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... PURPOSE: Iron (Fe) deficiency seriously affects crop growth and yield. This study investigated whether and how an endophytic isolate, strain Bacillus sp. WR12, alleviates Fe deficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). METHODS: Bacillus sp. WR12 and wheat seedlings were hydroponically co-cultured for 2 weeks under Fe-deficient conditions. To evaluate the Fe deficiency alleviating potential, wheat g ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Crop yield and quality are generally limited by poor soils, which is a key limiting factor for sustainable development in modern agriculture. Wild soybean (Glycine soja) is an excellent wild resource, with tolerance to adverse environments, especially poor soil. This study aimed to reveal the key molecular mechanism of wild soybean to resist phosphorus deficiency in soil. METH ...
... PURPOSE: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play important roles in agriculture because of their ability to improve plant resilience against abiotic and biotic stresses. AMF as a technology to promote a more sustainable agriculture holds great potential, yet many factors affect the efficiency of this plant-microbe symbiosis leading to inconsistency in performance. The beneficial symbiosis between ...
biosynthesis; catalase; catechol oxidase; corn; gluconeogenesis; glycolysis; malondialdehyde; microirrigation; peroxidase; proline; root growth; root shoot ratio; soil water content; starch; sucrose; superoxide anion; superoxide dismutase; transcriptome; water uptake; water use efficiency
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... AIMS: This study assessed the effect of stable soil water content on root growth and water use efficiency in maize under a negative pressure irrigation system. METHODS: A two-year pot experiment for maize was carried out under negative pressure irrigation and drip irrigation. The root growth characteristics and water use efficiency by the maize was evaluated. In addition, transcriptome sequencing ...
Paul Dijkstra; Ayla Martinez; Scott C. Thomas; Cale O. Seymour; Weichao Wu; Michaela A. Dippold; J. Patrick Megonigal; Egbert Schwartz; Bruce A. Hungate
... SCOPE: Biochemistry is an essential yet undervalued aspect of soil ecology, especially when analyzing soil C cycling. We assume, based on tradition, intuition or hope, that the complexity of biochemistry is confined to the microscopic world, and can be ignored when dealing with whole soil systems. This opinion paper draws attention to patterns caused by basic biochemical processes that permeate th ...
... PURPOSE: Plant cell wall polysaccharide composition is closely related to the occurrence of aluminum (Al) toxicity and Al resistance. Glycosyltransferases participate in cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis. Our previous microarray analysis showed that Al increased the transcriptional abundance of UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT) in soybean (Glycine max). The present study aimed to clarify if GmUGTs ...
... AIMS: Understanding the molecular responses of plant roots to the challenging environment contributes to engineering plants with improved stress tolerance. However, little has been done to understand rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots response to the toxic concentration of zinc (Zn) at the proteomic level. This study explored proteomic responses of young rice roots 5–6 days after sowing to 765 μM of Zn ...
... AIMS : Pseudomonas koreensis, a subgroup of the P. fluorescens complex, is a potential plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium. This study explored the mechanisms of plant growth promotion by P. koreensis and its potential to induce stress tolerance in tomato. METHODS: Tomato plants in pots were inoculated with P. koreensis GS and cultured for 60 days. RNA sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spec ...
... AIMS: The contribution of sulphur (S)-induced responses to chromium (Cr) tolerance of rice plants is not yet fully elucidated. It is hypothesised that S nutrition mitigates the accumulation and toxicity of Cr through enhanced formation of iron plaque (IP) and S-containing chelators. This study aimed to investigate the responses of iron (Fe) and Cr availability and transfer in the hydroponic rice s ...
Kandelia; bioinformatics; biosynthesis; cell walls; dose response; energy metabolism; gene expression regulation; lateral roots; littoral zone; nitric oxide; nitroprusside; root systems; sequence analysis; signal transduction; soil; starch; sucrose; transcriptomics; China
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Kandelia obovata, a dominant mangrove species in China, produces complex buttress roots and prop roots in intertidal wetlands where high quantities of nitric oxide (NO) are produced by reducing sediments. NO, a key signaling molecule, participates in an array of plant physiological and developmental processes. However, it is unclear whether NO functions in K. obovata root syst ...
... PURPOSE: Common scab of potatoes (CS) is influenced by plant-microbe-soil interactions, which are locally specific. The study aims to identify any common trends in such interactions across a landscape differentiated by soil pH and CS severity. METHODS: The 33 sites and 17 cultivars were characterized using soil and periderm nutrient contents and microbial communities. Quantitative PCR and Illumina ...
... PURPOSE: Numerous Bacillus spp. in soils show strong plant growth-promotion effects, but the molecular mechanism of most of these bacteria interacting with plants remains unknown. Uncovering the interaction pattern is of considerable importance for potential applications in agriculture. METHODS: In the present study, we isolated the bacterium Bacillus megaterium strain WW1211 from the rhizosphere ...
... AIMS: Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) has high nitrogen (N) requirement for its optimal growth and yield. However, little is known about the transcriptomic reprogramming of rapeseed in response to N deficiency. METHODS: Two rapeseed genotypes with contrasting N use efficiency (NUE) were used to perform whole-transcriptome sequencing on the shoots and roots supplied with or without N in a time-cou ...
Zea mays; biomass; biosynthesis; corn; drought; drought tolerance; ethyl methanesulfonate; flavonols; gene expression regulation; homeostasis; hydrogen peroxide; mutants; oxygen; photosynthesis; seedlings; soil water content; stomatal conductance; stomatal movement; temperature; transcriptome; transcriptomics; water stress; water use efficiency
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: As drought threatens the yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.), it is important to dissect the molecular basis of maize drought tolerance. Flavonoids, participate in the scavenging of oxygen free radicals and alleviate stress-induced oxidative damages. This study aims to dissect the function of flavonoids in the improvement of maize drought tolerance. METHODS: Using far-inf ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Aluminum (Al) toxicity and magnesium (Mg) deficiency often coexist in acidic soils. Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in diverse physiological processes and stress responses. Here, we investigated the role of NO in Mg-mediated root growth promotion and Al tolerance in Arabidopsis. METHODS: Physiological and pharmacological methods together with molecular and genetic analyses were ...
... AIMS: This study aimed to determine the structure of the bacterial community inhabiting the roots and rhizosheath of sweet potato cultivars, and how these bacterial communities respond to P addition and subsequent changes in carboxylate exudation by sweet potato roots. METHODS: Five sweet potato cultivars were grown with and without P addition in a low P soil in a glasshouse: Beauregard and Northe ...
Mariana Ramos Leandro; Patrícia Louzada Rangel; Tamires Cruz dos Santos; Leandro Fernandes Andrade; Luciano de Souza Vespoli; Ana Lidia Soares Rangel; Suzane Ariadina de Souza; Roberta Ribeiro Barbosa; Lucas Zanchetta Passamani; Vanildo Silveira; Gonçalo Apolinário de Souza Filho
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Herbaspirillum seropedicae is a Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium (PGPB) that colonizes crops of economic interest, especially grasses. Here, we aimed to characterize the association of H. seropedicae with the model dicot Arabidopsis thaliana and its effect on plant growth. The molecular pathways activated during the association were monitored by comparative proteomics. METHODS ...
... AIMS: Clubroot, caused by the soil-borne protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, is one of the most destructive disease for Brassica oleracea worldwide. However, the molecular mechanism of clubroot resistance still remains poorly elucidated. Therefore, we aim at identifying key genes responsive to P. brassicae infection and deducing possible molecular mechanism regulating clubroot resistance in cabbage. ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Soil salinity stress affects the health and growth of crops. The use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to improve the salt tolerance of plants is gaining acceptance worldwide. Here, a halotolerant, plant growth-promoting actinobacterium Glutamicibacter halophytocola KLBMP 5180, recently isolated from the root of a coastal halophyte Limonium sinense, was investigat ...
... AIM: Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is a gaseous signaling molecule that participates in multiple physiological processes in both animals and plants. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is important signaling molecule that links the growth and developmental signals and environment stimuli to cellular responses. In the current study we explored the relationship between H₂S and MAPK in drought stress re ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: DNA methylation is an important form of epigenetic modification. It has a vital role in regulating plant growth and development, and also participates in plant response to various stresses. In recent years, hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) has been shown to have similar functions as DNA methylation, but crosstalk between DNA methylation and H₂S in the acquisition of drought resistance i ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study investigated the detailed mechanism underlying the alleviation of osmotic stress by exogenous hydrogen (H₂) in Medicago sativa. METHODS: By using biochemical and molecular approaches, the experiments were performed with the analyses of biomass, relative water content (RWC), lipid peroxidation, abscisic acid (ABA) content, antioxidant activities, and related gene exp ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although aluminum (Al) exclusion via root exudation of organic matters is a common resistance mechanism adopted by many plant species, whether root exudation of benzoxazinoids, such as hydroxamic acids (HAs), confers Al resistance remains unclear. METHODS: We performed physiological characterization for an Al-resistant maize cultivar TY and a sensitive maize cultivar ZD. RESUL ...
... BACKGROUND & AIMS: Endophytic Bacillus species with plant growth promoting activities have been used in the last decade. The mechanism of their activities has been partially elucidated recently. Plant growth regulatory hormones that interact with volatiles emitted by endophytic Bacillus siamensis YC7012 have not been well defined yet. To elucidate the mechanism involved in the promoting effect of ...
... AIMS: Arabidopsis thaliana is the model plant that is mainly used in studying cellulose and hemicellulose (CH) biosynthesis. Unfortunately, A. thaliana does not associate with mycorrhiza and as a result there are only rare reports on the role of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi on CH biosynthesis. This study aims to investigate the effects of AM fungi on changing the CH content in mycorrhizal plan ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) is an important medicinal plant as it accumulates active ingredients, glycyrrhizin and liquiritin, in its roots. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis and phosphorus (P) nutrition both affect the accumulation of glycyrrhizin and liquiritin in liquorice roots and it is well known that AM symbiosis mediates P nutrition in many plant speci ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ammonium (NH₄⁺) is an important nitrogen source and is widely used as a fertilizer in agricultural systems. However, excess NH₄⁺ inhibits root growth, and, subsequently, vegetative shoot growth and yield. This study examines whether auxin is involved in differential NH₄⁺ tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.), and how auxin is regulated under high-NH₄⁺ conditions in rice. METHODS ...
Allison M. Veach; Daniel Yip; Nancy L. Engle; Zamin K. Yang; Amber Bible; Jennifer Morrell-Falvey; Timothy J. Tschaplinski; Udaya C. Kalluri; Christopher W. Schadt
... AIMS: We examined the effect of downregulating PdKOR1 gene, an endo-β-1,4-glucanase gene family member previously characterized to affect cellulose biosynthesis and cell wall composition in Populus, on the secondary metabolome and microbiome of field-grown Populus deltoides. METHODS: We revealed differences in metabolite profiles of PdKOR1 RNAi and control roots using gas chromatography-mass spect ...
... AIMS: Tomato is an important vegetable plant worldwide. Previously, we isolated a soilborne Actinobacteria species, Streptomyces lydicus A01, which promotes the growth of tomato seedlings. The related mechanisms are needed to study. METHODS: RNA sequencing and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry were used reveal the global effect of S. lydicus A01 on tomato seedlings. Liquid chromatography–mass s ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The crude extract of the endophyte Paecilomyces variotii known as ZhiNengCong (ZNC) has function of promoting plant growth and enhancing disease resistance and is widely used in China. Our study aims to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of plant growth promotion and disease protection. METHODS: We generated transcriptome profiles from ZNC-treated seedlings using RNA sequencing ...
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus; Fusarium oxysporum; amino acids; biosynthesis; breeding; fungal diseases of plants; mass spectrometry; plant pathogenic fungi; proteins; proteome; proteomics; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; roots; seedlings; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; watermelons
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... AIMS: Fusarium oxysporum is a causal disease that threatens watermelon production, but little information on the molecular mechanisms involved in host defense is available. To understand the defense response, a proteome-level changes that occur in watermelon roots during F. oxysporum infection were investigated. METHODS: We utilized two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) to compare changes in ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIM: Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is a common biomineral found in the plant kingdom. Crystals of CaOx occur in different plant tissues, such as leaves and stems. However, little is known about the biosynthesis of CaOx in oxalate-accumulating plants. Moreover, the literature on genes related to CaOx formation under high-calcium environment is scarce. In the present study, the physiological ...
... BACKGROUND: Extracellular polymeric matrix (EPM) is a complex component of the organo-mineral assemblages created by biological soil crusts (BSCs). Mainly of polysaccharidic origin, it embeds soil and sediments and provides key benefits to the crust community. Services provided include: sediment cohesion and resistance to erosion, moisture provision, protection from external harmful factors, as we ...
... AIMS: The present study was undertaken to investigate the mechanism underlying NaCl-alleviated Fe (iron) deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 (Columbia ecotype). METHODS: Six-week-old Col-0 with rosettes of similar diameters was grown in full-strength nutrient solution lacking Fe (Fe-deficient) or full-strength nutrient solution (Fe-sufficient) with or without 10 mM NaCl for 7 days. Roots were ...
... BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Clubroot, caused by the soil-borne protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, is considered as one of the most economically important diseases of Brassica crops worldwide. The Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinesis) doubled haploid (DH) line R635–10 was previously identified resistant to the pathogen P. brassicae, but contrastly the line S177–47 was obviously sensitive to this ...
... BACKGROUND: Rhizobial surface polysaccharides are important molecular determinants required for successful symbiosis with legumes. In Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti Rm41, the rkp-2 region is involved in the biosynthesis of K-antigen polysaccharide (KPS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This region is composed of two genes, lpsL and rkpK, which are respectively responsible for the production of gala ...
... BACKGROUND: Soybean (Glycine max L.) is an agronomic crop belonging to the legume family, and is the top second plant species with the highest iron (Fe) content. When exposed to Fe-deficiency during growth in the field, soybean yields are negatively affected from impaired chlorophyll biosynthesis, which is called as Fe-deficiency chlorosis (IDC). Although IDC in soybeans has been observed for year ...
... AIMS: Accumulation of defense metabolites is an adaptive response to heavy metals in plants. However, deployment of multiple classes of defense metabolites under cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) toxicity is not understood. Here, the responses of parthenolide and phenylpropanoids were examined. METHODS: Quantification of parthenolide and phenylpropanoids, and the expression of parthenolide biosynthesis ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants are able to take up inorganic arsenic (As) and methylated As, but whether the mode of phytotoxicity and the detoxification mechanism differ between different As species remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the differences in phytotoxicity and detoxification mechanism between arsenate [As(V)], monomethylarsonic acid [MMA(V)] and dimethylarsinic acid [DMA(V)]. ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Our recent research revealed that several key enzymes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis played vital roles in soybean’s tolerance to salinity. Since the flavonoids also act as important signals mediating the establishment of symbiosis between rhizobium and leguminous plants, the Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 was tested to find out whether it had any impact on soybean’s toleranc ...
... AIMS: Induction of lignin biosynthesis is an adaptive response of plants subjected to many abiotic stresses. In this study, we examined the response of lignin biosynthesis to copper (Cu) stress, with a particular focus on the regulatory mechanism. METHODS: We performed a transcriptomic analysis of rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots, and the microarray data on lignin biosynthesis pathway genes were corro ...
... AIMS: Pseudomonas sp. CMR12a is an effective biocontrol agent that produces various antifungal metabolites including phenazine antibiotics and cyclic lipopeptides. In this study, we wanted to investigate the influence of substrate composition on the role of phenazines and the cyclic lipopeptide (CLP) sessilin in biocontrol of bean root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 2–2. METHODS: Disease seve ...
... AIMS: This work was conducted to examine the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from Trichoderma virens and the 4-phosphopantetheinyl transferase 1 (TvPPT1) mutant in growth promotion and induction of defense responses of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings using a co-cultivation system in vitro. METHODS: The contribution of VOCs to plant development and immunity was assessed by comparing the ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Recent studies suggest that root border cells function in defense of the root by an extracellular DNA-based trapping mechanism similar to that described in mammalian white blood cells. Genes controlling the specialized properties of border cells as they detach from the root tip therefore are of interest. METHODS: mRNA differential display was used to identify Brd13, a sequence ...
... BACKGROUND: Net rates of biosynthesis and mineral deposition are needed to understand the physiology and molecular biology of growth and plant responses to environmental variation. Many popular models ignore cell expansion and displacement. In contrast, the continuity equation, used with empirical data on growth velocity and concentration, allows computation of biosynthesis and deposition rates in ...
... AIMS: Abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in the stress tolerance of seedlings and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) is considered to be the rate-limiting enzyme involved in ABA biosynthesis. However, the genes encoding NCED in M. hupehensis Rehd. have not been reported. METHODS: In this study, a gene encoding NCED, MhNCED3, was isolated from the roots of M. hupehensis Rehd. Its fun ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Kip-related proteins (KRPs) play a central role in the regulation of the cell cycle and differentiation through the modulation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in plants. Until now, little has been done to explore the relationship between drought stress and the expression of KRP genes and we will investigate this link. METHODS: Drought stress was imposed on 15 weeks old plan ...
... Aim: The use of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) to reduce requirements for mineral nitrogen fertilization in sustainable agriculture is an important issue. We studied how reduced nitrogen fertilization affects the growth-promoting capacity of Enterobacter radicincitans, the bacteria's root colonization behavior, and the regulation of nitrogen, phosphate and hormone marker genes in tomato (S ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus is a nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacterium isolated from sugarcane, rice, elephant grass, sweet potato, coffee, and pineapple. These plants have high level of asparagine, which promotes microbial growth and inhibits nitrogenase activity. The regulation of intracellular concentrations of this amino acid is essential for growth and biological nitr ...
Brassica napus var. napus; amino acids; biosynthesis; boron; carbohydrates; carbon; cell walls; energy metabolism; fatty acid metabolism; fatty acids; gene expression; genes; glutathione-disulfide reductase; growth and development; lipid peroxidation; nucleic acids; protein synthesis; proteins; proteomics; stress response
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... Boron (B) is essential for the normal growth and development of oilseed rape. To gain better insight into the metabolic processes of Brassica napus in response to B starvation, a time course proteomics analysis of roots under conditions of hydroponic cultivation was carried out. Forty-six differentially expressed proteins were identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. These proteins were classified into the ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Aluminum (Al)-induced citrate exudation has been identified as an important Al-resistance mechanism in soybean. Salicylic acid (SA) is a crucial signal molecule modulating numerous environment stresses in plants. This study was to investigate the role of SA in Al-induced citrate exudation from soybean roots. METHODS: HPLC was used to test the Al-induced endogenous SA changes, ...
nitrogen fixation; biosynthesis; fluorescence; quorum sensing; Ensifer meliloti; population density; population growth; biosensors
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... Sinorhizobium meliloti strains use several N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) autoinducers to sense the population density during saprophytic growth. Using a sensitive gfp-based AHL biosensor system, we show that synthesis of short-chain AHL molecules is inhibited (or significantly diminished) during the symbiotic phase of growth and is undetectable in the nitrogen fixing bacteroids. In the saprophyti ...
... Mesorhizobium loti is a Gram negative bacterium that induces N₂-fixing root nodules on the model legume Lotus japonicus. Proteomic analysis in M. loti indicated that 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (EC. 1.1.1.95, PHGDH) protein content was 2.2 times higher in bacteroids than in cultured bacteria. A M. loti mutant (STM5) with a transposon insertion in the PHGDH gene, mll3875, showed an absolute de ...
... Greenhouse and field experiments were carried out in order to investigate the influence of mycorrhizal inoculation on total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity, expressed as antiradical power (ARP), of artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus F.) leaves and flower heads extracts. The establishment of mycorrhizal symbiosis was monitored in pot and field grown plants, and the persi ...
... Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in NaCl stress. Plants tolerant to NaCl stress may evolve certain strategies to remove these ROS, thus reducing their toxic effects. Therefore, the expression patterns of the gene family encoding glutathione reductase (GR, EC 1.6.4.2) were analyzed in roots of etiolated rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings in response to NaCl stress. Semi-quantitati ...
Populus nigra; air; biosynthesis; carbon dioxide; chemical degradation; coppicing; dormancy; free air carbon dioxide enrichment; growing season; lignin; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; phenolic compounds; proteins; seasonal variation; secondary metabolites; wood; wood chemistry
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... The goal of this study was to investigate whether increased nitrogen use efficiency found in Populus nigra L. (Jean Pourtet) under elevated CO₂ would correlate with changes in the production of carbon-based secondary compounds (CBSCs). Using Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment (FACE) technology, a poplar plantation was exposed to either ambient (about 370 μmol mol-¹ CO₂) or elevated (about 550 μmol mol-¹ CO₂) ...
Phytolacca acinosa; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; biosynthesis; centrifugation; chemical analysis; chemical speciation; gel chromatography; hydroponics; hyperaccumulators; leaves; manganese; oxalates; oxalic acid
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... Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. is a Mn hyperaccumulating plant. In the present study, the chemical forms of Mn in the leaves of P. acinosa were investigated using chemical analyses and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). P. acinosa plants were grown hydroponically with 2 mM Mn for 28 days. About 80% of the Mn in the leaves of P. acinosa was found in the supernatant fraction after centrifugation at 20,0 ...
... The production of phytohormones by plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria is considered to be an important mechanism by which these bacteria promote plant growth. In this study the importance of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) produced by Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 in the observed plant growth stimulation was investigated by using Sp245 strains genetically modified in IAA production. Firstly wild-type ...
... Plant root development can be largely affected through the association of roots with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). However, little is known about the identity of plant genes enabling such PGPR-plant root associations. Differences in the responsiveness to PGPR among cultivars suggest genetic variation for this trait within germplasm. In this study, two genotypes of common bean (Phase ...
Taraxacum officinale; abscisic acid; biosynthesis; corn; field experimentation; habitats; tungsten; water stress
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... The effect of tungsten as a potential inhibitor of ABA biosynthesis in plants was tested both under controlled conditions in the greenhouse or laboratory and in the field at a site naturally enriched with tungsten. Although as predicted in all cases the activity of aldehyde oxidase was strongly inhibited by tungsten, in well watered, greenhouse-grown maize plants increased concentrations of tungst ...
... Plants influence soil carbon (C) formation through the quality and quantity of C released to soil. Soil type, in turn can modify a plant's influence on soil through effects on plant production, tissue quality and regulation of soil C decomposition and stabilization. Wild-type aspen and three transgenic aspen lines expressing reduced stem lignin concentrations and/or increased syringyl (S) to guaia ...
... Ionic stress caused by high aluminum (Al) concentrations is one of the most widespread phytotoxicity problems globally in agricultural regions, greatly limiting crop yield in affected areas. The objective of this work was to examine a possible involvement of boron (B) in the detoxification of Al by stimulating glutathione (GSH) metabolism, a mechanism essential for the resistance of plants under s ...
Populus tremuloides; biosynthesis; clay; community structure; environmental impact; enzyme activity; field experimentation; genetic engineering; genetic lines; greenhouse experimentation; lignin; microbial communities; phospholipid fatty acids; physical properties; planting; sandy loam soils; silt; soil microorganisms; transgenic plants; Great Lakes region; North America
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... The development and use of transgenic plants has steadily increased, but there are still little data about the responses of soil microorganisms to these genetic modifications. We utilized a greenhouse trial approach to evaluate the effects of altered stem lignin in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) on soil microbial communities in three soils which differed in their chemical and physical prope ...
... White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) acclimates to phosphorus deficiency (-P) by the development of short, densely clustered lateral roots called proteoid (or cluster) roots. These specialized plant organs display increased exudation of citric and malic acid. The enhanced exudation of organic acids from P stressed white lupin roots is accompanied by increased in vitro phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PE ...