Identifying traits that exhibit improved drought resistance is highly important to cope with the challenges of predicted climate change. We investigated the response
Published in Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI
How mycovirus-induced hypovirulence in fungi activates plant defense is still poorly understood. The changes in plant fitness and gene expression caused by the inoculation of the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum harboring and made hypovirulent by the mycovirus soybean leaf-associated gemygorvirus-1 (SlaGemV-1) of the species Gemycircularvirus soybe1...
Published in Annals of botany
Numerous groups of plants have adapted to CO2 limitations by independently evolving C4 photosynthesis. This trait relies on concerted changes in anatomy and biochemistry to concentrate CO2 within the leaf and thereby boost productivity in tropical conditions. The ecological and economic importance of C4 photosynthesis has motivated intense research...
Published in Plant communications
The sessile lifestyle of plants requires an immediate response to environmental stressors that affect photosynthesis, growth, and crop yield. Here, we showed that three abiotic perturbations-heat, cold, and high light-triggered considerable changes in the expression signatures of 42 epitranscriptomic factors (writers, erasers, and readers) with put...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Introduction Evaluation of the effects of water-limited conditions on the photosynthetic characteristics and forage yield is important for enhancing the forage productivity and drought tolerance in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.). Methods In the present study, 100 P. pratensis ecotypes collected from different geographical areas in Iran were ...
Eddy Covariance (EC) is praised for producing direct, continuous, and reliable flux monitoring for greenhouse gases. For CO 2 , the method has been commonly used to derive gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (R eco) from net ecosystem exchange (NEE). However, standard EC is impacted by non-stationarity, reducing data quality ...
Climate change is globally affecting rainfall patterns, necessitating the improvement of drought tolerance in crops. Sorghum bicolor is a relatively drought-tolerant cereal. Functional stay-green sorghum genotypes can maintain green leaf area and efficient grain filling during terminal post-flowering water deprivation, a period of ~10 weeks. To obt...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
In order to cope with the impact of global warming and frequent extreme weather, thermal acclimation ability is particularly important for plant development and growth, but the mechanism behind is still not fully understood. To investigate the role of NADH dehydrogenase-like complex (NDH) mediated cyclic electron flow (CEF) contributing to heat acc...
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
The balance between plankton photosynthesis (GPP) and community respiration (CR) in the euphotic zone (net community production, NCP) is an essential driver of the biological carbon pump. Deficient datasets and a lack of knowledge of the mechanisms regulating CR cause poor empirical models and oversimplified parameterisations that maintain NCP as o...
Drought and extreme temperatures significantly limit chickpea productivity worldwide. The regulation of plant programmed cell death pathways is emerging as a key component of plant stress responses to maintain homeostasis at the cellular-level and a potential target for crop improvement against environmental stresses. Arabidopsis thaliana Bcl-2 ass...
