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Ramachandra A, Vijayaraghavareddy P, Purushothama C, Nagaraju S, Sreeman S. Decoding stomatal characteristics regulating water use efficiency at leaf and plant scales in rice genotypes. PLANTA 2024; 260:56. [PMID: 39039321 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04488-x] [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: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Stomatal traits in rice genotypes affect water use efficiency. Low-frequency small-size stomata correlate with whole plant efficiency, while low-frequency large-size stomata show intrinsic efficiency and responsiveness to vapour pressure deficit. Leaf surface and the patterning of the epidermal layer play a vital role in determining plant growth. While the surface helps in determining radiation interception, epidermal pattern of stomatal factors strongly regulate gas exchange and water use efficiency (WUE). This study focuses on identifying distinct stomatal traits among rice genotypes to comprehend their influence on WUE. Stomatal frequency ranged from 353 to 687 per mm2 and the size varied between 128.31 and 339.01 μm2 among 150 rice germplasm with significant variability in abaxial and adaxial surfaces. The cumulative water transpired and WUE determined at the outdoor phenomics platform, over the entire crop growth period as well as during specific hours of a 24 h-day did not correlate with stomatal frequency nor size. However, genotypes with low-frequency and large-size stomata recorded higher intrinsic water use efficiency (67.04 μmol CO2 mol-1 H2O) and showed a quicker response to varying vapour pressure deficit that diurnally ranged between 0.03 and 2.17 kPa. The study demonstrated the role of stomatal factors in determining physiological subcomponents of WUE both at single leaf and whole plant levels. Differential expression patterns of stomatal regulatory genes among the contrasting groups explained variations in the epidermal patterning. Increased expression of ERECTA, TMM and YODA genes appear to contribute to decreased stomatal frequency in low stomatal frequency genotypes. These findings underscore the significance of stomatal traits in breeding programs and strongly support the importance of these genes that govern variability in stomatal architecture in future crop improvement programs.
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- Abhishree Ramachandra
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
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Tran VH, Nolting KM, Donovan LA, Temme AA. Cultivated sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) has lower tolerance of moderate drought stress than its con-specific wild relative, but the underlying traits remain elusive. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e581. [PMID: 38585190 PMCID: PMC10995449 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.581] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Cultivated crops are generally expected to have less abiotic stress tolerance than their wild relatives. However, this assumption is not well supported by empirical literature and may depend on the type of stress and how it is imposed, as well as the measure of tolerance being used. Here, we investigated whether wild and cultivated accessions of Helianthus annuus differed in stress tolerance assessed as proportional decline in biomass due to drought and whether wild and cultivated accessions differed in trait responses to drought and trait associations with tolerance. In a greenhouse study, H. annuus accessions in the two domestication classes (eight cultivated and eight wild accessions) received two treatments: a well-watered control and a moderate drought implemented as a dry down followed by maintenance at a predetermined soil moisture level with automated irrigation. Treatments were imposed at the seedling stage, and plants were harvested after 2 weeks of treatment. The proportional biomass decline in response to drought was 24% for cultivated H. annuus accessions but was not significant for the wild accessions. Thus, using the metric of proportional biomass decline, the cultivated accessions had less drought tolerance. Among accessions, there was no tradeoff between drought tolerance and vigor assessed as biomass in the control treatment. In a multivariate analysis, wild and cultivated accessions did not differ from each other or in response to drought for a subset of morphological, physiological, and allocational traits. Analyzed individually, traits varied in response to drought in wild and/or cultivated accessions, including declines in specific leaf area, leaf theoretical maximum stomatal conductance (gsmax), and stomatal pore length, but there was no treatment response for stomatal density, succulence, or the ability to osmotically adjust. Focusing on traits associations with tolerance, plasticity in gsmax was the most interesting because its association with tolerance differed by domestication class (although the effects were relatively weak) and thus might contribute to lower tolerance of cultivated sunflower. Our H. annuus results support the expectation that stress tolerance is lower in crops than wild relatives under some conditions. However, determining the key traits that underpin differences in moderate drought tolerance between wild and cultivated H. annuus remains elusive.
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- Vivian H. Tran
- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGeorgiaUSA
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- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGeorgiaUSA
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- Department of Plant BiologyUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGeorgiaUSA
- Department of Plant BreedingWageningen University & ResearchWageningenNetherlands
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Benitez-Alfonso Y, Soanes BK, Zimba S, Sinanaj B, German L, Sharma V, Bohra A, Kolesnikova A, Dunn JA, Martin AC, Khashi U Rahman M, Saati-Santamaría Z, García-Fraile P, Ferreira EA, Frazão LA, Cowling WA, Siddique KHM, Pandey MK, Farooq M, Varshney RK, Chapman MA, Boesch C, Daszkowska-Golec A, Foyer CH. Enhancing climate change resilience in agricultural crops. Curr Biol 2023; 33:R1246-R1261. [PMID: 38052178 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Climate change threatens global food and nutritional security through negative effects on crop growth and agricultural productivity. Many countries have adopted ambitious climate change mitigation and adaptation targets that will exacerbate the problem, as they require significant changes in current agri-food systems. In this review, we provide a roadmap for improved crop production that encompasses the effective transfer of current knowledge into plant breeding and crop management strategies that will underpin sustainable agriculture intensification and climate resilience. We identify the main problem areas and highlight outstanding questions and potential solutions that can be applied to mitigate the impacts of climate change on crop growth and productivity. Although translation of scientific advances into crop production lags far behind current scientific knowledge and technology, we consider that a holistic approach, combining disciplines in collaborative efforts, can drive better connections between research, policy, and the needs of society.
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Horticulture Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad 502324, India
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Life Sciences Building 85, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba 14004, Spain
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- Microbiology and Genetics Department, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain; Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, Villamayor de la Armuña 37185, Spain
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- Microbiology and Genetics Department, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain; Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, Villamayor de la Armuña 37185, Spain; Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Microbiology and Genetics Department, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain; Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, Villamayor de la Armuña 37185, Spain
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- Institute of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Universitária 1000, 39404547, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Universitária 1000, 39404547, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad 502324, India
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud 123, Oman
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Life Sciences Building 85, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Zhang K, Xue M, Qin F, He Y, Zhou Y. Natural polymorphisms in ZmIRX15A affect water-use efficiency by modulating stomatal density in maize. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:2560-2573. [PMID: 37572352 PMCID: PMC10651153 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14153] [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: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Stomatal density (SD) is closely related to crop drought resistance. Understanding the genetic basis for natural variation in SD may facilitate efforts to improve water-use efficiency. Here, we report a genome-wide association study for SD in maize seedlings, which identified 18 genetic variants that could be resolved to seven candidate genes. A 3-bp insertion variant (InDel1089) in the last exon of Zea mays (Zm) IRX15A (Irregular xylem 15A) had the most significant association with SD and modulated the translation of ZmIRX15A mRNA by affecting its secondary structure. Dysfunction of ZmIRX15A increased SD, leading to an increase in the transpiration rate and CO2 assimilation efficiency. ZmIRX15A encodes a xylan deposition enzyme and its disruption significantly decreased xylan abundance in secondary cell wall composition. Transcriptome analysis revealed a substantial alteration of the expression of genes involved in stomatal complex morphogenesis and drought response in the loss-of-function of ZmIRX15A mutant. Overall, our study provides important genetic insights into the natural variation of leaf SD in maize, and the identified loci or genes can serve as direct targets for enhancing drought resistance in molecular-assisted maize breeding.
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- Kun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryEngineering Research Center of Plant Growth RegulatorCollege of Agronomy and BiotechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and PhysiologyCo‐Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain CropsKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of EducationYangzhou UniversityYangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- National Maize Improvement Center of ChinaCollege of Agronomy and BiotechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryEngineering Research Center of Plant Growth RegulatorCollege of Agronomy and BiotechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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Layek J, Rangappa K, Das A, Ansari MA, Choudhary S, Rajbonshi N, Patra S, Kumar A, Mishra VK, Ravisankar N, Kumar S, Hazarika S, Dutta SK, Babu S, Tahasildar M, Shettigar N. Evaluation of millets for physio-chemical and root morphological traits suitable for resilient farming and nutritional security in Eastern Himalayas. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1198023. [PMID: 37469543 PMCID: PMC10353539 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1198023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Millets are nutritionally superior and climate-resilient short-duration crops and hold a prominent place in cropping sequences around the world. They have immense potential to grow in a marginal environment due to diverse adaptive mechanisms. Methods An experiment was conducted in an organic production system in the North Eastern Himalayan foothills of India for 3 consecutive years by evaluating high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of different millets, viz., finger millet, foxtail millet, little millet, barnyard millet, proso millet, and browntop millet, along with local landraces of finger millets (Sikkim-1 and Sikkim-2; Nagaland-1 and Nagaland-2) to identify stable, high-yielding, and nutritionally superior genotypes suited for the region. Results Among the various millets, finger millet, followed by little millet and foxtail millet, proved their superiority in terms of productivity (ranging between 1.16 and 1.43 Mg ha-1) compared to other millets. Among different varieties of finger millets, cv. VL Mandua 352 recorded the highest average grain yield (1.43 Mg ha-1) followed by local landraces, Nagaland-2 (1.31 Mg ha-1) and Sikkim-1 (1.25 Mg ha-1). Root traits such as total root length, root volume, average diameter of roots, and root surface area were significantly higher in finger millet landraces Nagaland-1, Nagaland-2, and Sikkim-1 compared to the rest of the millet genotypes. The different millets were found to be rich sources of protein as recorded in foxtail millet cv. SiA 3088 (12.3%), proso millet cv. TNAU 145 (11.5%), and finger millet landraces, Sikkim-1 and Nagaland-2 (8.7% each). Finger millet landrace Sikkim-2 recorded the highest omega-6 content (1.16%), followed by barnyard millet cv. VL 207 (1.09%). Barnyard millet cv. VL 207 recorded the highest polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content (1.23%), followed by foxtail millet cv. SiA 3088 (1.09%). The local finger millet landraces Sikkim-1 and Sikkim-2 recorded the highest levels of histidine (0.41%) and tryptophan (0.12%), respectively. Sikkim-1 and Nagaland-2 recorded the highest level of thiamine (0.32%) compared to the HYVs. Conclusion These findings indicate that finger millet has great potential in the organic production system of the North Eastern Himalayan Region (NEHR) of India, and apart from HYVs like VL Mandua 352, local landraces, viz., Nagaland-2 and Sikkim-1, should also be promoted for ensuring food and nutritional security in this fragile ecosystem.
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- Jayanta Layek
- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
- Project Coordination Unit, ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- Project Coordination Unit, ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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Phetluan W, Wanchana S, Aesomnuk W, Adams J, Pitaloka MK, Ruanjaichon V, Vanavichit A, Toojinda T, Gray JE, Arikit S. Candidate genes affecting stomatal density in rice (Oryza sativa L.) identified by genome-wide association. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 330:111624. [PMID: 36737006 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Stomata regulate photosynthesis and water loss. They have been an active subject of research for centuries, but our knowledge of the genetic components that regulate stomatal development in crops remains very limited in comparison to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Leaf stomatal density was found to vary by over 2.5-fold across a panel of 235 rice accessions. Using GWAS, we successfully identified five different QTLs associated with stomatal density on chromosomes 2, 3, 9, and 12. Forty-two genes were identified within the haplotype blocks corresponding to these QTLs. Of these, nine genes contained haplotypes that were associated with different stomatal densities. These include a gene encoding a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, an enzyme that has previously been associated with altered stomatal density in Arabidopsis, and genes encoding a B-BOX zinc finger family protein, a leucine-rich repeat family protein, and the 40 S ribosomal protein S3a, none of which have previously been linked to stomatal traits. We investigated further and show that a closely related B-BOX protein regulates stomatal development in Arabidopsis. The results of this study provide information on genetic associations with stomatal density in rice. The QTLs and candidate genes may be useful in future breeding programs for low or high stomatal density and, consequently, improved photosynthetic capacity, water use efficiency, or drought tolerance.
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- Watchara Phetluan
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology: (AG-BIO/MHESI), Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), 113 Thailand Science Park, Pahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), 113 Thailand Science Park, Pahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S102TN, United Kingdom.
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- Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), 113 Thailand Science Park, Pahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand; Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), 113 Thailand Science Park, Pahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S102TN, United Kingdom.
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- Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand; Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
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Hasanuzzaman M, Zhou M, Shabala S. How Does Stomatal Density and Residual Transpiration Contribute to Osmotic Stress Tolerance? PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:494. [PMID: 36771579 PMCID: PMC9919688 DOI: 10.3390/plants12030494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Osmotic stress that is induced by salinity and drought affects plant growth and development, resulting in significant losses to global crop production. Consequently, there is a strong need to develop stress-tolerant crops with a higher water use efficiency through breeding programs. Water use efficiency could be improved by decreasing stomatal transpiration without causing a reduction in CO2 uptake under osmotic stress conditions. The genetic manipulation of stomatal density could be one of the most promising strategies for breeders to achieve this goal. On the other hand, a substantial amount of water loss occurs across the cuticle without any contribution to carbon gain when the stomata are closed and under osmotic stress. The minimization of cuticular (otherwise known as residual) transpiration also determines the fitness and survival capacity of the plant under the conditions of a water deficit. The deposition of cuticular wax on the leaf epidermis acts as a limiting barrier for residual transpiration. However, the causal relationship between the frequency of stomatal density and plant osmotic stress tolerance and the link between residual transpiration and cuticular wax is not always straightforward, with controversial reports available in the literature. In this review, we focus on these controversies and explore the potential physiological and molecular aspects of controlling stomatal and residual transpiration water loss for improving water use efficiency under osmotic stress conditions via a comparative analysis of the performance of domesticated crops and their wild relatives.
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- Md. Hasanuzzaman
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
- School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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Lertngim N, Ruangsiri M, Klinsawang S, Raksatikan P, Thunnom B, Siangliw M, Toojinda T, Siangliw JL. Photosynthetic Plasticity and Stomata Adjustment in Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines of Rice Cultivar KDML105 under Drought Stress. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:94. [PMID: 36616222 PMCID: PMC9823560 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The impact of increasing drought periods on crop yields as a result of global climate change is a major concern in modern agriculture. Thus, a greater understanding of crop physiological responses under drought stress can guide breeders to develop new cultivars with enhanced drought tolerance. In this study, selected chromosome segment substitution lines of KDML105 (KDML105-CSSL) were grown in the Plant Phenomics Center of Kasetsart University in Thailand under well-watered and drought-stressed conditions. Physiological traits were measured by observing gas exchange dynamics and using a high-throughput phenotyping platform. Furthermore, because of its impact on plant internal gas and water regulation, stomatal morphological trait variation was recorded. The results show that KDML105-CSS lines exhibited plasticity responses to enhance water-use efficiency which increased by 3.62%. Moreover, photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration decreased by approximately 40% and plant height was reduced by 17.69%. Stomatal density tended to decrease and was negatively correlated with stomatal size, and stomata on different sides of the leaves responded differently under drought stress. Under drought stress, top-performing KDML105-CSS lines with high net photosynthesis had shorter plant height and improved IWUE, as influenced by an increase in stomatal density on the upper leaf side and a decrease on the lower leaf side.
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- Narawitch Lertngim
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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Wang T, Zheng L, Xiong D, Wang F, Man J, Deng N, Cui K, Huang J, Peng S, Ling X. Stomatal Ratio Showing No Response to Light Intensity in Oryza. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:66. [PMID: 36616195 PMCID: PMC9823486 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Stomata control carbon and water exchange between the leaves and the ambient. However, the plasticity responses of stomatal traits to growth conditions are still unclear, especially for monocot leaves. The current study investigated the leaf anatomical traits, stomatal morphological traits on both adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces, and photosynthetic traits of Oryza leaves developed in two different growth conditions. Substantial variation exists across the Oryza species in leaf anatomy, stomatal traits, photosynthetic rate, and stomatal conductance. The abaxial stomatal density was higher than the adaxial stomatal density in all the species, and the stomatal ratios ranged from 0.35 to 0.46 across species in two growth environments. However, no difference in the stomatal ratio was observed between plants in the growth chamber and outdoors for a given species. Photosynthetic capacity, stomatal conductance, leaf width, major vein thickness, minor vein thickness, inter-vein distance, and stomatal pore width values for leaves grown outdoors were higher than those for plants grown in the growth chamber. Our results indicate that a broad set of leaf anatomical, stomatal, and photosynthetic traits of Oryza tend to shift together during plasticity to diverse growing conditions, but the previously projected sensitive trait, stomatal ratio, does not shape growth conditions.
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Cowling SB, Treeintong P, Ferguson J, Soltani H, Swarup R, Mayes S, Murchie EH. Out of Africa: characterizing the natural variation in dynamic photosynthetic traits in a diverse population of African rice (Oryza glaberrima). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022. [PMID: 34657157 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5555931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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African rice (Oryza glaberrima) has adapted to challenging environments and is a promising source of genetic variation. We analysed dynamics of photosynthesis and morphology in a reference set of 155 O. glaberrima accessions. Plants were grown in an agronomy glasshouse to late tillering stage. Photosynthesis induction from darkness and the decrease in low light was measured by gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence along with root and shoot biomass, stomatal density, and leaf area. Steady-state and kinetic responses were modelled. We describe extensive natural variation in O. glaberrima for steady-state, induction, and reduction responses of photosynthesis that has value for gene discovery and crop improvement. Principal component analyses indicated key clusters of plant biomass, kinetics of photosynthesis (CO2 assimilation, A), and photoprotection induction and reduction (measured by non-photochemical quenching, NPQ), consistent with diverse adaptation. Accessions also clustered according to countries with differing water availability, stomatal conductance (gs), A, and NPQ, indicating that dynamic photosynthesis has adaptive value in O. glaberrima. Kinetics of NPQ, A, and gs showed high correlation with biomass and leaf area. We conclude that dynamic photosynthetic traits and NPQ are important within O. glaberrima, and we highlight NPQ kinetics and NPQ under low light.
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- Sophie B Cowling
- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Advanced Data Analysis Centre, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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Cowling SB, Treeintong P, Ferguson J, Soltani H, Swarup R, Mayes S, Murchie EH. Out of Africa: characterizing the natural variation in dynamic photosynthetic traits in a diverse population of African rice (Oryza glaberrima). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:3283-3298. [PMID: 34657157 PMCID: PMC9126740 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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African rice (Oryza glaberrima) has adapted to challenging environments and is a promising source of genetic variation. We analysed dynamics of photosynthesis and morphology in a reference set of 155 O. glaberrima accessions. Plants were grown in an agronomy glasshouse to late tillering stage. Photosynthesis induction from darkness and the decrease in low light was measured by gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence along with root and shoot biomass, stomatal density, and leaf area. Steady-state and kinetic responses were modelled. We describe extensive natural variation in O. glaberrima for steady-state, induction, and reduction responses of photosynthesis that has value for gene discovery and crop improvement. Principal component analyses indicated key clusters of plant biomass, kinetics of photosynthesis (CO2 assimilation, A), and photoprotection induction and reduction (measured by non-photochemical quenching, NPQ), consistent with diverse adaptation. Accessions also clustered according to countries with differing water availability, stomatal conductance (gs), A, and NPQ, indicating that dynamic photosynthesis has adaptive value in O. glaberrima. Kinetics of NPQ, A, and gs showed high correlation with biomass and leaf area. We conclude that dynamic photosynthetic traits and NPQ are important within O. glaberrima, and we highlight NPQ kinetics and NPQ under low light.
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- Sophie B Cowling
- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Advanced Data Analysis Centre, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Crop Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
- Correspondence:
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Kumar S, Tripathi S, Singh SP, Prasad A, Akter F, Syed MA, Badri J, Das SP, Bhattarai R, Natividad MA, Quintana M, Venkateshwarlu C, Raman A, Yadav S, Singh SK, Swain P, Anandan A, Yadaw RB, Mandal NP, Verulkar SB, Kumar A, Henry A. Rice breeding for yield under drought has selected for longer flag leaves and lower stomatal density. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:4981-4992. [PMID: 33852008 PMCID: PMC8219034 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Direct selection for yield under drought has resulted in the release of a number of drought-tolerant rice varieties across Asia. In this study, we characterized the physiological traits that have been affected by this strategy in breeding trials across sites in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. Drought- breeding lines and drought-tolerant varieties showed consistently longer flag leaves and lower stomatal density than our drought-susceptible check variety, IR64. The influence of environmental parameters other than drought treatments on leaf traits was evidenced by close grouping of treatments within a site. Flag-leaf length and width appeared to be regulated by different environmental parameters. In separate trials in the Philippines, the same breeding lines studied in South Asia showed that canopy temperature under drought and harvest index across treatments were most correlated with grain yield. Both atmospheric and soil stress strengthened the relationships between leaf traits and yield. The stable expression of leaf traits among genotypes and the identification of the environmental conditions in which they contribute to yield, as well as the observation that some breeding lines showed longer time to flowering and higher canopy temperature than IR64, suggest that selection for additional physiological traits may result in further improvements of this breeding pool.
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- Santosh Kumar
- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India
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- Nepal Agricultural Research Council Regional Agriculture Research Station, Nepalgunj, Khajura, Banke, Nepal
- Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal
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- Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Regional Station, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Regional Station, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- ICAR Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Lembucherra, Tripura, India
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- Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tarahara, Sunsari, Nepal
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- International Rice Research Institute South Asia Hub, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India
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- International Rice Research Institute South Asia Hub, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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- ICAR National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- ICAR National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- National Rice Research Program, Hardinath, Baniniya, Janakpurdham, Nepal
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- Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station, Hazaribag, Jharkand, India
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- Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- International Rice Research Institute South Asia Hub, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Telangana, India
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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Pitaloka MK, Harrison EL, Hepworth C, Wanchana S, Toojinda T, Phetluan W, Brench RA, Narawatthana S, Vanavichit A, Gray JE, Caine RS, Arikit S. Rice Stomatal Mega-Papillae Restrict Water Loss and Pathogen Entry. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:677839. [PMID: 34149777 PMCID: PMC8213340 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.677839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa) is a water-intensive crop, and like other plants uses stomata to balance CO2 uptake with water-loss. To identify agronomic traits related to rice stomatal complexes, an anatomical screen of 64 Thai and 100 global rice cultivars was undertaken. Epidermal outgrowths called papillae were identified on the stomatal subsidiary cells of all cultivars. These were also detected on eight other species of the Oryza genus but not on the stomata of any other plant species we surveyed. Our rice screen identified two cultivars that had "mega-papillae" that were so large or abundant that their stomatal pores were partially occluded; Kalubala Vee had extra-large papillae, and Dharia had approximately twice the normal number of papillae. These were most accentuated on the flag leaves, but mega-papillae were also detectable on earlier forming leaves. Energy dispersive X-Ray spectrometry revealed that silicon is the major component of stomatal papillae. We studied the potential function(s) of mega-papillae by assessing gas exchange and pathogen infection rates. Under saturating light conditions, mega-papillae bearing cultivars had reduced stomatal conductance and their stomata were slower to close and re-open, but photosynthetic assimilation was not significantly affected. Assessment of an F3 hybrid population treated with Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola indicated that subsidiary cell mega-papillae may aid in preventing bacterial leaf streak infection. Our results highlight stomatal mega-papillae as a novel rice trait that influences gas exchange, stomatal dynamics, and defense against stomatal pathogens which we propose could benefit the performance of future rice crops.
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- Mutiara K. Pitaloka
- Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Luang, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Khlong Luang, Thailand
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- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Thailand Rice Science Institute, Rice Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC), Suphanburi, Thailand
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- Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Julie E. Gray,
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Robert S. Caine,
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- Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Siwaret Arikit,
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