Fungi beyond limits: The agricultural promise of extremophiles DOI Creative Commons

Claribel Orquídea Zenteno‐Alegría,

Luis Andrés Yarzábal,

Jimmy Ciancas Jiménez

et al.

Microbial Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3)

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Global climate changes threaten food security, necessitating urgent measures to enhance agricultural productivity and expand it into areas less for agronomy. This challenge is crucial in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger). Plant growth‐promoting microorganisms (PGPM), bacteria fungi, emerge as a promising solution mitigate the impact of extremes on agriculture. The concept plant holobiont, encompassing host its symbiotic microbiota, underscores intricate relationships with diverse microbial community. PGPM, residing rhizosphere, phyllosphere, endosphere, play vital roles nutrient solubilization, nitrogen fixation, biocontrol pathogens. Novel ecological functions, including epigenetic modifications suppression virulence genes, extend our understanding PGPM strategies. biofertilizers, biocontrollers, biomodulators, more contribute sustainable agriculture environmental resilience. Despite fungi's remarkable their potential often overshadowed compared bacteria. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form mutualistic symbiosis many terrestrial plants, enhancing nutrition, growth, stress resistance. Other filamentous, yeasts, polymorphic, from endophytic, saprophytic, offer unique attributes such ubiquity, morphology, endurance harsh environments, positioning them exceptional (PGPF). Crops frequently face abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, high UV doses extreme temperatures. Some extremotolerant strains genera Trichoderma , Penicillium Fusarium others, have been studied beneficial interactions plants. Presented examples capabilities alleviating other underscore applications In this context, extremophilic populating natural environments are muchless investigated. They represent both new challenges opportunities. As global evolves, harnessing mechanisms fungal‐plant interactions, especially paramount developing effective safe probiotics using biocontrollers against phytopathogens. Thorough assessments, comprehensive methodologies, cautious approach leveraging benefits changing landscape agriculture, ensuring security challenges.

Language: Английский

Mechanisms of plant saline-alkaline tolerance DOI

Ying Rao,

Ting Peng, Shaowu Xue

et al.

Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 281, P. 153916 - 153916

Published: Jan. 10, 2023

Language: Английский

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Plant hormesis: Revising of the concepts of biostimulation, elicitation and their application in a sustainable agricultural production DOI

Pablo L. Godínez-Mendoza,

Amanda Kim Rico-Chávez,

Noelia I. Ferrusquía‐Jiménez

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 894, P. 164883 - 164883

Published: June 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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The power of magnesium: unlocking the potential for increased yield, quality, and stress tolerance of horticultural crops DOI Creative Commons
Nazir Ahmed, Baige Zhang,

Bilquees Bozdar

et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Oct. 24, 2023

Magnesium (Mg 2+ ) is pivotal for the vitality, yield, and quality of horticultural crops. Central to plant physiology, Mg powers photosynthesis as an integral component chlorophyll, bolstering growth biomass accumulation. Beyond basic growth, it critically affects crop factors, from chlorophyll synthesis taste, texture, shelf life. However, Mg2 + deficiency can cripple yields impede development. Transporters (MGTs) orchestrate dynamics, with notable variations observed in species such Cucumis sativus, Citrullus lanatus , Citrus sinensis . Furthermore, key fortifying plants against environmental stressors diseases by reinforcing cell walls spurring defense substances. A burgeoning area research application magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs), which, owing their nanoscale size high reactivity, optimize nutrient uptake, enhance stress resilience. Concurrently, modern breeding techniques provide insights into dynamics develop crops improved efficiency resilience deficiency. Effective management through soil tests, balanced fertilization, pH adjustments holds promise maximizing health, productivity, sustainability. This review unravels nuanced intricacies physiology genetics, its interplay external serving a cornerstone those keen on harnessing potential excellence.

Language: Английский

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Instigating prevalent abiotic stress resilience in crop by exogenous application of phytohormones and nutrient DOI Creative Commons
R.K. Swain, Smrutishree Sahoo, Mamata Behera

et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Feb. 9, 2023

In recent times, the demand for food and feed ever-increasing population has achieved unparalleled importance, which cannot afford crop yield loss. Now-a-days, unpleasant situation of abiotic stress triggers improvement by affecting different metabolic pathways quality advances worldwide. Abiotic like drought, salinity, cold, heat, flood, etc. in plants diverts energy required growth to prevent plant from shock maintain regular homeostasis. Hence, is drastically reduced as utilized overcoming plants. The application phytohormones classical auxins, cytokinins, ethylene, gibberellins, well more members including brassinosteroids, jasmonic acids, etc., along with both macro micronutrients, have enhanced significant attention creating key benefits such reduction ionic toxicity, improving oxidative stress, maintaining water-related balance, gaseous exchange modification during conditions. Majority homeostasis inside cell detoxifying ROS enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities can enhance tolerance At molecular level, activate signaling or genes regulated abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic (SA), Jasmonic (JA), ethylene. various stresses primarily cause nutrient deficiency reduce uptake nutrients N, K, Ca, Mg are also involved scavenging through elevating antioxidants properties finally decreasing membrane leakage increasing photosynthetic ability resynthesizing chlorophyll pigment. This present review highlighted alteration caused crops, changes vital functions exogenous nutrition, their interaction.

Language: Английский

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Recent Advancements in Mitigating Abiotic Stresses in Crops DOI Creative Commons
Yusuf Opeyemi Oyebamiji,

Basit Akolade Adigun,

Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin

et al.

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 156 - 156

Published: Feb. 7, 2024

In recent years, the progressive escalation of climate change scenarios has emerged as a significant global concern. The threat to food security posed by abiotic stresses such drought, salinity, waterlogging, temperature stress (heat stress, freezing, and chilling), high heavy metal accumulation is substantial. implementation any these on agricultural land induces modifications in morphological, biochemical, physiological processes plants, leading diminished rates germination, growth, photosynthesis, respiration, hormone enzyme activity disruption, heightened oxidative ultimately, reduction crop productivity. It anticipated that frequency will progressively escalate future result rise events. Therefore, it crucial develop productive strategies mitigate adverse effects challenges agriculture industry improve resilience yield. Diverse have been implemented, including development cultivars are resistant through application both conventional modern breeding techniques. An additional prospective emerging technology speed acceleration tolerance cultivar development. Additionally, plant growth regulators, osmoprotectants, nutrient water management, planting time, seed priming, microbial treatment, arbuscular mycorrhiza regarded effective methods for mitigating stresses. biochar, kaolin, chitosan, superabsorbent, yeast extract, seaweed extract examples promising environmentally benign agronomic techniques shown crops; however, their exact mechanisms still not yet fully understood. Hence, collaboration among researchers should be intensified elucidate involved action technologies. This review provides comprehensive current compilation scientific information trends, along with innovative enhance productivity under conditions.

Language: Английский

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Strategies for combating plant salinity stress: the potential of plant growth-promoting microorganisms DOI Creative Commons
Biswa R. Acharya,

Satwinder Pal Gill,

Amita Kaundal

et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: July 15, 2024

Global climate change and the decreasing availability of high-quality water lead to an increase in salinization agricultural lands. This rising salinity represents a significant abiotic stressor that detrimentally influences plant physiology gene expression. Consequently, critical processes such as seed germination, growth, development, yield are adversely affected. Salinity severely impacts crop yields, given many plants sensitive salt stress. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) rhizosphere or rhizoplane considered “second genome” they contribute significantly improving growth fitness under normal conditions when stress salinity. PGPMs crucial assisting navigate harsh imposed by By enhancing nutrient absorption, which is often hampered high salinity, these improve resilience. They bolster plant’s defenses increasing production osmoprotectants antioxidants, mitigating salt-induced damage. Furthermore, supply hormones like auxins gibberellins reduce levels hormone ethylene, fostering healthier growth. Importantly, activate genes responsible for maintaining ion balance, vital aspect survival saline environments. review underscores multifaceted roles supporting life stress, highlighting their value agriculture salt-affected areas potential impact on global food security.

Language: Английский

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Dynamic interplay among soil nutrients, rhizosphere metabolites, and microbes shape drought and heat stress responses in summer maize DOI

Ao Yuan,

Saini Dinesh Kumar,

Haotian Wang

et al.

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 191, P. 109357 - 109357

Published: Feb. 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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WRKY transcription factors: Hubs for regulating plant growth and stress responses DOI Open Access
Lu Yang, Siyu Fang, Lei Liu

et al.

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

As sessile organisms, plants must directly face various stressors. Therefore, have evolved a powerful stress resistance system and can adjust their growth development strategies appropriately in different stressful environments to adapt complex ever-changing conditions. Nevertheless, prioritizing defensive responses hinder growth; this is crucial factor for plant survival but detrimental crop production. such, comprehending the impact of adverse on not only fundamental scientific inquiry also imperative agricultural industry food security. The traditional view that hindered during defense due resource allocation trade-offs challenged by evidence exhibit both robust capabilities through human intervention. These findings suggest growth‒defense trade-off dictated limitations influenced intricate transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. Hence, it conduct thorough investigations central genes govern unfavorable environments. Recent studies consistently highlighted importance WRKY transcription factors orchestrating plant-specific development, underscoring pivotal role WRKYs modulating under Here, we review recent advances understanding dual roles regulation across diverse This information will be elucidating interplay between response may aid identifying gene loci could utilized future breeding programs develop crops with enhanced productivity.

Language: Английский

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The interaction of nutrient uptake with biotic and abiotic stresses in plantsFA DOI Open Access
Lingyan Wang,

Chuanfeng Ju,

Chao Han

et al.

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

ABSTRACT Plants depend heavily on efficient nutrient uptake and utilization for optimal growth development. However, plants are constantly subjected to a diverse array of biotic stresses, such as pathogen infections, insect pests, herbivory, well abiotic stress like drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, imbalances. These stresses significantly impact the plant's ability take up use it efficiency. Understanding how maintain efficiency under conditions is crucial improving crop resilience sustainability. This review explores recent advancements in elucidating mechanisms underlying conditions. Our aim offer comprehensive perspective that can guide breeding stress‐tolerant nutrition‐efficient varieties, ultimately contributing advancement sustainable agriculture.

Language: Английский

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Understanding role of roots in plant response to drought: Way forward to climate‐resilient crops DOI Creative Commons
Anmol Kalra, Shailendra Goel, Ani A. Elias

et al.

The Plant Genome, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: Oct. 18, 2023

Abstract Drought stress leads to a significant amount of agricultural crop loss. Thus, with changing climatic conditions, it is important develop resilience measures in systems against drought stress. Roots play crucial role regulating plant development under In this review, we have summarized the studies on roots and root‐mediated responses. We also discussed importance root system architecture (RSA) various structural anatomical changes that undergoes increase survival productivity drought. Various genes, transcription factors, quantitative trait loci involved growth are discussed. A summarization instruments software can be used for high‐throughput phenotyping field provided review. More comprehensive required help build detailed understanding RSA associated traits breeding drought‐resilient cultivars.

Language: Английский

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