionable strategies to address the challenges at the intersection of environmental change and public health, marking a crucial step forward in planetary health science.
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- Fu Chen
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China.
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China.
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China.
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- Department of Laboratory & Blood Bank, Security Forces Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China.
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp 23456, Sweden.
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Helmy KG, Abu-Hussien SH. Root Rot Management in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Through Integrated Biocontrol Strategies using Metabolites from Trichoderma harzianum, Serratia marcescens, and Vermicompost Tea. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2024; 87:94. [PMID: 39008061 PMCID: PMC11249416 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-024-02400-4] [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: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an essential food staple and source of income for small-holder farmers across Africa. However, yields are greatly threatened by fungal diseases like root rot induced by Rhizoctonia solani. This study aimed to evaluate an integrated approach utilizing vermicompost tea (VCT) and antagonistic microbes for effective and sustainable management of R. solani root rot in common beans. Fourteen fungal strains were first isolated from infected common bean plants collected across three Egyptian governorates, with R. solani being the most virulent isolate with 50% dominance. Subsequently, the antagonistic potential of vermicompost tea (VCT), Serratia sp., and Trichoderma sp. was assessed against this destructive pathogen. Combinations of 10% VCT and the biocontrol agent isolates displayed potent inhibition of R. solani growth in vitro, prompting in planta testing. Under greenhouse conditions, integrated applications of 5 or 10% VCT with Serratia marcescens, Trichoderma harzianum, or effective microorganisms (EM1) afforded up to 95% protection against pre- and post-emergence damping-off induced by R. solani in common bean cv. Giza 6. Similarly, under field conditions, combining VCT with EM1 (VCT + EM1) or Trichoderma harzianum (VCT + Trichoderma harzianum) substantially suppressed disease severity by 65.6% and 64.34%, respectively, relative to untreated plants. These treatments also elicited defense enzyme activity and distinctly improved growth parameters including 136.68% and 132.49% increases in pod weight per plant over control plants. GC-MS profiling of Trichoderma harzianum, Serratia marcescens, and vermicompost tea (VCT) extracts revealed unique compounds dominated by cyclic pregnane, fatty acid methyl esters, linoleic acid derivatives, and free fatty acids like oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids with confirmed biocontrol and plant growth-promoting activities. The results verify VCT-mediated delivery of synergistic microbial consortia as a sustainable platform for integrated management of debilitating soil-borne diseases, enhancing productivity and incomes for smallholder bean farmers through regeneration of soil health. Further large-scale validation can pave the adoption of this climate-resilient approach for securing food and nutrition security.
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- Karima G Helmy
- Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11241, Egypt
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- Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
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Ishfaq N, Waraich EA, Ahmad M, Hussain S, Zulfiqar U, Din KU, Haider A, Yong JWH, Askri SMH, Ali HM. Mitigating drought-induced oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through foliar application of sulfhydryl thiourea. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15985. [PMID: 38987560 PMCID: PMC11237047 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66506-y] [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: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Drought stress is a major abiotic stress affecting the performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The current study evaluated the effects of drought on wheat phenology, physiology, and biochemistry; and assessed the effectiveness of foliar-applied sulfhydryl thiourea to mitigate drought-induced oxidative stress. The treatments were: wheat varieties; V1 = Punjab-2011, V2 = Galaxy-2013, V3 = Ujala-2016, and V4 = Anaaj-2017, drought stress; D1 = control (80% field capacity [FC]) and D2 = drought stress (40% FC), at the reproductive stage, and sulfhydryl thiourea (S) applications; S0 = control-no thiourea and S1 = foliar thiourea application @ 500 mg L-1. Results of this study indicated that growth parameters, including height, dry weight, leaf area index (LAI), leaf area duration (LAD), crop growth rate (CGR), net assimilation rate (NAR) were decreased under drought stress-40% FC, as compared to control-80% FC. Drought stress reduced the photosynthetic efficiency, water potential, transpiration rates, stomatal conductances, and relative water contents by 18, 17, 26, 29, and 55% in wheat varieties as compared to control. In addition, foliar chlorophyll a, and b contents were also lowered under drought stress in all wheat varieties due to an increase in malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage. Interestingly, thiourea applications restored wheat growth and yield attributes by improving the production and activities of proline, antioxidants, and osmolytes under normal and drought stress as compared to control. Thiourea applications improved the osmolyte defense in wheat varieties as peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, proline, glycine betaine, and total phenolic were increased by 13, 20, 12, 17, 23, and 52%; while reducing the electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde content by 49 and 32% as compared to control. Among the wheat varieties, Anaaj-2017 showed better resilience towards drought stress and also gave better response towards thiourea application based on morpho-physiological, biochemical, and yield attributes as compared to Punjab-2011, Galaxy-2013, and Ujala-2016. Eta-square values showed that thiourea applications, drought stress, and wheat varieties were key contributors to most of the parameters measured. In conclusion, the sulfhydryl thiourea applications improved the morpho-physiology, biochemical, and yield attributes of wheat varieties, thereby mitigating the adverse effects of drought. Moving forward, detailed studies pertaining to the molecular and genetic mechanisms under sulfhydryl thiourea-induced drought stress tolerance are warranted.
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- Nazia Ishfaq
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, 23456, Sweden.
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resource, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Das Mohapatra M, Sahoo RK, Tuteja N. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, improve the growth and yield of groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea L .). PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 30:1099-1111. [PMID: 39100873 PMCID: PMC11291777 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-024-01478-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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For agricultural safety and sustainability, instead of synthetic fertilizers the eco-friendly and inexpensive biological applications include members of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) genera, Pseudomonas spp. will be an excellent alternative option to bioinoculants as they do not threaten the soil biota. The effect of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MK 764942.1) on groundnuts' growth and yield parameters was studied under field conditions. The strain was combined with a single super phosphate and tested in different combinations for yield improvement. Integration of bacterial strain with P fertilizer gave significantly higher pod yield ranging from 7.36 to 13.18% compared to plots where sole inorganic fertilizers were applied. Similarly, the combined application of PSB and inorganic P fertilizer significantly influenced plant height and number of branches compared to sole. However, a higher influence of phosphorous application (both PSB and P fertilizer) observed both nodule dry weight and number of nodules. Combined with single super phosphate (100% P) topped in providing better yield attributing characters (pod yield, haulm yield, biomass yield, 1000 kernel weight, and shelling percentage) in groundnut. Higher oil content was also recorded with plants treated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa combined with single super phosphate (SSP) (100% P). Nutrients like nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K) concentrations were positively influenced in shoot and kernel by combined application. In contrast, Ca, Mg, and S were found to be least influenced by variations of Phosphorous. Plants treated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and lower doses of SSP (75% P) recorded higher shoot and kernel P. We found that co-inoculation with PSB and SSP could be an auspicious substitute for utilizing P fertilizer in enhancing yield and protecting nutrient concentrations in groundnut cultivation. Therefore, PSB can be a good substitute for bio-fertilizers to promote agricultural sustainability.
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- Monalisha Das Mohapatra
- Department of Biotechnology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050 India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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Aso RE, Obuekwe IS. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: underpinning the contribution of specialist microbial species to contaminant mitigation in the soil. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:654. [PMID: 38913190 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12778-w] [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: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The persistence of PAHs poses a significant challenge for conventional remediation approaches, necessitating the exploration of alternative, sustainable strategies for their mitigation. This review underscores the vital role of specialized microbial species (nitrogen-fixing, phosphate-solubilizing, and biosurfactant-producing bacteria) in tackling the environmental impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These resistant compounds demand innovative remediation strategies. The study explores microbial metabolic capabilities for converting complex PAHs into less harmful byproducts, ensuring sustainable mitigation. Synthesizing literature from 2016 to 2023, it covers PAH characteristics, sources, and associated risks. Degradation mechanisms by bacteria and fungi, key species, and enzymatic processes are examined. Nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria contributions in symbiotic relationships with plants are highlighted. Biosurfactant-producing bacteria enhance PAH solubility, expanding microbial accessibility for degradation. Cutting-edge trends in omics technologies, synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and nano-remediation offer promising avenues. Recommendations emphasize genetic regulation, field-scale studies, sustainability assessments, interdisciplinary collaboration, and knowledge dissemination. These insights pave the way for innovative, sustainable PAH-contaminated environment restoration.
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- Rufus Emamoge Aso
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.
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Bhat MA, Mishra AK, Shah SN, Bhat MA, Jan S, Rahman S, Baek KH, Jan AT. Soil and Mineral Nutrients in Plant Health: A Prospective Study of Iron and Phosphorus in the Growth and Development of Plants. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:5194-5222. [PMID: 38920984 PMCID: PMC11201952 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46060312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Plants being sessile are exposed to different environmental challenges and consequent stresses associated with them. With the prerequisite of minerals for growth and development, they coordinate their mobilization from the soil through their roots. Phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) are macro- and micronutrient; P serves as an important component of biological macromolecules, besides driving major cellular processes, including photosynthesis and respiration, and Fe performs the function as a cofactor for enzymes of vital metabolic pathways. These minerals help in maintaining plant vigor via alterations in the pH, nutrient content, release of exudates at the root surface, changing dynamics of root microbial population, and modulation of the activity of redox enzymes. Despite this, their low solubility and relative immobilization in soil make them inaccessible for utilization by plants. Moreover, plants have evolved distinct mechanisms to cope with these stresses and coregulate the levels of minerals (Fe, P, etc.) toward the maintenance of homeostasis. The present study aims at examining the uptake mechanisms of Fe and P, and their translocation, storage, and role in executing different cellular processes in plants. It also summarizes the toxicological aspects of these minerals in terms of their effects on germination, nutrient uptake, plant-water relationship, and overall yield. Considered as an important and indispensable component of sustainable agriculture, a separate section covers the current knowledge on the cross-talk between Fe and P and integrates complete and balanced information of their effect on plant hormone levels.
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- Mujtaba Aamir Bhat
- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, J&K, India; (M.A.B.); (S.N.S.); (M.A.B.); (S.J.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea;
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- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, J&K, India; (M.A.B.); (S.N.S.); (M.A.B.); (S.J.)
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- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, J&K, India; (M.A.B.); (S.N.S.); (M.A.B.); (S.J.)
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- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, J&K, India; (M.A.B.); (S.N.S.); (M.A.B.); (S.J.)
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- Department of Botany, Munshi Singh College, BR Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur 845401, Bihar, India;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea;
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- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, J&K, India; (M.A.B.); (S.N.S.); (M.A.B.); (S.J.)
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Binjawhar DN, Alshegaihi RM, Alatawi A, Alenezi MA, Parveen A, Adnan M, Ali B, Khan KA, Fahad S, Fayad E. Exploring Bacillus mycoides PM35 efficacy in enhancing rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to different types of microplastics through gene regulation and cellular fractionation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33229-6. [PMID: 38632193 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33229-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Soil contamination with microplastics (MPs) is a persistent threat to crop production worldwide. With a wide range of MP types, including polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE), contaminating our environment, it is important to understand their impact on agricultural productivity. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of different types of MPs (PS, PVC and PE) on various aspects of plant growth. Specifically, we examined growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments, gas exchange attributes, oxidative stress responses, antioxidant compound activity (both enzymatic and non-enzymatic), gene expression, proline metabolism, the AsA-GSH cycle and cellular fractionation and nutritional status, in different parts of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings, which were also exposed to plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), i.e. Bacillus mycoides PM35, i.e. 20 μL. The research outcomes indicated that the different types of MPs in the soil notably reduced plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange attributes. However, MP stress also induced oxidative stress in the roots and shoots of the plants by increasing malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and electrolyte leakage (EL) which also induced increased compounds of various enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants and also the gene expression. Furthermore, a significant increase in proline metabolism, the AsA-GSH cycle, and the fractionations of cellular components was observed. Although the application of B. mycoides PM35 showed a significant increase in plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased oxidative stress. In addition, the application of B. mycoides PM35 enhanced cellular fractionation and decreased the proline metabolism and AsA-GSH cycle in O. sativa plants. These results open new insights for sustainable agriculture practices and hold immense promise in addressing the pressing challenges of MP contamination in agricultural soils.
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- Dalal Nasser Binjawhar
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, 21493, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2120 Fyffe Rd, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Swabi, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Applied College, Center of Bee Research and Its Products, Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, and Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, 21944, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Chen F, Jiang F, Okla MK, Abbas ZK, Al-Qahtani SM, Al-Harbi NA, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Gómez-Oliván LM. Nanoparticles synergy: Enhancing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cadmium tolerance with iron oxide and selenium. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:169869. [PMID: 38218476 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169869] [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: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Nanotechnology is capturing great interest worldwide due to their stirring applications in various fields and also individual application of iron oxide nanoparticle (FeO - NPs) and selenium nanoparticles (Se - NPs) have been studied in many literatures. However, the combined application of FeO and Se - NPs is a novel approach and studied in only few studies. For this purpose, a pot experiment was conducted to examine various growth and biochemical parameters in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the toxic concentration of cadmium (Cd) i.e., 50 mg kg-1 which were primed with combined application of two levels of FeO and Se - NPs i.e., 15 and 30 mg L-1 respectively. The results showed that the Cd toxicity in the soil showed a significantly (P < 0.05) declined in the growth, gas exchange attributes, sugars, AsA-GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, proline metabolism in T. aestivum. However, Cd toxicity significantly (P < 0.05) increased oxidative stress biomarkers, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants including their gene expression in T. aestivum. Although, the application of FeO and Se - NPs showed a significant (P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and Cd uptake. In addition, individual or combined application of FeO and Se - NPs enhanced the cellular fractionation and decreases the proline metabolism and AsA - GSH cycle in T. aestivum. These results open new insights for sustainable agriculture practices and hold immense promise in addressing the pressing challenges of heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils.
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- Fu Chen
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón, intersección Paseo Tollocan Col. Universidad, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico.
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Anedo EO, Beesigamukama D, Mochoge B, Korir NK, Haukeland S, Cheseto X, Subramanian S, Kelemu S, Tanga CM. Evolving dynamics of insect frass fertilizer for sustainable nematode management and potato production. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1343038. [PMID: 38463573 PMCID: PMC10920244 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1343038] [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: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Potato production faces major challenges from inadequate soil fertility, and nematode infestation, yet synthetic fertilizers and nematicides are costly and harmful to the environment. This study explored the potential of chitin-fortified black soldier fly-composted organic fertilizer (BSFCOF) as a multipurpose organic fertilizer amendment for enhancing potato yield and suppressing potato cyst nematodes (PCN). The BSFCOF was applied at a rate equivalent to 150 kg N ha-1 and fortified with chitin from black soldier fly pupal exuviae at inclusion rates equivalent to 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5% chitin. Data were collected on potato growth characteristics, PCN population densities, and soil chemical properties for two growing cycles. Results showed that chitin fortified BSFCOF significantly improved potato growth parameters, chlorophyll concentration, marketable tuber yield and number of marketable tubers. The marketable tuber yield achieved using chitin-fortified BSFCOF was 70 - 362%, and 69 - 238% higher than the values achieved using unfertilized soil during the first and second growing cycles, respectively. Soil amendment with chitin-fortified BSFCOF significantly reduced the number of cysts per 200 g soil-1, number of eggs and J2 per cyst-1, eggs g-1 soil and reproduction rate by 32 - 87%, 9 - 92%, 31- 98% and 31 - 98%, respectively. The PCN suppression increased with chitin inclusion rates. There were significantly higher values for soil pH, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, available phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and cation exchange capacity in soil amended with BSFCOF compared to unamended soil. This study demonstrates that BSFCOF fortified with 5% chitin is an effective soil enhancer with multiple benefits, including improved soil fertility, potato performance, and effective management of potato cyst nematodes.
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- Emmanuel O. Anedo
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Crop Research Operations Department, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
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- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health, Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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Bibi S, Ullah S, Hafeez A, Khan MN, Javed MA, Ali B, Din IU, Bangash SAK, Wahab S, Wahid N, Zaman F, Alhag SK, El-Rahim IHAA, Ahmed AE, Selim S. Exogenous Ca/Mg quotient reduces the inhibitory effects of PEG induced osmotic stress on Avena sativa L. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e264642. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.264642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Abstract Drought is one of the most damaging abiotic stress that hinder plant growth and development. The present study aimed to determine the effects of various Ca/Mg quotients under polyethylene glycol (PEG)–induced osmotic stress on growth, uptake and translocation of Ca and Mg in Avena sativa (L). Plants were grown in nutrient solution supplemented with three different Ca/Mg molar quotients (0.18, 2, and 4). After 30 days plants were exposed to two different PEG (Polyethylene glycol) concentrations (0.6 MPa & 0.2 MPa) for 8 days, and solutions were renewed after 4 days. A solution containing Ca and Mg nutrients has mitigated the negative impact caused via osmotic stress on relative growth rate (RGR), absolute growth rate (AGR), crop growth rate (CGR), leaf area ratio (LAR), Leaf index ratio (LAI), root-shoot ratio (RSR), water use efficiency (WUE) and net assimilation rate (NAR). In addition, it adversely affected germination parameters, including final emergence percentage (FEP), mean germination time (MGT), Timson germination Index (TGI), germination rate index (GRI) and percent field capacity (%FC), of oat (Avena sativa L.). Mg and Ca in shoot and root and Ca translocation factor decreased with increasing Ca in solution, while Mg translocation factor increased with increasing Ca in nutrient solution. In this work, the combined effects of various Ca/Mg quotients and osmotic stress produced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) in different concentrations (0.6 MPa, 0.2 MPa) on the growth and element uptake of Avena sativa L. are examined. As a result, the Ca/Mg Quotient may naturally combat the moderate drought stress experienced by field crops.
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- S. Bibi
- University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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- University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Agriculture University Public School and College, Pakistan; Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Pakistan
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Pakistan
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan
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- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Ibb University, Yemen
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- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; South Valley University, Egypt
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Naz R, Khan MS, Hafeez A, Fazil M, Khan MN, Ali B, Javed MA, Imran M, Shati AA, Alfaifi MY, Elbehairi SEI, Ahmed AE. Assessment of phytoremediation potential of native plant species naturally growing in a heavy metal-polluted industrial soils. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e264473. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.264473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Abstract The present study was carried out in Hayat Abad Industrial Estate located in Peshawar to assess the levels of cadmium (Cd) that were present in the soil as well as the plant parts (Roots and shoots). To evaluate the phytoremediation potential of the plants different factors i.e. Bioconcentration Factor (BCF), Translocation Factor (TF), and Bioaccumulation Coefficient were determined. These plants were grown in their native habitats (BAC). We have analysed, cadmium concentration from soil which are collected from 50 different locations ranged from 11.54 mg/Kg (the lowest) to 89.80 mg/Kg (highest). The maximum concentration (89.80 mg/Kg) of cadmium was found in HIE-ST-16L Marble City and HIE-ST-7 Bryon Pharma (88.51 mg/Kg) while its minimum concentration (12.47 mg/Kg) were detected in the soil of Site (HIE-ST-14L Royal PVC Pipe) and (11.54 mg/Kg) at the site (HIE-ST-11 Aries Pharma). Most plant species showed huge potential for plant based approaches like phyto-extraction and phytoremediation. They also showed the potential for phyto-stabilization as well. Based on the concentration of cadmium the most efficient plants for phytoextraction were Cnicus benedictus, Parthenium hysterophorus, Verbesina encelioides, Conyza canadensis, Xanthium strumarium, Chenopodium album, Amaranthus viridis, Chenopodiastrum murale, Prosopis juliflora, Convolvulus arvensis, Stellaria media, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium dichotomum, Chrozophora tinctoria, Mirabilis jalapa, Medicago polymorpha, Lathyrus aphaca, Dalbergia sissoo, Melilotus indicus and Anagallis arvensis. The cadmium heavy metals in the examined soil were effectively removed by these plant species. Cerastium dichotomum, and Chenopodium murale were reported to be effective in phyto-stabilizing Cd based on concentrations of selected metals in roots and BCFs, TFs, and BACs values.
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- R. Naz
- Islamia College, Pakistan
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- Islamia College, Pakistan; The University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
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- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Egyptian Organization for Biological Products and Vaccines – VACSERA Holding Company, Egypt
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- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; South Valley University, Egypt
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Williamson J, Matthews AC, Raymond B. Competition and co-association, but not phosphorous availability, shape the benefits of phosphate-solubilizing root bacteria for maize ( Zea mays). Access Microbiol 2023; 5:000543.v3. [PMID: 38188242 PMCID: PMC10765048 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000543.v3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Predicting the conditions under which rhizobacteria benefit plant growth remains challenging. Here we tested the hypothesis that benefits from inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria will depend upon two environmental conditions: phosphate availability and competition between bacteria. We used maize-associated rhizobacteria with varying phosphate solubilization ability in experiments in soil, sterilized soil and gnotobiotic microcosms under conditions of varying orthophosphate availability, while we manipulated the intensity of competition by varying the number of isolates in plant inocula. Growth promotion by microbes did not depend on phosphate availability but was affected by interactions between inoculants: the beneficial effects of one Serratia isolate were only detectable when plants were inoculated with a single strain and the beneficial effects of a competition-sensitive Rhizobium was only detectable in sterilized soil or in microcosms inoculated with single strains. Moreover, microcosm experiments suggested that facilitation of a parasitic isolate, not competitive interactions between bacteria, prevented plants from gaining benefits from a potential mutualist. Competition and facilitation affected colonization of plants in microcosms but growth promotion by Serratia was more affected by inoculation treatment than culturable densities on roots. Experimental manipulation of seed inocula can reveal whether plant growth stimulation is robust with respect to competition, as well as the ecological strategies of different rhizobacteria. From an applied perspective, phosphate solubilization may not provide the mechanism for bacterial growth promotion but may indicate mutualistic potential due to phylogenetic associations. Importantly, benefits to plants are vulnerable to interactions between rhizobacteria and may not persist in mixed inoculations.
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- Joseph Williamson
- Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park campus, Imperial College London, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, University College London, Gower St, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park campus, Imperial College London, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn campus, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park campus, Imperial College London, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn campus, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK
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Al-Huqail AA, Saleem MH, Ali B, Azeem M, Mumtaz S, Yasin G, Marc RA, Ali S. Efficacy of priming wheat ( Triticum aestivum) seeds with a benzothiazine derivative to improve drought stress tolerance. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2023; 50:915-931. [PMID: 36803683 DOI: 10.1071/fp22140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We evaluated the effects of different concentrations (0.05 and 0.15mM) of a benzothiazine (BTh) derivative on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in normal (100% field water capacity, FWC) and drought (60% FWC) conditions. Various morphological and physiological characteristics, and the uptake of osmo-protectants and nutrients were measured under the two FWC conditions. Results show that the drought conditions significantly reduced plant growth, affected plant composition, reduced the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments and affected gaseous exchange attributes, stomatal behaviour, and uptake fluxes of essential nutrients, while increasing the contents of different osmo-protectants and enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants to decrease the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within the cells/tissues. However, seed priming with BTh reduced water stress conditions by increasing plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments, stomatal behaviour, different gaseous exchange attributes, and uptake fluxes of essential nutrients compared with unprimed plants. In addition, the plant has a strong antioxidant defense system, which further increased its activities under BTh derivative treatments, to scavenge ROS production and maintain cell turgor under water stress conditions. In conclusion, drought stress-induced oxidative stress and altered the growth of T. aestivum , whereas seed priming increased plant growth and antioxidant production by improving the plant tolerance to drought. We suggest that seed priming with a BTh derivative as an effective priming technique in T. aestivum for reducing drought stress tends to benefit a grower in terms of better growth to fulfil the market demand for food cereals.
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- Arwa Abdulkreem Al-Huqail
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mana stur Street, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; and Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan
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Haq IU, Ullah S, Amin F, Nafees M, Shah W, Ali B, Iqbal R, Kaplan A, Ali MA, Elshikh MS, Ercisli S. Physiological and Germination Responses of Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) Seeds to Varying Osmotic Potentials and Cardinal Temperatures via a Hydrothermal Time Model. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:33266-33279. [PMID: 37744846 PMCID: PMC10515359 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Climatic changes have a direct negative impact on the growth, development, and productivity of crops. The water potential (ψ) and temperature (T) are important limiting factors that influence the rate of seed germination and growth indices. To examine how the germination of seed responds to changes in water potential and temperature, the hydrotime model and hydrothermal model (HTT) have been employed. The HTT calculates the concept of germination time across temperatures, between Tb-To, with alteration, and between Tb-Tc, in supra-optimal ranges. The seeds of Cucumis melo L. were germinated in the laboratory for a hydro-thermal time experiment. Seeds were sown in Petri dishes containing a double-layered filter paper at different osmotic potentials (0, -0.2, -0.4, -0.6, and -0.8 MPa) by providing PEG 6000 (drought stress enhancer) at different temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C). The controlled replicate was treated with 10 mL of distilled water and the rest with 10 mL of PEG solution. Results indicated that the seed vigor index (SVI-II) was highest at 15 °C with 0 MPa and lowest at 30 °C with -0.2 MPa. However, the highest activity was shown at 15 °C by catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) at (-0.6 MPa), while the lowest values of CAT and GPX were recorded for control at 35 °C with -0.8 MPa at 35 °C, respectively. Germination energy was positively correlated with germination index (GI), germination percentage (G%), germination rate index, seed vigor index-I (SVI-I), mean moisture content (MMC), and root shoot ratio (RSR) and had a negative correlation with mean germination rate, percent moisture content of shoot and root, CAT, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase ascorbate peroxidase, and GPX. In conclusion, thermal and hydrotime models correctly predicted muskmelon germination time in response to varying water potential and temperature. The agronomic attributes were found to be maximum at 30 °C and minimum at 15 °C.
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- Ijaz ul Haq
- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Biological
Sciences Research Division, Pakistan Forest
Institute, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- Department
of Agroecology-Climate and Water, Aarhus
University, Blichers
Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department
of Crop and Animal Production, Sason Vocational School, Batman Universitesi, Batman 72060, Turkey
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk
Universitesi, Erzurum25240, Turkiye
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum25240 ,Turkiye
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Raza MAS, Ibrahim MA, Ditta A, Iqbal R, Aslam MU, Muhammad F, Ali S, Çiğ F, Ali B, Muhammad Ikram R, Muzamil MN, Rahman MHU, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS. Exploring the recuperative potential of brassinosteroids and nano-biochar on growth, physiology, and yield of wheat under drought stress. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15015. [PMID: 37696905 PMCID: PMC10495435 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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Drought stress as a result of rapidly changing climatic conditions has a direct negative impact on crop production especially wheat which is the 2nd staple food crop. To fulfill the nutritional demand under rapidly declining water resources, there is a dire need to adopt a precise, and efficient approach in the form of different amendments. In this regard, the present study investigated the impact of nano-biochar (NBC) and brassinosteroids (BR) in enhancing the growth and productivity of wheat under different drought stress conditions. The field study comprised different combinations of amendments (control, NBC, BR, and NBC + BR) under three irrigation levels (D0, D1 and D2). Among different treatments, the synergistic approach (NBC + BR) resulted in the maximum increase in different growth and yield parameters under normal as well as drought stress conditions. With synergistic approach (NBC + BR), the maximum plant height (71.7 cm), spike length (17.1), number of fertile tillers m-2 (410), no. of spikelets spike-1 (19.1), no. of grains spike-1 (37.9), 1000 grain weight (37 g), grain yield (4079 kg ha-1), biological yield (10,502 kg ha-1), harvest index (43.5). In the case of physiological parameters such as leaf area index, relative water contents, chlorophyll contents, and stomatal conductance were maximally improved with the combined application of NBC and BR. The same treatment caused an increase of 54, 10, and 7% in N, P, and K contents in grains, respectively compared to the control treatment. Similarly, the antioxidant response was enhanced in wheat plants under drought stress with the combined application of NBC and BR. In conclusion, the combined application of NBC and BR caused a significant increase in the growth, physiological and yield attributes of wheat under drought stress.
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- Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal Dir (U), Sheringal, KPK, Pakistan
- School of Biological Sciences, the University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
- Department of Seed Science and Technology, Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (IPBB), MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Nawaz A, Qamar ZU, Marghoob MU, Imtiaz M, Imran A, Mubeen F. Contribution of potassium solubilizing bacteria in improved potassium assimilation and cytosolic K +/Na + ratio in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) under saline-sodic conditions. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1196024. [PMID: 37711698 PMCID: PMC10497963 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Sodium-induced potassium (K+) deficiency is more prevalent in salt-affected soils. Plants experience K+ starvation thus cytosolic K+/Na+ ratio is lowered, which is a prerequisite for their survival. K+ enrichment in crops can be acquired via K-solubilizing bacteria as a sustainable green agriculture approach. This study was conducted to explore potent K-solubilizing bacteria from the rhizosphere of wheat, rice, and native flora grown in salt-affected soils in two distinct regions of Pakistan. The aim of this work was to evaluate the contribution of microbial consortiums to the improvement of K+ assimilation and cytosolic K+/Na+ ratios in rice crops under saline-sodic conditions. Among 250 bacterial isolates, 9 were selected based on their salt (11% NaCl) and alkali (9) tolerance and K-solubilization indices (1.57-5.67). These bacterial strains were characterized for their plant growth-promoting traits and identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. A consortium of five strains, namely, Enterobacter hormaechei, Citrobacter braakii, Pseudomonas putida, Erwinia iniecta, and Pantoea agglomerans, was used as a bio-inoculant to evaluate its role in K+ assimilation, cytosolic K+/Na+ ratio, and subsequent yield enhancement in rice grown under saline-sodic conditions. The impact of applied consortium on rice was assessed under variable salt levels (Control, 40, 80, and 120 mM) in a pot experiment and under natural saline-sodic conditions in the field. Plant agronomical parameters were significantly higher in the bacterial consortium-treated plants, with a concomitant increase in K+-uptake in root and shoot (0.56 and 0.35 mg g-1 dry wt.) of the salt-tolerant rice variety Shaheen. The root K+/Na+ ratio was significantly improved (200% in 40 mM and 126% in 80 mM NaCl) and in the shoot (99% in 40 mM and 131% in 80 mM) too. A similar significant increase was also observed in the salt-susceptible variety Kainat. Moreover, grain yield (30.39 g/1,000 grains wt.) and biomass (8.75 g) of the rice variety Shaheen, grown in field conditions, were also improved. It can be concluded that K-solubilizing bacteria can be used as bio-inoculants, contributing to growth and yield increment via enhanced K-assimilation and cytosolic K+/Na+ ratio in rice crops under salt stress.
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- Aniqa Nawaz
- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Rice Lab, Plant Breeding and Genetics Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Microbial Physiology Laboratory, Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Shumaila, Ullah S, Shah W, Hafeez A, Ali B, Khan S, Ercisli S, Al-Ghamdi AA, Elshikh MS. Biochar and Seed Priming Technique with Gallic Acid: An Approach toward Improving Morpho-Anatomical and Physiological Features of Solanum melongena L. under Induced NaCl and Boron Stresses. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:28207-28232. [PMID: 38173954 PMCID: PMC10763624 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Dynamic shifts in climatic patterns increase soil salinity and boron levels, which are the major abiotic factors that affect plant growth and secondary metabolism. The present study assessed the role of growth regulators, including biochar (5 g kg-1) and gallic acid (GA, 2 mM), in altering leaf morpho-anatomical and physiological responses of Solanum melongena L. exposed to boron (25 mg kg-1) and salinity stresses (150 mM NaCl). These growth regulators enhanced leaf fresh weight (LFW) (70%), leaf dry weight (LDW) (20%), leaf area (LA), leaf area index (LAI) (85%), leaf moisture content (LMC) (98%), and relative water content (RWC) (115%) under salinity and boron stresses. Physiological attributes were analyzed to determine the stress levels and antioxidant protection. Photosynthetic pigments were negatively affected by salinity and boron stresses along with a nonsignificant reduction in trehalose, GA, osmoprotectant, and catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity. These parameters were improved by biochar application to soil and presoaking seeds in GA (p < 0.05) in both varieties of S. melongena L. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy revealed that application of biochar and GA improved the stomatal regulation, trichome density, epidermal vigor, stomata size (SS) (13 381 μm), stomata index (SI) (354 mm2), upper epidermis thickness (UET) (123 μm), lower epidermis thickness (LET) (153 μm), cuticle thickness (CT) (11.4 μm), trichome density (TD) (23 per mm2), vein islet number (VIN) (14 per mm2), vein termination number (VTN) (19 per mm2), midrib thickness (MT) (5546 μm), and TD (27.4 mm2) under salinity and boron stresses. These results indicate that the use of inexpensive and easily available biochar and seed priming with GA can improve morpho-anatomical and physiological responses of S. melongena L. under oxidative stress conditions.
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- Shumaila
- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Biological
Sciences Research Division, Pakistan Forest
Institute, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Crops,
Environment and Land Use Programme, Crop Science Department, Teagasc, Carlow R93 XE12, Ireland
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- Department
of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk
Universitesi, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Din I, Khan S, Khan FU, Khan M, Khan MN, Hafeez A, Wahab S, Wahid N, Ali B, Qasim UB, Manan F, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS, Ercisli S, Khalifa EMA. Genetic Characterization of Advance Bread Wheat Lines for Yield and Stripe Rust Resistance. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:25988-25998. [PMID: 37521679 PMCID: PMC10372943 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a prominent grain crop. The goal of the current experiment was to examine the genetic potential of advanced bread wheat genotypes for yield and stripe rust resistance. Ninety-three bread wheat genotypes including three varieties (Kohat-2017, Pakistan-2013, and Morocco) were field tested in augmented design as observational nurseries at three locations (i.e., Kohat, Nowshera, and Peshawar) during the 2018-19 crop season. Various parameters related to yield and stripe rust resistance showed significant differences among genotypes for most of the characters with few exceptions. The analysis of variance revealed significant variations for all the genotypes for all the traits at all three sites with few exceptions where nonsignificant differences were noticed among genotypes. Averaged over three locations, genotypes exhibiting maximum desirable values for yield and yield components were KT-86 (325 tillers) for tillers m-2, KT-50 (2.86 g) for grain weight spike-1, KT-49 (41.6 g) for 1000-grain weight, KT-50 (74 grains) for grains spikes-1, KT-55 (4.76 g) for spike weight, and KT-36 and KT-072 (4586 kg ha-1) for grain yield. Correlation analysis revealed that grain yield had a significant positive correlation with grain spike-1 and grain weight spike-1 at Kohat, with grains spike-1, tillers m-2, and grain weight spike-1 at Nowshera, and with plant height, spike weight, 1000-grain weight, and tillers m-2 at Peshawar. Molecular marker data and host response in the field at the adult stage revealed that Yr15 and Yr10 are both still effective in providing adequate resistance to wheat against prevalent races of stripe rust. Four lines showing desirable lower average coefficient of infection (ACI) values without carrying Yr15 and Yr10 genes show the presence of unique/new resistance gene(s) in the genetic composition of these four lines. Genotype KT-072 (4586 kg ha-1 and 1.3 ACI), KT-07 (4416 kg ha-1 and 4.3 ACI), KT-10 (4346 kg ha-1 and 1.0 ACI), and KT-62 (4338 kg ha-1 and 2.7 ACI) showed maximum values for grain yield and low desirable ACI values, and these lines could be recommended for general cultivation after procedural requirements of variety release.
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- Israr
Ud Din
- The
University of Agriculture Peshawar, Institute
of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University
Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agriculture, Hazara University, Mansehra 21120, Pakistan
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- The
University of Agriculture Peshawar, Institute
of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
- University
Public School, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Breeding & Genetics, The University
of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050, United
States
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Horticulture Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
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- Agriculture
Research Center, Wheat Research Department, Field Crop Research Institute, Giza 3725005, Egypt
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Rasool A, Ghani A, Nawaz R, Ahmad S, Shahzad K, Rebi A, Ali B, Zhou J, Ahmad MI, Tahir MF, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS, Ercisli S. Effects of Poultry Manure on the Growth, Physiology, Yield, and Yield-Related Traits of Maize Varieties. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:25766-25779. [PMID: 37521629 PMCID: PMC10373454 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
Industries play a significant role in the improvement of lifestyle and in the development of a country. However, the byproducts from these industries are a source of environmental pollution. The proper use of the byproducts of these industries can help to cope with environmental pollution. Some byproducts have high nutritional content and are good for crop plants. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of different rates of poultry manure on the soil chemical properties, growth, and yield of maize. A pot experiment was conducted in the botanical garden of the Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Pakistan to investigate the effect of various treatments of poultry manure (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g/pot) on the morphological, physiological, and yield attributes of two maize varieties, Pearl and MMRI. Treatment T1 was a mixture of soil and 75 g/pot poultry manure, T2 was a mixture of soil and 50 g/pot poultry manure, T3 was a mixture of soil and 25 g/pot poultry manure, and T4 was 100 g/pot poultry manure. Soil without any industrial byproduct (100% soil only) was used as the control (T0). The results revealed that the use of poultry manure enhanced the physical properties of the soil. Available P and soil organic matter were improved in soil amended with poultry manure. It is evident from the results that the vegetative growth of both maize varieties was significantly enhanced by growing in soil amended with poultry manure as compared to their respective control. Similar responses were also recorded for the physiological attributes of leaf area, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency of both varieties. Yield and yield-contributing traits of both maize varieties were significantly improved by growing plants in soil amended with 50 and 75 g/pot of poultry manure. It is also inferred that the use of 50 g/pot poultry manure in soil amendment is an eco-friendly and economically effective option for maize growers of arid and semiarid regions to enhance the kernel yield and profit per annum. Poultry manure could be useful to ameliorate the adverse effects of salinity stress on all parameters, particularly the grain yield. Furthermore, this would be a useful and economical method for the safe disposal of byproducts.
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- Ayesha Rasool
- Department
of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7078, United
States
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- Department
of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- Jianshui
Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Jianshui
Research Station, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department
of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk
Universitesi, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
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Solangi F, Zhu X, Khan S, Rais N, Majeed A, Sabir MA, Iqbal R, Ali S, Hafeez A, Ali B, Ercisli S, Kayabasi ET. The Global Dilemma of Soil Legacy Phosphorus and Its Improvement Strategies under Recent Changes in Agro-Ecosystem Sustainability. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:23271-23282. [PMID: 37426212 PMCID: PMC10324088 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Phosphorus (P) is one of the six key elements in plant nutrition and effectively plays a vital role in all major metabolic activities. It is an essential nutrient for plants linked to human food production. Although abundantly present in both organic and inorganic forms in soil, more than 40% of cultivated soils are commonly deficient in P concentration. Then, the P inadequacy is a challenge to a sustainable farming system to improve the food production for an increasing population. It is expected that the whole world population will rise to 9 billion by 2050 and, therefore, it is necessary at the same time for agricultural strategies broadly to expand food production up to 80% to 90% by handling the global dilemma which has affected the environment by climatic changes. Furthermore, the phosphate rock annually produced about 5 million metric tons of phosphate fertilizers per year. About 9.5 Mt of phosphorus enters human food through crops and animals such as milk, egg, meat, and fish and is then utilized, and 3.5 Mt P is physically consumed by the human population. Various new techniques and current agricultural practices are said to be improving P-deficient environments, which might help meet the food requirements of an increasing population. However, 4.4% and 3.4% of the dry biomass of wheat and chickpea, respectively, were increased under intercropping practices, which was higher than that in the monocropping system. A wide range of studies showed that green manure crops, especially legumes, improve the soil-available P content of the soil. It is noted that inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi could decrease the recommended phosphate fertilizer rate nearly 80%. Agricultural management techniques to improve soil legacy P use by crops include maintaining soil pH by liming, crop rotation, intercropping, planting cover crops, and the consumption of modern fertilizers, in addition to the use of more efficient crop varieties and inoculation with P-solubilizing microorganisms. Therefore, exploring the residual phosphorus in the soil is imperative to reduce the demand for industrial fertilizers while promoting long-term sustainability on a global scale.
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- Farheen Solangi
- Research
Centre of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Research
Centre of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Khwaja
Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Soil Science, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Sindh 70060, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Agro-Industry and Environment, The Islamia
University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
- HGF Agro,
Ata Teknokent, TR-25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
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- Department
of Agricultural Economy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kocaeli University, 41285 Kartepe, Türkiye
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Mehmood N, Saeed M, Zafarullah S, Hyder S, Rizvi ZF, Gondal AS, Jamil N, Iqbal R, Ali B, Ercisli S, Kupe M. Multifaceted Impacts of Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. in Managing Various Plant Diseases and Crop Yield Improvement. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:22296-22315. [PMID: 37396244 PMCID: PMC10308577 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
The modern agricultural system has issues with the reduction of agricultural productivity due to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses. It is also expected that in the future the entire world population may rapidly increase and will surely demand more food. Farmers now utilize a massive quantity of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides for disease management and to increase food production. These synthetic fertilizers badly affect the environment, the texture of the soil, plant productivity, and human health. However, agricultural safety and sustainability depend on an ecofriendly and inexpensive biological application. In contrast to synthetic fertilizers, soil inoculation with plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is one of the excellent alternative options. In this regard, we focused on the best PGPR genera, Pseudomonas, which exists in the rhizosphere as well as inside the plant's body and plays a role in sustainable agriculture. Many Pseudomonas spp. control plant pathogens and play an effective role in disease management through direct and indirect mechanisms. Pseudomonas spp. fix the amount of atmospheric nitrogen, solubilize phosphorus and potassium, and also produce phytohormones, lytic enzymes, volatile organic compounds, antibiotics, and secondary metabolites during stress conditions. These compounds stimulate plant growth by inducing systemic resistance and by inhibiting the growth of pathogens. Furthermore, pseudomonads also protect plants during different stress conditions like heavy metal pollution, osmosis, temperature, oxidative stress, etc. Now, several Pseudomonas-based commercial biological control products have been promoted and marketed, but there are a few limitations that hinder the development of this technology for extensive usage in agricultural systems. The variability among the members of Pseudomonas spp. draws attention to the huge research interest in this genus. There is a need to explore the potential of native Pseudomonas spp. as biocontrol agents and to use them in biopesticide development to support sustainable agriculture.
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- Najaf Mehmood
- Department
of Botany, Government College Women University
Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Government College Women University
Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Government College Women University
Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Government College Women University
Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Government College Women University
Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Pathology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum TR-25240, Türkiye
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- Department
of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
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Ali B, Hafeez A, Afridi MS, Javed MA, Sumaira, Suleman F, Nadeem M, Ali S, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS, Marc RA, Ercisli S, Darwish DBE. Bacterial-Mediated Salinity Stress Tolerance in Maize ( Zea mays L.): A Fortunate Way toward Sustainable Agriculture. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:20471-20487. [PMID: 37332827 PMCID: PMC10275368 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
Abstract
Sustainable agriculture is threatened by salinity stress because of the low yield quality and low crop production. Rhizobacteria that promote plant growth modify physiological and molecular pathways to support plant development and reduce abiotic stresses. The recent study aimed to assess the tolerance capacity and impacts of Bacillus sp. PM31 on the growth, physiological, and molecular responses of maize to salinity stress. In comparison to uninoculated plants, the inoculation of Bacillus sp. PM31 improved the agro-morphological traits [shoot length (6%), root length (22%), plant height (16%), fresh weight (39%), dry weight (29%), leaf area (11%)], chlorophyll [Chl a (17%), Chl b (37%), total chl (22%)], carotenoids (15%), proteins (40%), sugars (43%), relative water (11%), flavonoids (22%), phenols (23%), radical scavenging capacity (13%), and antioxidants. The Bacillus sp. PM31-inoculated plants showed a reduction in the oxidative stress indicators [electrolyte leakage (12%), H2O2 (9%), and MDA (32%)] as compared to uninoculated plants under salinity and increased the level of osmolytes [free amino acids (36%), glycine betaine (17%), proline (11%)]. The enhancement of plant growth under salinity was further validated by the molecular profiling of Bacillus sp. PM31. Moreover, these physiological and molecular mechanisms were accompanied by the upregulation of stress-related genes (APX and SOD). Our study found that Bacillus sp. PM31 has a crucial and substantial role in reducing salinity stress through physiological and molecular processes, which may be used as an alternative approach to boost crop production and yield.
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- Baber Ali
- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 45320
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 45320
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- Institute
of Industrial Biotechnology, Government
College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan 54000
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 45320
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- Department
of Botany, Government College University
Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan 54000
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- Department
of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad, Pakistan 45320
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11451
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11451
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- Food
Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 400372
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- Department
of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk
Universitesi, Erzurum, Türkiye 25240
- Ata
Teknokent, HGF Agro, TR-25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
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Ullah S, Khan MI, Khan MN, Ali U, Ali B, Iqbal R, Z Gaafar AR, AlMunqedhi BM, Razak SA, Kaplan A, Ercisli S, Soudy FA. Efficacy of Naphthyl Acetic Acid Foliar Spray in Moderating Drought Effects on the Morphological and Physiological Traits of Maize Plants ( Zea mays L.). ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:20488-20504. [PMID: 37323381 PMCID: PMC10268277 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The threat of varying global climates has greatly driven the attention of scientists, as climate change increases the odds of worsening drought in many parts of Pakistan and the world in the decades ahead. Keeping in view the forthcoming climate change, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of varying levels of induced drought stress on the physiological mechanism of drought resistance in selected maize cultivars. The sandy loam rhizospheric soil with moisture content 0.43-0.5 g g-1, organic matter (OM) 0.43-0.55 g/kg, N 0.022-0.027 g/kg, P 0.028-0.058 g/kg, and K 0.017-0.042 g/kg was used in the present experiment. The findings showed that a significant drop in the leaf water status, chlorophyll content, and carotenoid content was linked to an increase in sugar, proline, and antioxidant enzyme accumulation at p < 0.05 under induced drought stress, along with an increase in protein content as a dominant response for both cultivars. SVI-I & II, RSR, LAI, LAR, TB, CA, CB, CC, peroxidase (POD), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) content under drought stress were studied for variance analysis in terms of interactions between drought and NAA treatment and were found significant at p < 0.05 after 15 days. It has been found that the exogenous application of NAA alleviated the inhibitory effect of only short-term water stress, but yield loss due to long-term osmotic stress will not be faced employing growth regulators. Climate-smart agriculture is the only approach to reduce the detrimental impact of global fluctuations, such as drought stress, on crop adaptability before they have a significant influence on world crop production.
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- Sami Ullah
- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda 24420, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
- Biology
laboratory, University Public School, University
of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120 KPK, Pakistan
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- Centre
of Plant Biodiversity, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- , Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- Department
of Agroecology-Climate and Water, Aarhus
University, Blichers
Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute
of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Crop and Animal Production,
Sason Vocational School, Batman University, Batman 72060, Turkey
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- Department of Horticulture,
Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk Universitesi, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
- HGF Agro, Ata Teknokent, TR-25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
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- Genetics and Genetic Engineering Department,
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Ma J, Li Y, Chen F, Sun Y, Zhu Y, Wang L. Bacillus mycoides PM35 in combination with titanium dioxide (TiO 2)⎯nanoparticles enhanced morpho-physio-biochemical attributes in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under cadmium stress. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 323:138224. [PMID: 36828111 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring soil bacteria and are known to induce plant growth promotion and titanium dioxide (TiO2)⎯nanoparticles (NPs) used in a range of applications that need increased whiteness, improved corrosion resistance and photocatalytic activity. Keeping in view the stress mitigation potential of TiO2⎯NPS and B. mycoides PM35, the existing research work was premeditated to inspect the beneficial role of seed priming with using different levels of TiO2⎯NPs i.e., [(0 no TiO2⎯NPs), 25 and 50 μg/ml] and soil incubation plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (B. mycoides PM35) i.e., [(0 no B. mycoides PM35), 10 and 20 μL] on biochemical, morphological and physiological characteristics of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) plants under different levels of Cd in the soil i.e., [(0 Cd), 50 and 100 mg kg-1]. Results from the present study showed that the increasing levels of Cd in the soil significantly (P < 0.05) decreased plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments, gas exchange attributes, sugars, and nutritional contents from the roots and shoots of the plants. In contrast, increasing levels of Cd in the soil significantly (P < 0.05) increased oxidative stress indicators in term of malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and electrolyte leakage, and also increased organic acid exudation patter in the roots of H. vulgare. Although, the activities of enzymatic antioxidants and the response of their gene expressions in the roots and shoots of the plants and non-enzymatic such as phenolic, flavonoid, ascorbic acid, and anthocyanin contents were initially increased with the exposure of 50 mg kg-1 Cd, but decreased by the increasing the Cd concentration 100 mg kg-1 in the soil. The negative impact of Cd toxicity can overcome the application of PGPR (B. mycoides PM35) and TiO2⎯NPs, which ultimately increased plant growth and biomass by capturing the reactive oxygen species, and decreased oxidative stress in H. vulgare by decreasing the Cd contents in the roots and shoots of the plants. Our results also showed that the TiO2⎯NPs were more sever and showed better results when we compared with PGPR (B. mycoides PM35) under the same treatment of Cd in the soil. Research findings, therefore, suggest that the combined application of PGPR (B. mycoides PM35) and TiO2⎯NPs can ameliorate Cd toxicity in H. vulgare, resulting in improved plant growth and composition under metal stress, as depicted by balanced exudation of organic acids.
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- Jing Ma
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China.
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ul Aibdin Z, Nafees M, Rizwan M, Ahmad S, Ali S, Obaid WA, Alsubeie MS, Darwish DBE, Abeed AHA. Combined effect of Zinc lysine and biochar on growth and physiology of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) to alleviate salinity stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1017282. [PMID: 36994320 PMCID: PMC10042136 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1017282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Globally, Food security main threaten by abiotic stress like salinity and levels amongst the majority serious environmental stressors which reduce crop yield mass production. Biochar application has received much attention in agricultural practices as it enhances crop quality and production. The present study was carried out to analyze the role of lysine zinc and biochar on growth enhancement of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. PU-2011) under saline stress (EC 7.17 dSm-1). Seeds were sown in pots containing saline soil with and without 2% biochar, and foliar application of Zn-lysine (0, 1.0, and 2.0 mM) was made at different time intervals during plant growth. A combined application of biochar and Zn-lysine 2.0 mM highly improved the physiological attributes such as chlorophyll a (37%), chlorophyll b (60%), total chlorophyll (37%), carotenoids (16%), photosynthesis rate (Pn) 45%, stomatal conductance (gs) 53%, transpiration rate (Tr) 56%, and water use efficiency (WUE) 55%. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) 38%, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 62%, and electrolyte leakage (EL) 48% were decreased with the combined application of biochar and Zn-lysine 2.0 mM as compared with other treatments. The activities of catalase (CAT) 67%, superoxide dismutase (SOD) 70%, and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) 61% as well as catalase (CAT) 67% were regulated with the combined biochar and Zn-lysine 2.0 mM treatment. Similarly, the combined application of biochar and zinc-lysine (2.0 mM) enhanced the growth and yield attributes such as shoot length (79%), root fresh weight (62%), shoot fresh weight (36%), root dry weight (86%), shoot dry weight (39%), grain weight (57%), and spike length (43%) as compared with untreated control. The concentrations of sodium (Na) decreased whereas potassium (K), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) concentrations were enhanced in plants with the combined application of Zn-lysine and biochar. Overall, results showed that the combined application of Zn-lysine (2.0 mM) and biochar significantly inhibited the negative effect of salinity and improved the growth and physiological performance of wheat plants. The combined use of Zn-lysine and biochar might be a practical solution to tackle salt stress in plants, but field studies by growing various crops under varied environmental conditions are needed before any recommendation to farmers.
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- Zain ul Aibdin
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Afridi MS, Ali S, Salam A, César Terra W, Hafeez A, Ali B, S AlTami M, Ameen F, Ercisli S, Marc RA, Medeiros FHV, Karunakaran R. Plant Microbiome Engineering: Hopes or Hypes. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11121782. [PMID: 36552290 PMCID: PMC9774975 DOI: 10.3390/biology11121782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Rhizosphere microbiome is a dynamic and complex zone of microbial communities. This complex plant-associated microbial community, usually regarded as the plant's second genome, plays a crucial role in plant health. It is unquestioned that plant microbiome collectively contributes to plant growth and fitness. It also provides a safeguard from plant pathogens, and induces tolerance in the host against abiotic stressors. The revolution in omics, gene-editing and sequencing tools have somehow led to unravel the compositions and latent interactions between plants and microbes. Similarly, besides standard practices, many biotechnological, (bio)chemical and ecological methods have also been proposed. Such platforms have been solely dedicated to engineer the complex microbiome by untangling the potential barriers, and to achieve better agriculture output. Yet, several limitations, for example, the biological obstacles, abiotic constraints and molecular tools that capably impact plant microbiome engineering and functionality, remained unaddressed problems. In this review, we provide a holistic overview of plant microbiome composition, complexities, and major challenges in plant microbiome engineering. Then, we unearthed all inevitable abiotic factors that serve as bottlenecks by discouraging plant microbiome engineering and functionality. Lastly, by exploring the inherent role of micro/macrofauna, we propose economic and eco-friendly strategies that could be harnessed sustainably and biotechnologically for resilient plant microbiome engineering.
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- Muhammad Siddique Afridi
- Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, (UFLA), Lavras 37200-900, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, (UFLA), Lavras 37200-900, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Qassim University, Burydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănă ̧stur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, (UFLA), Lavras 37200-900, MG, Brazil
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- Unit of Biochemistry, Centre of Excellence for Biomaterials Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong 08100, Malaysia
- Department of Computational Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics, Saveetha School of Engineering (SSE), SIMATS, Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
- Centre of Excellence for Biomaterials Science, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong 08100, Malaysia
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Ma J, Ali S, Saleem MH, Mumtaz S, Yasin G, Ali B, Al-Ghamdi AA, Elshikh MS, Vodnar DC, Marc RA, Rehman A, Khan MN, Chen F, Ali S. Short-term responses of Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea L.) to the individual and combinatorial effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and silicon in the soil contaminated by boron. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:983156. [PMID: 36212291 PMCID: PMC9540599 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.983156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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While of lesser prevalence than boron (B) deficient soils, B-rich soils are important to study as they can cause B toxicity in the field and subsequently decrease crop yields in different regions of the world. We have conducted the present study to examine the role of the individual or combined application of silicon (Si) and NPK fertilizer in B-stressed spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea L.). S. oleracea seedlings were subjected to different NPK fertilizers, namely, low NPK (30 kg ha-2) and normal NPK (60 kg ha-2)], which were also supplemented by Si (3 mmol L-1), for varying levels of B in the soil i.e., 0, 250, and 500 mg kg-1. Our results illustrated that the increasing levels of B in the soil caused a substantial decrease in the plant height, number of leaves, number of stems, leaf area, plant fresh weight, plant dry weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, carotenoid content, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, magnesium content in the roots, magnesium contents in the shoots, phosphorus content in the roots, phosphorus content in the leaves in the shoots, iron content in the roots, iron content in the shoots, calcium content in the roots, and calcium content in the shoots. However, B toxicity in the soil increased the concentration of malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and electrolyte leakage which were also manifested by the increasing activities of enzymatic [superoxidase dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)], and non-enzymatic antioxidants (phenolic, flavonoid, ascorbic acid, and anthocyanin content). B toxicity in the soil further increased the concentration of organic acids in the roots such as oxalic acid, malic acid, formic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, and fumaric acid. The addition of Si and fertilizer levels in the soil significantly alleviated B toxicity effects on S. oleracea by improving photosynthetic capacity and ultimately plant growth. The increased activity of antioxidant enzymes in Si and NPK-treated plants seems to play a role in capturing stress-induced reactive oxygen species, as was evident from the lower levels of oxidative stress indicators, organic acid exudation, and B concentration in the roots and shoots of Si and NPK-treated plants. Research findings, therefore, suggested that the Si and NPK application can ameliorate B toxicity in S. oleracea seedlings and result in improved plant growth and composition under metal stress as depicted by the balanced exudation of organic acids.
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- Jing Ma
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Pakistan
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- Biology Laboratory, Agriculture University Public School and College (AUPS&C) for Boys, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University (CMU), Taichung City, Taiwan
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Alharbi K, Alhaithloul HAS, Alayafi AAM, Al-Taisan WA, Alghanem SM, Al-Mushhin AAM, Soliman MH, Alsubeie MS, Vodnar DC, Marc RA. Impact of Plantago ovata Forsk leaf extract on morpho-physio-biochemical attributes, ions uptake and drought resistance of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:999170. [PMID: 36204080 PMCID: PMC9531683 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.999170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The present study was conducted to examine the potential role of Plantago ovata Forsk leaf extract (POLE) which was applied at various concentration levels (control, hydropriming, 10, 20, 30, and 40% POLE) to the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings. Drought stressed was applied at 60% osmotic potential (OM) to the T. aestivum seedlings to study various parameters such as growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange characteristics, oxidative stress and response of various antioxidants and nutritional status of the plants. Various growth parameters such as gaseous exchange attributes, antioxidants and nutritional status of T. aestivum were investigated in this study. It was evident that drought-stressed condition had induced a negative impact on plant growth, photosynthetic pigment, gaseous exchange attributes, stomatal properties, and ion uptake by different organs (roots and shoots) of T. aestivum. The decrease in plant growth resulted from oxidative stress and overcome by the antioxidant (enzymatic and non-enzymatic) compounds, since their concentration increased in response to dehydration. Seed priming with POLE positively increased plant growth and photosynthesis, by decreasing oxidative stress indicators and increasing activities of antioxidant (enzymatic and non-enzymatic) compounds, compared to the plants which were grown without the application of POLE. Our results also depicted that optimum concentration of POLE for T. aestivum seedlings under drought condition was 20%, while further increase in POLE (30 and 40%) induced a non-significant (P < 0.05) effect on growth (shoot and root length) and biomass (fresh and dry weight) of T. aestivum seedling. Here we concluded that the understanding of the role of seed priming with POLE in the increment of growth profile, photosynthetic measurements and nutritional status introduces new possibilities for their effective use in drought-stressed condition and provides a promising strategy for T. aestivum tolerance against drought-stressed condition.
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- Khadiga Alharbi
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Fasial University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Afridi MS, Javed MA, Ali S, De Medeiros FHV, Ali B, Salam A, Sumaira, Marc RA, Alkhalifah DHM, Selim S, Santoyo G. New opportunities in plant microbiome engineering for increasing agricultural sustainability under stressful conditions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:899464. [PMID: 36186071 PMCID: PMC9524194 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.899464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Plant microbiome (or phytomicrobiome) engineering (PME) is an anticipated untapped alternative strategy that could be exploited for plant growth, health and productivity under different environmental conditions. It has been proven that the phytomicrobiome has crucial contributions to plant health, pathogen control and tolerance under drastic environmental (a)biotic constraints. Consistent with plant health and safety, in this article we address the fundamental role of plant microbiome and its insights in plant health and productivity. We also explore the potential of plant microbiome under environmental restrictions and the proposition of improving microbial functions that can be supportive for better plant growth and production. Understanding the crucial role of plant associated microbial communities, we propose how the associated microbial actions could be enhanced to improve plant growth-promoting mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on plant beneficial fungi. Additionally, we suggest the possible plant strategies to adapt to a harsh environment by manipulating plant microbiomes. However, our current understanding of the microbiome is still in its infancy, and the major perturbations, such as anthropocentric actions, are not fully understood. Therefore, this work highlights the importance of manipulating the beneficial plant microbiome to create more sustainable agriculture, particularly under different environmental stressors.
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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Ali B, Saleem MH, Ali S, Shahid M, Sagir M, Tahir MB, Qureshi KA, Jaremko M, Selim S, Hussain A, Rizwan M, Ishaq W, Rehman MZU. Mitigation of salinity stress in barley genotypes with variable salt tolerance by application of zinc oxide nanoparticles. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:973782. [PMID: 36072329 PMCID: PMC9441957 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.973782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Salinity has become a major environmental concern of agricultural lands, impairing crop production. The current study aimed to examine the role of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in reducing the oxidative stress induced by salinity and the overall improvement in phytochemical properties in barley. A total of nine different barley genotypes were first subjected to salt (NaCl) stress in hydroponic conditions to determine the tolerance among the genotypes. The genotype Annora was found as most sensitive, and the most tolerant genotype was Awaran 02 under salinity stress. In another study, the most sensitive (Annora) and tolerant (Awaran 02) barley genotypes were grown in pots under salinity stress (100 mM). At the same time, half of the pots were provided with the soil application of ZnO NPs (100 mg kg-1), and the other half pots were foliar sprayed with ZnO NPs (100 mg L-1). Salinity stress reduced barley growth in both genotypes compared to control plants. However, greater reduction in barley growth was found in Annora (sensitive genotype) than in Awaran 02 (tolerant genotype). The exogenous application of ZnO NPs ameliorated salt stress and improved barley biomass, photosynthesis, and antioxidant enzyme activities by reducing oxidative damage caused by salt stress. However, this positive effect by ZnO NPs was observed more in Awaran 02 than in Annora genotype. Furthermore, the foliar application of ZnO NPs was more effective than the soil application of ZnO NPs. Findings of the present study revealed that exogenous application of ZnO NPs could be a promising approach to alleviate salt stress in barley genotypes with different levels of salinity tolerance.
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- Basharat Ali
- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jhang, Jhang, Pakistan
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart-Health Initiative (SHI) and Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Ma J, Saleem MH, Ali B, Rasheed R, Ashraf MA, Aziz H, Ercisli S, Riaz S, Elsharkawy MM, Hussain I, Alhag SK, Ahmed AE, Vodnar DC, Mumtaz S, Marc RA. Impact of foliar application of syringic acid on tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) under heavy metal stress-insights into nutrient uptake, redox homeostasis, oxidative stress, and antioxidant defense. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:950120. [PMID: 36092395 PMCID: PMC9453224 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.950120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as lead (Pb)] is becoming a serious global problem due to the rapid development of the social economy. However, accumulation of Pb in plant parts is very toxic for plant growth and decreases crop yield and productivity. In the present study, we have investigated the different concentrations of Pb in the soil i.e., [0 (no Pb), 50, and 100 mg kg-1] to study plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange characteristics, oxidative stress indicators and the response of various antioxidants (enzymatic and non-enzymatic), nutritional status of the plant, organic acid exudation pattern and also Pb accumulation in the roots and shoots of the plants of two varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) i.e., Roma and Cchuas, grown under different levels of synergic acid [no spray (NS), water spray (WS), 0.3-0.5°μM]. Results from the present study showed that the increasing levels of Pb in the soil decreased non-significantly (P < 0.05) shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total chlorophyll, carotenoid content, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, soluble sugar, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar contents, calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), iron (Fe2+), and phosphorus (P) contents in the roots and shoots of the plants. However, Pb toxicity also induced oxidative stress in the roots and shoots of the plants by increasing malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and electrolyte leakage (EL) which also induced increased the compounds of various enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants and also organic acids exudation pattern in the roots such as fumaric acid, acetic acid, citric acid, formic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid contents and increased the concentration of Pb in different parts of the plants. Results also show that the Cchuas showed better growth and development compared to Roma, under the same levels of Pb in the soil. The alleviation of Pb toxicity was induced by the application of synergic acid, and results showed that the application of synergic acid increased plant growth and biomass and also increased the gas exchange characteristics and antioxidant capacity in the roots and shoots of the plants. Research findings, therefore, suggested that synergic acid application can ameliorate Pb toxicity in S. lycopersicum varieties and result in improved plant growth and composition under metal stress as depicted by balanced exudation of organic acids.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jing Ma
- School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
| | - Rizwan Rasheed
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
| | | | - Humera Aziz
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
| | - Sezai Ercisli
- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
| | - Sana Riaz
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
| | - Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy
- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
| | - Iqbal Hussain
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Iqbal Hussain,
| | - Sadeq K. Alhag
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Muhayl Asser, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen
| | - Ahmed Ezzat Ahmed
- Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
| | - Dan C. Vodnar
- Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Sahar Mumtaz
- Division of Science and Technology, Department of Botany, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
- Sahar Mumtaz,
| | - Romina Alina Marc
- Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Romina Alina Marc,
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