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Kakar N, Jumaa SH, Sah SK, Redoña ED, Warburton ML, Reddy KR. Genetic Variability Assessment of Tropical Indica Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings for Drought Stress Tolerance. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11182332. [PMID: 36145733 PMCID: PMC9505502 DOI: 10.3390/plants11182332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Drought stress is one of the most devastating abiotic factors limiting plant growth and development. Devising an efficient and rapid screening method at the seedling stage is vital in identifying genotypes best suited under drought conditions. An experiment was conducted to assess 74 rice genotypes for drought tolerance using specially designed mini-hoop structures. Two treatments were imposed on rice seedlings, including 100% moisture and a 50% moisture regime. Several shoot morpho-physiological traits and root traits were measured and analyzed. The genotypes exhibited a wide range of variability for the measured traits, with the leaf area showing the most significant variation, followed by plant height, tiller number, and shoot dry weight. In contrast, the drought did not significantly affect most root traits. The germplasm was classified into different categories using cumulative drought stress response indices (CDSRI); 19 genotypes (26%) were identified as drought sensitive, and 33 (45%), 15 (20%), and 7 (9%) were determined as low, moderately, and highly drought-tolerant, respectively. Genotypes IR86638 and IR49830 were the most and least drought-tolerant, respectively. Overall, a poor correlation was observed between CDSRI, total shoot traits (R2 = 0.36), and physiological parameters (R2 = 0.10). A strong linear correlation was found between CDSRI and root traits (R2 = 0.81), suggesting that root traits are more crucial and better descriptors in screening for drought tolerance. This study can help rice breeders and scientists to accelerate breeding by adopting a mini-hoop rapid screening method. The tolerant genotypes could serve as appropriate donor parents, progenies, and potential genotypes for developing drought-tolerant commercial cultivars.
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- Naqeebullah Kakar
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- Correspondence: (N.K.); (S.K.S.); (K.R.R.)
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- Correspondence: (N.K.); (S.K.S.); (K.R.R.)
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- Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, 82 Stoneville Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
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- Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Crop Science Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture—Agriculture Research Service, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
- Correspondence: (N.K.); (S.K.S.); (K.R.R.)
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Fernandes T, Melo F, Vieira MB, Lourenço TF, Pucciariello C, Saibo NJM, Abreu IA, Oliveira MM. Screening for Abiotic Stress Response in Rice. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2494:161-194. [PMID: 35467207 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2297-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for over half of the world population. However, most rice varieties are severely injured by abiotic stresses, with strong social and economic impacts. Understanding rice responses to stress may guide breeding for more tolerant varieties. However, the lack of consistency in the design of the stress experiments described in the literature limits comparative studies and output assessments. The use of identical setups is the only way to generate comparable data. This chapter comprises three sections, describing the experimental conditions established at the Genomics of Plant Stress (GPlantS) unit of ITQB NOVA to assess the response of rice plants to different abiotic stresses-high salinity, cold, drought, simulated drought, and submergence-and their recovery capacity when intended. All sections include a detailed description of the materials and methodology and useful notes gathered from our team experience. We use seedlings since rice plants at this stage show high sensitivity to abiotic stresses. For the salt, cold, and simulated drought (PEG, polyethylene glycol) stress assays, we grow rice seedlings in a hydroponic system, while for the drought assay, plants are grown in soil and subjected to water withholding. For submergence, we use water-filled Magenta boxes. All setups enable visual score determination and are suitable for sample collection during stress imposition and also recovery. The proposed methodologies are affordable and straightforward to implement in most labs, allowing the discrimination of several rice genotypes at the molecular and phenotypic levels.
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- Telma Fernandes
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- PlantLab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Melo FV, Oliveira MM, Saibo NJM, Lourenço TF. Modulation of Abiotic Stress Responses in Rice by E3-Ubiquitin Ligases: A Promising Way to Develop Stress-Tolerant Crops. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:640193. [PMID: 33833769 PMCID: PMC8021960 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.640193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Plants are unable to physically escape environmental constraints and have, therefore, evolved a range of molecular and physiological mechanisms to maximize survival in an ever-changing environment. Among these, the post-translational modification of ubiquitination has emerged as an important mechanism to understand and improve the stress response. The ubiquitination of a given protein can change its abundance (through degradation), alter its localization, or even modulate its activity. Hence, ubiquitination increases the plasticity of the plant proteome in response to different environmental cues and can contribute to improve stress tolerance. Although ubiquitination is mediated by different enzymes, in this review, we focus on the importance of E3-ubiquitin ligases, which interact with the target proteins and are, therefore, highly associated with the mechanism specificity. We discuss their involvement in abiotic stress response and place them as putative candidates for ubiquitination-based development of stress-tolerant crops. This review covers recent developments in this field using rice as a reference for crops, highlighting the questions still unanswered.
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Qaseem MF, Qureshi R, Shaheen H. Effects of Pre-Anthesis Drought, Heat and Their Combination on the Growth, Yield and Physiology of diverse Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes Varying in Sensitivity to Heat and drought stress. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6955. [PMID: 31061444 PMCID: PMC6502848 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43477-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Independent and combined drought and heat stress negatively affect wheat yield and physiology. The present study was aimed to quantify effects of Drought [D], heat [H] and combined heat and drought [HD] during reproductive stage on wheat yield and to identify physio-biochemical traits which were strongly associated with improved yield and tolerance of wheat under stressful conditions. One hundred and eight elite diverse wheat genotypes were exposed to [H], [D] and [HD] treatments from heading till maturity. Grain yield was reduced by 56.47%, 53.05% and 44.66% under [HD], [H] and [D] treatment, respectively. The [HD] treatment affects the grain yield by reducing metabolism and mobilization of reserves to developing grains and leaves. Disintegration of membrane structure, chlorophyll and protein molecules was higher under [H] stress than [D] stress while water status of genotypes and sink strength was more affected by [D] than [H] stress. Multivariate analysis showed a strong correlation of chlorophyll content before and after anthesis, water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), proline content (PC) and all other studies agronomic and physiological traits with grain yield while days to anthesis (DTA) and days to maturity (DTM) were negatively associated with grain yield under stress showing advantage of early maturity during stress. Traits having a major contribution in the first two principal components under different stress treatments may lead to improved varieties with heat and drought stress tolerance. To best of over knowledge, the present study is the first detailed study which used physiological and biochemical traits to explain the variation in grain yield and related traits in diverse wheat germplasm.
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- Mirza Faisal Qaseem
- Department of Botany PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Liang B, Gao T, Zhao Q, Ma C, Chen Q, Wei Z, Li C, Li C, Ma F. Effects of Exogenous Dopamine on the Uptake, Transport, and Resorption of Apple Ionome Under Moderate Drought. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:755. [PMID: 29922323 PMCID: PMC5996283 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The frequency and intensity of water deficits is expected to increase because of global warming. Drought stress is often one of the most limiting factors for plant growth. We conducted greenhouse pot experiments to address how dopamine affects the drought-resistance traits of apple trees at the physiological and molecular levels. Our factorial design consisted of dopamine and no-dopamine applications combined with well-watered and moderate-drought conditions. Seedling biomass, photosynthesis rates, chlorophyll concentrations, and stomatal apertures were markedly reduced under stress but dopamine treatment mitigated the inhibiting effects of drought on plant growth and helped maintain strong photosynthesis, chlorophyll levels, and stomatal functioning. Concentrations of most macro-, micro-, and trace elements decreased in response to drought. This stress also diminished the uptake and transport of elements in the leaves and stems, but increased the partitioning of elements in the roots. Nutrient resorption proficiency decreased while nutrient resorption efficiency increased for most analyzed elements. Exogenous dopamine significantly increased the concentrations, uptake, and transport of nutrients under drought stress, and also altered their distribution within the whole plant. However, this molecule had a negative effect on nutrient resorption. Although transcript levels of a key chlorophyll degradation gene, pheide a oxygenase, and senescence-associate gene 12 were elevated upon drought treatment, dopamine significantly suppressed the upregulation of those genes under such stress conditions. These observations indicate that dopamine has an important anti-senescence effect that might be helpful for regulating nutrient uptake, transport, and resorption, and ultimately influencing overall plant growth. Thus, understanding the role of dopamine in drought tolerance introduces new possibilities to use this compound for agricultural purposes.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Saddique MAB, Ali Z, Khan AS, Rana IA, Shamsi IH. Inoculation with the endophyte Piriformospora indica significantly affects mechanisms involved in osmotic stress in rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 11:34. [PMID: 29799607 PMCID: PMC5968016 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-018-0226-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice is a drought susceptible crop. A symbiotic association between rice and mycorrhizal fungi could effectively protect the plant against sudden or frequent episodes of drought. Due to its extensive network of hyphae, the endophyte is able to deeply explore the soil and transfer water and minerals to the plant, some of them playing an important role in mitigating the effects of drought stress. Moreover, the endophyte could modify the expression of drought responsive genes and regulate antioxidants. RESULTS Three rice genotypes, WC-297 (drought tolerant), Caawa (moderately drought tolerant) and IR-64 (drought susceptible) were inoculated with Piriformospora indica (P. indica), a dynamic endophyte. After 20 days of co-cultivation with the fungus, rice seedlings were subjected to 15% polyethylene glycol-6000 induced osmotic stress. P. indica improved the growth of rice seedlings. It alleviated the destructive effects of the applied osmotic stress. This symbiotic association increased seedling biomass, the uptake of phosphorus and zinc, which are functional elements for rice growth under drought stress. It boosted the chlorophyll fluorescence, increased the production of proline and improved the total antioxidant capacity in leaves. The association with the endophyte also up regulated the activity of the Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase (P5CS), which is critical for the synthesis of proline. CONCLUSION A mycorrhizal association between P. indica and rice seedlings provided a multifaceted protection to rice plants under osmotic stress (- 0.295 MPa).
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- Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, 60000, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Shamshiri RR, Ibrahim B, Ahmad D, Che Man H, Wayayok A. An overview of the System of Rice Intensification for Paddy Fields of Malaysia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2018/v11i18/104418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Ahmadikhah A, Marufinia A. Effect of reduced plant height on drought tolerance in rice. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:221. [PMID: 28330293 PMCID: PMC5061651 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0542-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Drought stress due to water deficit is a major problem of rice cultivation as a most drought-sensitive crop plant. A rice mutant line (MT58) was developed after mutagenesis of cv. Neda by ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) and selected for dwarfism (18 cm shorter than Neda). The extent of its molecular changes relative to parental cultivar was assessed by SSR and ISSR markers, and the response of the line along with parental cultivar and another mutant line (MTA) to mild and severe water deficit, was evaluated in a field experiment. A molecular assessment using 41 SSR markers showed that dwarf line MT58 had significant molecular difference with two other lines. ISSR assay also proved the considerable mutational effect of EMS on two mutant lines compared with the original wild line. Field experiments revealed that limited irrigation caused mild-to-severe decrease in all the studied traits, including chlorophyll contents. In mild water-stress mutant line, MT58 showed a low (3 %) yield loss as compared with cultivar Neda with a high (14 %) yield loss. Interestingly, in severe water-stress mutant line, MT58 showed a low (19 %) yield loss as compared with mutant line MTA and cv. Neda with high (33 and 31 %, respectively) yield loss. In severe stress, mutant MT58 had the highest values of panicle length, total kernels per panicle, fertile kernels, and chlorophyll contents, while cv. Neda had the highest values of plant height, tiller number, and plant yield, and reduction in chlorophyll content at drought stress condition was correlated with yield loss (0.64 and 0.697 for chl.a and chl.b, respectively). The results of this research obviously confirm that mutant line MT58 despite of its stunt figure shows a low yield loss due to drought stress and hence is a promising line for cultivation under drought condition.
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- Asadollah Ahmadikhah
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of New Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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Putra E, . I, . T, Purwanto B. Physiological Responses of Oil Palm Seedlings to the Drought Stress Using Boron and Silicon Applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.3923/ja.2015.49.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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