Article
Plant Sciences
Vicente Vives-Peris, Maria F. Lopez-Climent, Maria Moliner-Sabater, Aurelio Gomez-Cadenas, Rosa M. Perez-Clemente
Summary: Citrus productivity in the Mediterranean basin has been declining due to climate change and high salinity levels in the aquifers. The rootstock has been found to play a crucial role in stress tolerance, but the scion also has an important impact. The study demonstrates that a versatile photosynthetic system, appropriate stomatal density, and modulation of genes encoding Cl- transporters are important for citrus tolerance to high salinity.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Abdul Wahab, Gholamreza Abdi, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Baber Ali, Saqib Ullah, Wadood Shah, Sahar Mumtaz, Ghulam Yasin, Crina Carmen Muresan, Romina Alina Marc
Summary: Water is a crucial component for the existence of life on Earth. However, extreme climate changes have led to water scarcity in many regions, posing significant challenges. This review aims to analyze and understand the physiological and biochemical responses of plants to drought stress and their ability to mitigate its damaging effects. It also explores the role of plant hormones in drought stress responses and signaling. The information for this review was gathered from various sources, including global search engines and scientific literature databases.
Article
Plant Sciences
Guerkan Demirkol, Nuri Yilmaz
Summary: This study aims to investigate the effects of single or combined salinity and drought stresses on physio-biochemical and molecular status of diverse forage pea genotypes. The results showed that the genotypes O14 and T8 were more tolerant to combined stress by activating antioxidative enzymes, endogenous hormones, stress-related genes, and leaf senescence genes. These genotypes could be used to develop pea plants that tolerate salinity or drought stress conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Weiwei Jiang, Xiaowei Xu, Muhammad Waheed Riaz, Aimin Lv, Qingsong Shao
Summary: Phytohormone strigolactones play a crucial role in regulating and responding to abiotic stresses, enhancing plant resistance through controlling root morphology and secondary growth.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sara Blicharz, Gerrit T. S. Beemster, Laura Ragni, Nuria De Diego, Lukas Spichal, Alba E. Hernandiz, Lukasz Marczak, Marcin Olszak, Dawid Perlikowski, Arkadiusz Kosmala, Robert Malinowski
Summary: This study demonstrates the impact of drought stress on the phloem sap content of Pisum sativum plants, and how these changes are connected to the plant's strategies to cope with water deficit. Results indicate that under drought stress, pea plants undergo metabolic changes in the phloem sap content to adapt to environmental conditions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din, Dipa Talukder, Motiar Rohman, Jalal Uddin Ahmed, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, Tofazzal Islam, Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Summary: The combined application of MeJA and SA significantly enhances drought tolerance in plants by improving physiological activities and antioxidant defense system.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Shivani Saini, Navdeep Kaur, Pratap Kumar Pati
Summary: Heavy metal stress threatens sustainable agriculture growth worldwide, and the use of phytohormones has been found to help plants improve resistance to this stress. In-depth understanding of the key pathways regulated by phytohormones is crucial for successful application in field plants exposed to heavy metal toxicity. This review summarizes the key conceptual developments and discusses the role of various genes, proteins, and signaling components in phytohormone-associated heavy metal stress tolerance.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Janusz Prusinski, Magdalena Borowska
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of planting density and row spacing on pea and found that pea is highly sensitive to precipitation deficit. Planting density and row spacing did not significantly affect pea yield, while the highest protein yield was obtained under the hottest and least rainy conditions.
Review
Plant Sciences
Sabry Soliman, Yi Wang, Zhenhai Han, Tariq Pervaiz, Ashraf El-kereamy
Summary: Strigolactones (SLs), as novel phytohormones, play a crucial role in enhancing plant tolerance to abiotic stresses by responding to nutrient deficiency, drought, high temperature, and light stress. They assist in initiating physiological responses and mediating the interaction with soil microorganisms, attracting beneficial microorganisms and providing essential elements to roots. In addition to their role in stress resistance, SLs also affect photosynthesis, bridge other phytohormones, and induce metabolic compounds.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Irshad Ahmad, Guanglong Zhu, Guisheng Zhou, Xudong Song, Muhi Eldeen Hussein Ibrahim, Ebtehal Gabralla Ibrahim Salih, Shahid Hussain, Muhammad Usama Younas
Summary: Phyto-hormones in plants are crucial for regulating crop growth and yield, especially under salt stress. Recent studies have highlighted the significant role of exogenous hormones, such as gibberellin (GA) and salicylic acid (SA), in regulating cotton's response to salt stress. However, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms by which these hormones regulate growth and yield under salt stress is still lacking.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Ameena Fatima Alvi, Zebus Sehar, Mehar Fatma, Asim Masood, Nafees A. Khan
Summary: Improving plant resilience to changing environmental conditions is a global scientific focus. Strigolactones (SLs) play a significant role in regulating plant growth and development, as well as mitigating plant damage under stress.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sarika Kumari, Risheek Rahul Khanna, Faroza Nazir, Mohammed Albaqami, Himanshu Chhillar, Iram Wahid, M. Iqbal R. Khan
Summary: This review summarizes the latest knowledge on plant extract-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles and discusses their significance in reprogramming plant traits and improving abiotic stress. It also highlights the application and limitations of nanoparticles in regulating phytohormone content.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Forestry
Abdul Rehaman, Awdhesh Kumar Mishra, Asma Ferdose, Tasir S. Per, Mohd Hanief, Arif Tasleem Jan, Mohd Asgher
Summary: Melatonin plays a crucial role in plants by serving as a defense mechanism against oxidative stress and enhancing plant productivity. Its multifunctional properties make it an important component in overcoming abiotic stresses in plants.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Danliu Peng, Wenjing Wang, Anran Liu, Yue Zhang, Xiaozhou Li, Gang Wang, Chao Jin, Chunfeng Guan, Jing Ji
Summary: Triclosan (TCS) is a widely distributed antibacterial agent, and its high concentration in sludge can cause physiological damage to plants. Little is known about the physiological and molecular mechanisms of TCS in plants. Research has shown that TCS treatment leads to decreased germination rate, root development, photosynthesis efficiency, and increased ROS accumulation in tobacco plants. Transcriptome analysis revealed differential gene expression mainly enriched in plant hormone signal transduction pathways in response to TCS stress. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing a salicylic acid binding protein gene exhibited enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and TCS resistance, highlighting the important role of the SA signal pathway in TCS response in plants.
Review
Agronomy
Savita Bhardwaj, Dhriti Sharma, Simranjeet Singh, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Tunisha Verma, Mamta Pujari, Joginder Singh, Dhriti Kapoor, Ram Prasad
Summary: Silicon supplementation improves plant responses to stressful conditions and impacts the level of compatible solutes. It enhances the plant's antioxidant defense system, regulates the interaction of plant hormones and signaling molecules, and alleviates the effects of abiotic stresses.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Ladeynova, Darya Kuznetsova, Maxim Mudrilov, Vladimir Vodeneev
Summary: Plants respond to environmental stresses by transmitting long-distance signals and changing hormone levels. Long-distance electrical signals, induced by local stimulation, regulate hormone levels and interact with phytohormones. This review provides insights into the interactions between electrical signals and phytohormones, highlighting important integration nodes involving changes in pH, Ca2+, and ROS levels, and gives an overview of how electrical signals and hormones work together to induce a systemic response.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna Pecherina, Marina Grinberg, Maria Ageyeva, Daria Zanegina, Elena Akinchits, Anna Brilkina, Vladimir Vodeneev
Summary: Salinity is a common factor that limits crop productivity. The negative effects of salt stress on plant processes are caused by osmotic stress and toxic ions. The study investigated how salinity affects photosynthesis, transpiration, water content, and cytosolic pH in tobacco and potato plants. Salinity decreased photosynthesis activity and led to a decrease in water content and transpiration. The cytosolic pH also decreased in tobacco and potato plants. The study analyzed potential mechanisms of the effects of salinity on photosynthesis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marina Grinberg, Yuliya Nemtsova, Maria Ageyeva, Anna Brilkina, Vladimir Vodeneev
Summary: This study investigated the mechanisms of systemic functional responses induced by electrical signals. It was found that chronic beta-irradiation had a positive effect on the morphometric parameters and photosynthetic activity of tobacco plants. Irradiation enhanced the plant's response to electrical signals, resulting in temporary changes in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and increased amplitude and leaf coverage. Irradiation also enhanced signal-induced cytoplasmic acidification and showed stronger inhibition of stomatal conductance in the plants. The study concluded that the effect of irradiation on the systemic response induced by electrical signals mainly occurs during the transformation stage.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
N. S. Mshenskaya, M. A. Grinberg, E. A. Kalyasova, V. A. Vodeneev, N. V. Ilin, N. N. Slyunyaev, E. A. Mareev, Y. V. Sinitsyna
Summary: Magnetic fields with a frequency of 14.3 Hz were found to have a protective effect on wheat plants under drought conditions, delaying harmful changes in transpiration and photosynthesis processes for several days.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ekaterina Sukhova, Vladimir Sukhov
Summary: Electrical signals in plants are generated in response to various stressors and can greatly affect different physiological processes. These signals play a crucial role in integrating plant responses to stress, but they may also cause temporary separation between cells or plant parts. This separation can have adaptive benefits by storing energy compounds, limiting damage propagation, and potentially triggering programmed cell death.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Dmitry A. Serov, Venera V. Khabatova, Vladimir Vodeneev, Ruibin Li, Sergey V. Gudkov
Summary: The resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs is a global issue, and significant efforts are being made to find antimicrobial components, approaches, and therapies. Selenium nanoparticles have high potential for antimicrobial activity, as evidenced by the increasing number of publications in the past decade. This review provides up-to-date information on the antimicrobial properties of selenium nanoparticles, including susceptible microorganisms, mechanisms of action on bacteria, and the impact of nanoparticle properties on antimicrobial activity. It comprehensively describes the antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal effects of selenium nanoparticles.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ekaterina Sukhova, Yuriy Zolin, Alyona Popova, Lyubov Yudina, Vladimir Sukhov
Summary: Salinization is a significant factor that limits agricultural plant productivity. Multispectral imaging and the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) can be used to detect early changes in plants under salinization. In this study, we investigated the sensitivity of modified PRIs to changes in pea plants under salinization treatment. The results showed that long-wavelength PRIs decreased, while short-wavelength PRIs increased under salinization. Long-wavelength PRIs were found to be more sensitive to plant changes and could potentially be used as a universal tool for early detection of stress in plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Daria Ratnitsyna, Lyubov Yudina, Ekaterina Sukhova, Vladimir Sukhov
Summary: Photodamage is a key mechanism of photosynthetic disruption in plants under stress. Investigating photodamage is important for both basic and applied research. However, the complex mechanisms of photodamage make it difficult to use experimental methods, so developing mathematical models and conducting model-based analysis can overcome these limitations. In this study, a modified Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry model was developed to describe photodamage of photosynthetic electron transport in C-3 plants, using experimental results from pea plants. The model analysis showed that inactivation of linear electron flow and Rubisco can both increase and decrease photodamage. Simulation of photodamage under different temperatures and light intensities revealed multi-phase temperature dependences, with paradoxical increases in thermal tolerance observed under high temperatures. It was also found that changes in temperature optimums of linear electron flow and Rubisco can modify temperature dependences of photosynthetic electron transport under photodamage induction, mainly stimulating its photodamage.
Article
Plant Sciences
Maria N. Ageyeva, Tatiana A. Zdobnova, Mariia S. Nazarova, Galina N. Raldugina, Denis V. Beliaev, Vladimir A. Vodeneev, Anna A. Brilkina
Summary: Salinity has a significant impact on important processes in plants and decreases their yield. This study revealed that lower concentrations of NaCl result in cytosolic acidification in plant cells, while higher concentrations can cause an increase or return to normal levels of cytosolic pH. Additionally, salinity inhibits plant development and affects morphology-related parameters. The relationship between cell length and NaCl concentration is nonlinear.
Article
Microbiology
Vyacheslav S. Mikheev, Irina V. Struchkova, Ludmila M. Churkina, Anna A. Brilkina, Ekaterina V. Berezina
Summary: The characteristics of O. maius F3860 strain were studied, showing rapid growth on different nutrient media and the ability to secrete auxins and enzymes. The presence of certain flavonoids increased its growth rate. This strain has potential for controlled mycorrhization of heather plants.
