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Honglang Duan, Defu Wang, Nan Zhao, Guomin Huang, Victor Resco de Dios, David T. Tissue
Summary: Subtropical tree species may face severe drought stress in the future due to variable rainfall, and the ability to restore hydraulic function after drought may vary among species with different leaf habits. The links between hydraulic recovery and physiological and morphological traits related to water-carbon availability are still not well understood.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh, Micaela Carvajal, Ning Du, Janusz J. Zwiazek
Summary: The study finds that halophytic plants can effectively control plant water flow under salinity conditions by enhancing aquaporin-mediated water transport in their roots. Na+ is identified as the principal salt factor responsible for this enhancement, playing a significant role in maintaining water balance, gas exchange, and growth in halophytic plants exposed to salinity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Radek Jupa, Kamila Pokorna
Summary: Bark wounding induces limited embolism spreading. The impacts of bark wounding may not significantly limit water delivery to distal organs and leaf gas exchange.
Review
Plant Sciences
Caitlin S. Byrt, Rose Y. Zhang, Isobel Magrath, Kai Xun Chan, Annamaria De Rosa, Samantha McGaughey
Summary: Maintenance of optimal leaf tissue humidity is vital for plant productivity and food security. The regulation of water and solute flux across plant cell membranes, influenced by aquaporin proteins, is crucial for achieving this optimal humidity. However, understanding the dynamics of aquaporin regulation and their influence on leaf cell solute flux and humidity remains challenging.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Thomas Poulose, Saurav Kumar, Girisha K. Ganjegunte
Summary: SMITUV is a system dynamic model designed to simulate transient soil water flow, solute transport, and root water uptake in crops under water and salinity stress. It is based on fundamental physical principles, robust enough to handle different scenarios, and provides crucial tools for growers to understand the salt-water-soil system.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Agnieszka Dabska, Agata Lethel
Summary: This study investigated the swelling potential of compacted lime-softening sludge for landfill liner application, finding that the expansion index was significantly influenced by initial moisture content and liquid chemistry. An increase in moisture content limited swelling, with the most suitable sludge moisture content for landfill liners being between (w(opt)+2.0%) and (w(opt)+4.0%).
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
E. Shigorina, F. Rudiger, A. M. Tartakovsky, M. Sauter, J. Kordilla
Summary: A new multiscale PFSPH model is proposed for flow characterization in fractured porous media, validated against FEM and laboratory experiments. Preferential flow dynamics for different infiltration rates are studied using the model, showing rapid water transmission in fractures compared to slow diffusion in the porous matrix.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
I. Buesa, N. Torres, I. Tortosa, D. Marin, A. Villa-Llop, C. Douthe, L. G. Santesteban, H. Medrano, J. M. Escalona
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the physiological response of grapevines grafted onto different rootstocks and investigate the relationships between agronomic and physiological traits. The results showed that rootstocks had significant effects on vine water status, photosynthetic performance, hydraulic conductance, vegetative growth, and yield components. The selection of rootstocks should be adjusted according to different seasons and soil types to adapt to environmental conditions.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Andreas Weller, Zeyu Zhang
Summary: NMR relaxometry provides a method to study the pore characteristics of rocks, and can be used to predict permeability. Modifying the equations with different exponents can improve the quality of permeability prediction.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yi Luo, Jiaming Zhang, Zhi Zhou, Juan P. Aguilar-Lopez, Roberto Greco, Thom Bogaard
Summary: This work presents an experimental and numerical study of preferential flow induced by desiccation cracks (PF-DC) considering the dynamic changes of cracks. Experimental results showed that the maximum crack ratio and aperture decreased with higher evaporation intensity, and self-closure phenomenon of cracks was observed during low-evaporation periods. Simulation results showed that the dynamic dual-permeability preferential flow model (DPMDy) better described crack evolution and hydrological response compared to the single-domain model (SDM) and rigid dual-permeability model (DPM) with fixed crack ratio and hydraulic conductivity.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2023)
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Soil Science
Mohammadtaghi Tirgarsoltani, Hosseinali Bahrami, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mohsen Zarebanadkouki
Summary: Biochar application improved plant water accessibility during drought conditions, leading to higher transpiration and photosynthesis rates, resulting in increased grain yield and grain water productivity. Additionally, biochar positively impacted unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and matric flux potential over a wide range of soil water content.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Huanhuan Qin
Summary: Centrifugal modelling has been used in the past to study groundwater flow and transport processes, but there has been disagreement on whether numerical models can effectively simulate centrifugal systems under unsaturated flow conditions. This study developed a numerical model based on Richards' equation to predict one-dimensional unsaturated flow in centrifugal systems. The model was validated using data from physical models in four benchmark problems, and its ability to close mass balance was also tested. The results showed that the numerical model was successful in recreating the benchmark problems, indicating its feasibility in simulating unsaturated flow conditions. The study also highlighted the importance of spatial grid resolution and suggested the use of adaptive temporal time stepping to improve computational efficiency. Dimensionless scaling factors were found to be useful in scaling centrifugal systems.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Yael Wagner, Mila Volkov, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Nadine Katrin Ruehr, Uri Hochberg, Tamir Klein
Summary: Recent findings indicate that trees can survive high levels of drought-induced xylem embolism, but this irreversible damage can affect post-drought recovery and tree function under recurring droughts. The study examined the development of embolism in potted Aleppo pines and investigated the impact of different levels of embolism on post-drought recovery and the consequences of drought-induced damage under a recurring drought scenario. The results showed that trees with higher levels of embolism took longer to recover and stomatal conductance decreased following drought, impeding tree functioning.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunquan Wang, Rui Ma, Gaofeng Zhu
Summary: This study introduces a novel method to predict hydraulic conductivity curves (HCCs) fully from the soil water retention curve (SWRC) without requiring additional parameters. Testing with soil samples shows that this method significantly improves the prediction of HCC compared to traditional methods.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Magdalena D. Anguelova
Summary: Sea spray droplets play a significant role in the exchange of gases between oceans and atmosphere. Considering this spray-mediated pathway may improve the accuracy of modeling air-sea interactions and understanding the ocean's response to climate change.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Asuncion Morte, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Francisco Garcia-Carmona, Manuela Perez-Gilabert
Article
Agronomy
Alberto Andrino, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Asuncion Morte
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2019)
Article
Mycology
P. W. Crous, M. J. Wingfield, L. Lombard, F. Roets, W. J. Swart, P. Alvarado, A. J. Carnegie, G. Moreno, J. Luangsa-ard, R. Thangavel, A. V. Alexandrova, I. G. Baseia, J. -M. Bellanger, A. E. Bessette, A. R. Bessette, S. De la Pena-Lastra, D. Garcia, J. Gene, T. H. G. Pham, M. Heykoop, E. Malysheva, V. Malysheva, M. P. Martin, O. V. Morozova, W. Noisripoom, B. E. Overton, A. E. Rea, B. J. Sewall, M. E. Smith, C. W. Smyth, K. Tasanathai, C. M. Visagie, S. Adamcik, A. Alves, J. P. Andrade, M. J. Aninat, R. V. B. Araujo, J. J. Bordallo, T. Boufleur, R. Baroncelli, R. W. Barreto, J. Bolin, J. Cabero, M. Cabon, G. Cafa, M. L. H. Caffot, L. Cai, J. R. Carlavilla, R. Chavez, R. R. L. de Castro, L. Delgat, D. Deschuyteneer, M. M. Dios, L. S. Dominguez, H. C. Evans, G. Eyssartier, B. W. Ferreira, C. N. Figueiredo, F. Liu, J. Fournier, L. V. Galli-Terasawa, C. Gil-Duran, C. Glienke, M. F. M. Goncalves, H. Gryta, J. Guarro, W. Himaman, N. Hywel-Jones, I. Iturrieta-Gonzalez, N. E. Ivanushkina, P. Jargeat, A. N. Khalid, J. Khan, M. Kiran, L. Kiss, G. A. Kochkina, M. Kolarik, A. Kubatova, D. J. Lodge, M. Loizides, D. Luque, J. L. Manjon, P. A. S. Marbach, N. S. Massola, M. Mata, A. N. Miller, S. Mongkolsamrit, P. -A. Moreau, A. Morte, A. Mujic, A. Navarro-Rodenas, M. Z. Nemeth, T. F. Nobrega, A. Novakova, I. Olariaga, S. M. Ozerskaya, M. A. Palma, D. A. L. Petters-Vandresen, E. Piontelli, E. S. Popov, A. Rodriguez, O. Requejo, A. C. M. Rodrigues, I. H. Rong, J. Roux, K. A. Seifert, B. D. B. Silva, F. Sklenar, J. A. Smith, J. O. Sousa, H. G. Souza, J. T. De Souza, K. Svec, P. Tanchaud, J. B. Tanney, F. Terasawa, D. Thanakitpipattana, D. Torres-Garcia, I. Vaca, N. Vaghefi, A. L. van Iperen, O. V. Vasilenko, A. Verbeken, N. Yilmaz, J. C. Zamora, M. Zapata, Z. Jurjevic, J. Z. Groenewald
Article
Plant Sciences
Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Asuncion Morte, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas
Article
Mycology
P. W. Crous, M. J. Wingfield, Y. -H. Chooi, C. L. M. Gilchrist, E. Lacey, J. I. Pitt, F. Roets, W. J. Swart, J. F. Cano-Lira, N. Valenzuela-Lopez, V. Hubka, R. G. Shivas, A. M. Stchigel, D. G. Holdom, Z. Jurjevic, A. V. Kachalkin, T. Lebel, C. Lock, M. P. Martin, Y. P. Tan, M. A. Tomashevskaya, J. S. Vitelli, I. G. Baseia, V. K. Bhatt, T. E. Brandrud, J. T. De Souza, B. Dima, H. J. Lacey, L. Lombard, P. R. Johnston, A. Morte, V. Papp, A. Rodriguez, E. Rodriguez-Andrade, K. C. Semwal, L. Tegart, Z. G. Abad, A. Akulov, P. Alvarado, A. Alves, J. P. Andrade, F. Arenas, C. Asenjo, J. Ballara, M. D. Barrett, L. M. Berna, A. Berraf-Tebbal, M. V. Bianchinotti, K. Bransgrove, T. I. Burgess, F. S. Carmo, R. Chavez, A. Cmokova, J. D. W. Dearnaley, A. L. C. M. de A. Santiago, J. F. Freitas-Neto, S. Denman, B. Douglas, F. Dovana, A. Eichmeier, F. Esteve-Raventos, A. Farid, A. G. Fedosova, G. Ferisin, R. J. Ferreira, A. Ferrer, C. N. Figueiredo, Y. F. Figueiredo, C. G. Reinoso-Fuentealba, I. Garrido-Benavent, C. F. Canete-Gibas, C. Gil-Duran, A. M. Glushakova, M. F. M. Goncalves, M. Gonzalez, M. Gorczak, C. Gorton, F. E. Guard, A. L. Guarnizo, J. Guarro, M. Gutierrez, P. Hamal, L. T. Hien, A. D. Hocking, J. Houbraken, G. C. Hunter, C. A. Inacio, M. Jourdan, V. I. Kapitonov, L. Kelly, T. N. Khanh, K. Kislo, L. Kiss, A. Kiyashko, M. Kolarik, J. Kruse, A. Kubatova, V. Kucera, I. Kucerova, I. Kusan, H. B. Lee, G. Levican, A. Lewis, N. V. Liem, K. Liimatainen, H. J. Lim, M. N. Lyons, J. G. Macia-Vicente, V. Magana-Duenas, R. Mahiques, E. F. Malysheva, P. A. S. Marbach, P. Marinho, N. Matocec, A. R. McTaggart, A. Mesic, L. Morin, J. M. Munoz-Mohedano, A. Navarro-Rodenas, C. P. Nicolli, R. L. Oliveira, E. Otsing, C. L. Ovrebo, T. A. Pankratov, A. Panos, A. Paz-Conde, A. Perez-Sierra, C. Phosri, A. Pintos, A. Posta, S. Prencipe, E. Rubio, A. Saitta, L. S. Sales, L. Sanhueza, L. A. Shuttleworth, J. Smith, M. E. Smith, D. Spadaro, M. Spetik, M. Sochor, Z. Sochorova, J. O. Sousa, N. Suwannasai, L. Tedersoo, H. M. Thanh, L. D. Thao, Z. Tkalcec, N. Vaghefi, A. S. Venzhik, A. Verbeken, A. Vizzini, S. Voyron, M. Wainhouse, A. J. S. Whalley, M. Wrzosek, M. Zapata, I. Zeil-Rolfe, J. Z. Groenewald
Article
Plant Sciences
Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Jose Javier Peguero-Pina, Francisco Arenas, Angel Luigi Guarnizo, Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrin, Asuncion Morte
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Shingo Miyauchi, Francesco Paolocci, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Francisco Arenas, Manuela Perez-Gilabert, Emmanuelle Morin, Lucas Auer, Kerrie W. Barry, Alan Kuo, Igor Grigoriev, Francis M. Martin, Annegret Kohler, Asuncion Morte
Summary: Desert truffles, edible hypogeous fungi forming ectendomycorrhizal symbiosis with Cistaceae plants, have unique genetic and transcriptomic features compared to other fungi. The study identified fungal genes related to sexual reproduction and desert-truffle-specific genomic and secretomic traits, along with a core set of plant genes differentially expressed in mycorrhiza. The research sheds light on plant and fungal determinants involved in the symbiotic switch from ecto to endo under dry conditions in desert truffles.
Article
Mycology
P. W. Crous, D. A. Cowan, G. Maggs-Kolling, N. Yilmaz, E. Larsson, C. Angelini, T. E. Brandrud, J. D. W. Dearnaley, B. Dima, F. Dovana, N. Fechner, D. Garcia, J. Gene, R. E. Halling, J. Houbraken, P. Leonard, J. J. Luangsa-ard, W. Noisripoom, A. E. Rea-Ireland, H. Sevcikova, C. W. Smyth, A. Vizzini, J. D. Adam, G. C. Adams, A. Alexandrova, A. Alizadeh, E. Alvarez Duarte, V Andjic, V Antonin, F. Arenas, R. Assabgui, J. Ballara, A. Banwell, A. Berraf-Tebbal, V. K. Bhatt, G. Bonito, W. Botha, T. Burgess, J. Calvert, L. C. Carvalhais, R. Courtecuisse, P. Cullington, N. Davoodian, C. A. Decock, R. Dimitrov, S. Di Piazza, A. Drenth, S. Dumez, A. Eichmeier, J. Etayo, I Fernandez, J-P Fiard, J. Fournier, S. Fuentes-Aponte, M. A. T. Ghanbary, G. Ghorbani, A. Giraldo, A. M. Glushakova, D. E. Gouliamova, J. Guarro, F. Halleen, F. Hampe, M. Hernandez-Restrepo, I. Iturrieta-Gonzalez, M. Jeppson, A. Kachalkin, O. Karimi, A. N. Khalid, A. Khonsanit, J. Kim, K. Kim, M. Kiran, I Krisai-Greilhuber, V Kucera, I Kusan, S. D. Langenhoven, T. Lebel, R. Lebeuf, K. Liimatainen, C. Linde, D. L. Lindner, L. Lombard, A. E. Mahamedi, A. Maxwell, T. W. May, A. R. McTaggart, M. Meijer, A. Mesic, A. J. Mileto, A. N. Miller, A. Molia, S. Mongkolsamrit, C. Munoz Cortes, J. Munoz-Mohedano, A. Morte, O. Morozova, L. Mostert, R. MostowfizadehGhalamfarsa, L. G. Nagy, A. Navarro-Rodenas, L. Orstadius, B. E. Overton, V Papp, R. Para, U. Peintner, T. H. G. Pham, A. Pordel, A. Posta, A. Rodriguez, M. Romberg, M. Sandoval-Denis, K. A. Seifert, K. C. Semwal, B. J. Sewall, R. G. Shivas, M. Slovak, K. Smith, M. Spetik, C. F. J. Spies, K. Syme, K. Tasanathai, R. G. Thorn, Z. Tkalcec, M. A. Tomashevskaya, D. Torres-Garcia, Z. Ullah, C. M. Visagie, A. Voitk, L. M. Winton, J. Z. Groenewald
Article
Microbiology
Francisco Arenas, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Stefano Ghignone, Antonietta Mello, Asuncion Morte
Summary: The study analyzed fungal diversity through high-throughput sequencing and found that the productivity of desert truffles is influenced by the composition of fungal species in both soil and roots, with different patterns of species in productive and non-productive areas. The findings suggest that certain fungal species can serve as predictive markers for desert truffle production.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Asuncion Morte, Varda Kagan-Zur, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Yaron Sitrit
Summary: Desert truffles are edible fungi that grow in arid areas and efforts to domesticate them are accelerating.
Article
Plant Sciences
Francisco Arenas, Alvaro Lopez-Garcia, Luis Miguel Berna, Asuncion Morte, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas
Summary: This study investigated the seasonal variation in the bacterial community associated with desert truffle plants and found that summer was the period with the lowest microbial diversity and PGPR functions, while spring was the most active period. The findings are important for further understanding the potential role of desert truffle plants in symbiosis with bacteria and for possible management strategies.
Article
Mycology
P. W. Crous, E. R. Osieck, Z. Jurjevi, J. Boers, A. L. Van Iperen, M. Starink-Willemse, B. Dima, S. Balashov, T. S. Bulgakov, P. R. Johnston, O. Morozova, U. Pinruan, S. Sommai, P. Alvarado, C. A. Decock, T. Lebel, S. McMullan-Fisher, G. Moreno, R. G. Shivas, L. Zhao, J. Abdollahzadeh, M. Abrinbana, D. Ageev, G. Akhmetova, A. Alexandrova, A. Altes, A. G. G. Amaral, C. Angelini, V Antonin, F. Arenas, P. Asselman, F. Badali, A. Baghela, A. Banares, R. W. Barreto, I. G. Baseia, J-M Bellanger, A. Berraf-Tebbal, A. Yu Biketova, N. Bukharova, T. Burgess, J. Cabero, M. P. S. Camara, J. F. Cano-Lira, P. Ceryngier, R. Chavez, D. A. Cowan, A. F. de Lima, R. L. Oliveira, S. Denman, Q. N. Dang, F. Dovana, I. G. Duarte, A. Eichmeier, A. Erhard, F. Esteve-Raventos, A. Fellin, G. Ferisin, R. J. Ferreira, A. Ferrer, P. Finy, E. Gaya, A. D. W. Geering, C. Gil-Duran, K. Glaessnerova, A. M. Glushakova, D. Gramaje, F. E. Guard, A. L. Guarnizo, D. Haelewaters, R. E. Halling, R. Hill, Y. Hirooka, V Hubka, V. A. Iliushin, D. D. Ivanova, N. E. Ivanushkina, P. Jangsantear, A. Justo, A. Kachalkin, S. Kato, P. Khamsuntorn, I. Y. Kirtsideli, D. G. Knapp, G. A. Kochkina, O. Koukol, G. M. Kovacs, J. Kruse, T. K. A. Kumar, I Kusan, T. Laessoe, E. Larsson, R. Lebeuf, G. Levican, M. Loizides, P. Marinho, J. J. Luangsa-ard, E. G. Lukina, V Magana-Duenas, G. Maggs-Koelling, E. F. Malysheva, V. F. Malysheva, B. Martin, M. P. Martin, N. Matocec, A. R. McTaggart, M. Mehrabi-Koushki, A. Mesic, A. N. Miller, P. Mironova, P-A Moreau, A. Morte, K. Mueller, L. G. Nagy, S. Nanu, A. Navarro-Rodenas, W. J. Nel, T. H. Nguyen, T. F. Nobrega, M. E. Noordeloos, I Olariaga, B. E. Overton, S. M. Ozerskaya, P. Palani, F. Pancorbo, V Papp, J. Pawlowska, T. Q. Pham, C. Phosri, E. S. Popov, A. Portugal, A. Posta, K. Reschke, M. Reul, G. M. Ricci, A. Rodriguez, J. Romanowski, N. Ruchikachorn, I Saar, A. Safi, B. Sakolrak, F. Salzmann, M. Sandoval-Denis, E. Sangwichein, L. Sanhueza, T. Sato, A. Sastoque, B. Senn-Irlet, A. Shibata, K. Siepe, S. Somrithipol, M. Spetik, P. Sridhar, A. M. Stchigel, K. Stuskova, N. Suwannasai, Y. P. Tan, R. Thangavel, I Tiago, S. Tiwari, Z. Tkalcec, M. A. Tomashevskaya, C. Tonegawa, H. X. Tran, N. T. Tran, J. Trovao, V. E. Trubitsyn, J. Van Wyk, W. A. S. Vieira, J. Vila, C. M. Visagie, A. Vizzini, S. V. Volobuev, D. T. Vu, N. Wangsawat, T. Yaguchi, E. Ercole, B. W. Ferreira, A. P. de Souza, B. S. Vieira, J. Z. Groenewald
Summary: This study describes novel species of fungi from various countries, found in different ecological habitats such as soil, wood, dead branches, coastal sea sand, and plant remains. The morphological and cultural characteristics of these fungi are supported by DNA barcodes.
Article
Microbiology
Francisco Arenas, Asuncion Morte, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas
Summary: This study developed a new real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) protocol for tracking the quantity of desert truffle species in soil and studying their mycelial dynamics in plantations and wild areas. The results showed that the spatial distribution of fungal biomass was heterogeneous, and there was no direct relationship between the quantity of winter soil mycelium and the location/productivity of desert truffles.
Article
Microbiology
Angel Luigi Guarnizo, Asuncion Morte, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas
Summary: This article reports the genome sequence of Pseudomonas mandelii strain 29, a mycorrhizal helper bacterium (MHB) associated with ascocarps of the desert truffle Terfezia claveryi. The complete genome consists of 6,302,122 bp and contains 5,812 predicted protein-coding sequences.
MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Angel Luigi Guarnizo, Alfonso Navarro-Rodenas, Monica Calvo-Polanco, Jose Eduardo Marques-Galvez, Asunicon Morte
Summary: The interaction between mycorrhizal helper bacteria (MHBs) and mycorrhizal fungi in drought conditions was studied. The results showed that inoculation of Pseudomonas mandelii #29 under drought stress enhanced fungal colonization, nutrient uptake, and regulated the expression of plant hormones and aquaporin genes, helping the plant cope with water stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)