The role of epigenetics in tomato stress adaptation
New Crops,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
2, С. 100044 - 100044
Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2024
Climate
change
poses
a
major
challenge
to
agriculture,
affecting
crop
production
through
shifting
weather
patterns
and
an
increase
in
extreme
conditions
such
as
heat
waves,
droughts,
floods,
all
of
which
are
further
compounded
by
biotic
stress
factors.Tomatoes,
vital
dietary
staple
significant
agricultural
product
worldwide,
particularly
susceptible
these
changes.The
need
for
developing
climate-resilient
tomato
varieties
is
more
urgent
than
ever
ensure
food
security.Epigenetic
modifications,
DNA
methylation
histone
play
essential
roles
gene
expression
regulation.These
modifications
can
affect
plant
traits
responses
environmental
stresses,
enabling
tomatoes
maintain
productivity
despite
variable
climates
or
disease
pressures.Tomato,
model
plant,
offers
valuable
insights
into
the
epigenetic
mechanisms
underlying
fruit
development
stress.This
review
provides
overview
key
discoveries
regarding
response
resilience
related
epigenetics,
highlighting
their
potential
breeding
strategies
enhance
against
both
abiotic
challenges,
thereby
promoting
sustainable
practices
context
global
climate
change.
Язык: Английский
Enhancing drought tolerance in horticultural plants through plant hormones: a strategic coping mechanism
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
Abiotic
stresses
are
considered
as
a
significant
factor
restricting
horticultural
crop
productivity
and
quality.
Drought
stress
is
major
environmental
constraint
among
the
emerging
concerns.
Plants
have
susceptibility
to
drought
stress,
resulting
in
marked
decline
production
during
last
several
decades.
The
development
of
effective
strategies
mitigate
essential
for
sustainable
agriculture
food
security,
especially
considering
continuous
growth
world
population.
Several
studies
suggested
that
exogenous
application
phytohormone
plants
can
improve
tolerance
by
activating
molecular
physiological
defense
systems.
Phytohormone
pretreatment
potential
approach
alleviating
plants.
In
addition,
melatonin,
salicylic
acid,
jasmonates,
strigolactones,
brassinosteroids,
gamma-aminobutyric
acid
phytohormones
function
regulators
effects
stress.
These
hormones
frequently
interact
with
one
another
survival
drought-stressed
environments.
To
sum
up,
this
review
will
predominantly
elucidate
role
related
mechanisms
across
various
horticulture
species.
Язык: Английский
Melatonin Alleviates Abscisic Acid Deficiency Inhibition on Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Systems in Rice under Salt Stress
Phyton,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
93(7), С. 1421 - 1440
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Melatonin
and
abscisic
acid,
as
major
plant
hormones,
play
important
roles
in
the
physiological
biochemical
activities
of
crops,
but
interaction
between
two
under
salt
stress
is
not
yet
clear.
This
study
investigated
endogenous
levels
melatonin
acid
rice
by
using
exogenous
melatonin,
their
synthetic
inhibitors,
examined
interactions
stress.
The
research
results
indicate
that
can
improve
tolerance.
alleviated
sensitivity
caused
deficiency,
increased
antioxidant
enzyme
activity
content
treated
with
synthesis
reduced
total
reactive
oxygen
species
thiobarbituric
substance
accumulation.
also
key
photosynthetic
enzymes
pigments,
maintaining
parameters
gas
exchange
chlorophyll
fluorescence.
In
summary,
effects
deficiency
on
photosynthesis
systems
improved
beneficial
for
expanding
understanding
regulation
crop
Язык: Английский
Tomato yields and quality declines due to elevated soil CO2
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2025
The
potential
risk
for
CO2
leakage
from
carbon
capture
and
storage
(CCS)
systems
has
raised
significant
concerns.
While
numerous
studies
have
explored
how
crops
respond
to
elevated
soil
levels,
relatively
few
examined
the
impacts
on
vegetables.
Tomatoes
(Solanum
lycopersicum)
are
a
key
vegetable
crop,
this
study
sought
investigate
affects
their
yield
quality.
We
conducted
pot
experiments
comparing
tomatoes
grown
under
control
conditions
(no
added
CO2)
with
those
exposed
levels
(1500
g
m−2d−1).
Our
findings
indicate
that
conditions,
overall
biomass
of
tomato
plants,
average
fruit
weight,
size
decreased
by
47.42%,
47.65%,
20.2%,
respectively.
Notably,
titratable
acid
content
in
increased
27.5%,
resulting
sourer
taste.
grades
sugar
ratio
declined
leading
seriously
commercial
value
loss
response
levels.
This
provides
more
quantitative
understanding
vegetables
like
leakage,
which
is
crucial
CCS
decision-makers
comprehend
adverse
effects
leaks
agriculture.
Язык: Английский
Molecular breeding of tomato: Advances and challenges
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 18, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
modern
cultivated
tomato
(
Solanum
lycopersicum
)
was
domesticated
from
pimpinellifolium
native
to
the
Andes
Mountains
of
South
America
through
a
“two‐step
domestication”
process.
It
introduced
Europe
in
16th
century
and
later
widely
worldwide.
Since
late
19th
century,
breeders,
guided
by
genetics,
breeding
science,
statistical
theory,
have
improved
tomatoes
into
an
important
fruit
vegetable
crop
that
serves
both
fresh
consumption
processing
needs,
satisfying
diverse
consumer
demands.
Over
past
three
decades,
advancements
molecular
technologies,
represented
marker
technology,
genome
sequencing,
editing,
significantly
transformed
paradigms.
This
article
reviews
research
progress
field
breeding,
encompassing
sequencing
germplasm
resources,
identification
functional
genes
for
agronomic
traits,
development
key
technologies.
Based
on
these
advancements,
we
also
discuss
major
challenges
perspectives
this
field.
Язык: Английский
Introduction to Vegetable Crop Growth Regulation and Quality Improvement
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
SCFSlRAE1 regulates tomato resistance to Botrytis cinerea by modulating SlWRKY1 stability
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 16, 2025
ABSTRACT
Ubiquitination,
a
critical
post‐translational
modification,
plays
pivotal
role
in
fine
tuning
the
immune
responses
of
plants.
The
tomato
(
Solanum
lycopersicum
)
suffers
significant
yield
and
quality
losses
caused
by
devastating
pathogen
Botrytis
cinerea
.
We
have
discovered
SlRAE1
,
gene
encoding
an
E3
ubiquitin
ligase,
as
negative
regulator
resistance
to
B.
interacts
with
SlSKP1,
component
SKP1–Cullin1–F‐box
(SCF)
complex,
modulate
protein
stability
transcription
factor
SlWRKY1
through
26S
proteasome
pathway.
targets
inhibits
SlJAZ7
suppressor
jasmonic
acid
(JA)
signaling,
thereby
activating
JA‐induced
defense
system
affecting
susceptibility
enhancement
observed
knock‐out
was
reduced
when
also
knocked
out,
highlighting
SlWRKY1's
SlRAE1's
regulation
against
Our
findings
elucidate
mechanism
suggest
that
targeting
modulating
stability,
could
help
develop
resistant
varieties.
These
insights
broader
implications
for
using
gene‐editing
technologies
enhance
crop
fungi.
Язык: Английский
Identification of the CBF Gene Family in Wheat and TaCBF14B Could Enhance the Drought Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana
Agronomy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(6), С. 1265 - 1265
Опубликована: Май 22, 2025
Drought
stress
is
a
devastating
natural
that
threatens
crop
productivity
and
quality.
Mitigating
the
adverse
effects
of
drought
on
wheat
key
object
in
agriculture.
C-repeat
binding
transcription
factor/DROUGHT
RESPONSE
ELEMENT
BINDING
FACTOR
1
(CBF/DREB1)
factors
are
well
known
for
their
role
cold
acclimation.
However,
involvement
CBF
genes
mechanisms
underlying
function
remain
poorly
understood.
In
this
study,
81
CBFs
were
identified
wheat,
which
further
clustered
into
four
distinct
lineages
based
phylogenetic
analysis.
Chromosomal
localization
indicated
most
dispersed
across
chromosome
5.
We
three
homoeologous
(TaCBF14A,
TaCBF14B,
TaCBF14D)
simultaneously
upregulated
under
RNA-seq
According
to
high
expression
after
stress,
TaCBF14B
was
selected
functional
Subcellular
transcriptional
activation
activity
analysis
likely
functions
as
factor
involved
tolerance.
Overexpression
Arabidopsis
enhanced
primary
root
growth
by
13.49%
(OE1),
12.56%
(OE2),
19.53%
(OE3)
200
mM
mannitol
treatment,
21.65%
16.63%
28.13%
250
treatment
compared
WT.
Meanwhile,
water
loss
rate
transgenic
lines
56%
WT
leaves,
but
only
44%,
50%,
40%
OE1,
OE2,
OE3
lines,
respectively.
Compared
wild
type,
POD
activities
significantly
increased
42.94%,
29.41%,
62.52%,
And
Pro
16.33%,
5.18%,
29.09%,
respectively,
type.
Additionally,
MDA
content
reduced
40.53%,
15.81%,
54.36%,
Further
showed
hypersensitive
abscisic
acid
(ABA),
exhibited
AtABI3.
speculate
plays
an
important
enhancing
summary,
our
findings
provide
new
insights
roles
Язык: Английский
Dynamics of Physiological Properties and Endophytic Fungal Communities in the Xylem of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) with Different Induction Times
Journal of Fungi,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(8), С. 562 - 562
Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2024
Xylem-associated
fungus
can
secrete
many
secondary
metabolites
to
help
Aquilaria
trees
resist
various
stresses
and
play
a
crucial
role
in
facilitating
agarwood
formation.
However,
the
dynamics
of
endophytic
fungi
sinensis
xylem
after
artificial
induction
have
not
been
fully
elaborated.
Endophytic
communities
physio-biochemical
properties
were
examined
before
with
an
inorganic
salt
solution,
including
four
different
times
(pre-induction
(0M),
third
(3M),
sixth
(6M)
ninth
(9M)
month
treatment).
The
relationships
between
fungal
diversity
indices
evaluated.
results
showed
that
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
peroxidase
(POD)
activities,
malondialdehyde
(MDA)
soluble
sugar
content
first
increased
then
decreased
time,
while
starch
was
heavily
consumed
treatment.
significantly
lower
treatment
than
before,
but
species
richness
promoted.
Fungal
β-diversity
also
clustered
into
groups
according
times.
Core
shifted
from
rare
dominant
taxa
growing
interactions
network
indicate
gradual
complication
community
structure.
potential
functions
closely
related
physicochemical
had
less
effect
on
relative
abundance
species.
These
findings
assess
regulatory
mechanisms
microorganisms
expedite
formation
induction.
Язык: Английский