Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Liling Liu, Lu Lu, Huilin Li, Zhensi Meng, Tingfa Dong, Chao Peng, Xiao Xu
Summary: The study revealed significant differences in bacterial and fungal communities on the phyllosphere of female and male Populus cathayana plants, with each gender having unique microbial populations. These differences may be related to the mineral, inorganic, and organic nutrient content.
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Yanyan Han, Xiao Lou, Wenrui Zhang, Tingying Xu, Ming Tang
Summary: Thirteen 14-3-3 protein genes were expressed in the symbiosis between Populus cathayana and AMF. Among them, the expression of PcGRF10 and PcGRF11 induced by AMF was significantly positively correlated with antioxidant and osmotic regulation. This provides new insights into the impact of AMF symbiosis on stress through 14-3-3 proteins.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kanchan Jumrani, Virender Singh Bhatia, Sunita Kataria, Saud A. Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Anshu Rastogi
Summary: This study demonstrates that soybean plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) exhibit better growth, photosynthetic parameters, and seed yield under high temperature, while alleviating the damage to the structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus caused by heat stress.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gonzalo Tereucan, Antonieta Ruiz, Javiera Nahuelcura, Paulina Oyarzun, Christian Santander, Peter Winterhalter, Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira, Pablo Cornejo
Summary: The study showed that wheat plants inoculated with AMF exhibited higher antioxidant activity and phenolic content, indicating their ability to cope with water stress, which is important in regions where global climate change is leading to reduced rainfall.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Alessandro Miceli, Filippo Vetrano, Livio Torta, Alessandro Esposito, Alessandra Moncada
Summary: The shortage of water for irrigation is a major problem in arid and semiarid regions. To combat this issue, deficit irrigation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation have been proposed. An experiment on melon plants showed that AMF inoculation improved plant tolerance to moderate water stress and certain fruit quality parameters. Moderate deficit irrigation combined with AMF inoculation allowed for water savings without affecting fruit yield, while also increasing water use efficiency and certain fruit quality characteristics. The use of AMF plants also had potential to reduce yield loss and improve fruit quality under severe deficit irrigation.
Article
Forestry
Miao Liu, Xiucheng Liu, Xuhua Du, Helena Korpelainen, Ulo Niinemets, Chunyang Li
Summary: This study investigated the impact of plant sex and nitrogen sources on salt stress-dependent photosynthesis in Populus cathayana Rehder. Female plants showed inhibited photosynthesis under NH4+ supply, while male plants exhibited higher photosynthetic rates. Female plants had lower CO2 conductance through cell wall and stromal conductance, while males had higher chloroplast conductance under salt stress. These findings suggest sex-specific strategies in response to salt stress related to leaf anatomy and physiology.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xia Han, Yuanyuan Wang, Kang Cheng, Haoqiang Zhang, Ming Tang
Summary: The study suggests that inoculation of R. irregularis and application of extra potassium can enhance photosynthetic capacity, root architecture, and K+/Na+ homeostasis of L. barbarum, thus improving its growth and salt tolerance under salt stress.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Yasser Ismail El-Nashar, Badreya A. Hassan, Eman M. Aboelsaadat
Summary: The research examined the role of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) in Nemesia plants under different irrigation water sources, showing that AMF inoculation can improve flower yield, growth quality, mineral uptake, photosynthetic status, and leaf water relations. The study recommends irrigation with treated waste-water with +AMF inoculation for Nemesia production to enhance plant response to irrigation and reduce costs.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Chao Wu, Yinli Bi, Wenbo Zhu, Wei Yang, Chao Xue, Han Li, Tao Liu
Summary: Exploring the water use strategies of different plant species is crucial for understanding soil-plant interactions in water-limited ecosystems. This study investigated the water use strategies of three plant communities in arid and semi-arid mining areas and examined the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in regulating plant water use. The results showed significant differences in water use between monoculture and mixture, with competition for water observed at different depths. Additionally, mycorrhizal inoculation reduced water competition and changed the water use strategies of the plant species in the mixture.
Review
Plant Sciences
Mohanned Abdalla, Michael Bitterlich, Jan Jansa, David Pueschel, Mutez A. Ahmed
Summary: This article reviews the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in improving crop drought tolerance, highlighting their effects on water supply and the biophysical mechanisms involved. Using a soil-plant hydraulic model, the authors demonstrate how AMF can enhance water transport in the soil and extend root length to mitigate the impact of soil drying on plant water potential. The synthesis of evidence and simulations suggest that AMF symbiosis postpones the onset of stress by regulating transpiration rates and leaf water potentials during drought, thus promoting crop survival under limited water availability. The article also calls for future research to integrate soil and root hydraulic dynamics in order to better understand the role of AMF in plant-water relations under changing climate conditions.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shasha Guo, Qi Wang, Lei Tang, Tianxin Zhang, Jiayang Li, Yao Xiao, Yuefang Gao, Juan Bai, Bin Xiao, Chunmei Gong
Summary: The study demonstrates the positive role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in promoting tea plant growth and quality under salt stress by impacting lignin and cellulose synthesis. Differentially expressed genes in tea leaves under salt stress relate mainly to metabolic processes, membrane functions, and catalytic activities. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways analysis reveals enrichment in cellulose synthesis with AMF and lignin and cellulose synthesis without AMF under salt stress.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Analia Valdebenito, Javiera Nahuelcura, Christian Santander, Pablo Cornejo, Boris Contreras, Sergio Gomez-Alonso, Antonieta Ruiz
Summary: This study evaluated the phenolic profiles and antioxidant activity of potato crops inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The results showed that AMF can protect plants against water stress.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Na Wu, Zhen Li, Sen Meng, Fei Wu
Summary: In this study, the positive role of Rhizophagus intraradices inoculation in ameliorating the negative effects of water deficit on Euonymus maackii seedlings was demonstrated. The symbiosis with AM fungi significantly improved seedling growth and photosynthesis under water deficit conditions, especially at 40% and 60% field capacity levels. This suggests the potential of AM fungi in enhancing drought tolerance and ecological restoration in arid regions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thales Caetano Oliveira, Juliana Silva Rodrigues Cabral, Leticia Rezende Santana, Germanna Gouveia Tavares, Luan Dionisio Silva Santos, Tiago Prado Paim, Caroline Muller, Fabiano Guimaraes Silva, Alan Carlos Costa, Edson Luiz Souchie, Giselle Camargo Mendes
Summary: Research has shown that inoculating soybean with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can help mitigate the negative effects of drought stress on growth and physiological traits.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Sulaimon Basiru, Mohamed Hijri
Summary: Interventions with commercial inoculants have the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, but their indiscriminate deployment has raised questions on the unintended consequences of microbial invasion. This article examines the present framework used to define arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) invasion and offers perspectives on the steps needed to avoid negative impacts. It suggests strategies to reduce overdependence on introduced inoculants and recommends policies and regulations to monitor inoculant value chains.
Article
Microbiology
Yihan Wang, Fengxin Dong, Ming Tang
Summary: This study revealed the effect of Rhizophagus irregularis on gene expression in the roots of Casuarina glauca under salt stress. The results showed that inoculation promoted plant growth, regulated ion balance, and changed the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Transcriptome analysis identified differentially expressed genes affected by both R. irregularis inoculation and NaCl stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Haoqiang Zhang, Li Li, Wei Ren, Wenrui Zhang, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: The study found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can improve the tolerance of hybrid poplar against drought stress by increasing biomass accumulation, photosynthesis, and regulation of reactive oxygen species. The beneficial effect is greater when the fungi are inoculated in both compartments compared to only one compartment. This effect may be attributed to improved phosphorus uptake and water uptake modulation in colonized root-system parts.
ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kang Cheng, Man Wei, Xiaoxia Jin, Ming Tang, Haoqiang Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of overexpression of the ammonium transporter LbAMT3-1 on nutrient uptake and plant productivity. The results showed that LbAMT3-1 overexpression can enhance the absorption of nutrients and increase the abundance of mycorrhizal in plants. This study provides a potential strategy for using LbAMT3-1 in breeding programs to improve nutrient uptake in plants.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Yanyan Han, Xiao Lou, Wenrui Zhang, Tingying Xu, Ming Tang
Summary: Thirteen 14-3-3 protein genes were expressed in the symbiosis between Populus cathayana and AMF. Among them, the expression of PcGRF10 and PcGRF11 induced by AMF was significantly positively correlated with antioxidant and osmotic regulation. This provides new insights into the impact of AMF symbiosis on stress through 14-3-3 proteins.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Huanli An, Tian Gan, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: The TOR gene in Leptographium qinlingensis plays a key role in utilizing host volatiles as a nutrient intake, overcoming physical and chemical host resistances, and successful colonization. The fungus has a better response to nitrogen sources compared to carbon sources.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jiaxing Wang, Jing Gao, Haoqiang Zhang, Ming Tang
Summary: The soil fungal community plays a crucial role in the maintenance and sustainable development of forest ecosystems. This study analyzed soil environmental changes and the composition of the soil fungal community at different stand ages in Pinus tabuliformis plantations. The results showed that the content of available phosphorus (AP) in the soil significantly affected the community composition of soil fungi and influenced the degradation of the plantations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Yanyan Han, Wenrui Zhang, Tingying Xu, Ming Tang
Summary: The application of AM fungi and phosphorus can improve plant growth under drought stress by upregulating the antioxidant system and osmotic accumulation. Inoculation of AM fungi significantly increased P content and enzyme activities in plants. AM fungi also enhanced the antioxidant activities under drought condition. 14-3-3 genes play a crucial role in antioxidant system, osmotic regulation, and P metabolism.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Bin Liu, Danyang Fu, Hang Ning, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: The sulfakinin (SK) signaling pathway plays a positive and significant role in feeding regulation in the Chinese white pine beetle, Dendroctonus armandi. The expression levels of SK and SKR genes vary between male and female adults, as well as different developmental stages, tissues, and starvation/re-feeding states. Targeting the SK pathway could provide a potential molecular target for pest control.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jiaxing Wang, Jing Gao, Haoqiang Zhang, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: In recent years, an outbreak of bark beetles in China has caused significant mortality of a specific type of poplar tree, leading to changes in soil properties and fungal communities. The findings suggest that these disturbances will have important implications for the future restoration of forest ecology in the area.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sijia Wang, Xianan Xie, Xianrong Che, Wenzhen Lai, Ying Ren, Xiaoning Fan, Wentao Hu, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: This study investigates the role of the HOG1-MAPK cascade in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis and plant drought adaptation. Silencing the HOG1-MAPK cascade genes through VIGS or HIGS experiments inhibits arbuscule development and expression of AM fungal drought-resistant genes under drought stress.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Sijia Wang, Ying Ren, Lina Han, Yuying Nie, Shuyuan Zhang, Xianan Xie, Wentao Hu, Hui Chen, Ming Tang
Summary: AM fungi enhance the drought tolerance of E. grandis by regulating plant antioxidation abilities and MAPK cascade gene expression.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hongjian Wei, Wenyuan He, Yuxuan Kuang, Zhihao Wang, Yue Wang, Wentao Hu, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: The combination of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and melatonin application can effectively suppress heat-induced leaf senescence in perennial ryegrass. This effect is associated with changes in hormone levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tian Gan, Huanli An, Ming Tang, Hui Chen
Summary: In this study, a gene interference system was successfully established to study the pathogenic genes of Qinlingensis fungus. The LqFlbA gene was silenced using RNA interference, resulting in altered colony morphology, sluggish mycelium growth, and diminished pathogenicity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaoning Fan, Hongyun Xie, Xinru Huang, Shuyuan Zhang, Yuying Nie, Hui Chen, Xianan Xie, Ming Tang
Summary: A transcription factor called RiMsn2 from Rhizophagus irregularis is identified and found to be highly conserved across AM fungal species. RiMsn2 is induced during the early stages of symbiosis and upregulated in mycorrhizal roots under severe drought conditions. It regulates osmotic homeostasis and trehalose contents and plays a critical role in arbuscule formation and enhancing plant tolerance to drought stress.
Article
Forestry
Xianrong Che, Wenzhen Lai, Sijia Wang, Xinyang Wang, Wentao Hu, Hui Chen, Xianan Xie, Ming Tang
Summary: This study reveals the key mechanism of symbiotic Pi transport between eucalypts and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and identifies the essential role of the crucial protein EgPT4 in this process.
