Review
Plant Sciences
Meysam Cheraghi, Babak Motesharezadeh, Seyed Majid Mousavi, Qifu Ma, Zahra Ahmadabadi
Summary: Salinity and drought are major constraints for plant growth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Researchers have been studying fertilizers with multifaceted use to maintain optimal growth and yield of crops under environmental stresses. Silicon (Si) improves plant tolerance to salinity and drought stresses by regulating water relationships, gas exchange, photosynthesis, nutrient balance, oxidative stress, ionic toxicity, osmoregulation, root growth, potassium uptake, and plant hormones. This study discusses the effects of Si on wheat tolerance to salinity and drought stresses, and emphasizes the need for future research on Si's role in wheat under drought stress and in saline soils.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mengesha T. Dugasa, Xue Feng, Nian-Hong Wang, Junmei Wang, Feibo Wu
Summary: The study compared the genome-wide transcriptome of two wheat cultivars in response to drought and salinity stresses, identifying specific genes associated with tolerance in the drought/salt-tolerant cultivar. Functional enrichment analysis revealed differences in gene expression related to ROS detoxification, defense, phytohormones, and signal transduction pathways between the two cultivars under stress conditions. These findings suggest potential molecular bases for breeding drought and salinity tolerant wheat cultivars.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ali Eljebbawi, Bruno Savelli, Cyril Libourel, Jose Manuel Estevez, Christophe Dunand
Summary: Class III peroxidases play important roles in the reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulatory network in plants, particularly in response to cold, heat, and salt stresses. A study on Pyrenean populations revealed that certain CIII Prxs were significantly upregulated in tolerant populations, suggesting their specific roles in plant tolerance against abiotic stresses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhenyuan Kok, Yun-Wei Kuo, Zhi Thong Soh, Hao-Chen Huang, Bo-Shun Tseng, Hung-Cheng Hsieh, Wei-An Tsai, Shih-Tong Jeng, Shi-Peng Chen, Jeng-Shane Lin
Summary: This study reveals the involvement of miR163 in seed germination, root development, and stress response in Arabidopsis. The mir163 mutant exhibits enhanced thermotolerance and higher survival rate under heat stress, and also affects the accumulation of defense-related metabolites in plants.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Rashid Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Zaid Jawaid, Waqar Shafqat, Sajjad Hussain, Talaat Ahmed, Muhammad Rizwan, Sezai Ercisli, Oana Lelia Pop, Romina Alina Marc
Summary: Climate change affects plant growth and productivity, with nanoparticles showing promising effects in improving plants' tolerance to abiotic stresses. By delivering nutrients, overcoming diseases and pathogens, and monitoring trace elements, nanoparticles can assist plants in coping with stress. Understanding the mechanisms of nanoparticles aiding plants in dealing with abiotic stresses can help in developing long-term strategies.
Article
Plant Sciences
Shiva Aliyari Rad, Zahra Dehghanian, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, Khatereh Nobaharan, Tess Astatkie
Summary: Plant mitochondria can control the production of ROS and play a key role in cell tolerance to abiotic tensions. The bioenergetics of plant cells under stress conditions is still relatively unknown.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tarek A. Shalaby, Yousry Bayoumi, Yahya Eid, Heba Elbasiouny, Fathy Elbehiry, Jozsef Prokisch, Hassan El-Ramady, Wanting Ling
Summary: The global food production heavily relies on the agricultural sector. However, environmental constraints and stresses can lead to losses in agricultural production. Nanofertilizers offer promising solutions for sustainable agriculture and overcoming environmental issues. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of different environmental stresses and the suitability of nanofertilizers.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jagadish Rane, Ajay Kumar Singh, Mahesh Kumar, Karnar M. Boraiah, Kamlesh K. Meena, Aliza Pradhan, P. V. Vara Prasad
Summary: Abiotic stresses such as drought, extreme temperatures, salinity, and waterlogging are major constraints in crop production, with major cereals and legume crops being highly vulnerable. Understanding the effects of these stresses on crops is essential for effective management, and current research shows potential for improving crop tolerance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zihan Li, Fan Zhong, Jianrong Guo, Zhuo Chen, Jie Song, Yi Zhang
Summary: Salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects crop yield and food supply in saline soil areas. Wheat, being the main crop in these areas, has developed various strategies to enhance salt tolerance through conventional breeding approaches and new techniques such as gene identification, gene stacking, and utilization of wild relatives.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiangzhao Meng, Baihui Zhao, Mingyue Li, Ran Liu, Qianqian Ren, Guoliang Li, Xiulin Guo
Summary: In this study, a heat shock transcription factor TaHsfA2-13 was cloned from wheat and its function in regulating abiotic stress tolerance was investigated. Overexpression of TaHsfA2-13 improved tolerance to heat stress, H2O2, SA, and mannitol in Arabidopsis, indicating its potential as a target gene for wheat breeding.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mikhail S. Bazhenov, Anastasiya G. Chernook, Ludmila A. Bespalova, Tatiana I. Gritsay, Nadezhda A. Polevikova, Gennady I. Karlov, Lubov A. Nazarova, Mikhail G. Divashuk
Summary: The study investigated the diversity of the TaGRF3-2A gene in Russian bread wheat germplasm, identifying a specific allele (TaGRF3-2Ab) associated with earlier heading and better grain filling under certain conditions. This allele was found to be more frequent in Russian winter wheat cultivars, suggesting adaptation to the Chernozem region. The results will aid in utilizing TaGRF3-2A mutations for future agronomic studies and wheat improvement.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
James New, Daniel Barsky, Claudia Uhde-Stone
Summary: Plant-specific class III peroxidases (PERs) participate in both biotic and abiotic stress responses and have potential for crop improvement. The multigenic PER family is involved in various functions, including lignin formation and pathogen defense. PERs, traditionally associated with hydrogen peroxide consumption, can also produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), essential for tissue development and stress signaling. Through transcriptomic analysis and sequence alignments, we found a correlation between three key amino acid positions and gene expression in response to stresses. Phylogenetic analysis revealed evolutionary pressure on these amino acids toward stress responsiveness. AlphaFold modeling showed unique interdomain and protein-heme interactions involving those key amino acids in stress-induced PERs, suggesting their role in shifting PER function from consumption to ROS production.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhanmei Zhou, Jiangbo Fan, Jia Zhang, Yanmei Yang, Yifan Zhang, Xiaofei Zan, Xiaohong Li, Jiale Wan, Xiaoling Gao, Rongjun Cheng, Zhengjian Huang, Lihua Li, Zhengjun Xu
Summary: This study identified a drought-inducing gene, OsMLP423, which is strongly induced by drought and salt stresses in rice. The overexpression of OsMLP423 enhances the tolerance of rice to abiotic stresses through an ABA-dependent pathway.
Review
Plant Sciences
Lijun Li, Qingfeng Zheng, Wei Jiang, Nayun Xiao, Fanrong Zeng, Guang Chen, Michelle Mak, Zhong-Hua Chen, Fenglin Deng
Summary: The sustainable production of crops is challenged by abiotic stressors such as drought, salinity, and toxic metals. Cytokinins play a crucial role in normal development and stress responses in plants. This study summarizes the molecular mechanisms of cytokinins, including biosynthesis, metabolism, transport, and signaling pathways, and explores their functions in salt stress and mineral-toxicity tolerance.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Liuhui Kuang, Jiahua Yu, Qiufang Shen, Liangbo Fu, Liyuan Wu
Summary: This study investigated the molecular mechanisms of microRNAs in regulating stress tolerance in barley by constructing small RNA and degradome libraries. A total of 525 microRNAs were identified, with some showing specific responses to aluminum, cadmium, and salt stresses. Target genes of these stress-responsive microRNAs were mainly transcription factors, and a model of microRNAs responding to these stresses was proposed for comprehensive understanding of stress tolerance mechanisms in barley.
Article
Agronomy
Xuye Du, Junmei Hu, Xin Ma, Jiefang He, Wenqian Hou, Juan Guo, Cunyao Bo, Hongwei Wang, Anfei Li, Lingrang Kong
MOLECULAR BREEDING
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Xiaoqian Wang, Luhao Dong, Junmei Hu, Yunlong Pang, Liqin Hu, Guilian Xiao, Xin Ma, Xiuying Kong, Jizeng Jia, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Fan Yan-hui, Hou Bing-qian, Su Pei-sen, Wu Hong-yan, Wang Gui-ping, Kong Ling-rang, Ma Xin, Wang Hong-wei
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongwei Wang, Huayan Yin, Chengzhi Jiao, Xiaojian Fang, Guiping Wang, Guangrong Li, Fei Ni, Penghuan Li, Peisen Su, Wenyang Ge, Zhongfan Lyu, Shoushen Xu, Yanhong Yang, Yongchao Hao, Xinxin Cheng, Jinxiao Zhao, Cheng Liu, Fengfeng Xu, Xin Ma, Silong Sun, Yan Zhao, Yinguang Bao, Cheng Liu, Jingjing Zhang, Tomas Pavlicek, Anfei Li, Zujun Yang, Eviatar Nevo, Lingrang Kong
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Junmei Hu, Xiaoqian Wang, Guangxu Zhang, Peng Jiang, Wuying Chen, Yongchao Hao, Xin Ma, Shoushen Xu, Jizeng Jia, Lingrang Kong, Hongwei Wang
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guiping Wang, Guanghui Yu, Yongchao Hao, Xinxin Cheng, Jinxiao Zhao, Silong Sun, Hongwei Wang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongwei Wang, Silong Sun, Wenyang Ge, Lanfei Zhao, Bingqian Hou, Kai Wang, Zhongfan Lyu, Liyang Chen, Shoushen Xu, Jun Guo, Min Li, Peisen Su, Xuefeng Li, Guiping Wang, Cunyao Bo, Xiaojian Fang, Wenwen Zhuang, Xinxin Cheng, Jianwen Wu, Luhao Dong, Wuying Chen, Wen Li, Guilian Xiao, Jinxiao Zhao, Yongchao Hao, Ying Xu, Yu Gao, Wenjing Liu, Yanhe Liu, Huayan Yin, Jiazhu Li, Xiang Li, Yan Zhao, Xiaoqian Wang, Fei Ni, Xin Ma, Anfei Li, Steven S. Xu, Guihua Bai, Eviatar Nevo, Caixia Gao, Herbert Ohm, Lingrang Kong
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peisen Su, Lanfei Zhao, Wen Li, Jinxiao Zhao, Jun Yan, Xin Ma, Anfei Li, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong
Summary: This study investigated the mechanisms underlying wheat resistance to F. graminearum infection through integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis, identifying potential pathways for improving FHB resistance in wheat. Experiments showed that exogenous application of certain compounds increased wheat resistance to FHB, while knockdown of the auxin receptor gene TaTIR1 also enhanced FHB resistance, indicating the potential use of this gene in crop improvement programs.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Yan Zhao, Luhao Dong, Conghui Jiang, Xueqiang Wang, Jianyin Xie, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Yanhe Liu, Mengyao Li, Zhimu Bu, Hongwei Wang, Xin Ma, Silong Sun, Xiaoqian Wang, Cunyao Bo, Tingting Zhou, Lingrang Kong
Article
Food Science & Technology
Xin Wang, Xiaocun Zhang, Hanxue Hou, Xin Ma, Silong Sun, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Huayan Yin, Xiaojian Fang, Penghuan Li, Yanhong Yang, Yongchao Hao, Xiaomei Liang, Cunyao Bo, Fei Ni, Xin Ma, Xuye Du, Anfei Li, Hongwei Wang, Eviatar Nevo, Lingrang Kong
Summary: Research has shown that resistance genes from wild relatives of wheat are effective in managing wheat powdery mildew. By genetic analysis and marker-assisted selection, a resistance gene for powdery mildew was successfully identified and can be used for breeding resistant wheat cultivars.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yongchao Hao, Shoushen Xu, Zhongfan Lyu, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong, Silong Sun
Summary: The study found that GST genes play important roles in plant growth and development, especially in responding to salt stress in common wheat, providing insights for future salt stress resistance breeding.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENOMICS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yongchao Hao, Ming Hao, Yingjie Cui, Lingrang Kong, Hongwei Wang
Summary: In this study, a genome-wide analysis of the DHN gene family in wheat and its relatives was conducted, revealing the potential role of these genes in wheat's adaptation to various abiotic stress conditions. Furthermore, the study identified the crucial cooperation of multiple DHN proteins in plant stress response.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Wenyang Ge, Yu Gao, Shoushen Xu, Xin Ma, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong, Silong Sun
Summary: This study identified a total of 19 alpha-gliadin, 9 gamma-gliadin, 19 omega-gliadin, 2 high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS), and 5 low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (LMW-GS) genes in the Thinopyrum elongatum genome. Micro-synteny and phylogenetic analysis revealed dynamic changes of prolamin gene regions and genetic affinities among Thinopyrum elongatum, Triticum aestivum, Triticum urartu, and Aegilops tauschii. The study showed a potential usage of Thinopyrum elongatum for wheat quality breeding.