Molecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(24), P. 5922 - 5922
Published: Dec. 15, 2024
Current
agricultural
practices
face
numerous
challenges,
including
declining
soil
fertility
and
heavy
reliance
on
chemical
inputs.
Rhizosphere
microbial
metabolites
have
emerged
as
promising
agents
for
enhancing
crop
health
yield
in
a
sustainable
manner.
These
metabolites,
phytohormones,
antibiotics,
volatile
organic
compounds,
play
critical
roles
promoting
plant
growth,
boosting
resistance
to
pathogens,
improving
resilience
environmental
stresses.
This
review
comprehensively
outlines
the
mechanisms
through
which
rhizosphere
influence
health,
traits,
functional
components,
yield.
It
also
discusses
potential
applications
of
secondary
biofertilizers
highlights
challenges
associated
with
their
production
practical
use.
Measures
overcome
these
are
proposed,
alongside
an
exploration
future
development
fertilizer
industry.
The
findings
presented
here
provide
scientific
basis
utilizing
enhance
sustainability,
offering
new
strategies
management.
Integrating
could
lead
increased
productivity,
improved
quality,
reduced
dependence
synthetic
inputs,
thereby
supporting
more
environmentally
friendly
resilient
system.
Tobacco
(Nicotiana
tabacum)
black
shank
disease,
caused
by
Phytophthora
nicotianae,
is
a
significant
threat
to
tobacco
crops,
leading
severe
economic
losses.
Prolonged
use
of
agrochemicals
control
this
disease
has
prompted
the
exploration
eco-friendly
biological
strategies.
This
study
investigated
effects
Trichoderma
harzianum,
biocontrol
agent,
on
N.
tabacum
in
comparison
P.
focusing
growth,
biomass,
root
morphology
and
anatomy,
hormonal
changes,
osmotic
regulation.
T.
harzianum
significantly
enhanced
plant
biomass
accumulation,
system
development,
physiological
attributes
such
as
photosynthetic
pigment
levels
antioxidant
enzyme
activity.
In
contrast,
nicotianae
negatively
impacted
these
parameters,
inhibiting
growth
function.
Notably,
increased
proline
content
induced
resistance
mechanisms,
mitigating
stress
promoting
overall
health.
These
findings
highlight
potential
sustainable
solution
for
managing
while
improving
crop
productivity.
Food and Energy Security,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Specific
light
wavelengths
can
affect
plant
responses
to
pathogens.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
the
soft
rot
resistance
of
lettuce
grown
under
different
conditions
and
analyzed
underlying
molecular
mechanisms
using
RNA‐seq
data.
The
results
revealed
that
blue‐light‐grown
leaves
had
a
better
infection
compared
white
other
conditions,
as
evidenced
by
fewer
symptoms
lower
incidence.
After
infection,
H
2
O
levels
increased
in
all
samples
but
were
lowest
leaves.
Significantly
higher
activities
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
catalase
(CAT)
observed
than
white‐light‐grown
regardless
infection.
Transcriptome
analysis
could
activate
maintain
expressions
CAT
SOD
genes,
isochorismate
synthase
pathogenesis‐related
protein
genes
involved
ascorbate‐glutathione
cycle,
photosynthesis‐related
metabolic
pathways
leaves,
which
should
contribute
blue‐light‐induced
resistance.
addition,
found
many
synthesis
signaling
jasmonic
acid
ethylene
significantly
upregulated
after
Thus,
quality
growth
environment
altering
antioxidant
photosynthetic
systems
hormone‐related
pathways,
providing
new
ideas
for
prevention
control
lettuce.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 719 - 719
Published: Jan. 17, 2025
Plants
often
encounter
challenging
environmental
factors,
including
intense
sunlight,
drought,
extreme
heat,
cold
temperatures,
salinity,
excessive
metals,
and
nutrient
shortages,
which
can
heavily
affect
their
growth
survival.
In
this
regard,
L-ascorbic
acid
(AsA)
is
not
only
an
essential
for
human
health
but
also
plays
a
significant
role
in
plant
responses
to
stresses,
regulating
various
functions
during
development,
redox
signaling,
phytohormone
biosynthesis.
The
growing
need
cope
with
climate
change,
together
the
advancement
of
CRISPR/Cas9-editing
technologies,
stimulated
new
opportunities
enhance
AsA
biosynthesis
improve
crop
stress
tolerance.
review,
we
discuss
regulation
abiotic
response
mechanisms.
We
explore
latest
advancements
CRISPR/Cas9
applications,
challenges
as
tools
modifying
genes
associated
metabolism,
aiming
develop
crops
more
tolerant
resilient
changes.
Physiologia Plantarum,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
177(2)
Published: March 1, 2025
Abstract
Ascorbate,
hydrogen
peroxide
and
sulfide
affect
the
cellular
redox
homeostasis
by
distinct
mechanisms.
This
work
aimed
to
compare
their
relative
effect
(set
against
control)
on
hormonal
state
of
maize
seedlings
application
an
oxidant
(5
mM
H
2
O
)
two
reductants
ascorbate
1
NaHS).
Interestingly,
NaHS
significantly
increased
reduced‐to‐oxidized
glutathione
ratio
in
shoots,
resulting
a
more
reduced
environment.
In
contrast,
Asc
decreased
this
ratio,
leading
oxidative
stress,
while
had
no
significant
effect.
Accordingly,
greatest
increase
electrolyte
leakage
lipid
peroxidation
was
observed
Asc‐treated
seedlings.
Among
enzymes
participating
removal
,
activity
dehydroascorbate
reductase,
monodehydroascorbate
catalase
exhibited
great
after
7
days
treatment,
peroxidase
highest
application.
Besides
Asc,
also
resulted
level
stress
hormones
jasmonic
acid,
salicylic
acid
abscisic
compared
S.
These
changes
were
accompanied
reduction
shoot
fresh
weight
but
not
NaHS.
inhibition
growth
is
indicator
induced
treatments.
phenolic
flavonoid
compounds
varied
across
treatments,
suggesting
regulation
synthesis.
The
simultaneous
studied
parameters
signify
crosstalk
antioxidants
regulate
specific
modifications
plant
metabolism
via
regulation.
present
results
about
pivotal
role
balance
maintaining
physiological
biochemical
processes
offer
insights
into
strategies
for
enhancing
resilience
productivity.
