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Impact of cis-zeatin and lovastatin on antioxidant systems and growth parameters in Zea mays seedlings under phytohormonal crosstalks J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Muhammad Junaid Yousaf, Anwar Hussain, Muhammad Hamayun, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Hosam O. Elansary
Phytohormones are essential regulators that control both plant growth and defense mechanisms, with cytokinins (CKs) playing a crucial role in regulating antioxidants. However, conflicting research ...
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The hidden side of interaction: microbes and roots get together to improve plant resilience J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Raffaella Balestrini, Fabiano Sillo, Raphaël Boussageon, Daniel Wipf, Pierre Emmanuel Courty
Plants have evolved various belowground traits to adapt to the changing environments, and root-associated soil microbes play a crucial role in the response, adaptation, and resilience to adverse en...
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Metabolic response of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. in root exudates system J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wenrui Wang, Chuang Liu, Sitong Du, Chao-Qun Zang, Yu-Qian Huang
In the current study the metabolic response of peanut root exudates to Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. infection was analyzed in plant-pathogen interaction systems. The analytical methodology employed in ...
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An aphid-transmitted polerovirus is mutualistic with its insect vector by accelerating population growth in both winged and wingless individuals J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yingjie Liu, Pengjun Xu, Huijie Dai, Fei Wang, Hao Zong, Hailin Yang, Lifang Wang, Robert I. Graham, Xiufang Wang, Yonghui Zhang, Guangwei Ren, Yonghao Dong
The occurrence and increased dispersion of plant viruses and insect vectors are serious global threat to the production of agricultural crops. Facing novel pathogenic plant viruses, the ability to ...
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The endophyte’s endophytes: the microbial partners of the endangered plant parasite Rafflesia speciosa (Rafflesiaceae) reveal clues about its cryptic biology and cues for cultivation J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Jeanmaire Molina, Roche C. de Guzman, Adhityo Wicaksono, Theodore Muth, Ronniel Pedales, Denia Diaz, Ali Budhi Kusuma, Chloe Li, Hudson Margolis, Feruza Karnitskiy, Alysa Estopace, Patricia Atanelov, Max Bukhbinder, Danilo Tandang, John Rey Callado, Joseph W. Morin, Ian Fontanilla, Destiny Davis, Stephen Jones, Mick Erickson, James Adams, Kyle Wallick, David Kidwell-Slak, Ari Novy, Susan Pell
Rafflesia is an endangered endophytic holoparasitic plant that lives the majority of its life inside the tissues of its sole plant host, Tetrastigma. Rafflesia floral buds emerge to produce the wor...
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Pick-and-eat space crop production flight testing on the International Space Station J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Jess M. Bunchek, Mary E. Hummerick, LaShelle E. Spencer, Matthew W. Romeyn, Millennia Young, Robert C. Morrow, Cary A. Mitchell, Grace L. Douglas, Raymond M. Wheeler, Gioia D. Massa
Fresh, nutritious, palatable produce for crew consumption on long-duration spaceflight missions may provide health-promoting, bioavailable nutrients and enhance the dietary experience. VEG-04A and ...
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Cloning and overexpression of the DaSOD1 gene from Dioscorea alata improves cadmium resistance in transgenic tobacco plants J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Shumei Hua, Hsing-Hung Lin, Zhehong Huang, Mengyao Wang, Qing Li, Shi-Peng Chen
Minghuai 1 (MH1) is a yam (Dioscorea alata) cultivar characterized by its strong resistance to Cd stress. This study aims to investigate the enzymatic antioxidant system of MH1 under Cd stress. Und...
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Effects of seed coating and priming with exogenous brassinosteroid on tobacco seed germination J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Guoping Wang, Yan Kang, Xiaoxu Li, Limeng Zhang, Guoyun Xu, Yunye Zheng
Brassinosteroid (BR) is a hormone known for its crucial role in seed germination promotion. However, there is a limited understanding of potential application in tobacco seed. In this study, we inv...
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Effects of elevated and super-elevated carbon dioxide on salad crops for space J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Raymond M. Wheeler, LaShelle E. Spencer, Ruqayah H. Bhuiyan, Matthew A. Mickens, Jess M. Bunchek, Edzard van Santen, Gioia D. Massa, Matthew W. Romeyn
Space habitats typically have elevated CO2 and NASA is considering growing leafy greens in space to supplement astronauts’ diets. Dragoon’ and ‘Outredgeous’ lettuce, ‘Amara’ mustard, ‘Extra Dwarf’ ...
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Comprehensive analysis of Dicer-like, Argonaute, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene families and their expression analysis in response to abiotic stresses in Jatropha curcas J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Haibo Wang, Yong Gao, Junyun Guo
Eukaryotic gene expression is regulated by RNA interference (RNAi). Dicer-like (DCL), Argonaute (AGO), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDR) are essential elements involved in the process of RNAi....
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Incorporation of nanobubbles in spaceflight food production systems J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Jesús Morón-López, Renato Montenegro-Ayo, Andrea Maya, Sudheera Yaparatne, Mariana Hernandez-Molina, John Graf, Onur Apul, Sergi Garcia Segura, Emily E. Matula
Fresh produce is an essential part of long-term, interspatial nutrition. However, resource constraints including launch mass, system power, and spacecraft cabin volume limit the amount of produce a...
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Application progress of Non-invasive Micro-test Technology in environmental bioremediation and stress physiology research J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Wenxuan Jiang, Shaohong You, Yucui Shi, Pingping Jiang, Mouyixing Chen, Xuemeng Yang
Non-invasive Micro-test Technology (NMT) measures the ions/molecules in and out of the samples in a real-time, three-dimensional and dynamic manner without damaging the biological samples to obtain...
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Isoprene emission by plants in polluted environments J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Manuel Bellucci, Vittoria Locato, Thomas D. Sharkey, Laura De Gara, Francesco Loreto
In recent years, anthropogenic activities and climate change have significantly increased exposure of plants to environmental stresses (single or multiple) and pollutants, which negatively affect p...
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Phytochemical evaluation of the fruits and green biomass of determinate-type sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L. fasciculatum) grown in terrestrial bioregenerative life-support research facilities J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Éva Domokos-Szabolcsy, Tarek Alshaal, Judit Koroknai, Szilvia Kovács, Csaba Tóth, Gábor Csilléry, Zsuzsa Jókai, Anna Matkovits, Péter Makleit, Szilvia Veres, Miklós Gábor Fári
This study explores the potential feasibility of cultivating two determinate-type bell peppers, i.e. Hungarian Enigma Hot (HEH) and Hungarian Enigma Sweet (HES), in a ground bioregenerative life-su...
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Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family in Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): genome-wide identification, evolutionary, structure, collinearity, and expression analyses under abiotic stress at the seeding stage J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Yu-Huan Li, Luo-Ming Zhang, Jun-Jie Xu, Ji-Xing Zhu, Lei Wang, Chang-Jian Chen, Haiyu Xu, Yi Zheng, Cai-Hua Li, Zhong-Sheng Mu, Wlodzimierz Zygmunt Krzesnski
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a crop with medicinal, horticultural, and nutritional uses. The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family is a transcription factor family distributed throughout eukar...
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Exploration of chemical interactions between Viscum combreticola Engl. and its hosts through a metabolic profiling approach and molecular networking J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Babra Moyo, Nikita Tawanda Tavengwa, Ian Dubery, Ntakadzeni Edwin Madala
Viscum combreticola Engl., an evergreen semi-parasitic mistletoe plant, is utilized in herbal medicines. Herein, a UHPLC-q-TOF-MS profiling and molecular networking approach were used to investigat...
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The seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum-based biostimulant enhances salt stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by remodeling physiological, biochemical, and metabolic responses J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Raheel Shahzad, Putri Widyanti Harlina, Pedro P. Gallego, Jaume Flexas, Mohamed Ewas, Xiang Leiwen, Agung Karuniawan
This study explores the role of a biostimulant derived from the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (AN) in mitigating salt stress in rice plants. The weekly (S+W) and biweekly (S+B) biostimulant treatment...
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ZmMPK6-1 positively regulates maize resistance to E. turcicum through enhancing ZmERF061 activity J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Liangyu Jiang, Mingrui Li, Xiaoyue Liu, Zixin Zhang, Zhenyuan Zang
Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is one of the most important foliar disease in maize, which leads to serious yield losses. It is necessary to identify resistance genes in order to control NCLB. Mi...
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of the resistance mechanism of Hemerocallis citrina Baroni to Puccinia hemerocallidis infection J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Lijie Zhang, Lingling Zhou, Jiali Meng, Shaojun Wu, Shuhua Liu, Nianfu Yang, Fufa Tian, Xiang Yu
Hemerocallis citrina Baroni (daylily) is an important cash crop in many regions of China. Daylily rust caused by Puccinia hemerocallidis (Ph) is a major disease in H. citrina. Rust infection on the...
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Intercropping of Hordeum vulgare L. and Lupinus angustifolius L. causes the generation of prenylated flavonoids in Lupinus angustifolius L. J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Ida K. L. Andersen, Lars O. Dragsted, Jim Rasmussen, Inge S. Fomsgaard
ABSTRACT In agricultural production, intercropping is a widely used system with many benefits. Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) is a legume that contains a large variety of plant secondary metabolites, which have multiple functions in the plant, e.g. signalling, nodulation and stress response. An untargeted metabolomics approach was applied to investigate how the metabolome of lupin was affected by
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More than trichomes and acylsugars: the role of jasmonic acid as mediator of aphid resistance in tomato J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Lidia Blanco-Sánchez, Rosario Planelló, Victoria Ferrero, Rafael Fernández-Muñoz, Eduardo de la Peña, Juan Antonio Díaz Pendón
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of priming on the resistance of tomato plants to the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae, focusing on the role of glandular trichomes. Glandular trichomes are specific hairs that provide protection to tomato plants against herbivorous insects. The experimental priming conducted in this study revealed that prior infestation by Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars
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Rhizobium etli is able to emit nitrous oxide by connecting assimilatory nitrate reduction with nitrite respiration in the bacteroids of common bean nodules J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Alba Hidalgo-García, Germán Tortosa, Pedro J. Pacheco, Andrew J. Gates, David J. Richardson, Eulogio J. Bedmar, Lourdes Girard, María J. Torres, María J. Delgado
ABSTRACT Legumes can contribute to emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) directly by some rhizobia species that are able to denitrify under free-living conditions and in symbiotic association with the plant. In this study, the capacity of Phaseolus vulgaris-Rhizobium etli symbiosis to emit N2O in response to nitrate (NO3-) has been demonstrated for the first time. We found that
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Bridging the gap: parallel profiling of ribosome associated and total RNA species can identify transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of plants in spaceflight J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Eric S. Land, Emma Canaday, Alexander Meyers, Sarah Wyatt, Imara Y. Perera
ABSTRACT As plants are an essential component of sustainable life support systems, long-duration space missions will require a sophisticated understanding of plant adaptations to spaceflight and microgravity. For many years, transcriptional profiling of steady state mRNA abundances has been used as measure of plant adaptations to the space environment. However, measured changes in transcript abundances
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Allelopathic effect of Callistemon viminalis’s leaves extract on weeds, soil features, and growth performance of wheat and chickpea plants J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Deepti Singh Vashishth, Archana Bachheti, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Azamal Husen
ABSTRACT The allelopathic effect of Callistemon viminalis’s leaf extracts on seed germination and growth of Triticum aestivum and Cicer arietinum, as well as associated weeds (Anagallis arvensis, Poa annua, Lepidium didymium, and Vicia sativa), was studied. Different concentrations (2–10%) of aqueous extracts were used, and physiological parameters were measured. Higher concentrations (6–10%) significantly
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Photosynthetic microorganisms, an overview of their biostimulant effects on plants and perspectives for space agriculture J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Cécile Renaud, Natalie Leys, Ruddy Wattiez
ABSTRACT The space environment is extreme for plants growth and survival as gravity (gravitropism modification, water distribution), radiations (mutations enhancers), light spectrum regime and temperature are not optimal. Photosynthetic microorganisms are a foreseen solution for supporting plant development, growth, and stress tolerance in closed environments, like those designed for space colonisation
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The impact of copper oxide nanoparticles on plant growth: a comprehensive review J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Gábor Feigl
ABSTRACT Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are a type of nanomaterial with unique physical and chemical properties that make them useful in various applications. CuO NPs have been studied for their potential agricultural applications, where they can have both positive and negative effects on plants, depending on factors such as concentration and duration of exposure. CuO NPs have been shown to improve
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Transcriptome analysis of lemon leaves (Citrus limon) infected by Plenodomus tracheiphilus reveals the effectiveness of Pseudomonas mediterranea in priming the plant response to mal secco disease J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Angelo Sicilia, Vittoria Catara, Giulio Dimaria, Emanuele Scialò, Marcella Russo, Alessandra Gentile, Angela Roberta Lo Piero
ABSTRACT The use of biological control agents (BCAs) to cope with diseases has received considerable attention owing to its high efficiency and environmental safety. The aim of our study was to investigate the potential role of Pseudomonas mediterranea pretreatment in the response of lemon [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.] against mal secco, which is a devastating citrus disease caused by the fungus Plenodomus
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Insights into the infection dynamics and interactions between high-virulence and low-virulence isolates of Phytophthora palmivora and durian seedlings J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Nussara Putaporntip, Umaporn Siriwattanakul, Supawadee Phetkhajone, Jarunya Narangajavana, Kanyarat Supaibulwatana, Aussanee Pichakum, Wisuwat Songnuan
ABSTRACT Durian (Durio zibethinus L.) is susceptible to Phytophthora palmivora, which causes rot disease, leading to significant yield loss. This study aimed to investigate local defense responses of durian to P. palmivora and compare the infection dynamics of high virulence (HV) and low virulence (LV) isolates. Durian leaves on 1-year-old seedlings were inoculated with mycelial plugs. Symptoms were
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Genome-wide identification of papain-like cysteine proteases in Citrus sinensis and expression analysis in response to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-23 Tianyu Li, Chang Liu, Xiaopeng Chang, Fuxuan Li, Tao Wang, Guiyan Huang, Ruimin Li
ABSTRACT Papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) play important roles in plant-pathogen interactions. In citrus, PLCPs are targeted by effectors from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of Huanglongbing (HLB). To study interactions between Citrus sinensis and CLas, we identified 33 candidate CsPLCP genes by HMMsearch with the Peptidase_C1 domain (PF00112), and further confirmed
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Endophytic bacterial taxonomic and functional diversity in the seeds of wheat genotypes from different agroecologies J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Pushpendra Sharma, Archna Suman, Krishnan Aswini, Jogdande SaiPrasad, Shrikant Gond
ABSTRACT Plant genotype and agroecology influence the composition and functionality of seed endophytic bacterial communities. Taxonomic analysis of 123 wheat seeds endophytic bacteria classified these into 23 genera predominantly under Firmicutes followed by Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. Genus Bacillus was most abundant (30.7%) followed by Streptomyces (18.4%) with other representative genera
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Halotolerant endophytes promote grapevine regrowth after salt-induced defoliation J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Salvadora Navarro-Torre, Sara Ferrario, Ana D. Caperta, Gonçalo Victorino, Marion Bailly, Vicelina Sousa, Wanda Viegas, Amaia Nogales
ABSTRACT Salinity is an important problem for agriculture in the Mediterranean area, and thus, it is essential to develop mitigation strategies to reduce its impact. The main objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (H-PGPB) in improving grapevine salt stress tolerance. Grapevines grafted onto a salt-sensitive rootstock were inoculated with
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Metabolomic analysis reveals responses of Spirodela polyrhiza L. to salt stress J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Tanyue Hui, Yamei Zhang, Rong Jia, Yue Hu, Wenjing Wang, Yi Wang, Yong Wang, Yerong Zhu, Lin Yang, Beibei Xiang
ABSTRACT Duckweeds are particularly well suited for studies needing high output because of their quick growth and reproduction. Due to their starches and flavonoids, the potential for using duckweed as a source of food, medicine or feed has been studied. Through LC-MS analysis, 195 differential metabolites, including organic acids, phenolics, and other categories, were screened in Spirodela polyrhiza
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The roots of olive cultivars differing in tolerance to Verticillium dahliae show quantitative differences in phenolic and triterpenic profiles J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Martina Cardoni, Lucía Olmo-García, Irene Serrano-García, Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo, Jesús Mercado-Blanco
ABSTRACT Verticillium wilt of olive (VWO), caused by Verticillium dahliae, is a major concern in many olive-growing countries. An efficient VWO control measure is the use of tolerant/resistant cultivars. Low information is available about olive secondary metabolites and its relationship with VWO tolerance. In this study, a comprehensive metabolic profiling of the roots of six olive cultivars differing
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Finding optimal microorganisms to increase crop productivity and sustainability under drought – a structured reflection J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Ana Paula Rosa, Teresa Dias, Abdul M. Mouazen, Cristina Cruz, Margarida Maria Santana
ABSTRACT Considering the more frequent and longer drought events due to climate change, improving plant drought tolerance became a priority. The search for plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) able to improve plant drought tolerance has been long addressed, but with inconsistent results. Here, we summarize the PGPR mechanisms that improve plant drought tolerance, identify the pitfalls in current
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Phytoconstituents of Butterbur (P. japonicus), their metabolic pathway and ability to modulate bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Amany Belal, Mona H. Ibrahim, Wael A. Mahdi, Sultan Alshehri, Hasnaa Ali Ebrahim, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Ahmed B. M. Mehany, Heba I. Ghamry
ABSTRACT A library of natural sesquiterpene and phenolic compounds from Petasites japonicus are being investigated through different computational techniques to study their ability to target BMP. Lipinski rule, ADMET, molecular docking studies and metabolism were used to reach promising candidates with proposed activity against BMP. Four sesquiterpenes (kablicin, petisinol, bakkenolide D and bakkenolide
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the CHYR gene family in Phaseolus vulgaris under abiotic stress at the seeding stage J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Xianxin Meng, Zhengong Yin, Guangdong Yang, Shuhong Wei, Yifan Guo, Wei Zhang, Qiang Wang
ABSTRACT Really Interesting New Gene (RING) proteins are referred to as CHY zinc and ring finger protein (CHYR) members because they have the CHY domain, a type of protein that responds to abiotic stress. However, there are scant data on CHYR members in Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean). This study identified eight CHYR members (PvCHYRs) in the reference genome. A comprehensive analysis was performed
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Transcriptome analyses revealed chilling response genes in mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Keitt) leaf J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Mark Owusu Adjei, Jun Ma, Ruixiong Luo, Jianfeng Huang, Zhichang Zhao, Yingying Wang, Aiping Gao
ABSTRACT Mangifera indica L. cv. Keitt is a cold-stress fruit plant native to China's drought river valley. Chilling stress affects productivity. Understanding the mechanisms of chilling stress is important to increasing chilling resistance in mango. Leaves of Keitti were subjected to 4 °C for 0, 3, 6, and 9 h for RNA-Seq-based transcriptome analysis, respectively. The chlorophyll content, carotenoid
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Previous interaction with phytopathogenic bacteria alters the response of Arabidopsis against Tetranychus urticae herbivory J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Estefania Contreras, Jose J. Rodriguez-Herva, Isabel Diaz, Emilia Lopez-Solanilla, Manuel Martinez
ABSTRACT Plant response to individual biotic stresses depends on its physiological state when the challenge is perceived. Optimal conditions for infestation of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae are associated with high temperatures and scarce precipitation. Here, we analyze the impact of previous interactions with the hemibiotrophic bacteria Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 or the necrotroph
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Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with sorghum susceptibility to Asian stem borer damage J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Cyprian Osinde, Wataru Sakamoto, Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, Islam S. Sobhy, Arthur K. Tugume, Anthony M. Nsubuga, Ivan Galis
ABSTRACT Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important crop originated in Africa that shows susceptibility to herbivores. In this study, we identified two sorghum genotypes with highly contrasting levels of stem damage caused by the caterpillars of Asian stem borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée). Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from genetic cross between resistant (BTx623) and susceptible (NOG)
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Bottom-up effects of fertilization and jasmonate-induced resistance independently affect the interactions between tomato plants and an insect herbivore J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Paolo Salazar-Mendoza, José Maurício S. Bento, Diego B. Silva, Sérgio F. Pascholati, Peng Han, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
ABSTRACT Whether nutrient availability interacts with induced resistance to alter plant chemistry and, consequently, the preference and performance of herbivores on plants remains unclear. We hypothesized that changing fertilizer inputs modulates responses induced by exogenous application of the defensive phytohormone methyl jasmonate (MeJA) against Tuta absoluta, a devastating pest of tomatoes. We
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Transcriptomic and physiological analysis reveals crucial biological pathways associated with low-temperature stress in Tunisian soft-seed pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Sihui Guan, Yaqian Chai, Qing Hao, Yadong Ma, Wenliang Wan, Huiying Liu, Ming Diao
ABSTRACT Low temperature severely affects the growth of pomegranate in the early spring during the production process under protected cultivation. To understand the molecular responses to cold stress in Tunisian soft-seed pomegranate, this study investigated the transcriptome profiles and physiological changes of pomegranate leaves exposed to cold stress (6 °C) and freezing stress (0°C). Some potential
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Comparative transcriptomics of cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) offers insights into the early defense mechanism to Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches’ broom disease J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Loeni Ludke Falcão, Joseilde Oliveira Silva-Werneck, Paulo Sergio Bevilaqua Albuquerque, Rafael Moyses Alves, Priscila Grynberg, Roberto Coiti Togawa, Marcos Mota do Carmo Costa, Marcelo Macedo Brigido, Lucilia Helena Marcellino
ABSTRACT Cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) is a fruit tree native to the Amazon region, presenting high social and economic value. Besides, owing to its suitability for agroforestry cultivation, cupuassu is useful for the conservation of the Amazon Forest. Cupuassu plantations are severely affected by Moniliophthora perniciosa. Thus, to gain insights into resistance against M. perniciosa, transcriptomes
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Physiological and transcriptomic analysis of antioxidant mechanisms in sweet sorghum seedling leaves in response to single and combined drought and salinity stress J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Zhiheng Wang, Yuqing Wei
ABSTRACT The effects of drought, salinity, and combined stress on ROS and ROS metabolic physiology and transcriptomics in sweet sorghum seedling leaves were evaluated. The results showed that drought stress had little effect on photosynthesis, while the SOD activity, CAT activity, and the expression of their related genes were elevated in leaves, but no excessive accumulation of O2-, H2O2, or -OH was
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Suppression of leaf growth and photosynthetic capacity as an acclimation strategy to nitrogen deficiency in a nitrogen-sensitive and shade-tolerant plant Panax notoginseng J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Zhu Cun, Sheng-Pu Shuang, Jin-Yan Zhang, Jie Hong, Hong-Min Wu, Jing Yang, Hong-Chao Zhao, Li-Lin Gao, Jun-Wen Chen
ABSTRACT Photosynthesis is susceptible in response to nitrogen (N) deficiency. However, the acclimation of shade-tolerant and high-N sensitive species to N deficiency is unclear. Leaf morpho-physiological traits, photosynthetic performance related parameters were examined in a shade-tolerant and high-N sensitive species P. notoginseng grown under different N levels. Lower N content and Chl content
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Imprints of PGPB association on the metabolic dynamism of Piper nigrum J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-10-06 R. Santhoshkumar, P. Akash, Pooja Viswam, E. V. Soniya
ABSTRACT Endophytes are endosymbiotic microorganisms that coexist within different plant species which assist the host in multifarious ways without causing any detrimental effects on the plant well-being. The current study is focused on the bacterial isolates found in the Piper nigrum in vitro culture in the basal MS medium. The growth of these bacterial isolates even after repeated surface sterilization
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A semi-detritivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes ampullaria diverges in its regulation of pitcher fluid properties J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-21 Kadeem J. Gilbert, Thibaut Goldsborough, Weng Ngai Lam, Felicia Leong, Naomi E. Pierce
ABSTRACT Tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are carnivorous plants that trap and digest prey using highly modified fluid-filled leaves known as pitchers. Prey are digested by plant-secreted enzymes and pitcher symbionts. Pitchers exert control over abiotic properties of the digestive fluid such as pH levels that can influence its symbionts. Here we examine natural variation in pH and dissolved mineral
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Mycorrhizal benefits on plant growth and protection against Spodoptera exigua depend on N availability J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Beatriz Ramírez-Serrano, Marina Querejeta, Zhivko Minchev, Jordi Gamir, Elfie Perdereau, Maria J. Pozo, Géraldine Dubreuil, David Giron
ABSTRACT Mycorrhizal symbiosis influences plant growth and nutrition and can affect the performance of insect herbivores, but these effects are context-dependent. This study aims to investigate the influence of nitrogen fertilization and mycorrhizal symbiosis on maize and Spodoptera exigua performance and to explore the potential underlying mechanisms. Mycorrhiza promoted maize growth and reduced S
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Ectopic expression of VyCIPK1 gene, isolated from wild grape Vitis yanshanesis J, X. Chen., confers the tolerance to salt in transgenic tobacco J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Ziguo Zhu, Lingmin Dai, Guangxia Chen, Guanghui Yu, Xiujie Li, Zhen Han, Bo Li
ABSTRACT Calmodulin-like interacting protein kinases play an important role in plant response to abiotic stresses and development. But the role of the CIPK gene in grapevine is unknown. In this study, VyCIPK1, isolated from the Chinese wild grape V. Yanshanesis, was strongly induced by salt stress. Overexpressing VyCIPK1 could induce AOC and AOS, and result in notably increased jamonate levels in tobacco
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Phosphoproteome analysis reveals chitosan-induced resistance to osmotic stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Wasinee Pongprayoon, Sarunyaporn Maksup, Narumon Phaonakrop, Junthima Jaresitthikunchai, Umaporn Uawisetwathana, Atikorn Panya, Sittiruk Roytrakul
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify the mechanism underlying the response to chitosan at the posttranslational level. Khao Dawk Mali 105 seeds were soaked in 40 mg l−1 of chitosan, and leaves of 2- and 4-week-old seedlings were sprayed with chitosan before starting osmotic stress conditions. Chitosan induced resistance to osmotic stress by enhancing shoot fresh and dry weights and maintained increased
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Utilizing transcription factors for improving banded leaf and sheath blight disease resistance in maize: a review J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Babatope Samuel Ajayo, Yubi Huang, Huanhuan Huang
ABSTRACT Banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) disease, incited by Rhizoctonia solani, is destructive, difficult to manage and gravely threatens maize (Zea mays L.) production across continents. Plant transcription factors (TFs) act as functional nodes that integrate defense signals to activate relevant immune outlets via large-scale transcriptional reprogramming of the expression of massive sets of
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Improvement of salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings inoculated with endophytic Bacillus cereus KP120 J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-16 Yaran Zhang, Zengyuan Tian, Yu Xi, Xiaomin Wang, Shuai Chen, Mengting He, Yange Chen, Yuqi Guo
ABSTRACT In our previous reports, an endophytic bacterium, Bacillus cereus KP120 was isolated from the halophyte species Kosteletzkya virginica. In this study, the effect of KP120 colonization on Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings was investigated. Our results showed that inoculation with KP120 could promote the growth of A. thaliana seedlings plants under salt-stress conditions, compared with uninoculated
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Carbon assimilation and water-use efficiency in cowpea varieties inoculated with Bradyrhizobium, measured using 13C natural abundance J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Tewodros Ayalew, Tarekegn Yoseph, Georg Cadisch
ABSTRACT Moisture stress is one of the most important constraints for crop production in arid regions. Cowpea is a vital food legume that has been cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical regions where water is scarce. Rhizobia inoculation confers resistance to water stress legumes. Two-year field experiments were conducted to assess the carbon assimilation and water use efficiencies of inoculated cowpea
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Nitric oxide generated by Piriformospora indica-induced nitrate reductase promotes tobacco growth by regulating root architecture and ammonium and nitrate transporter gene expression J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Han Li, Shenghua Fu, Jingwei Zhu, Weichang Gao, Lin Chen, Xiang Li, Shaoyu Zhang, Sha Zheng, Heng Zhang, Yanxia Liu
ABSTRACT Nitric oxide (NO) is involved not only in the regulation of plant growth, development, and stress responses but also in the regulation of plant-microbe interactions. Here, we demonstrate that Piriformospora indica can induce tobacco nitrate reductase to produce a NO signal in roots which enhances nitrogen uptake capacity by inducing the expression of ammonium and nitrate transporter genes
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RNA interference (RNAi) of 2-Cys Prx gene enhances PSII photoinhibition but does not affect PSI activity in tobacco leaves under high-temperature stress J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Han Yu, Yuanyuan Huang, Peng Wang, Litao Wang, Zhihao Zhou, Yue Wang, Jiechen Wang, Hongbo Zhang, Kejun Yang, Huihui Zhang
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of 2-Cys Prx gene inhibition on photochemical reaction and reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism under high temperature (35°C) with low light (HT + LL) or high temperature with high light (HT + HL) in tobacco. The results showed that HT significantly increased the production of O2⋅− and H2O2 compared with CK (25°C). Particularly, the oxidative damage
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Volatile organic compounds in the interaction between plants and beneficial microorganisms J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-06 Assunta Russo, Susanna Pollastri, Michelina Ruocco, Maurilia M. Monti, Francesco Loreto
ABSTRACT A growing population coupled with a higher demand for food is putting pressure on agriculture. The use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers allowed us to boost agricultural productions, but at a great environmental cost. Exploitation of beneficial microorganism (BM)-plant interactions has been proposed as an eco-friendly solution to improve plant resistance to stresses and to increase
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Peace talks: symbiotic signaling molecules in arbuscular mycorrhizas and their potential application J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-06 Andrea Crosino, Andrea Genre
ABSTRACT Since the Green Revolution, intensive application of agrochemicals has increased productivity in agriculture, at a great cost in terms of water pollution, loss of soil fertility and biodiversity, and negative effects on human health. Scientific advance and increasing public awareness are driving a change toward sustainable practices. In such a context, the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular
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Wood vinegar alleviates photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci (Pst) infection in tobacco leaves J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Yuan Ye, Sun Hongwei, Wang Yue, Xu Zisong, Han Shixin, He Guoqiang, Yin Kuide, Huihui Zhang
ABSTRACT We used chlorophyll fluorescence technology and biochemical methods to analyze the effects of wood vinegar (WV) on the photosynthetic mechanism and reactive oxygen species metabolism of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) leaves infected by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci (Pst). The results showed that Pst infection reduced the chlorophyll content and the activities of PSII and PSI, which inhibited
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Lead-Immobilization, transformation, and induced toxicity alleviation in sunflower using nanoscale Fe°/BC: Experimental insights with Mechanistic validations J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Muhammad Rizwan Aslam, Muhammad Waris, Ihsan Muhammad, Maqbool Ahmed, Zahid Khan, Zobia Jabeen, Mohammad Yakoob Zehri, Muhammad Arsalan, Sidra Rehman, Abeer M. Alnasrawi, Jawaher Alkahtani, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Muhammad Rizwan, Shoaib Raza, Jinsong Deng, Adnan Raza Altaf
ABSTRACT Lead (Pb) is a biologically non-essential element in the soil that brutally affects plants and other living organisms in soil; hence, its removal has become a worldwide concern. In this work, a multifunctional nanoscale zerovalent-iron assisted biochar (nFe°/BC) was used to minimize the Pb bioavailability in soil with aim of alleviating the Pb-induced toxicity in sunflower. Results revealed
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A synthetic cytokinin primes photosynthetic and growth response in grapevine under ion-independent salinity stress J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Giuseppe Montanaro, Nunzio Briglia, Loredana Lopez, Davide Amato, Francesco Panara, Angelo Petrozza, Francesco Cellini, Vitale Nuzzo
ABSTRACT Aiding optimal plant–environment interaction would favor plant resilience against environmental constrains including salt stress. We test the hypothesis that 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) primes grapevine’s salt tolerance in vines (Vitis vinifera) received salt water (NaCl 100 mM) through the modulation of gene expression of BAP (AHK4, AHP1) and salt-stress (CAT, APX) inducible genes and morpho-physiological
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RNA editing analysis of some chloroplast transcripts and its response to light and salt stress in Mesona chinensis Benth J. Plant Interact. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Changqian Quan, Fan Wei, Suhua Huang, Kunhua Wei, Shimin Chen, Jianhua Miao, Danfeng Tang
ABSTRACT To study the effects of light quality and salt stress on RNA editing of Mesona chinensis Benth (MCB) chloroplast genome, the RNA editing sites in the MCB chloroplast protein-coding genes were predicted and then partially verified by PCR and RT-PCR. Meanwhile, the RNA editing efficiency and relative expression of accD, ndhB, ndhF, and rpoB under red and blue light and salt stress conditions