Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chen Xie, Liu Yang, Yingping Gai
Summary: In this study, the classification of MAP3K genes in plants was conducted and the members and basic characteristics of each subfamily of MAP3K were briefly described. Additionally, the roles of plant MAP3Ks in regulating plant growth and development and in response to stress (abiotic and biotic) were detailed. Furthermore, the involvement of MAP3Ks in plant hormone signaling pathways was briefly introduced, and future research focuses were discussed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Daniel Rojas-Solis, Miguel Angel Vences-Guzman, Christian Sohlenkamp, Gustavo Santoyo
Summary: Membrane cardiolipin (CL) phospholipids play a fundamental role in bacterial adaptation to different environmental conditions, including saline stress. In this study, deletion mutants of two CL synthetase genes in the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens UM270 were constructed and their role in plant growth promotion under salt stress was evaluated. The results showed that CL synthesis in P. fluorescens UM270 plays an important role in promoting tomato plant growth, especially under salt-stress conditions.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qudsia Saeed, Wang Xiukang, Fasih Ullah Haider, Jiri Kucerik, Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz, Jiri Holatko, Munaza Naseem, Antonin Kintl, Mukkaram Ejaz, Muhammad Naveed, Martin Brtnicky, Adnan Mustafa
Summary: Agriculture in the 21st century is facing challenges related to soil fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and increasing food demand. Traditional farming methods have increased crop yields but at an environmental cost, while modern agriculture is challenged by pesticide-resistant crop pests. Sustainable crop production in the future requires alternative strategies that are environmentally friendly.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Estefania V. R. Campos, Anderson do E. S. Pereira, Ivan Aleksieienko, Giovanna C. do Carmo, Gholamreza Gohari, Catherine Santaella, Leonardo F. Fraceto, Halley C. Oliveira
Summary: Over the past decades, the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration and global average temperature has intensified abiotic stress factors, threatening forests, ecosystems, and crop production. Biostimulants have emerged as an effective and sustainable solution to mitigate these negative effects, but their stability under environmental conditions remains a challenge. Micro and nano-based formulations containing biostimulant molecules and/or microorganisms offer advantages over conventional formulations and could address these challenges. This review focuses on the encapsulation of plant growth regulators and plant associative microorganisms as a strategy to enhance their application for plant protection against abiotic stresses.
Review
Plant Sciences
Michael F. Dunn, Victor A. Becerra-Rivera
Summary: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a type of plant root-associated microorganisms that enhance plant growth and stress resistance. They achieve this by increasing nutrient availability, producing plant hormones, stimulating defense responses, or fixing nitrogen. Using PGPR to increase crop yield is a sustainable and practical alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Article
Plant Sciences
Priyanka Chandra, Rinki Khobra, Parul Sundha, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Poonam Jasrotia, Amaresh Chandra, Devendra Pal Singh, Gyanendra Pratap Singh
Summary: Rhizospheric bacteria have the potential to stimulate the growth of plants by colonizing the root zone. In this study, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-based bioformulations were shown to significantly improve the growth and yield of wheat genotypes. Among the bioformulations tested, Bacillus megaterium-based bioformulation appeared to have the highest efficacy in enhancing growth and yields.
ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Jessie Hernandez-Canseco, Angelica Bautista-Cruz, Saul Sanchez-Mendoza, Teodulfo Aquino-Bolanos, Patricia S. Sanchez-Medina
Summary: Halobacteria can increase crop yield under drought and salinity stress, but there is limited research on their impact on soil fertility. This review summarizes studies conducted in the past five years and highlights the need for both qualitative and quantitative criteria when selecting halobacteria for soil recovery.
Review
Plant Sciences
Si-Min Li, Hong-Xiang Zheng, Xian-Sheng Zhang, Na Sui
Summary: Cytokinins are a class of phytohormones that regulate plant growth, development, and stress responses by interacting with transcription factors through a series of phosphorylation cascades. They also play a crucial role in crosstalk with other phytohormones to modulate plant development and stress reactions. This review provides a comprehensive overview of cytokinins as central regulators of plant biology and highlights areas for future research.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Sher Ali, Flavio Henrique Vasconcelos De Medeiros, Baber Ali, Abdul Salam, Sumaira, Romina Alina Marc, Dalal Hussien M. Alkhalifah, Samy Selim, Gustavo Santoyo
Summary: Plant microbiome engineering is an untapped alternative strategy that can enhance plant growth and productivity under different environmental conditions. It has been proven to have crucial contributions to plant health and tolerance. More research is needed to understand the role of plant microbiome and improve microbial functions for better plant growth and production.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qian Li, Luyan Zhou, Yuhong Li, Dongping Zhang, Yong Gao
Summary: The NIGT1/HRS1/HHO transcription factor family is a new subfamily of the G2-like TF family in the GARP superfamily, with Myb-DNA binding and hydrophobic and globular domains, involved in nitrogen and phosphorus absorption, plant growth and development, and responses to abiotic stresses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
M. Iqbal R. Khan, Farha Ashfaque, Himanshu Chhillar, Mohammad Irfan, Nafees A. Khan
Summary: This article focuses on the complex interaction between silicon and plant growth regulators (PGRs) to reduce the adverse effects of abiotic stress on plants. Additionally, it discusses the combined effects of silicon interacting with other signaling molecules on the survival of plants under stress and optimal conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Demei Mu, Weitie Lin, Jianfei Luo
Summary: Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are often overestimated in their ability to improve plants' tolerance to heavy metals due to the neglect of native rhizobacteria's contribution. In this study, it was found that native rhizobacteria can cooperate with PGRs to enhance the tolerance of duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza to Cd stress. The synergistic effects of bacterial isolates and salicylic acid improved Cd tolerance, indicating that active rhizobacteria are not necessarily plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs). Physiological and transcriptomic analyses revealed that the cooperation between the native bacterium Pseudomonas and salicylic acid can reduce Cd accumulation, decrease oxidative stress, and induce the synthesis of flavonoids in duckweed. Therefore, the contribution of native rhizobacteria should be considered when applying PGRs to improve plant tolerance to heavy metals.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Shey-Li Lim, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Md Abdul Baset Mia, Abdul Rahman Siti Rahmah, Amir Hamzah Ahmad Ghazali
Summary: Continuous discovery of novel in vitro plant culture practices is crucial for better plant growth in a shorter period. Using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the biotization process allows for sustained populations and improved tolerance to stresses, reducing mortality rates. Understanding the mechanisms and evaluating biochemical activities are essential for studying in vitro plant-microbe interactions. This review provides an overview of the in vitro oil palm plant-microbe symbiosis system.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Naeem Khan, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Adnan Mustafa, R. Z. Sayyed, Jose Alfredo Cura
Summary: Abiotic stresses negatively impact plant growth and yield, but growth-promoting rhizobacteria protect roots and promote plant growth through various mechanisms.
Review
Plant Sciences
Xiurong Jiao, Yoko Takishita, Guisheng Zhou, Donald L. Smith
Summary: The use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is an environmentally friendly way to control plant disease and increase crop yield. PGPR can synthesize pathogen-antagonizing compounds and trigger plant immune responses to suppress diseases, as well as directly stimulate plant growth. Successful biocontrol agents (BCAs) provide strong support for the application of PGPR in greenhouse production, paving the way for their widespread use in agriculture to manage diseases and adapt to climate change conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Tarek A. Shalaby, Said M. El-Bialy, Mohammed E. El-Mahrouk, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Hassan El-Ramady
Summary: The production of in vitro banana transplants is an important practice in global banana production. The application of nanofertilizers of Se and Cu during the acclimatization period enhances the growth and survival rate of banana transplants, while improving photosynthetic pigments and antioxidant enzymatic activities.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Hany M. Abd El-Lateef, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Maged Elsayed Mohamed Mohamed, Mahmoud Kandeel, Esam Bakir, Arafat Toghan, Kamal Shalabi, Ahmed H. Tantawy, Mai M. Khalaf
Summary: Two novel natural surfactants based on soybean oil have been synthesized and their inhibitive effect on C-steel corrosion in CO2-saturated 3.5% NaCl has been evaluated. The results show that these natural surfactants can effectively protect C-steel from corrosion.
FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Heba Mohamed, Mohammed Aldaej, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Adel A. Rezk, Muneera Q. Al-Mssallem, Muhammad N. Sattar, Khaled M. A. Ramadan
Summary: This study investigated the use of elicitors in Hassawi rice cell suspension culture to enhance the production of phenolic compounds, finding that 50 mg L-1 salicylic acid treatment showed the best results. By utilizing appropriate elicitors, it is possible to achieve mass production of nutraceuticals using rice cell cultures in vitro, which could benefit commercial agronomic sectors.
IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Amal A. Mohamed, Heba I. Mohamed, Khaled M. A. Ramadan, Aminah A. Barqawi, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour
Summary: Seaweeds have long been recognized as a valuable source of bioactive compounds, with potential applications in nutrition, pharmacology, industry, and biochemistry, as well as positive effects on human health.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Izhar Ullah, Muhammad Sajid, Abdul Basit, Wael F. Shehata, Syed T. Shah, Saleh M. Alturki, Asad Ullah, Iftikhar Aziz, Fawad Ali
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of maturity stages on the physicochemical characteristics of grapefruit. It was found that grapefruits harvested at the full ripe stage exhibited higher levels of ascorbic acid content, titratable acidity, fruit firmness, and disease incidence. On the other hand, grapefruits harvested at the mature green stage had lower levels of weight loss, juice content, total soluble solid, and TSS/acid ratio. Storage duration also had a significant impact on the quality traits, with decreased fruit firmness, titratable acidity, juice content, and ascorbic acid content, and increased total soluble solid, TSS/acid ratio, weight loss, and disease incidence. The study concluded that grapefruits could be harvested at the mature green stage for up to 60 days of storage while maintaining quality attributes.
NOTULAE BOTANICAE HORTI AGROBOTANICI CLUJ-NAPOCA
(2022)
Article
Biology
Pooja Rani, Bilal Ahmed, Jagpreet Singh, Jasmeen Kaur, Mohit Rawat, Navjot Kaur, Avtar Singh Matharu, Muneera AlKahtani, Eman A. H. Alhomaidi, Jintae Lee
Summary: This study reports the green synthesis of silver nanostructures using waste Brassica oleracea leaves and evaluates their efficacy in 4-nitrophenol reduction, glucose sensing, and antimicrobial activity.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kiranpreet Kaur, Bilal Ahmed, Jagpreet Singh, Mohit Rawat, Gaganpreet Kaur, Muneera AlKahtani, Eman A. H. Alhomaidi, Jintae Lee
Summary: Gold nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using a green and sustainable approach involving the seed extract of Bryonia laciniosa. The synthesized gold nanoparticles exhibited excellent stability, catalytic potential, and antibacterial activity.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bilal Ahmed, Asfa Rizvi, Asad Syed, Vishnu D. Rajput, Abdallah M. Elgorban, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Tatiana Minkina, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Jintae Lee
Summary: The study investigated the accumulation of different forms of aluminum in maize plants and their effects on plant physiology and growth. Results showed that nano-Al2O3 and Al3+ increased aluminum content in maize tissues and induced oxidative stress, leading to negative impacts on seed germination, growth, and photosynthesis. Maize grown hydroponically exhibited higher aluminum toxicity compared to soil-grown maize.
Article
Plant Sciences
Asfa Rizvi, Bilal Ahmed, Mohd Saghir Khan, Vishnu D. Rajput, Shahid Umar, Tatiana Minkina, Jintae Lee
Summary: The indiscriminate discharge and accumulation of heavy metals from anthropogenic sources pose a global threat to food security and human health. The presence of heavy metals in soils and their uptake by maize plants alter the soil-plant systems and pose risks to living organisms. The use of metal tolerant microbiome in enhancing maize yield in contaminated soils is an effective strategy, although limited information is available.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Tarek A. Shalaby, Nahla A. El-Newiry, Mohamed El-Tarawy, Mohammed E. El-Mahrouk, Awad Y. Shala, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Adel A. Rezk, Khaled M. A. Ramadan, Wael F. Shehata, Hassan El-Ramady
Summary: This study evaluated the response of marigold plants to foliar application of salicylic acid and potassium humate. The results showed that these treatments significantly increased the vegetative growth parameters and enzymatic antioxidant activities. However, increased doses of salicylic acid led to a decrease in photosynthetic parameters and chlorophyll fluorescence, while the opposite trend was observed with potassium humate. The oil productivity of marigold flowers increased at appropriate doses, and it was found that poor growth media such as sand could be used for marigold production.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Nareman S. Eshak, Heba Mohamed, Eslam S. A. Bendary, Amal W. Danial
Summary: This study evaluated the nutritional content, phytochemicals, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties of citrus and pomegranate peel. The results showed that pomegranate peel had higher mineral content and antioxidant activity, while citrus peel had higher protein and fat content. Pomegranate peel extracts exhibited stronger antibacterial and antioxidant effects, and citrus peel essential oil was predominantly composed of D-limonene. Cakes made with citrus and pomegranate peel showed higher antioxidant activity and nutritional value.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Muhammad Naeem Sattar, Muhammad Khurshid, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Zafar Iqbal
Summary: The study identified the presence of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus and cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite in symptomatic Solanum nigrum plants, marking the first discovery of this association in the region.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tamer A. Mashtoly, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Abdulrahman N. Almujam, Muteb N. Othman
Summary: The tomato leafminer poses a significant threat to sustainable tomato production and has developed resistance to pesticides. A study found that a combination of lambda-cyhalothrin and Bacillus thuringiensis products could be a promising integrated approach for pest management, significantly impacting larval mortality.
Article
Plant Sciences
Adel A. Rezk, Mohamed M. El-Malky, Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Mohamed Al-daej, Kotb A. Attia
Summary: Monogenic lines carrying blast resistance genes were used as donors for gene transfer. The results showed the presence of multiple resistant genes and confirmed through clustering analysis. Genetic markers and inheritance studies identified resistance genes in parental lines.
PHYTON-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Inji Park, Afreen Jailani, Jin-Hyung Lee, Bilal Ahmed, Jintae Lee
Summary: Biofilms are responsible for persistent or recurring microbial infections. Polymicrobial biofilms are prevalent in environmental and medical niches. Dual-species biofilms formed by UPEC and S. aureus are commonly found in urinary tract infection sites. ATO nanoparticles showed strong antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties against single- and dual-species biofilms formed by UPEC and S. aureus, making them potential candidates for controlling these infections.