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Shaban AS, Safhi FA, Fakhr MA, Pruthi R, Abozahra MS, El-Tahan AM, Subudhi PK. Comparison of the Morpho-Physiological and Molecular Responses to Salinity and Alkalinity Stresses in Rice. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:60. [PMID: 38202367 PMCID: PMC10780433 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Rice is a major food crop that has a critical role in ensuring food security for the global population. However, major abiotic stresses such as salinity and alkalinity pose a major threat to rice farming worldwide. Compared with salinity stress, there is limited progress in elucidating the molecular mechanisms associated with alkalinity tolerance in rice. Since both stresses coexist in coastal and arid regions, unraveling of the underlying molecular mechanisms will help the breeding of high-yielding stress-tolerant rice varieties for these areas. This study examined the morpho-physiological and molecular response of four rice genotypes to both salinity and alkalinity stresses. Geumgangbyeo was highly tolerant and Mermentau was the least tolerant to both stresses, while Pokkali and Bengal were tolerant to only salinity and alkalinity stress, respectively. A set of salinity and alkalinity stress-responsive genes showed differential expression in the above rice genotypes under both stress conditions. The expression patterns were consistent with the observed morphological responses in these rice genotypes, suggesting the potential role of these genes in regulating tolerance to these abiotic stresses. Overall, this study suggested that divergence in response to alkalinity and salinity stresses among rice genotypes could be due to different molecular mechanisms conferring tolerance to each stress. In addition to providing a basis for further investigations into differentiating the molecular bases underlying tolerance, this study also emphasizes the possibilities of developing climate-resilient rice varieties using donors that are tolerant to both abiotic stresses.
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- Abdelghany S. Shaban
- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt;
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia;
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt;
- Green materials Technology Department, Environment and Natural Materials Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Borg El-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt;
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- Plant Production Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Borg El-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt;
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;
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Gao Q, Yin X, Wang F, Zhang C, Xiao F, Wang H, Hu S, Liu W, Zhou S, Chen L, Dai X, Liang M. Jacalin-related lectin 45 (OsJRL45) isolated from 'sea rice 86' enhances rice salt tolerance at the seedling and reproductive stages. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:553. [PMID: 37940897 PMCID: PMC10634080 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04533-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most widely cultivated grain crops in the world that meets the caloric needs of more than half the world's population. Salt stress seriously affects rice production and threatens food security. Therefore, mining salt tolerance genes in salt-tolerant germplasm and elucidating their molecular mechanisms in rice are necessary for the breeding of salt tolerant cultivars. RESULTS In this study, a salt stress-responsive jacalin-related lectin (JRL) family gene, OsJRL45, was identified in the salt-tolerant rice variety 'sea rice 86' (SR86). OsJRL45 showed high expression level in leaves, and the corresponding protein mainly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. The knockout mutant and overexpression lines of OsJRL45 revealed that OsJRL45 positively regulates the salt tolerance of rice plants at all growth stages. Compared with the wild type (WT), the OsJRL45 overexpression lines showed greater salt tolerance at the reproductive stage, and significantly higher seed setting rate and 1,000-grain weight. Moreover, OsJRL45 expression significantly improved the salt-resistant ability and yield of a salt-sensitive indica cultivar, L6-23. Furthermore, OsJRL45 enhanced the antioxidant capacity of rice plants and facilitated the maintenance of Na+-K+ homeostasis under salt stress conditions. Five proteins associated with OsJRL45 were screened by transcriptome and interaction network analysis, of which one, the transmembrane transporter Os10g0210500 affects the salt tolerance of rice by regulating ion transport-, salt stress-, and hormone-responsive proteins. CONCLUSIONS The OsJRL45 gene isolated from SR86 positively regulated the salt tolerance of rice plants at all growth stages, and significantly increased the yield of salt-sensitive rice cultivar under NaCl treatment. OsJRL45 increased the activity of antioxidant enzyme of rice and regulated Na+/K+ dynamic equilibrium under salinity conditions. Our data suggest that OsJRL45 may improve the salt tolerance of rice by mediating the expression of ion transport-, salt stress response-, and hormone response-related genes.
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- Qinmei Gao
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Huang X, Zheng D, Feng N, Huang A, Zhang R, Meng F, Jie Y, Mu B, Mu D, Zhou H. Effects of prohexadione calcium spraying during the booting stage on panicle traits, yield, and related physiological characteristics of rice under salt stress. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14673. [PMID: 36710858 PMCID: PMC9879151 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Prohexadione calcium (Pro-Ca), as a growth retardant, can effectively alleviate the damage of salt stress to plants. In order to explore the effects of NaCl stress on the physiological characteristics and panicle traits of rice plants as well as the alleviating effect of Pro-Ca at the booting stage, we performed pot experiments on two rice cultivars: conventional rice 'Huanghuazhan' and hybrid rice 'Xiangliangyou900'. Rice plants were treated with 0.3% NaCl 48 hours after Pro-Ca (100 mg L-1) treatment to study the effects of Pro-Ca on the physiological characteristics of the leaves and panicles, as well as the panicle and yield traits of rice under salt stress. Our analysis indicated that NaCl treatment inhibited the morphological growth parameters and photosynthetic efficiency, destroyed the antioxidant defense systems of leaves and panicles, increased soluble protein and proline in both rice cultivars. Foliar application of Pro-Ca significantly increased the leaf area, uppermost internode length, panicle length, panicle weight, number of primary branches, number of grains per panicle, seed setting rate and yield under salt stress. Pro-Ca application significantly affected chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr), and apparent mesophyll conductance (AMC) in NaCl-treated rice cultivars compared with NaCl treatment alone. Moreover, Pro-Ca also increased ascorbic acid (AsA) content, enhanced superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity, and further increased the accumulation of soluble protein and proline in leaves and panicles. These results illustrated that foliar application of Pro-Ca at the booting stage could alleviate the damage caused by NaCl stress by regulating the physiological and metabolic processes of rice plants, thereby enhancing the stress resistance of the plants, increasing total rice yield in salt stress conditions.
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- XiXin Huang
- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China,South China Center of National Saline-tolerant Rice Technology Innovation Center, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China,Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China,South China Center of National Saline-tolerant Rice Technology Innovation Center, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China,Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Ocean University, College of Coastal Agriculture Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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Raza Gurmani A, Wang X, Rafique M, Jawad M, Raza Khan A, Ullah Khan Q, Ahmed R, Fiaz S. Exogenous Application of Gibberellic Acid and Silicon to Promote Salinity Tolerance in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) through Na+ Exclusion. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:103305. [PMID: 35602866 PMCID: PMC9119841 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Salinity is a worldwide problem limiting the plant growth and risking food security. This study was conducted to examine exogenous application of silicon (Si), gibberellic acid (GA3) upon the ion transport, growth, yield, and antioxidant enzymes activities of pea plant in saline conditions. Two pea varieties Meteor-FSD and Samrina Zard were pre-treated with GA3 (10-4 M) for 12 h. Plants were allowed to grow with or without silicon in washed silica sand. Ten days old seedlings were shifted in pots with 10 kg soil. Twenty-five days old plants were exposed to 0 and 5 dS m−1 sodium stress. Results showed that exogenous application of GA3 + Si was the best treatment for increasing plant biomass and yield in the presence and absence of NaCl. Furthermore, application of Si or GA3 enhanced chlorophyll content in the leaves, thereby increasing the net assimilation rate of pea varieties under NaCl stress by increasing the antioxidant enzyme activity. Treatment of Si alone or in combination with GA3 significantly reduced Na+ movement in both pea varieties. Results showed that Si has more prominent role than GA3 alone to build-up high plant biomass, yield, soluble protein content and reduction of Na+ transport. Samrina Zard variety showed higher yield, shoot and root dry weight as compared to Meteor-FSD variety in presence and absence of salt. It was concluded that Si can be used as a nutrient for pea under saline or non-saline conditions. Moreover, application of GA3 has a potential role for increasing salinity tolerance, mostly in sensitive pea varieties.
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Root Na+ Content Negatively Correlated to Salt Tolerance Determines the Salt Tolerance of Brassica napus L. Inbred Seedlings. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11070906. [PMID: 35406886 PMCID: PMC9002931 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Soil salinization is a major environmental stressor that reduces the growth and yield of crops. Maintaining the balance of ions under salinity is vital for plant salt tolerance; however, little is known about the correlation between the salt tolerance of crops and the ion contents of their roots and shoots. Here, we investigated the poorly understood salt-tolerance mechanisms, particularly regarding ion contents (particularly Na+), in Brassica napus subsp. napus L., an agriculturally important species. Twenty B. napus inbred lines were randomly chosen from five salt-tolerance categories and treated with increasing concentrations of NaCl (0–200 mmol) for this work. We found that the root Na+ content is the most correlated limiting factor for the salt tolerance of B. napus; the higher the salt tolerance, the lower the root Na+ content. Correspondingly, the Ca2+/Na+ and K+/Na+ ratios of the roots were highly correlated with B. napus salt tolerance, indicating that the selective absorption ability of these ions by the roots and their translocation to the shoots play a pivotal role in this trait. These data provide a foundation for the further study of the molecular mechanisms underlying salt tolerance and for breeding salt-tolerant B. napus cultivars.
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Chakraborty K, Jena P, Mondal S, Dash GK, Ray S, Baig MJ, Swain P. Relative contribution of different members of OsDREB gene family to osmotic stress tolerance in indica and japonica ecotypes of rice. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2022; 24:356-366. [PMID: 34939275 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Drought/osmotic stress is the single largest production constraint in rain-fed rice cultivation. Different members of the DREB gene family are known to contribute to osmotic stress tolerance. In this study, an attempt was made to understand their relative contribution towards osmotic stress tolerance in indica and japonica ecotypes of rice. Two genotypes (one tolerant and one susceptible) from each ecotype were grown hydroponically, and 21-day-old seedlings were subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced osmotic stress (15% PEG-6000, equivalent to -3.0 bars osmotic potential). The tolerant genotypes CR143 and Moroberekan were found to have superior root traits (total root length, surface area and volume), better plant water status and increased total dry biomass as compared to their susceptible counterparts after 10 days of osmotic stress. Different members of the DREB gene family were differentially induced in response to osmotic shock (1 h after stress) and osmotic stress (24 h after stress), which also differed between the two rice ecotypes. From the gene expression profiles of 10 DREB genes (both DREB1 and DREB2 families), in indica two DREB genes, DREB1B and DREB1G, were significantly correlated with stress tolerance indices, whereas in japonica significant correlations with five DREB genes (DREB1A, DREB1B, DREB1D, DREB1E and DREB2B) were observed. We found that only one member, i.e. DREB1B, showed a significant correlation with drought tolerance indices in both indica and japonica ecotypes. This study provides an overview of the relative contribution of different members of the DREB gene family and their association with drought/osmotic stress tolerance in rice.
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- K Chakraborty
- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- Division of Crop Physiology & Biochemistry, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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Chakraborty K, Ray S, Vijayan J, Molla KA, Nagar R, Jena P, Mondal S, Panda BB, Shaw BP, Swain P, Chattopadhyay K, Sarkar RK. Preformed aerenchyma determines the differential tolerance response under partial submergence imposed by fresh and saline water flooding in rice. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1597-1615. [PMID: 34431099 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Plant's response to fresh- and saline-water flooding and the resulting partial submergence, seems different due to the added complexities of element toxicity of salinity. We identified a few rice genotypes which can tolerate combined stresses of partial submergence and salinity during saline water flooding. To gain mechanistic insights, we compared two rice genotypes: Varshadhan (freshwater-flooding tolerant) and Rashpanjor (both fresh- and saline-water flooding tolerant). We found greater ethylene production and increased "respiratory burst oxidase homolog" (RBOH)-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production led to well-developed constitutive aerenchyma formation in Rashpanjor, which makes it preadapted to withstand fresh- and saline-water flooding. On the contrary, an induced aerenchyma formation-dependent tolerance mechanism of Varshadhan worked well for freshwater flooding but failed to provide tolerance to saline-water flooding. Additional salt stress was found to significantly inhibit the induced aerenchyma formation process due to the dampening of ROS signaling by the action of metallothionein in Varshadhan. Besides, inconspicuous changes in ionic regulation processes in these two genotypes under saline-water flooding suggest preadapted constitutive aerenchyma formation plays a more significant role than elemental toxicity per se in tolerating combined stresses encountered during saline water flooding in rice. Overall, our study indicated that well-developed constitutive aerenchyma provide an adaptive advantage during partial submergence due to saline water flooding in rice as the key process of induced aerenchyma formation is hampered in the presence of salinity stress coupled with partial submergence.
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Qiu T, Du K, Jing Y, Zeng Q, Liu Z, Li Y, Ren Y, Yang J, Kang X. Integrated transcriptome and miRNA sequencing approaches provide insights into salt tolerance in allotriploid Populus cathayana. PLANTA 2021; 254:25. [PMID: 34226949 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03600-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Some salt-stress responsive DEGs, mainly involved in ion transmembrane transport, hormone regulation, antioxidant system, osmotic regulation, and some miRNA jointly regulated the salt response process in allotriploid Populus cathayana. The molecular mechanism of plant polyploid stress resistance has been a hot topic in biological research. In this study, Populus diploids and first division restitution (FDR) and second division restitution (SDR) triploids were selected as research materials. All materials were treated with 70 mM NaCl solutions for 30 days in the same pot environment. We observed the growth state of triploids and diploids and determined the ratio of potassium and sodium ions, peroxidase (POD) activity, proline content, and ABA and jasmonic acid (JA) hormone content in leaves in the same culture environment with the same concentration of NaCl solution treatment. In addition, RNA-seq technology was used to study the differential expression of mRNA and miRNA. The results showed that triploid Populus grew well and the K+ content and the K+/Na+ ratio in the salt treatment were significantly lower than those in the control. The contents of ABA, JA, POD, and proline were increased compared with contents in diploid under salt stress. The salt-stress responsive DEGs were mainly involved in ion transport, cell homeostasis, the MAPK signaling pathway, peroxisome, citric acid cycle, and other salt response and growth pathways. The transcription factors mainly included NAC, MYB, MYB_related and AP2/ERF. Moreover, the differentially expressed miRNAs involved 32 families, including 743 miRNAs related to predicted target genes, among which 22 miRNAs were significantly correlated with salt-stress response genes and related to the regulation of hormones, ion transport, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other biological processes. Our results provided insights into the physiological and molecular aspects for further research into the response mechanisms of allotriploid Populus cathayana to salt stress. This study provided valuable information for the salt tolerance mechanism of allopolyploids.
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- Tong Qiu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
- National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Solis CA, Yong MT, Venkataraman G, Milham P, Zhou M, Shabala L, Holford P, Shabala S, Chen ZH. Sodium sequestration confers salinity tolerance in an ancestral wild rice. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:1594-1608. [PMID: 33619741 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Wild rice Oryza rufipogon, a progenitor of cultivated rice Oryza sativa L., possesses superior salinity tolerance and is a potential donor for breeding salinity tolerance traits in rice. However, a mechanistic basis of salinity tolerance in this donor species has not been established. Here, we examined salinity tolerance from the early vegetative stage to maturity in O. rufipogon in comparison with a salt-susceptible (Koshihikari) and a salt-tolerant (Reiziq) variety of O. sativa. We assessed their phylogeny and agronomical traits, photosynthetic performance, ion contents, as well as gene expression in response to salinity stress. Salt-tolerant O. rufipogon exhibited efficient leaf photosynthesis and less damage to leaf tissues during the course of salinity treatment. In addition, O. rufipogon showed a significantly higher tissue Na+ accumulation that is achieved by vacuolar sequestration compared to the salt tolerant O. sativa indica subspecies. These findings are further supported by the upregulation of genes involved with ion transport and sequestration (e.g. high affinity K+ transporter 1;4 [HKT1;4], Na+ /H+ exchanger 1 [NHX1] and vacuolar H+ -ATPase c [VHA-c]) in salt-tolerant O. rufipogon as well as by the close phylogenetic relationship of key salt-responsive genes in O. rufipogon to these in salt-tolerant wild rice species such as O. coarctata. Thus, the high accumulation of Na+ in the leaves of O. rufipogon acts as a cheap osmoticum to minimize the high energy cost of osmolyte biosynthesis and excessive reactive oxygen species production. These mechanisms demonstrated that O. rufipogon has important traits that can be used for improving salinity tolerance in cultivated rice.
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- Celymar Angela Solis
- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, III Cross Street, Taramani Institutional Area, Chennai, India
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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Le TD, Gathignol F, Vu HT, Nguyen KL, Tran LH, Vu HTT, Dinh TX, Lazennec F, Pham XH, Véry AA, Gantet P, Hoang GT. Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Salinity Tolerance at the Seedling Stage in a Panel of Vietnamese Landraces Reveals New Valuable QTLs for Salinity Stress Tolerance Breeding in Rice. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061088. [PMID: 34071570 PMCID: PMC8228224 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Rice tolerance to salinity stress involves diverse and complementary mechanisms, such as the regulation of genome expression, activation of specific ion-transport systems to manage excess sodium at the cell or plant level, and anatomical changes that avoid sodium penetration into the inner tissues of the plant. These complementary mechanisms can act synergistically to improve salinity tolerance in the plant, which is then interesting in breeding programs to pyramidize complementary QTLs (quantitative trait loci), to improve salinity stress tolerance of the plant at different developmental stages and in different environments. This approach presupposes the identification of salinity tolerance QTLs associated with different mechanisms involved in salinity tolerance, which requires the greatest possible genetic diversity to be explored. To contribute to this goal, we screened an original panel of 179 Vietnamese rice landraces genotyped with 21,623 SNP markers for salinity stress tolerance under 100 mM NaCl treatment, at the seedling stage, with the aim of identifying new QTLs involved in the salinity stress tolerance via a genome-wide association study (GWAS). Nine salinity tolerance-related traits, including the salt injury score, chlorophyll and water content, and K+ and Na+ contents were measured in leaves. GWAS analysis allowed the identification of 26 QTLs. Interestingly, ten of them were associated with several different traits, which indicates that these QTLs act pleiotropically to control the different levels of plant responses to salinity stress. Twenty-one identified QTLs colocalized with known QTLs. Several genes within these QTLs have functions related to salinity stress tolerance and are mainly involved in gene regulation, signal transduction or hormone signaling. Our study provides promising QTLs for breeding programs to enhance salinity tolerance and identifies candidate genes that should be further functionally studied to better understand salinity tolerance mechanisms in rice.
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- Thao Duc Le
- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, LMI RICE-2, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam; (T.D.L.); (H.T.V.); (L.H.T.); (X.H.P.)
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- UMR DIADE, Université de Montpellier, IRD, 34095 Montpellier, France; (F.G.); (F.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, LMI RICE-2, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam; (T.D.L.); (H.T.V.); (L.H.T.); (X.H.P.)
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- Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam;
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- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, LMI RICE-2, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam; (T.D.L.); (H.T.V.); (L.H.T.); (X.H.P.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam;
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- Incubation and Support Center for Technology and Science Enterprises, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam;
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- UMR DIADE, Université de Montpellier, IRD, 34095 Montpellier, France; (F.G.); (F.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, LMI RICE-2, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam; (T.D.L.); (H.T.V.); (L.H.T.); (X.H.P.)
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- UMR BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, 34060 Montpellier, France;
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- UMR DIADE, Université de Montpellier, IRD, 34095 Montpellier, France; (F.G.); (F.L.)
- Department of Molecular Biology, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: (P.G.); (G.T.H.); Tel.: +33-467-416-414 (P.G.); +84-397-600-496 (G.T.H.)
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- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, LMI RICE-2, Hanoi 00000, Vietnam; (T.D.L.); (H.T.V.); (L.H.T.); (X.H.P.)
- Correspondence: (P.G.); (G.T.H.); Tel.: +33-467-416-414 (P.G.); +84-397-600-496 (G.T.H.)
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Chakraborty K, Guru A, Jena P, Ray S, Guhey A, Chattopadhyay K, Sarkar RK. Rice with SUB1 QTL possesses greater initial leaf gas film thickness leading to delayed perception of submergence stress. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2021; 127:251-265. [PMID: 32939540 PMCID: PMC7789114 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Submergence tolerance in rice is primarily attributed to the action of the SUB1 gene, but other associated traits such as leaf gas film (LGF) thickness, leaf hydrophobicity, porosity and leaf density have been known to aid submergence tolerance in rice. However, association of these traits with SUB1 quantitative trait locus (QTL) has not been demonstrated. In this study, we aim to investigate (1) whether the presence of the SUB1 QTL in the genetic background has any influence on the thickness of the LGF and (ii) whether its removal has any impact on stress perception and submergence tolerance in Sub1 and non-Sub1 rice. METHODS We examined 12 genotypes (including both Sub1 and non-Sub1 types) for different leaf traits such as initial LGF thickness, leaf hydrophobicity, tissue porosity and leaf density in order to work out the relatioship of these traits to the SUB1 QTL in rice. Furthermore, we investigated the changes in the gene expression profile and different metabolic processes in selected genotypes in the presence and absence of their LGF to study its impact on stress perception and adaptation. KEY RESULTS The initial thickness of the LGF and hydrophobicity seemed to have a highly positive correlation with the presence of the SUB1 QTL in the genetic background of rice; however, other leaf traits such as porosity and density seemed to be independent of it. Artificial removal of the LGF resulted in partial loss of tolerance, showing increased ethylene production and early induction of anoxia-related genes (SUB1A-1, ACS5, Ramy3D and ADH1) which manifested symptoms such as increased stem elongation, faster chlorophyll and starch breakdown, and partial loss of quiescence in SUB1-containing rice genotypes. Stripping of the LGF resulted in early and enhanced induction of SUB1A-1, indicating a quicker perception of stress. CONCLUSIONS The presence of SUB1 in the genetic background positively influences surface hydrophobicity and the concomitant LGF thickness of rice. Furthermore, LGF helps in terms of providing better ethylene dissipation and reduced in planta accumulation, owing to the slowing down of ethylene-induced leaf senescence under submergence stress.
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- Koushik Chakraborty
- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- For correspondence. E-mail ; or
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, India
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- Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Theerawitaya C, Samphumphuang T, Tisarum R, Siangliw M, Cha-Um S, Takabe T, Toojinda T. Expression level of Na + homeostasis-related genes and salt-tolerant abilities in backcross introgression lines of rice crop under salt stress at reproductive stage. PROTOPLASMA 2020; 257:1595-1606. [PMID: 32671620 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-020-01533-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Salt stress in the rice field is one of the most common abiotic stresses, reducing crop productivity, especially at reproductive stage, which is very sensitive to salt stress. The aim of this investigation was to study mRNA-related Na+ uptake/translocation and Na+ enrichment in the cellular level, leading to physiological changes, growth characteristics, and yield attributes in FL530 [salt-tolerant genotype; carrying SKC1 (in relation to high-affinity potassium transporters controlling Na+ and K+ translocation) and qSt1b (linking to salt injury score) QTLs] and KDML105 (salt-sensitive cultivar; lacking both QTLs) parental lines and 221-48 (carrying SKC1 and qSt1b QTLs) derived from BILs (backcross introgression lines) at 50% flowering of rice, under 150-mM NaCl until harvesting process. The upregulation of OsHKT1;5 (mediating Na+ exclusion into xylem parenchyma cells) and OsNHX1 (Na+/H+ exchanger to secrete Na+ into vacuole) and downregulation of OsHKT2;1 and OsHKT2;2 (mediating Na+ restriction in the roots, leaf sheath and older leaves) in cvs. FL530 and 221-48 (+ SKC1; + qSt1b) under salt stress were observed. It restricted Na+ level in flag leaf, thereby preventing salt toxicity, as indicated by maintenance of photon yield of PSII (ΦPSII), net photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (E) and overall growth performances. In contrast, Na+ enrichment in flag leaf of cv. KDML105 (-SKC1;-qSt1b) caused the reduction in ΦPSII by 30.5% over the control, leading to the reduction in Pn by 62.3%, in seed sterility by 88.2%, and yield loss by 85.1%. Moreover, the negative relationships between Na+ enrichment in flag leaf, physiological changes, and yield traits in rice crop grown under salt stress were demonstrated. Based on this investigation, rice genotype 221-48 was found to possess salt-tolerant traits at reproductive stage and thus could prove to be a potential candidate for future breeding programs.
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- Cattarin Theerawitaya
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Rice Gene Discovery Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC, NSTDA), Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand.
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- Research Institute, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamagushi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, 468-8502, Japan
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
- Rice Gene Discovery Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC, NSTDA), Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
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Chakraborty K, Mondal S, Ray S, Samal P, Pradhan B, Chattopadhyay K, Kar MK, Swain P, Sarkar RK. Tissue Tolerance Coupled With Ionic Discrimination Can Potentially Minimize the Energy Cost of Salinity Tolerance in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:265. [PMID: 32269578 PMCID: PMC7109317 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Salinity is one of the major constraints in rice production. To date, development of salt-tolerant rice cultivar is primarily focused on salt-exclusion strategies, which incur greater energy cost. The present study aimed to evaluate a balancing strategy of ionic discrimination vis-à-vis tissue tolerance, which could potentially minimize the energy cost of salt tolerance in rice. Four rice genotypes, viz., FL478, IR29, Kamini, and AC847, were grown hydroponically and subjected to salt stress equivalent to 12 dS m-1 at early vegetative stage. Different physiological observations (leaf chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence traits, and tissue Na+ and K+ content) and visual scoring suggested a superior Na+-partitioning strategy operating in FL478. A very low tissue Na+/K+ ratio in the leaves of FL478 after 7 days of stress hinted the existence of selective ion transport mechanism in this genotype. On the contrary, Kamini, an equally salt-tolerant genotype, was found to possess a higher leaf Na+/K+ ratio than does FL478 under similar stress condition. Salt-induced expression of different Na+ and K+ transporters indicated significant upregulation of SOS, HKT, NHX, and HAK groups of transporters in both leaves and roots of FL478, followed by Kamini. The expression of plasma membrane and vacuolar H+ pumps (OsAHA1, OsAHA7, and OsV-ATPase) were also upregulated in these two genotypes. On the other hand, IR29 and AC847 showed greater salt susceptibility owing to excess upward transport of Na+ and eventually died within a few days of stress imposition. But in the "leaf clip" assay, it was found that both IR29 and Kamini had high tissue-tolerance and chlorophyll-retention abilities. On the contrary, FL478, although having higher ionic-discrimination ability, showed the least degree of tissue tolerance as evident from the LC50 score (amount of Na+ required to reduce the initial chlorophyll content to half) of 336 mmol g-1 as against 459 and 424 mmol g-1 for IR29 and Kamini, respectively. Overall, the present study indicated that two components (ionic selectivity and tissue tolerance) of salt tolerance mechanism are distinct in rice. Unique genotypes like Kamini could effectively balance both of these strategies to achieve considerable salt tolerance, perhaps with lesser energy cost.
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