Mycorrhiza improves plant growth and photosynthetic characteristics of tea plants in response to drought stress

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between the messenger molecule Nitric oxide (NO) and antioxidative enzyme (SOD: Superoxide Dismutase; CAT: Catalase; APX: Ascorbate Peroxidase) activities in some metabolic changes that occur under the effect of drought stress in plants, to determine the possible roles of Nitric Oxide and to obtain complementary information. The experiment conducted in a controlled environment, and plant were cultured in containers containing Hoagland nutrient solution. For drought stress application, 10% Polyethylene Glycol (PEG 6000) was added to the nutrient solution, which is equivalent to -0.40 MPa osmotic potential. Before the drought stress is applied, pepper seedlings of Demre cv were pre-treated with different doses of Sodium Nitroprusside (SNP) and Carboxy-PTIO (potassium salt) (cPTIO) (SNP 0.01, SNP 1, SNP 100 and SNP 0.01 + cPTIO, SNP + cPTIO, SNP 100+ cPTIO). On the 10th day of the drought application, the growth parameters of the plants; the plant fresh weights and their Antioxidative Enzyme Activities (SOD, CAT, APX) were determined. In terms of plant growth parameters, both plant growth and antioxidant anzyme activities of plants pretreated with 0.01 and 1 doses of SNP were lower than the high dose of SNP and the PEG application without pretreatment. The reason for the low enzyme activities in these applications can be attributed to factors such as the excess accumulation of organic acids such as proline in the cells of the plants and the decrease in H2O2 and O-2 levels in the presence of SNP.

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AtMybL-O modulates abscisic acid biosynthesis to optimize plant growth and ABA signaling in response to drought stress

Applied Biological Chemistry ◽

10.1007/s13765-018-0376-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 473-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Chan Young Jeong ◽

Won Je Lee ◽

Hai An Truong ◽

Cao Sơn Trịnh ◽

Suk-Whan Hong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Abscisic Acid ◽

Drought Stress ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Aba Signaling ◽

Acid Biosynthesis ◽

Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis

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Isolation and molecular characterization of plant growth-promoting Bacillus spp. and their impact on sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) growth and tolerance towards drought stress

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum ◽

10.1007/s11738-018-2770-0 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (11) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Priyanka Chandra ◽

Pramila Tripathi ◽

Amaresh Chandra

Keyword(s):

Drought Stress ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

Saccharum Spp ◽

Bacillus Spp ◽

Plant Growth Promoting ◽

Growth Promoting

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Exploration of physiological and biochemical processes of canola with exogenously applied fertilizers and plant growth regulators under drought stress

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0260960 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (12) ◽

pp. e0260960

Author(s):

Muhammad Mahran Aslam ◽

Fozia Farhat ◽

Mohammad Aquil Siddiqui ◽

Shafquat Yasmeen ◽

Muhammad Tahir Khan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Stress ◽

Drought Stress ◽

Stomatal Conductance ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Stability Index ◽

Leaf Temperature ◽

Membrane Stability Index ◽

Chemical Fertilizers ◽

Chlorophyll Contents ◽

Water Contents

Environmental stresses may alter the nutritional profile and economic value of crops. Chemical fertilizers and phytohormones are major sources which can enhance the canola production under stressful conditions. Physio-biochemical responses of canola altered remarkably with the use of nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium (N/P/K) fertilizers and plant growth regulators (PGRs) under drought stress. The major aim of current study was to evaluate nutritional quality and physio-biochemical modulation in canola (Brassica napus L.) from early growth to seed stage with NPK and PGRs in different water regimes. To monitor biochemical and physiological processes in canola, two season field experiment was conducted as spilt plot under randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four treatments (Control, Chemical fertilizers [N (90 kg/ha), P and K (45 kg ha-1)], PGRs; indole acetic acid (IAA) 15g ha-1, gibberellic acid (GA3) 15g ha-1 and the combination of NPK and PGRs] under different irrigations regimes (60, 100, 120, 150 mm evaporations). Water stress enhanced peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), soluble sugar, malondialdehyde (MDA), proline contents as well as leaf temperature while substantially reduced leaf water contents (21%), stomatal conductance (50%), chlorophyll contents (10–67%), membrane stability index (24%) and grain yield (30%) of canola. However, the combined application of NPK and PGR further increased the enzymatic antioxidant pool, soluble sugars, along with recovery of leaf water contents, chlorophyll contents, stomatal conductance and membrane stability index but decreased the proline contents and leaf temperature at different rate of evaporation. There is positive interaction of applied elicitors to the water stress in canola except leaf area. The outcomes depicted that the combination of NPK with PGRs improved the various morpho-physiological as well as biochemical parameters and reduced the pressure of chemical fertilizers cost about 60%. It had also reduced the deleterious effect of water limitation on the physiology and grain yield and oil contents of canola in field experiments.

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Enhancement of drought tolerance in diverse Vicia faba cultivars by inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria under newly reclaimed soil conditions

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-02847-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elsayed Mansour ◽

Hany A. M. Mahgoub ◽

Samir A. Mahgoub ◽

El-Sayed E. A. El-Sobky ◽

Mohamed I. Abdul-Hamid ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drought Stress ◽

Drought Tolerance ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria ◽

Severe Drought ◽

Drought Conditions ◽

Moderate Drought ◽

Plant Growth Promoting ◽

Growth Promoting ◽

Effects Of Drought

AbstractWater deficit has devastating impacts on legume production, particularly with the current abrupt climate changes in arid environments. The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is an effective approach for producing natural nitrogen and attenuating the detrimental effects of drought stress. This study investigated the influence of inoculation with the PGPR Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae (USDA 2435) and Pseudomonas putida (RA MTCC5279) solely or in combination on the physio-biochemical and agronomic traits of five diverse Vicia faba cultivars under well-watered (100% crop evapotranspiration [ETc]), moderate drought (75% ETc), and severe drought (50% ETc) conditions in newly reclaimed poor-fertility sandy soil. Drought stress substantially reduced the expression of photosynthetic pigments and water relation parameters. In contrast, antioxidant enzyme activities and osmoprotectants were considerably increased in plants under drought stress compared with those in well-watered plants. These adverse effects of drought stress reduced crop water productivity (CWP) and seed yield‐related traits. However, the application of PGPR, particularly a consortium of both strains, improved these parameters and increased seed yield and CWP. The evaluated cultivars displayed varied tolerance to drought stress: Giza-843 and Giza-716 had the highest tolerance under well-watered and moderate drought conditions, whereas Giza-843 and Sakha-4 were more tolerant under severe drought conditions. Thus, co-inoculation of drought-tolerant cultivars with R. leguminosarum and P. putida enhanced their tolerance and increased their yield and CWP under water-deficit stress conditions. This study showed for the first time that the combined use of R. leguminosarum and P. putida is a promising and ecofriendly strategy for increasing drought tolerance in legume crops.

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EFEITOS DA SUPLEMENTAÇÃO COM RESÍDUO DA ATIVIDADE DA CARCINICULTURA EM PLANTAS DE GIRASSOL SUBMETIDAS A CONDIÇÕES DE ESTRESSE HÍDRICO

Irriga ◽

10.15809/irriga.2017v22n3p591-605 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 591-605

Author(s):

BRENNDA BEZERRA BRAGA ◽

Franklin Aragão Gondim ◽

Francisco Holanda Nunes Junior ◽

Sabrina Isabel De Oliveira Paiva ◽

Rifandreo Monteiro Martins ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drought Stress ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Helianthus Annuus ◽

Antioxidative Enzymes ◽

Stress Conditions ◽

Shrimp Farming ◽

Production Costs ◽

Shrimp Waste ◽

Helianthus Annuus L ◽

Federal Institute

EFEITOS DA SUPLEMENTAÇÃO COM RESÍDUO DA ATIVIDADE DA CARCINICULTURA EM PLANTAS DE GIRASSOL SUBMETIDAS A CONDIÇÕES DE ESTRESSE HÍDRICO BRENNDA BEZERRA BRAGA1; FRANSCISCO HOLANDA NUNES JUNIOR2; SABRINA ISABEL DE OLIVEIRA PAIVA1; RIFANDREO MONTEIRO BARBOSA1; ROBERTO ALBUQUERQUE PONTES FILHO1 E FRANKLIN ARAGÃO GONDIM1* 1Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado do Ceará – Campus Maracanaú. Av. Contorno Norte, 10, Distrito Industrial, Maracanaú, Ceará, Brasil. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; *[email protected] (autor correspondente). 2Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado do Ceará – Campus Jaguaribe. Av. B - Bairro Manoel Costa Moraes, Jaguaribe, Ceará, Brasil. Email: [email protected] 1 RESUMO Objetivou-se identificar os efeitos da utilização de resíduo de carcinicultura sobre o crescimento e sistema enzimático antioxidativo de girassol em condições de estresse hídrico. O trabalho foi conduzido na casa de vegetação do Instituto Federal do Ceará – campus Maracanaú, Ceará, Brasil. As sementes foram semeadas em baldes contendo: 1) areia de granulometria fina; 2) areia + adubo; 3) areia + 7g de resíduo de carcinicultura; 4) areia + 14g de resíduo de carcinicultura. Decorridos 16 dias da semeadura, metade de cada grupo de plântulas descrito foi submetido à suspensão de rega. Foram realizadas 2 coletas:19 e 21 dias após a semeadura. Determinaram-se: as matérias frescas e secas da parte aérea, das raízes e total e as atividades das enzimas antioxidativas em folhas e raízes. De modo geral, a utilização de resíduo de carcinicultura no substrato proporcionou melhoria no crescimento das plantas. Isso pode ter ocorrido devido ao aumento nas atividades das enzimas antioxidativas. Em condições controle, a aplicação de 14g de resíduo ocasionou maiores produções de matéria seca total e atividades das enzimas antioxidativas. Concluiu-se que o resíduo de carcinicultura pode ser uma alternativa aos fertilizantes, reduzindo os custos de produção, além de ser uma destinação adequada ao resíduo de carcinicultura. Palavras-chave: estresse oxidativo, Helianthus annuus L., biofertilizante BRAGA, B. B.; NUNES JUNIOR, F. H.; PAIVA, S. I. O.; BARBOSA, R. M.; PONTES FILHO, R. A.; GONDIM, F. AEFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTATION WITH WASTE OF SHRIMP FARMING ON SUNFLOWER PLANTS UNDER DROUGHT STRESS CONDITIONS 2 ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify the effects of the use of shrimp waste on plant growth and the antioxidative enzymatic defense system of sunflower under drought stress conditions. The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology), Maracanaú Campus, Ceará, Brazil. The seeds were sown in plastic pots containing: 1) fine-grained sand; 2) sand + fertilizer; 3) sand + 7g of shrimp waste; 4) sand + 14g shrimp waste. At 16 days after sowing, half of each seedling group described was submitted to irrigation suspension. Two plant harvests were performed: at 19 and 21 days after sowing. The following parameters were determined: shoots, roots and total fresh and dry masses, and activities of antioxidative enzymes in shoots and roots. In general, the use of shrimp waste in the substrate provided higher plant growth. This could be attributed to the increased activity of antioxidative enzymes. Under control conditions, the application of 14g of waste led to higher total dry mass and higher activities of antioxidative enzymes. It is concluded that the shrimp waste may be an alternative to fertilizers, reducing production costs. Moreover, it seems to be an adequate disposal for shrimp farming waste. Keywords: oxidative stress, Helianthus annuus L., biofertilizer