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Kior A, Yudina L, Zolin Y, Sukhov V, Sukhova E. RGB Imaging as a Tool for Remote Sensing of Characteristics of Terrestrial Plants: A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1262. [PMID: 38732477 PMCID: PMC11085576 DOI: 10.3390/plants13091262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Approaches for remote sensing can be used to estimate the influence of changes in environmental conditions on terrestrial plants, providing timely protection of their growth, development, and productivity. Different optical methods, including the informative multispectral and hyperspectral imaging of reflected light, can be used for plant remote sensing; however, multispectral and hyperspectral cameras are technically complex and have a high cost. RGB imaging based on the analysis of color images of plants is definitely simpler and more accessible, but using this tool for remote sensing plant characteristics under changeable environmental conditions requires the development of methods to increase its informativity. Our review focused on using RGB imaging for remote sensing the characteristics of terrestrial plants. In this review, we considered different color models, methods of exclusion of background in color images of plant canopies, and various color indices and their relations to characteristics of plants, using regression models, texture analysis, and machine learning for the estimation of these characteristics based on color images, and some approaches to provide transformation of simple color images to hyperspectral and multispectral images. As a whole, our review shows that RGB imaging can be an effective tool for estimating plant characteristics; however, further development of methods to analyze color images of plants is necessary.
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (A.K.); (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (V.S.)
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González-Espíndola LÁ, Pedroza-Sandoval A, Trejo-Calzada R, Jacobo-Salcedo MDR, García de los Santos G, Quezada-Rivera JJ. Relative Water Content, Chlorophyll Index, and Photosynthetic Pigments on Lotus corniculatus L. in Response to Water Deficit. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:961. [PMID: 38611490 PMCID: PMC11013262 DOI: 10.3390/plants13070961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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This study aimed to evaluate different L. corniculatus L. ecotypes under water-deficit conditions to identify changes in relative water content and photosynthetic pigments as indicators of physiological responses during different years' seasons. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with three replicates. Ten treatments were performed as a factorial of 2 × 5, where the first variation factor was the soil water content-no water deficit (NDW) with 100% field capacity (FC), and water deficit (DW) corresponding to 85.4% of the FC-and the second variation factor comprised four ecotypes and one variety of L. corniculatus. A significant effect was identified on the concentration of photosynthetic pigments, mainly total chlorophyll, with chlorophyll a in the 255301 ecotype with records of 187.8, 167.5, and 194.6 mg g-1 FW in WD, corresponding to an increase of 86.0%, 172.6%, and 16.6%, respectively, in relation the lower values obtained in the ecotype 202700 under NWD. In carotenoids, higher concentrations were observed in the 255301 and 202700 ecotypes and the Estanzuela Ganador variety under WD in most seasonal periods, except summer; a similar response was found in the 202700 ecotype and the Estanzuela Ganador variety during the winter season, also in WD. The results showed that the first two principal components accounted for 71.8% of the total variation, with PC1 representing chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total chlorophyll, and PC2 representing carotenoids, temperature, relative chlorophyll index, and relative water content. The observations were grouped based on soil moisture content, with the optimal moisture group exhibiting higher chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations. The findings suggest that soil moisture content significantly affects the performance of L. corniculatus ecotypes, and the plant shows seasonal variations in response to water-deficit conditions. This research contributes to understanding the physiological responses of L. corniculatus and its potential as a water-efficient forage crop for promoting sustainable agriculture and enhancing food security.
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- Luis Ángel González-Espíndola
- Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Km 40 Carretera Gómez Palacio—Chihuahua, Bermejillo C.P. 35230, Durango, Mexico; (L.Á.G.-E.); (R.T.-C.); (M.d.R.J.-S.)
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- Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Km 40 Carretera Gómez Palacio—Chihuahua, Bermejillo C.P. 35230, Durango, Mexico; (L.Á.G.-E.); (R.T.-C.); (M.d.R.J.-S.)
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- Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Km 40 Carretera Gómez Palacio—Chihuahua, Bermejillo C.P. 35230, Durango, Mexico; (L.Á.G.-E.); (R.T.-C.); (M.d.R.J.-S.)
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- Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Km 40 Carretera Gómez Palacio—Chihuahua, Bermejillo C.P. 35230, Durango, Mexico; (L.Á.G.-E.); (R.T.-C.); (M.d.R.J.-S.)
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- Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Km 36.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Montecillo C.P. 56230, Texcoco, Mexico;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Av. Universidad s/n. Fraccionamiento Filadelfia, Gómez Palacio, Durango C.P. 35010, Mexico;
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López-Jurado J, Picazo-Aragonés J, Alonso C, Balao F, Mateos-Naranjo E. Physiology, gene expression, and epiphenotype of two Dianthus broteri polyploid cytotypes under temperature stress. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:1601-1614. [PMID: 37988617 PMCID: PMC10901207 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad462] [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: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Increasing evidence supports a major role for abiotic stress response in the success of plant polyploids, which usually thrive in harsh environments. However, understanding the ecophysiology of polyploids is challenging due to interactions between genome doubling and natural selection. Here, we investigated physiological responses, gene expression, and the epiphenotype of two related Dianthus broteri cytotypes-with different genome duplications (4× and 12×) and evolutionary trajectories-to short extreme temperature events (42/28 °C and 9/5 °C). The 12× cytotype showed higher expression of stress-responsive genes (SWEET1, PP2C16, AI5L3, and ATHB7) and enhanced gas exchange compared with 4×. Under heat stress, both ploidies had greatly impaired physiological performance and altered gene expression, with reduced cytosine methylation. However, the 12× cytotype exhibited remarkable physiological tolerance (maintaining gas exchange and water status via greater photochemical integrity and probably enhanced water storage) while down-regulating PP2C16 expression. Conversely, 4× D. broteri was susceptible to thermal stress despite prioritizing water conservation, showing signs of non-stomatal photosynthetic limitations and irreversible photochemical damage. This cytotype also presented gene-specific expression patterns under heat, up-regulating ATHB7. These findings provide insights into divergent stress response strategies and physiological resistance resulting from polyploidy, highlighting its widespread influence on plant function.
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- Javier López-Jurado
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo. 1095, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo. 1095, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo. 1095, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Apdo. 1095, E-41080 Sevilla, Spain
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Dunuweera AN, Dunuweera SP, Ranganathan K. A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications. Biochem Res Int 2024; 2024:8273237. [PMID: 38347947 PMCID: PMC10861286 DOI: 10.1155/2024/8273237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Bioluminescence has been a fascinating natural phenomenon of light emission from living creatures. It happens when the enzyme luciferase facilitates the oxidation of luciferin, resulting in the creation of an excited-state species that emits light. Although there are many bioluminescent systems, few have been identified. D-luciferin-dependent systems, coelenterazine-dependent systems, Cypridina luciferin-based systems, tetrapyrrole-based luciferins, bacterial bioluminescent systems, and fungal bioluminescent systems are natural bioluminescent systems. Since different bioluminescence systems, such as various combinations of luciferin-luciferase pair reactions, have different light emission wavelengths, they benefit industrial applications such as drug discovery, protein-protein interactions, in vivo imaging in small animals, and controlling neurons. Due to the expression of luciferase and easy permeation of luciferin into most cells and tissues, bioluminescence assays are applied nowadays with modern technologies in most cell and tissue types. It is a versatile technique in a variety of biomedical research. Furthermore, there are some investigated blue-sky research projects, such as bioluminescent plants and lamps. This review article is mainly based on the theory of diverse bioluminescence systems and their past, present, and future applications.
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- Department of Botany, University of Jaffna, Jaffna 40000, Sri Lanka
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Cassimiro CAL, Henschel JM, Gomes VGN, Alves RDC, da Silva PK, Pereira EM, Cavalcanti MT, Batista DS, da Costa Batista FR. Irrigation level and substrate type on the acclimatization and development of mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC.): an emblematic cactus from Brazilian semiarid region. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20547. [PMID: 37996545 PMCID: PMC10667334 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47929-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Mandacaru is a cactus with great socioeconomic potential, but lack of information about its cultivation hinders its domestication. Here, we aimed to evaluate the acclimatization and vegetative development of mandacaru under different substrates and irrigation levels. For this, seeds inoculated in vitro were grown for 120 days, being transplanted to pots containing four types of substrate (S1-caatinga soil + gravel; S2-washed sand + organic matter + soil + charcoal; S3-washed sand + cattle manure + soil + sand; S4-commercial organic substrate). Pots were irrigated with 100% of the field capacity (FC) once-a-week, or with 50% FC twice-a-week, and kept in a greenhouse for six months. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 4 × 2 factorial scheme, with six replications. Plant height and diameter, axial and radial growth rate, fresh and dry mass of stem and root, water content, and photosynthetic pigments were determined. Growth was affected mainly by the substrate, with S4 resulting in higher growth and pigment content, while S1 was impaired and S2 and S3 resulted in intermediate growth. The use of S4 and 100% FC once per week was the best condition for mandacaru.
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- Carlos Alberto Lins Cassimiro
- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences (Agroecology), Federal University of Paraíba, Bananeiras, Paraíba, 58220-000, Brazil
- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Agronomy, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil
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- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences (Agroecology), Federal University of Paraíba, Bananeiras, Paraíba, 58220-000, Brazil
- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
- Department of Agriculture, Federal University of Paraíba, Campus Universitário III, s/n, Bananeiras, PB, 58220-000, Brazil
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- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences (Agroecology), Federal University of Paraíba, Bananeiras, Paraíba, 58220-000, Brazil.
- Graduate Program in Agronomy, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, 58397-000, Brazil.
- Department of Agriculture, Federal University of Paraíba, Campus Universitário III, s/n, Bananeiras, PB, 58220-000, Brazil.
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- National Institute of the Semiarid, Av. Francisco Lopes de Almeida, s/n, Serrotão, Campina Grande, Paraíba, 58434-700, Brazil
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Sands E, Davies S, Puxty RJ, Vergé V, Bouget FY, Scanlan DJ, Carré IA. Genetic and physiological responses to light quality in a deep ocean ecotype of Ostreococcus, an ecologically important photosynthetic picoeukaryote. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6773-6789. [PMID: 37658791 PMCID: PMC10662239 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad347] [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: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Phytoplankton are exposed to dramatic variations in light quality when cells are carried by upwelling or downwelling currents or encounter sediment. We investigated the potential impact of light quality changes in Ostreococcus, a key marine photosynthetic picoeukaryote, by analysing changes in its transcriptome, pigment content, and photophysiology after acclimation to monochromatic red, green, or blue light. The clade B species RCC809, isolated from the deep euphotic zone of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, responded to blue light by accelerating cell division at the expense of storage reserves and by increasing the relative level of blue-light-absorbing pigments. It responded to red and green light by increasing its potential for photoprotection. In contrast, the clade A species OTTH0595, which originated from a shallow water environment, showed no difference in photosynthetic properties and minor differences in carotenoid contents between light qualities. This was associated with the loss of candidate light-quality responsive promoter motifs identified in RCC809 genes. These results demonstrate that light quality can have a major influence on the physiology of eukaryotic phytoplankton and suggest that different light quality environments can drive selection for diverse patterns of responsiveness and environmental niche partitioning.
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- Elizabeth Sands
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls sur Mer, France
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, UMR 7621, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls sur Mer, France
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Lu J, Dong Q, Lan G, He Z, Zhou D, Zhang H, Wang X, Liu X, Jiang C, Zhang Z, Wan S, Zhao X, Yu H. Row ratio increasing improved light distribution, photosynthetic characteristics, and yield of peanut in the maize and peanut strip intercropping system. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1135580. [PMID: 37521911 PMCID: PMC10377676 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1135580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Changes in the canopy microclimate in intercropping systems, particularly in the light environment, have important effects on the physiological characteristics of photosynthesis and yield of crops. Although different row ratio configurations and strip widths of dwarf crops in intercropping systems have important effects on canopy microclimate, little information is available on the effects of intercropping on chlorophyll synthesis and photosynthetic physiological properties of dwarf crops. A 2-year field experiment was conducted in 2019 and 2020, with five treatments: sole maize (SM), sole peanut (SP), four rows of maize intercropping with eight rows of peanut (M4P8), four rows of maize intercropping with four rows of peanut (M4P4), and four rows of maize intercropping with two rows of peanut (M4P2). The results showed that the light transmittance [photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)], photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr), and stomatal conductance (Gs) of intercropped peanut canopy were reduced, while the intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (Ci) was increased, compared with SP. In particular, the M4P8 pattern Pn (2-year mean) was reduced by 5.68%, 5.33%, and 5.30%; Tr was reduced by 7.41%, 5.45%, and 5.95%; and Gs was reduced by 8.20%, 6.88%, and 6.46%; and Ci increased by 11.95%, 8.06%, and 9.61% compared to SP, at the flowering needle stage, pod stage, and maturity, respectively. M4P8 improves the content of chlorophyll synthesis precursor and conversion efficiency, which promotes the utilization efficiency of light energy. However, it was significantly reduced in M4P2 and M4P4 treatment. The dry matter accumulation and pod yield of peanut in M4P8 treatment decreased, but the proportion of dry matter distribution in the late growth period was more transferred to pods. The full pod number decreases as the peanut row ratio decreases and increases with year, but there is no significant difference between years. M4P8 has the highest yield and land use efficiency and can be used as a reference row ratio configuration for maize-peanut intercropping to obtain relatively high yield benefits.
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- Juntian Lu
- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Maize Research Institute, Dandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dandong, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Mourya M, Khan MJ, Sirotiya V, Ahirwar A, Schoefs B, Marchand J, Varjani S, Vinayak V. Enhancing the biochemical growth of Haematococcus pluvialis by mitigation of broad-spectrum light stress in wastewater cultures. RSC Adv 2023; 13:17611-17620. [PMID: 37313002 PMCID: PMC10258810 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01530k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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In this study, the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis were cultivated in wastewater inoculated into low-density polypropylene plastic air pillows (LDPE-PAPs) under a light stress. The cells were irradiated to different light stresses using white LED lights (WLs) as the control, and broad-spectrum lights (BLs) as a test for the period of 32 days. It was observed that the inoculum (70 × 102 mL-1 cells) of H. pluvialis algal cells increased almost 30 and 40 times in WL and BL, respectively, at day 32 coherent to its biomass productivity. Higher lipid concentration of up to 36.85 μg mL-1 was observed in BL irradiated cells compared to 13.215 μg L-1 dry weight of biomass in WL. The chlorophyll 'a' content was 2.6 times greater in BL (3.46 μg mL-1) compared to that in WL (1.32 μg mL-1) with total carotenoids being about 1.5 times greater in BL compared to WL on day 32. The yield of red pigment 'Astaxanthin' was about 27% greater in BL than in WL. The presence, of different carotenoids including astaxanthin was also confirmed by HPLC, whereas fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) were confirmed by GC-MS. This study further confirmed that wastewater alongwith with light stress is suitable for the biochemical growth of H. pluvialis with good biomass yield as well as carotenoid accumulation. Additionally there was 46% reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD) in a far more efficient manner when cultured in recycled LDPE-PAP. Such type of cultivation of H. pluvialis made the overall process economical and suitable for upscaling to produce value-added products such as lipids, pigments, biomass, and biofuel for commercial applications.
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- Megha Mourya
- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University Sagar MP 470003 India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University Sagar MP 470003 India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University Sagar MP 470003 India
- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Biology of Organisms, Stress, Health and Environment, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS Le Mans France
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University Sagar MP 470003 India
- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Biology of Organisms, Stress, Health and Environment, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS Le Mans France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Biology of Organisms, Stress, Health and Environment, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS Le Mans France
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- Metabolism, Bioengineering of Microalgal Metabolism and Applications (MIMMA), Biology of Organisms, Stress, Health and Environment, Le Mans University, IUML - FR 3473 CNRS Le Mans France
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon 999077 Hong Kong
- Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun-248 007 Uttarakhand India
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University Sagar MP 470003 India
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Hanba YT, Nishida K, Tsutsui Y, Matsumoto M, Yasui Y, Sizhe Y, Matsuura T, Kawaguchi Akitsu T, Kume A. Leaf optical properties and photosynthesis of fern species with a wide range of divergence time in relation to mesophyll anatomy. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2023; 131:437-450. [PMID: 36749684 PMCID: PMC10072100 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS For a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of changing plant photosynthetic capacity during plant evolutionary history, knowledge of leaf gas exchange and optical properties are essential, both of which relate strongly to mesophyll anatomy. Although ferns are suitable for investigating the evolutionary history of photosynthetic capacity, comprehensive research of fern species has yet to be undertaken in this regard. METHODS We investigated leaf optical properties, gas exchange and mesophyll anatomy of fern species with a wide range of divergence time, using 66 ferns from natural habitats and eight glasshouse-grown ferns. We used a spectroradiometer and an integrating sphere to measure light absorptance and reflectance by the leaves. KEY RESULTS The more newly divergent fern species had a thicker mesophyll, a larger surface area of chloroplasts facing the intercellular airspaces (Sc), thicker cell walls and large light absorptance. Although no trend with divergence time was obtained in leaf photosynthetic capacity on a leaf-area basis, when the traits were expressed on a mesophyll-thickness basis, trends in leaf photosynthetic capacity became apparent. On a mesophyll-thickness basis, the more newly divergent species had a low maximum photosynthesis rate, accompanied by a low Sc. CONCLUSIONS We found a strong link between light capture, mesophyll anatomy and photosynthesis rate in fern species for the first time. The thick mesophyll of the more newly divergent ferns does not necessarily relate to the high photosynthetic capacity on a leaf-area basis. Rather, the thick mesophyll accompanied by thick cell walls allowed the ferns to adapt to a wider range of environments through increasing leaf toughness, which would contribute to the diversification of fern species.
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- Yuko T Hanba
- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Rosa RM, Machado M, Vaz MGMV, Lopes-Santos R, Nascimento AGD, Araújo WL, Nunes-Nesi A. Urea as a source of nitrogen and carbon leads to increased photosynthesis rates in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under mixotrophy. J Biotechnol 2023; 367:20-30. [PMID: 36966923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Microalgae is a potential source of bioproducts, including feedstock to biofuels. Urea has been pointed as potential N source for microalgae growth. Considering that urea metabolism releases HCO3- to the medium, we tested the hypothesis that this carbon source could improve photosynthesis and consequently growth rates of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In this sense, the metabolic responses of C. reinhardtii grown with ammonium and urea as nitrogen sources under mixotrophic and autotrophic conditions were investigated. Overall, the mixotrophy led to increased cell growth as well as to a higher accumulation of lipids independent of N source, followed by a decrease in photosynthesis over the growth phases. In mixotrophy, urea stimulates growth in terms of cell number and dry weight. Furthermore, higher photosynthesis was verified in late logarithmic phase compared to ammonium. Under autotrophy conditions, although cell number and biomass were reduced, there was higher production of starch independent of N source. Nonetheless, urea-based autotrophic treatments stimulated biomass production compared to ammonium-based treatment. Under mixotrophy higher input of carbon into the cell from acetate and urea optimized photosynthesis and consequently promoted cell growth. Together, these results suggest urea as alternative source of carbon, improving photosynthesis and cell growth in C. reinhardtii.
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Xu K, Ye H. Light scattering in stacked mesophyll cells results in similarity characteristic of solar spectral reflectance and transmittance of natural leaves. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4694. [PMID: 36949090 PMCID: PMC10033640 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31718-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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Solar spectral reflectance and transmittance of natural leaves exhibit dramatic similarity. To elucidate the formation mechanism and physiological significance, a radiative transfer model was constructed, and the effects of stacked mesophyll cells, chlorophyll content and leaf thickness on the visible light absorptance of the natural leaves were analyzed. Results indicated that light scattering caused by the stacked mesophyll cells is responsible for the similarity. The optical path of visible light in the natural leaves is increased with the scattering process, resulting in that the visible light transmittance is significantly reduced meanwhile the visible light reflectance is at a low level, thus the visible light absorptance tends to a maximum and the absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) by the natural leaves is significantly enhanced. Interestingly, as two key leaf functional traits affecting the absorption process of PAR, chlorophyll content and leaf thickness of the natural leaves in a certain environment show a convergent behavior, resulting in the high visible light absorptance of the natural leaves, which demonstrates the PAR utilizing strategies of the natural leaves. This work provides a new perspective for revealing the evolutionary processes and ecological strategies of natural leaves, and can be adopted to guide the improvement directions of crop photosynthesis.
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- Kai Xu
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China.
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Gao Y, He X, Lv H, Liu H, Li Y, Hu Y, Liu Y, Huang Y, Zhang J. Epi-Brassinolide Regulates ZmC4 NADP-ME Expression through the Transcription Factors ZmbHLH157 and ZmNF-YC2. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054614. [PMID: 36902048 PMCID: PMC10002761 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Maize is a main food and feed crop with great production potential and high economic benefits. Improving its photosynthesis efficiency is crucial for increasing yield. Maize photosynthesis occurs mainly through the C4 pathway, and NADP-ME (NADP-malic enzyme) is a key enzyme in the photosynthetic carbon assimilation pathway of C4 plants. ZmC4-NADP-ME catalyzes the release of CO2 from oxaloacetate into the Calvin cycle in the maize bundle sheath. Brassinosteroid (BL) can improve photosynthesis; however, its molecular mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, transcriptome sequencing of maize seedlings treated with epi-brassinolide (EBL) showed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly enriched in photosynthetic antenna proteins, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism, and photosynthesis pathways. The DEGs of C4-NADP-ME and pyruvate phosphate dikinase in the C4 pathway were significantly enriched in EBL treatment. Co-expression analysis showed that the transcription level of ZmNF-YC2 and ZmbHLH157 transcription factors was increased under EBL treatment and moderately positively correlated with ZmC4-NADP-ME. Transient overexpression of protoplasts revealed that ZmNF-YC2 and ZmbHLH157 activate C4-NADP-ME promoters. Further experiments showed ZmNF-YC2 and ZmbHLH157 transcription factor binding sites on the -1616 bp and -1118 bp ZmC4 NADP-ME promoter. ZmNF-YC2 and ZmbHLH157 were screened as candidate transcription factors mediating brassinosteroid hormone regulation of the ZmC4 NADP-ME gene. The results provide a theoretical basis for improving maize yield using BR hormones.
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- Yuanfen Gao
- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625000, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625000, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625000, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Correspondence: (Y.H.); (J.Z.)
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.H.); (J.Z.)
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L-Arginine Alleviates the Reduction in Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Activity Induced by Drought Stress in Maize Seedlings. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020482. [PMID: 36830040 PMCID: PMC9952503 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important food crops in the world. Drought is currently the most important abiotic factor affecting maize yield. L-arginine has emerged as a nontoxic plant growth regulator that enhances the tolerance of plants to drought. An experiment was conducted to examine the role of L-arginine in alleviating the inhibitory effects of drought on the photosynthetic capacity and activities of antioxidant enzymes when the plants were subjected to drought stress. The results showed that the biomass of maize seedlings decreased significantly under a 20% polyethylene glycol-simulated water deficit compared with the control treatment. However, the exogenous application of L-arginine alleviated the inhibition of maize growth induced by drought stress. Further analysis of the photosynthetic parameters showed that L-arginine partially restored the chloroplasts' structure under drought stress and increased the contents of chlorophyll, the performance index on an adsorption basis, and Fv/Fm by 151.3%, 105.5%, and 37.1%, respectively. Supplementation with L-arginine also reduced the oxidative damage caused by hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, and superoxide ions by 27.2%, 10.0%, and 31.9%, respectively. Accordingly, the activities of ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase increased by 11.6%, 108.5%, 104.4%, 181.1%, 18.3%, and 46.1%, respectively, under drought. Thus, these findings suggest that L-arginine can improve the drought resistance of maize seedlings by upregulating their rate of photosynthesis and their antioxidant capacity.
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Kayoumu M, Iqbal A, Muhammad N, Li X, Li L, Wang X, Gui H, Qi Q, Ruan S, Guo R, Zhang X, Song M, Dong Q. Phosphorus Availability Affects the Photosynthesis and Antioxidant System of Contrasting Low-P-Tolerant Cotton Genotypes. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020466. [PMID: 36830024 PMCID: PMC9952849 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient, and an important component of plant metabolism. However, little is known about the effects of low P availability on P absorption, the photosynthetic electron transport chain, and the antioxidant system in cotton. This study used cotton genotypes (sensitive FJA and DLNTDH and tolerant BX014 and LuYuan343) with contrasting low-P tolerance in a hydroponic experiment under 15 µM, 50 µM, and 500 μM P concentrations. The results showed that low P availability reduced plant development and leaf area, shoot length, and dry weight in FJA and DLNADH, compared to BX014 and LuYuan343. The low P availability decreased the gas-exchange parameters such as the net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance, and increased the intercellular CO2 concentration. Chlorophyll a fluorescence demonstrated that the leaves' absorption and trapped-energy flux were largely steady. In contrast, considerable gains in absorption and trapped-energy flux per reaction center resulted from decreases in the electron transport per reaction center under low-P conditions. In addition, low P availability reduced the activities of antioxidant enzymes and increased the content of malondialdehyde in the cotton genotypes, especially in FJA and DLNTDH. Moreover, low P availability reduced the activity of PEPC and generated a decline in the content of ATP and NADPH. Our research can provide a theoretical physiological basis for the growth and tolerance of cotton under low-P conditions.
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- Mirezhatijiang Kayoumu
- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
- Western Agricultural Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji 831100, China
- Department of Agriculture, Hazara University, Mansehra 21120, Pakistan
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Rice Cultivation Laboratory, Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (M.S.); (Q.D.); Tel.: +86-0372-2562-308 (Q.D.)
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
- Western Agricultural Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji 831100, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (M.S.); (Q.D.); Tel.: +86-0372-2562-308 (Q.D.)
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- Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology/School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Anyang 455000, China
- Western Agricultural Research Center of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji 831100, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (M.S.); (Q.D.); Tel.: +86-0372-2562-308 (Q.D.)
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Wei Y, Li K, Chong Z, Aamir Khan M, Liang C, Meng Z, Wang Y, Guo S, Chen Q, Zhang R. Genetic and transcriptome analysis of a cotton leaf variegation mutant. Gene 2023; 866:147257. [PMID: 36754177 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms, chloroplast is not only a site for photosynthesis, but it also have a vital role in signal transduction mechanisms. Plants exhibit various colors in nature with various mutants induced by EMS, whose traits are regulated by developmental and environmental factors, making them ideal for studying the regulation of chloroplast development. In this study, the cotton leaf variegated mutant (VAR) induced by EMS was used for this experiment. Genetic analysis revealed that VAR phenotype was a dominant mutation and by performing freehand section inspection, it was noticed that the vascular bundles of VAR were smaller. Chloroplast ultrastructure showed that the stacking of grana thylakoid was thinner and the starch granules were increased significantly in VAR comparedto wild type (WT). Transcriptome analysis found that the KEGG was enriched in photosynthesis pathway, and GO was abundant in zinc ion transmembrane transport, electron transporter and cation binding terms. In addition, GhFTSH5 expression in VAR was significantly higher than WT and the promoter sequence of GhFTSH5 had differences. The results showed that the VAR plant had altered GhFTSH5 expression and disrupted chloroplast structure, which in turn affects plant photosynthesis. More importantly, this study lays a foundation for further analyzing molecular mechanism of cotton variegated phenotypes.
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- Yunxiao Wei
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China; Engineering Research Center for Cotton (the Ministry of Education), Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China; College of Plant Science, Tarim University, 1487 East Tarim Avenue, Aral City 843300, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Cotton (the Ministry of Education), Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhongguancun, Nandajie No. 12, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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Yang Y, Chen H, Lu J. Inactivation of algae by visible-light-driven modified photocatalysts: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159640. [PMID: 36302431 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Harmful algal blooms have raised great concerns due to their adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems and human health. Recently, visible light-driven (VLD) photocatalysis has attracted attention for algae inactivation owing to its unique characteristics of low cost, mechanical stability, and excellent removal efficiency. However, the low utilization of visible light and the high complexation rate of electron-hole (e--h+) pairs are essential drawbacks of conventional photocatalysts. Scientific efforts have been devoted to modifying VLD photocatalysts to enhance their antialgal activity. This review concisely summarizes the anti-algae performance of the latest modified VLD photocatalysts. The summary of the mechanisms in VLD photocatalytic inactivation demonstrates that reactive oxygen species (ROS) can induce oxidative damage to algal cells and photocatalytic degradation of released organic matter. In addition, the factors, such as photocatalyst dosage, algal concentration and species, and the physicochemical properties of different water matrices, such as pH, natural organic matter, and inorganic ions, affecting the efficacy of VLD catalytic oxidation for algae removal are briefly outlined. Thereafter, this review compiles perspectives on the emerging field of VLD photocatalytic inactivation.
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- Yue Yang
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300071, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300050, China.
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Sukhova E, Ratnitsyna D, Sukhov V. Simulated Analysis of Influence of Changes in H +-ATPase Activity and Membrane CO 2 Conductance on Parameters of Photosynthetic Assimilation in Leaves. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11243435. [PMID: 36559546 PMCID: PMC9783116 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Photosynthesis is an important process in plants which influences their development and productivity. Many factors can control the efficiency of photosynthesis, including CO2 conductance of leaf mesophyll, which affects the CO2 availability for Rubisco. It is known that electrical stress signals can decrease this conductance, and the response is probably caused by inactivation of H+-ATPase in the plasma membrane. In the current work, we analyzed the influence of both CO2 conductance in the plasma membrane, and chloroplast envelopes and H+-ATPase activity on photosynthetic CO2 assimilation, using a two-dimensional mathematical model of photosynthesis in leaves. The model included a description of assimilation on the basis of the Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry model, ion transport through the plasma membrane, diffusion of CO2 in the apoplast, and transport of CO2 through the plasma membrane and chloroplast envelope. The model showed that the photosynthetic CO2 assimilation rate was mainly dependent on the plasma membrane and chloroplast envelope conductance; direct influence of the H+-ATPase activity (through changes in pH and CO2/HCO3- concentration ratio) on this rate was weak. In contrast, both changes in CO2 conductance of the plasma membrane and chloroplast envelopes and changes in the H+-ATPase activity influenced spatial heterogeneity of the CO2 assimilation on the leaf surface in the simulated two-dimensional system. These effects were also observed under simultaneous changes in the CO2 conductance of the plasma membrane and H+-ATPase activity. Qualitatively similar influence of changes in the CO2 conductance of the plasma membrane and chloroplast envelopes, and changes in the H+-ATPase activity on photosynthesis were shown for two different densities of stomata in the simulated leaf; however, lowering the density of stomata decreased the assimilation rate and increased the heterogeneity of assimilation. The results of the model analysis clarify the potential influence of H+-ATPase inactivation on photosynthesis, and can be the basis for development of new methods for remote sensing of the influence of electrical signals.
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Waste carbon conversion and utilization in chemical wastewater treatment process: Experimental approaches from lab-to pilot-scale. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Contreras-Trigo B, Díaz-García V, Oyarzún P. A Novel Preanalytical Strategy Enabling Application of a Colorimetric Nanoaptasensor for On-Site Detection of AFB1 in Cattle Feed. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:9280. [PMID: 36501982 PMCID: PMC9735511 DOI: 10.3390/s22239280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aflatoxin contamination of cattle feed is responsible for serious adverse effects on animal and human health. A number of approaches have been reported to determine aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in a variety of feed samples using aptasensors. However, rapid analysis of AFB1 in these matrices remains to be addressed in light of the complexity of the preanalytical process. Herein we describe an optimization on the preanalytical stage to minimize the sample processing steps required to perform semi-quantitative colorimetric detection of AFB1 in cattle feed using a gold nanoparticle-based aptasensor (nano-aptasensor). The optical behavior of the nano-aptasensor was characterized in different organics solvents, with acetonitrile showing the least interference on the activity of the nan-aptasensor. This solvent was selected as the extractant agent for AFB1-containing feed, allowing for the first time, direct colorimetric detection from the crude extract (detection limit of 5 µg/kg). Overall, these results lend support to the application of this technology for the on-site detection of AFB1 in the dairy sector.
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Villa F, Wu YL, Zerboni A, Cappitelli F. In Living Color: Pigment-Based Microbial Ecology At the Mineral-Air Interface. Bioscience 2022; 72:1156-1175. [PMID: 36451971 PMCID: PMC9699719 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Pigment-based color is one of the most important phenotypic traits of biofilms at the mineral-air interface (subaerial biofilms, SABs), because it reflects the physiology of the microbial community. Because color is the hallmark of all SABs, we argue that pigment-based color could convey the mechanisms that drive microbial adaptation and coexistence across different terrestrial environments and link phenotypic traits to community fitness and ecological dynamics. Within this framework, we present the most relevant microbial pigments at the mineral-air interface and discuss some of the evolutionary landscapes that necessitate pigments as adaptive strategies for resource allocation and survivability. We report several pigment features that reflect SAB communities' structure and function, as well as pigment ecology in the context of microbial life-history strategies and coexistence theory. Finally, we conclude the study of pigment-based ecology by presenting its potential application and some of the key challenges in the research.
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Song X, Li N, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Zhou R, Yu T, Shen S, Feng S, Zhang Y, Li X, Lin H, Wang X. Transcriptomics and Genomics Analysis Uncover the Differentially Expressed Chlorophyll and Carotenoid-Related Genes in Celery. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23168986. [PMID: 36012264 PMCID: PMC9409461 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Celery (Apium graveolens L.), a plant from Apiaceae, is one of the most important vegetables and is grown worldwide. Carotenoids can capture light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll, which plays a central role in photosynthesis. Here, by performing transcriptomics and genomics analysis, we identified and conducted a comprehensive analysis of chlorophyll and carotenoid-related genes in celery and six representative species. Significantly, different contents and gene expression patterns were found among three celery varieties. In total, 237 and 290 chlorophyll and carotenoid-related genes were identified in seven species. No notable gene expansion of chlorophyll biosynthesis was detected in examined species. However, the gene encoding ζ-carotene desaturase (ZDS) enzyme in carotenoid was expanded in celery. Comparative genomics and RNA-seq analyses revealed 16 and 5 key genes, respectively, regulating chlorophyll and carotenoid. An intriguing finding is that chlorophyll and carotenoid-related genes were coordinately regulated by transcriptional factors, which could be distinctively classified into positive- and negative-regulation groups. Six CONSTANS (CO)-like transcription factors co-regulated chlorophyll and carotenoid-related genes were identified in celery. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into the regulation of chlorophyll and carotenoid by transcription factors.
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- Xiaoming Song
- Center for Informational Biology, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing 100097, China
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Fredericton Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7, Canada
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- Center for Informational Biology, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Correspondence: (H.L.); (X.W.)
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- Center for Genomics and Bio-Computing, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
- Correspondence: (H.L.); (X.W.)
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Kitajima R, Matsuda O, Mastunaga K, Hara R, Watanabe A, Kume A. Evaluation of thermoregulation of different pine organs in early spring and estimation of heat reward for the western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) on male cones. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0272565. [PMID: 35925894 PMCID: PMC9352051 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The western conifer seed bug (WCSB, Leptoglossus occidentalis) is a pest of many pine species and is invasive worldwide. WCSB directly and indirectly deteriorates pine nut production by sucking seeds from cones. Currently, researchers think that WCSBs search for food by a combination of cues from visible light, infrared radiation, and chemicals such as monoterpenes. Some research revealed that WCSBs prefer larger cones, and it was thought that WCSBs suck seeds from and obtain more heat on larger cones. However, in early spring, we observed that most WCSBs gathered on male cones rather than on female cones and young cones. We hypothesized that male pine cones were warmer than female cones and needles, and WCSBs sucking male cones may receive more heat. To test these hypotheses, we measured spectral reflectance with a hyperspectral sensor and temperature of pine organs with tiny thermocouples, and the data were analyzed by a heat budget model. Our results revealed that male cones were significantly warmer and more reflective than female cones and needles, which may attract WCSBs. These results supported our hypothesis that WCSBs on male cones were warmer than those on other organs. This study will help further understanding of WCSBs and the adaptive value of pine cone colors.
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- Ryotaro Kitajima
- Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Kyushu Regional Breeding Office, Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Koshi, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sukhova E, Yudina L, Kior A, Kior D, Popova A, Zolin Y, Gromova E, Sukhov V. Modified Photochemical Reflectance Indices as New Tool for Revealing Influence of Drought and Heat on Pea and Wheat Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1308. [PMID: 35631733 PMCID: PMC9147454 DOI: 10.3390/plants11101308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In environmental conditions, plants can be affected by the action of numerous abiotic stressors. These stressors can induce both damage of physiological processes and adaptive changes including signaling-based changes. Development of optical methods of revealing influence of stressors on plants is an important task for plant investigations. The photochemical reflectance index (PRI) based on plant reflectance at 531 nm (measuring wavelength) and 570 nm (reference wavelength) can be effective tool of revealing plant stress changes (mainly, photosynthetic changes); however, its efficiency is strongly varied at different conditions. Earlier, we proposed series of modified PRIs with moderate shifts of the measuring wavelength and showed that these indices can be effective for revealing photosynthetic changes under fluctuations in light intensity. The current work was devoted to the analysis of sensitivity of these modified PRIs to action of drought and short-term heat stress. Investigation of spatially-fixed leaves of pea plants showed that the modified PRI with the shorter measuring wavelength (515 nm) was increased under response of drought and heat; by contrast, the modified PRI with the longer wavelength (555 nm) was decreased under response to these stressors. Changes of investigated indices could be related to parameters of photosynthetic light reactions; however, these relations were stronger for the modified PRI with the 555 nm measuring wavelength. Investigation of canopy of pea (vegetation room) and wheat (vegetation room and open-ground) supported these results. Thus, moderate changes in the measuring wavelengths of PRI can strongly modify the efficiency of their use for the estimation of plant physiological changes (mainly photosynthetic changes) under action of stressors. It is probable that the modified PRI with the 555 nm measuring wavelength (or similar indices) can be an effective tool for revealing photosynthetic changes induced by stressors.
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (E.S.); (L.Y.); (A.K.); (D.K.); (A.P.); (Y.Z.); (E.G.)
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New Normalized Difference Reflectance Indices for Estimation of Soil Drought Influence on Pea and Wheat. REMOTE SENSING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/rs14071731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Soil drought is an important problem in plant cultivation. Remote sensing using reflectance indices (RIs) can detect early changes in plants caused by soil drought. The development of new RIs which are sensitive to these changes is an important applied task. Previously, we revealed 46 normalized difference RIs based on a spectral region of visible light which were sensitive to the action of a short-term water shortage on pea plants under controlled conditions (Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 962). In the current work, we tested the efficiency of these RIs for revealing changes in pea and wheat plants induced by the soil drought under the conditions of both a vegetation room and open ground. RI (613, 605) and RI (670, 432) based on 613 and 605 nm wavelengths and on 670 and 432 nm wavelengths, respectively, were effective for revealing the action of the soil drought on investigated objects. Particularly, RI (613, 605) and RI (670, 432) which were measured in plant canopy, were significantly increased by the strong soil drought. The correlations between these indices and relative water content in plants were strong. Revealed effects were observed in both pea and wheat plants, at the plant cultivation under controlled and open-ground conditions, and using different angles of measurement. Thus, RI (613, 605) and RI (670, 432) seem to be effective tools for the remote sensing of plant changes under soil drought.
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Simkin AJ, Kapoor L, Doss CGP, Hofmann TA, Lawson T, Ramamoorthy S. The role of photosynthesis related pigments in light harvesting, photoprotection and enhancement of photosynthetic yield in planta. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2022; 152:23-42. [PMID: 35064531 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00892-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Photosynthetic pigments are an integral and vital part of all photosynthetic machinery and are present in different types and abundances throughout the photosynthetic apparatus. Chlorophyll, carotenoids and phycobilins are the prime photosynthetic pigments which facilitate efficient light absorption in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. The chlorophyll family plays a vital role in light harvesting by absorbing light at different wavelengths and allowing photosynthetic organisms to adapt to different environments, either in the long-term or during transient changes in light. Carotenoids play diverse roles in photosynthesis, including light capture and as crucial antioxidants to reduce photodamage and photoinhibition. In the marine habitat, phycobilins capture a wide spectrum of light and have allowed cyanobacteria and red algae to colonise deep waters where other frequencies of light are attenuated by the water column. In this review, we discuss the potential strategies that photosynthetic pigments provide, coupled with development of molecular biological techniques, to improve crop yields through enhanced light harvesting, increased photoprotection and improved photosynthetic efficiency.
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- Andrew J Simkin
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- OSFC, Scrivener Drive, Pinewood, Ipswich, IP8 3SU, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Ramadan KMA, Alharbi MM, Alenzi AM, El-Beltagi HS, Darwish DBE, Aldaej MI, Shalaby TA, Mansour AT, El-Gabry YAEG, Ibrahim MFM. Alpha Lipoic Acid as a Protective Mediator for Regulating the Defensive Responses of Wheat Plants against Sodic Alkaline Stress: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Aspects. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11060787. [PMID: 35336669 PMCID: PMC8949438 DOI: 10.3390/plants11060787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Recently, exogenous α-Lipoic acid (ALA) has been suggested to improve the tolerance of plants to a wide array of abiotic stresses. However, there is currently no definitive data on the role of ALA in wheat plants exposed to sodic alkaline stress. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the effects of foliar application by ALA at 0 (distilled water as control) and 20 µM on wheat seedlings grown under sodic alkaline stress (50 mM 1:1 NaHCO3 & Na2CO3; pH 9.7. Under sodic alkaline stress, exogenous ALA significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved growth (shoot fresh and dry weight), chlorophyll (Chl) a, b and Chl a + b, while Chl a/b ratio was not affected. Moreover, leaf relative water content (RWC), total soluble sugars, carotenoids, total soluble phenols, ascorbic acid, K and Ca were significantly increased in the ALA-treated plants compared to the ALA-untreated plants. This improvement was concomitant with reducing the rate of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde, MDA) and H2O2. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) demonstrated greater activity in the ALA-treated plants compared to the non-treated ones. Conversely, proline, catalase (CAT), guaiacol peroxidase (G-POX), Na and Na/K ratio were significantly decreased in the ALA-treated plants. Under sodic alkaline stress, the relative expression of photosystem II (D2 protein; PsbD) was significantly up-regulated in the ALA treatment (67% increase over the ALA-untreated plants); while Δ pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase (P5CS), plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter protein of salt overly sensitive gene (SOS1) and tonoplast-localized Na+/H+ antiporter protein (NHX1) were down-regulated by 21, 37 and 53%, respectively, lower than the ALA-untreated plants. These results reveal that ALA may be involved in several possible mechanisms of alkalinity tolerance in wheat plants.
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- Khaled M. A. Ramadan
- Central Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia; (M.M.A.); (A.M.A.); or (D.B.E.D.)
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia; (M.M.A.); (A.M.A.); or (D.B.E.D.)
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Gamma St, Giza 12613, Egypt
- Correspondence: (H.S.E.-B.); (M.F.M.I.); Tel.: +20-1123403173 (M.F.M.I.)
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia; (M.M.A.); (A.M.A.); or (D.B.E.D.)
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Arid Land Agriculture, College of Agricultural and Food Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Animal and Fish Production Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
- Fish and Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
- Correspondence: (H.S.E.-B.); (M.F.M.I.); Tel.: +20-1123403173 (M.F.M.I.)
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Kots SY, Rybachenko LI, Khrapova AV, Kukol KP, Rybachenko OR, Кhomenko YO. Composition of pigment complex in leaves of soybean plants, inoculated by Bradyrhizobium japonicum, subject to metal nanocarboxylates and various-levels of water supply. BIOSYSTEMS DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.15421/012208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A distinctive feature of legumes is the ability to combine two most important processes: photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation. However, the course of those processes, and therefore seed potential of those crops depend on a number of biotic and abiotic factors, the commonest being drought. Therefore, interest in physical-biochemical resistance of the plant organism to abiotic stress factors is increasing, as well as search for optimum ways to increase its adaptability. Success of adaptation of a plant’s organism to unfavourable environmental factors is known to largely depend on optimal functioning of assimilative apparatus. Some indicators of the condition of the apparatus are the content and ratio of photosynthesis pigments. Therefore, we aimed at determining the reaction of the pigment complex of Glycine max (L.) Merr. plants, grown against the background of optimal and insufficient watering, to inoculation of seeds with rhizobia bacteria Bradyrhizobium japonicum, cultivated using nanocarboxylates of chromium, cobalt, iron, copper and germanium. Research has shown that utilization of germanium nanocarboxylate as a component of inoculative suspension led to the highest content of chlorophylls in leaves of soybean of the studied variants in the blossoming phase during optimal watering, as well as significant increase in the content of carotenoids compared with the control plants regardless of the level of watering. At the same time, this element caused no significant effect on the chlorophyll content in plants grown in drought. It was confirmed that among soybean plants that were in stress conditions (blossoming phase) for two weeks, the highest content of chlorophylls was in leaves of plants grown from seeds inoculated with rhizobial suspension with addition of chromium and copper nanocarboxylates, which caused 25.3% and 22.8% increase in chlorophyll а, 29.4% and 32.3% in chlorophyll b and 26.4%% and 23.8% in them respectively, compared with the control. Furthermore, chromium and copper nanocarboxylates stimulated the content of carotenoids in the same plants, though it was less expressed than after adding germanium nanocarboxylate. The highest content of photosynthetic pigments in plants after the watering was resumed (phase of bean formation) was in cases of applying chromium and germanium nanocarboxylates. It was confirmed that the most efficient way to protect the pigment complex of soybean plants during drought was using chromium and germanium nanocarboxylates as components of inoculation suspension. The results we obtained indicate the possibility of applying chromium nanocarboxylate in the technology of cultivating soybean in the conditions of water deficiency as an effective way to improve biosynthesis of chlorophylls, as well as using germanium nanocarboxyllate as a component that provides a high level of activity of protective mechanisms of the pigment system of soybean, associated with resisting stress caused by water deficiency.
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Yudina L, Sukhova E, Mudrilov M, Nerush V, Pecherina A, Smirnov AA, Dorokhov AS, Chilingaryan NO, Vodeneev V, Sukhov V. Ratio of Intensities of Blue and Red Light at Cultivation Influences Photosynthetic Light Reactions, Respiration, Growth, and Reflectance Indices in Lettuce. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:60. [PMID: 35053058 PMCID: PMC8772897 DOI: 10.3390/biology11010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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LED illumination can have a narrow spectral band; its intensity and time regime are regulated within a wide range. These characteristics are the potential basis for the use of a combination of LEDs for plant cultivation because light is the energy source that is used by plants as well as the regulator of photosynthesis, and the regulator of other physiological processes (e.g., plant development), and can cause plant damage under certain stress conditions. As a result, analyzing the influence of light spectra on physiological and growth characteristics during cultivation of different plant species is an important problem. In the present work, we investigated the influence of two variants of LED illumination (red light at an increased intensity, the "red" variant, and blue light at an increased intensity, the "blue" variant) on the parameters of photosynthetic dark and light reactions, respiration rate, leaf reflectance indices, and biomass, among other factors in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). The same light intensity (about 180 µmol m-2s-1) was used in both variants. It was shown that the blue illumination variant increased the dark respiration rate (35-130%) and cyclic electron flow around photosystem I (18-26% at the maximal intensity of the actinic light) in comparison to the red variant; the effects were dependent on the duration of cultivation. In contrast, the blue variant decreased the rate of the photosynthetic linear electron flow (13-26%) and various plant growth parameters, such as final biomass (about 40%). Some reflectance indices (e.g., the Zarco-Tejada and Miller Index, an index that is related to the core sizes and light-harvesting complex of photosystem I), were also strongly dependent on the illumination variant. Thus, our results show that the red illumination variant contributes a great deal to lettuce growth; in contrast, the blue variant contributes to stress changes, including the activation of cyclic electron flow around photosystem I.
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- Lyubov Yudina
- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Lighting Laboratory, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM” (FSAC VIM), 109428 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Closed Artificial Agroecosystems, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM” (FSAC VIM), 109428 Moscow, Russia;
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- Agricultural Materials Laboratory, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM” (FSAC VIM), 109428 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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- Department of Biophysics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; (L.Y.); (E.S.); (M.M.); (V.N.); (A.P.); (V.V.)
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Application of Reflectance Indices for Remote Sensing of Plants and Revealing Actions of Stressors. PHOTONICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics8120582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Environmental conditions are very changeable; fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, illumination intensity, and other factors can decrease a plant productivity and crop. The remote sensing of plants under these conditions is the basis for the protection of plants and increases their survivability. This problem can be solved through measurements of plant reflectance and calculation of reflectance indices. Reflectance indices are related to the vegetation biomass, specific physiological processes, and biochemical compositions in plants; the indices can be used for both short-term and long-term plant monitoring. In our review, we considered the applications of reflectance indices in plant remote sensing. In Optical Methods and Platforms of Remote Sensing of Plants, we briefly discussed multi- and hyperspectral imaging, including descriptions of multispectral and hyperspectral cameras with different principles and their efficiency for the remote sensing of plants. In Main Reflectance Indices, we described the main reflectance indices, including vegetation, water, and pigment reflectance indices, as well as the photochemical reflectance index and its modifications. We focused on the relationships of leaf reflectance and reflectance indices to plant biomass, development, and physiological and biochemical characteristics. In Problems of Measurement and Analysis of Reflectance Indices, we discussed the methods of the correction of the reflectance indices that can be used for decreasing the influence of environmental conditions (mainly illumination, air, and soil) and plant characteristics (orientation of leaves, their thickness, and others) on their measurements and the analysis of the plant remote sensing. Additionally, the variability of plants was also considered as an important factor that influences the results of measurement and analysis.
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Zemaitis KJ, Ye H, Nguyen HT, Wood TD. Direct Infusion Metabolomics of the Photosystem and Chlorophyll Related Metabolites within a Drought Tolerant Plant Introduction of Glycine max. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11120843. [PMID: 34940601 PMCID: PMC8706224 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11120843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Drought is the most prolific form of abiotic stress that legumes and cereal plants alike can endure, and the planting of an improper cultivar at the beginning of a season can cause unexpected losses up to fifty percent under water deficient conditions. Herein, a plant introduction (PI) of an exotic cultivar of soybean (Glycine max), PI 567731, which demonstrates a slow wilting (SW) canopy phenotype in maturity group III, was profiled under drought conditions in field trials in Missouri against a drought susceptible check cultivar, Pana. Metabolomic profiling was carried out on samples of leaves from each of these cultivars at V5 and R2 growth stages both while irrigated and while under drought stress for three weeks. PI 567731 was observed to have differential phytochemical content, and enhanced levels of chlorophyll (Chl) a/b and pheophytin (Pheo) were profiled by direct infusion electrospray Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). Indicating drought induced changes of the photosystem and photosynthetic capabilities alongside water preservation strategies are important within the SW phenotype drought response. Subsequent multivariate analysis was able to form predictive models, encompassing the variance of growth and drought stress of the cultivar. Moreover, the existence of unique Chl-related metabolites (CRM) (m/z > 900) were confirmed through tandem mass spectrometry. The resultant coordination of fatty acids to the core of the porphyrin ring was observed and played an unknown role in the proliferation of the photosynthesis. However, the relative ratio of the most abundant CRM is undisturbed by drought stress in PI 567731, in contrast to the drought susceptible cultivar. These results provide key insights into drought related metabolic mechanisms.
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- Kevin J. Zemaitis
- Department of Chemistry, Natural Sciences Complex, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA;
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (H.Y.); (H.T.N.)
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- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (H.Y.); (H.T.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Natural Sciences Complex, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA;
- Correspondence:
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Yan Y, Hou P, Duan F, Niu L, Dai T, Wang K, Zhao M, Li S, Zhou W. Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021; 150:295-311. [PMID: 34032983 PMCID: PMC8556214 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00847-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In this work, we sought to understand how breeding has affected photosynthesis and to identify key photosynthetic indices that are important for increasing maize yield in the field. Our 2-year (2017-2018) field experiment used five high-yielding hybrid maize cultivars (generated in the 1970s, 2000s, and 2010s) and was conducted in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. We investigated the effects of planting density on maize grain yield, photosynthetic parameters, respiration, and chlorophyll content, under three planting density regimens: 75,000, 105,000, and 135,000 plants ha-1. Our results showed that increasing planting density to the medium level (105,000 plants ha-1) significantly increased grain yield (Y) up to 20.32% compared to the low level (75,000 plants ha-1). However, further increasing planting density to 135,000 plants ha-1 did not lead to an additional increase in yield, with some cultivars actually exhibiting an opposite trend. Interestingly, no significant changes in photosynthetic rate, dark respiration, stomatal density, and aperture were observed upon increasing planting density. Moreover, our experiments revealed a positive correlation between grain yield and the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) upon the hybrid release year. Compared to other cultivars, the higher grain yield obtained in DH618 resulted from a higher 1000-kernel weight (TKW), which can be explained by a longer photosynthetic duration, a higher chlorophyll content, and a lower ratio of chlorophyll a/b. Moreover, we found that a higher leaf area per plant and the leaf area index (HI) do not necessarily result in an improvement in maize yield. Taken together, we demonstrated that higher photosynthetic capacity, longer photosynthetic duration, suitable LAI, and higher chlorophyll content with lower chlorophyll a/b ratio are important factors for obtaining high-yielding maize cultivars and can be used for the improvement of maize crop yield.
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- Yanyan Yan
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Yan Y, Hou P, Duan F, Niu L, Dai T, Wang K, Zhao M, Li S, Zhou W. Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2021. [PMID: 34032983 DOI: 10.100/s11120-021-00847-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In this work, we sought to understand how breeding has affected photosynthesis and to identify key photosynthetic indices that are important for increasing maize yield in the field. Our 2-year (2017-2018) field experiment used five high-yielding hybrid maize cultivars (generated in the 1970s, 2000s, and 2010s) and was conducted in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. We investigated the effects of planting density on maize grain yield, photosynthetic parameters, respiration, and chlorophyll content, under three planting density regimens: 75,000, 105,000, and 135,000 plants ha-1. Our results showed that increasing planting density to the medium level (105,000 plants ha-1) significantly increased grain yield (Y) up to 20.32% compared to the low level (75,000 plants ha-1). However, further increasing planting density to 135,000 plants ha-1 did not lead to an additional increase in yield, with some cultivars actually exhibiting an opposite trend. Interestingly, no significant changes in photosynthetic rate, dark respiration, stomatal density, and aperture were observed upon increasing planting density. Moreover, our experiments revealed a positive correlation between grain yield and the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) upon the hybrid release year. Compared to other cultivars, the higher grain yield obtained in DH618 resulted from a higher 1000-kernel weight (TKW), which can be explained by a longer photosynthetic duration, a higher chlorophyll content, and a lower ratio of chlorophyll a/b. Moreover, we found that a higher leaf area per plant and the leaf area index (HI) do not necessarily result in an improvement in maize yield. Taken together, we demonstrated that higher photosynthetic capacity, longer photosynthetic duration, suitable LAI, and higher chlorophyll content with lower chlorophyll a/b ratio are important factors for obtaining high-yielding maize cultivars and can be used for the improvement of maize crop yield.
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- Yanyan Yan
- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management of Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Side Lighting Enhances Morphophysiology by Inducing More Branching and Flowering in Chrysanthemum Grown in Controlled Environment. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222112019. [PMID: 34769450 PMCID: PMC8584406 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222112019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Light is one of the most important factors that influence plant growth and development. This study was conducted to examine how lighting direction affects plant morphophysiology by investigating plant growth parameters, leaf anatomy, epidermal cell elongation, stomatal properties, chloroplast arrangement, and physiological changes. In closed-type plant factory units, the rooted cuttings of two chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) cultivars, ‘Gaya Glory’ and ‘Pearl Egg’, were subjected to a 10 h photoperiod with a 300 μmol∙m−2∙s−1 photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) provided by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from three directions relative to the plant including the top, side, and bottom. Compared to the top or bottom lighting, the side lighting greatly enhanced the plant growth, improved the leaf internal structure and chloroplast arrangement, induced small stomata with a higher density, and promoted stomatal opening, which is associated with an increased stomatal conductance and photosynthetic efficiency. It is worth noting that the side lighting significantly enhanced the induction of branching and flowering for both cultivars., The plants grown with side lighting consistently exhibited the greatest physiological performance. We conclude that the lighting direction had a profound effect on the morphophysiological characteristics of chrysanthemum, and that side lighting dramatically promoted their growth and development, especially in their branching and flowering.
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The Arabidopsis Accessions Selection Is Crucial: Insight from Photosynthetic Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189866. [PMID: 34576029 PMCID: PMC8465966 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Natural genetic variation in photosynthesis is strictly associated with the remarkable adaptive plasticity observed amongst Arabidopsis thaliana accessions derived from environmentally distinct regions. Exploration of the characteristic features of the photosynthetic machinery could reveal the regulatory mechanisms underlying those traits. In this study, we performed a detailed characterisation and comparison of photosynthesis performance and spectral properties of the photosynthetic apparatus in the following selected Arabidopsis thaliana accessions commonly used in laboratories as background lines: Col-0, Col-1, Col-2, Col-8, Ler-0, and Ws-2. The main focus was to distinguish the characteristic disparities for every accession in photosynthetic efficiency that could be accountable for their remarkable plasticity to adapt. The biophysical and biochemical analysis of the thylakoid membranes in control conditions revealed differences in lipid-to-protein contribution, Chlorophyll-to-Carotenoid ratio (Chl/Car), and xanthophyll cycle pigment distribution among accessions. We presented that such changes led to disparities in the arrangement of the Chlorophyll-Protein complexes, the PSI/PSII ratio, and the lateral mobility of the thylakoid membrane, with the most significant aberrations detected in the Ler-0 and Ws-2 accessions. We concluded that selecting an accession suitable for specific research on the photosynthetic process is essential for optimising the experiment.
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Li X, Pan JF, Lu Z, Wei M, Gao Z, Yan Z. Arsenate toxicity to the marine microalga Chlorella vulgaris increases under phosphorus-limited condition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:50908-50918. [PMID: 33973122 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14318-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To understand the arsenic (As) toxicity to aquatic organisms in the phosphors-polluted aquatic ecosystem, the growth, the physiological response of Chlorella vulgaris exposed to As (V), and the underlying mechanism were investigated under different phosphorus (P) levels (0, 6, 13, 32 μM). Results showed that As toxicity to the marine microalga C. vulgaris was enhanced under P-limited condition. P supply distinctly altered the effect of As on the light-harvesting efficiency of photosystem. Insufficient P supply also resulted in an enhanced level of membrane integrity loss, which probably facilitated As entering cells and led to stronger toxicity to C. vulgaris under low P supply. At high concentrations of As, the relative superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was significantly enhanced. When phosphorus was limited, the activation of peroxidase (POD) was significantly enhanced after adding As (V). When intracellular SOD activity was at its highest level, the level of membrane peroxidation (MDA) was also at the highest level, and membrane peroxidation level was positively related to the level of membrane integrity loss (Pearson R2=0.8977). These results suggested that alternation of light-harvesting efficiency of photosystem and As-induced oxidative damage, resulting in membrane peroxidation and integrity loss, were the possible mechanism of As toxicity to C. vulgaris. This study provided insight into the understanding of As toxicity to algae in the eutrophication aquatic system and the potential application of algae in As remediation.
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- Xinya Li
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35924, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang Y, He N, Yu G. Opposing shifts in distributions of chlorophyll concentration and composition in grassland under warming. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15736. [PMID: 34344961 PMCID: PMC8333091 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95281-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Global warming has significantly altered the distribution and productivity of vegetation owing to shifts in plant functional traits. However, chlorophyll adaptations-good representative of plant production-in grasslands have not been investigated on a large scale, hindering ecological predictions of climate change. Three grassland transects with a natural temperature gradient were designed in the Tibetan, Mongolian, and Loess Plateau to describe the changes in chlorophyll under different warming scenarios for 475 species. In the three plateaus, variations and distributions of species chlorophyll concentration and composition were compared. The results showed that the means of chlorophyll concentration and composition (chlorophyll a/b) increased with the mean annual temperature. Still, their distributions shifted in opposite manners: chlorophyll concentration was distributed in a broader but more differential manner, while chlorophyll composition was distributed in a narrower but more uniform manner. Compared to chlorophyll concentration, chlorophyll composition was more conservative, with a slight shift in distribution. At the regional level, the chlorophyll concentration and composition depend on the limitations of the local climate or resources. The results implied that warming might drive shifts in grassland chlorophyll distribution mainly by alternations in species composition. Large-scale chlorophyll investigations will be useful for developing prediction techniques.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Matsuda R, Ito H, Fujiwara K. Effects of Artificially Reproduced Fluctuations in Sunlight Spectral Distribution on the Net Photosynthetic Rate of Cucumber Leaves. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:675810. [PMID: 34211488 PMCID: PMC8239441 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.675810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The effects of photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) fluctuations in sunlight have already been investigated; however, the spectral photon flux density distribution (SPD) has hardly been considered. Here, sunlight SPD fluctuations recorded for 200 min in October in Tokyo, Japan were artificially reproduced using an LED-artificial sunlight source system. The net photosynthetic rate (P n) of cucumber leaves under reproduced sunlight was measured and compared with the P n estimated from a steady-state PPFD-P n curve for the same leaves. The measured and estimated P n agreed except when the PPFD was low, where the measured P n was lower than the estimated P n. The ratio of measured P n to estimated P n was 0.94-0.95 for PPFD ranges of 300-700 μmol m-2 s-1, while the value was 0.98-0.99 for 900-1,300 μmol m-2 s-1, and the overall ratio was 0.97. This 3% reduction in the measured P n compared with the P n estimated from a steady-state PPFD-P n curve was significantly smaller than the approximately 20-30% reduction reported in previous experimental and simulation studies. This result suggests that the loss of integral net photosynthetic gain under fluctuating sunlight can vary among days with different fluctuation patterns or may be non-significant when fluctuations in both PPFD and relative SPD of sunlight are taken into consideration.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Barros Junior UO, Lima MDR, Alsahli AA, Lobato AKS. Unraveling the roles of brassinosteroids in alleviating drought stress in young Eucalyptus urophylla plants: Implications on redox homeostasis and photosynthetic apparatus. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:748-761. [PMID: 33247448 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Water deficit is the most limiting abiotic stress to plants because it affects several physiological and biochemical processes. Brassinosteroids, including 24-epibrassinolide (EBR), are steroids that regulate growth and positively act on gas exchange. This research aims to determine whether EBR can attenuate the negative effects of water deficit, revealing possible contributions of this steroid on photosynthetic machinery of young Eucalyptus urophylla plants under water deficit. The experiment had a completely randomized factorial design with two water conditions (control and water deficit) and three levels of EBR (0, 50, and 100 nM EBR). Water deficit caused a decrease in the levels of total chlorophyll and carotenoids, but these photosynthetic pigments increased by 135 and 226%, respectively, in plants sprayed with EBR when compared to the water deficit + 0 nM EBR treatment. Regarding the antioxidant system, 100 nM EBR induced significant increments in superoxide dismutase (42%), catalase (52%), ascorbate peroxidase (147%), and peroxidase (204%). Steroid application in E. urophylla plants exposed to water deficit increased the effective quantum yield of the photosystem II (PSII) photochemistry and electron transport rate. However, interestingly, it decreased the nonphotochemical quenching and relative energy excess at the PSII level, indicating improvements related to PSII efficiency. This research revealed that application of 100 nM EBR attenuated the negative effects caused by water deficit, being explained by the positive repercussions on antioxidant enzyme activities, chloroplastic pigments, PSII efficiency, electron flux, and net photosynthetic rate.
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- Udson O Barros Junior
- Núcleo de Pesquisa Vegetal Básica e Aplicada, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa Vegetal Básica e Aplicada, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa Vegetal Básica e Aplicada, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil
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Mahmood S, Afzal B, Perveen S, Wahid A, Azeem M, Iqbal N. He-Ne Laser Seed Treatment Improves the Nutraceutical Metabolic Pool of Sunflowers and Provides Better Tolerance Against Water Deficit. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:579429. [PMID: 34079562 PMCID: PMC8165324 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.579429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Water-scarce areas are continually increasing worldwide. This factor reduces the quantity and quality of crops produced in affected areas. Physical seed treatments are considered economical and ecofriendly solutions for such problems. It was hypothesized that a moderately drought-tolerant crop grown from seeds treated with a He-Ne laser utilizes water-limited conditions better than plants grown from untreated seeds. A field study was conducted, growing a moderately drought tolerant crop (sunflower) with supportive seed treatment (He-Ne laser treatment at 300 mJ) for 0, 1, 2, and 3 min. Thirty-day-old plants were subjected to two irrigation conditions: 100% (normal) and 50% (water stress). Harvesting was done at flowering (60-day-old plants) at full maturity. The sunflowers maintained growth and yield under water limitation with a reduced achene number. At 50%, irrigation, there was a reduction in chlorophyll a, a+b and a/b; catalase activity; soluble sugars; and anthocyanin, alongside elevated proline. The improved chlorophyll a, a+b and a/b; metabolisable energy; nutritional value; and yield in the plants grown from He-Ne-laser-treated seeds support our hypothesis. Seeds with 2-min exposure to a He-Ne laser performed best regarding leaf area; leaf number; leaf biomass; chlorophyll a, a+b and a/b; per cent oil yield; 50-achene weight; achene weight per plant; carotenoid content; and total soluble phenolic compound content. Thereafter, the leaves from the best performing level of treatment (2 min) were subjected to high-performance-liquid-chromatography-based phenolic profiling and gas-chromatography-based fatty acid profiling of the oil yield. The He-Ne laser treatment led to the accumulation of nutraceutical phenolic compounds and improved the unsaturated-to-saturated fatty acid ratio of the oil. In conclusion, 2-min He-Ne laser seed treatment could be the best strategy to improve the yield and nutritional value of sunflowers grown in water-limited areas.
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- Saqib Mahmood
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Li Q, Zhou S, Liu W, Zhai Z, Pan Y, Liu C, Chern M, Wang H, Huang M, Zhang Z, Tang J, Du H. A chlorophyll a oxygenase 1 gene ZmCAO1 contributes to grain yield and waterlogging tolerance in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:3155-3167. [PMID: 33571996 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Chlorophylls function in photosynthesis, and are critical to plant developmental processes and responses to environmental stimuli. Chlorophyll b is synthesized from chlorophyll a by chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO). Here, we characterize a yellow-green leaf (ygl) mutant and identify the causal gene which encodes a chlorophyll a oxygenase in maize (ZmCAO1). A 51 bp Popin transposon insertion in ZmCAO1 strongly disrupts its transcription. Low enzyme activity of ZmCAO1 leads to reduced concentrations of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b, resulting in the yellow-green leaf phenotype of the ygl mutant. The net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate are decreased in the ygl mutant, while concentrations of δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), porphobilinogen (PBG) and protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) are increased. In addition, a ZmCAO1 mutation results in down-regulation of key photosynthetic genes, limits photosynthetic assimilation, and reduces plant height, ear size, kernel weight, and grain yield. Furthermore, the zmcao1 mutant shows enhanced reactive oxygen species production leading to sensitivity to waterlogging. These results demonstrate the pleiotropy of ZmCAO1 function in photosynthesis, grain yield, and waterlogging tolerance in maize.
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- Qin Li
- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616,USA
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Crops, Yangzte University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070,P.R.China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046,P.R.China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, P.R.China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Crops, Yangzte University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R. China
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Maity S, Daskalakis V, Elstner M, Kleinekathöfer U. Multiscale QM/MM molecular dynamics simulations of the trimeric major light-harvesting complex II. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7407-7417. [PMID: 33876100 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01011e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Photosynthetic processes are driven by sunlight. Too little of it and the photosynthetic machinery cannot produce the reductive power to drive the anabolic pathways. Too much sunlight and the machinery can get damaged. In higher plants, the major Light-Harvesting Complex (LHCII) efficiently absorbs the light energy, but can also dissipate it when in excess (quenching). In order to study the dynamics related to the quenching process but also the exciton dynamics in general, one needs to accurately determine the so-called spectral density which describes the coupling between the relevant pigment modes and the environmental degrees of freedom. To this end, Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations in a quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) fashion utilizing the density functional based tight binding (DFTB) method have been performed for the ground state dynamics. Subsequently, the time-dependent extension of the long-range-corrected DFTB scheme has been employed for the excited state calculations of the individual chlorophyll-a molecules in the LHCII complex. The analysis of this data resulted in spectral densities showing an astonishing agreement with the experimental counterpart in this rather large system. This consistency with an experimental observable also supports the accuracy, robustness, and reliability of the present multi-scale scheme. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first theoretical attempt on this large complex system is ever made to accurately simulate the spectral density. In addition, the resulting spectral densities and site energies were used to determine the exciton transfer rate within a special pigment pair consisting of a chlorophyll-a and a carotenoid molecule which is assumed to play a role in the balance between the light harvesting and quenching modes.
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- Sayan Maity
- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany.
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Montepietra D, Bellingeri M, Ross AM, Scotognella F, Cassi D. Modelling photosystem I as a complex interacting network. J R Soc Interface 2020; 17:20200813. [PMID: 33171073 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In this paper, we model the excitation energy transfer (EET) of photosystem I (PSI) of the common pea plant Pisum sativum as a complex interacting network. The magnitude of the link energy transfer between nodes/chromophores is computed by Forster resonant energy transfer (FRET) using the pairwise physical distances between chromophores from the PDB 5L8R (Protein Data Bank). We measure the global PSI network EET efficiency adopting well-known network theory indicators: the network efficiency (Eff) and the largest connected component (LCC). We also account the number of connected nodes/chromophores to P700 (CN), a new ad hoc measure we introduce here to indicate how many nodes in the network can actually transfer energy to the P700 reaction centre. We find that when progressively removing the weak links of lower EET, the Eff decreases, while the EET paths integrity (LCC and CN) is still preserved. This finding would show that the PSI is a resilient system owning a large window of functioning feasibility and it is completely impaired only when removing most of the network links. From the study of different types of chromophore, we propose different primary functions within the PSI system: chlorophyll a (CLA) molecules are the central nodes in the EET process, while other chromophore types have different primary functions. Furthermore, we perform nodes removal simulations to understand how the nodes/chromophores malfunctioning may affect PSI functioning. We discover that the removal of the CLA triggers the fastest decrease in the Eff, confirming that CAL is the main contributors to the high EET efficiency. Our outcomes open new perspectives of research, such comparing the PSI energy transfer efficiency of different natural and agricultural plant species and investigating the light-harvesting mechanisms of artificial photosynthesis both in plant agriculture and in the field of solar energy applications.
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- D Montepietra
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via Campi, 213/a, 41125 Modena, Italy.,CNR NANO S3, Via Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, via G.P. Usberti, 7/a, 43124 Parma, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.,Center for Nano Science and Technology@PoliMi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 70/3, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, via G.P. Usberti, 7/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Agostini A, Büchel C, Di Valentin M, Carbonera D. A distinctive pathway for triplet-triplet energy transfer photoprotection in fucoxanthin chlorophyll-binding proteins from Cyclotella meneghiniana. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2020; 1862:148310. [PMID: 32991847 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fucoxanthin chlorophyll-binding proteins (FCPs) are the major light-harvesting complexes of diatoms. In this work, FCPs isolated from Cyclotella meneghiniana have been studied by means of optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) and time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TR-EPR), with the aim to characterize the photoprotective mechanism based on triplet-triplet energy transfer (TTET). The spectroscopic properties of the chromophores carrying the triplet state have been interpreted on the basis of a delved analysis of the recently solved crystallographic structures of FCP. The results point toward a photoprotective role for two fucoxanthin molecules exposed to the exterior of the FCP monomers. This shows that FCP has adopted a structural strategy different from that of related light-harvesting complexes from plants and other microalgae, in which the photoprotective role is carried out by two highly conserved carotenoids in the interior of the complex.
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- Alessandro Agostini
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Zhang Y, Li Y, Wang R, Xu L, Li M, Liu Z, Wu Z, Zhang J, Yu G, He N. Spatial Variation of Leaf Chlorophyll in Northern Hemisphere Grasslands. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1244. [PMID: 32903418 PMCID: PMC7434964 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chlorophyll is the molecular basis for the function of photosystems and is also a promising tool for ecological prediction. However, the large-scale patterns of chlorophyll variation in grasslands remain poorly understood. We performed consistent measurements of chlorophyll a, b, a+b, and the a:b ratio (chlorophyll a/b) for 421 species across northern hemisphere grassland transects, recorded their distributions, variations, and influencing factors, and examined their relationships with leaf nitrogen. The results showed that the distributional ranges were 0.52-28.33 (mean 5.49) mg·g-1 dry weight, 0.15-12.11 (mean 1.83) mg·g-1 dry weight, 0.67-39.29 (mean 7.32) mg·g-1 dry weight, and 1.28-7.84 (mean 3.02) for chlorophyll a, b, a+b, and a/b, respectively. The chlorophyll averages differed among regions (higher in the Loess Plateau and the Mongolian Plateau than in the Tibetan Plateau), grassland types (desert grasslands > meadow > typical grasslands), life forms, life spans, and taxonomies. In the entire northern hemisphere grassland, chlorophyll concentrations and chlorophyll a/b were negatively correlated to photosynthetically active radiation and the soil N:P ratio, and positively correlated to the mean annual temperatures. These results implied that chlorophyll in grasslands was shaped by the layered structure of grasses, distinct plateau environments, and phylogeny. The allocation patterns of leaf nitrogen to chlorophyll differed among regions and grassland types, showing that caution is required if simply relating single leaf N or chlorophyll to productivity separately. These findings enhance our understanding of chlorophyll in natural grasslands on a large scale, as well as providing information for ecological predictive models.
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- Yao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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Li Y, Zhang Z, Paciulli M, Abbaspourrad A. Extraction of phycocyanin-A natural blue colorant from dried spirulina biomass: Influence of processing parameters and extraction techniques. J Food Sci 2020; 85:727-735. [PMID: 31999367 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Phycocyanin, a natural blue colorant, is typically extracted from liquid biomass of Arthrospira platensis, a blue-green algae called spirulina. In this study, we developed a scalable process to extract phycocyanin from dried spirulina biomass. First, we established the optimal ionic strength and pH for the extraction buffer. The results showed that a minimum ionic strength (>5 g/L NaCl) must be maintained to minimize the co-extraction of the green chlorophyll. The optimal pH of the phosphate buffer (100 mM) for phycocyanin extraction is 7.5; however, the pH should be immediately adjusted to 6.0 to 6.5 after the extraction to keep phycocyanin stable. Second, we also investigated three processing techniques, that is, high-pressure processing (HPP), pulsed electric field (PEF), and ultrasonication, to break the cell walls of spirulina and facilitate the release of phycocyanins into extraction buffers. HPP and PEF do not lead to the release of phycocyanin into the extraction buffer. However, ultrasonication breaks down the spirulina into fine particles and releases most of the phycocyanin, along with other impurities, immediately after the treatment. Last, it has been revealed that most of the phycocyanin can be extracted from biomass within 3 hr by phosphate buffer only (pH 7.5, 100 mM) at room temperature. It is concluded that there is no need to treat the rehydrated biomass solution by HPP, PEF, or ultrasonication due to the minimal benefits they brought for the extraction. Based on these results, we proposed an extraction process for the plant production of phycocyanin starting from dried spirulina biomass. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Limited information can be found on the extraction of phycocyanin from dried spirulina biomass, especially how to better preserve the natural blue color of phycocyanin during extraction. We have investigated the method and presented a different view from previous processes. Pulsed electric field, high-pressure processing, and ultrasonication were employed to accelerate the extraction of phycocyanin from dried biomass. However, it was found that, unlike the extraction from live wet biomass, these techniques do not help with the extraction from dried biomass. Based on investigations, we have proposed a process that can be easily scaled up for the commercial production of phycocyanin from dried spirulina biomass.
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- Ying Li
- Dept. of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 14853, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 14853, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 14853, U.S.A.,Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti e del Farmaco, Parco Area delle Scienze 47/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Dept. of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, 14853, U.S.A
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Agostini A, Meneghin E, Gewehr L, Pedron D, Palm DM, Carbonera D, Paulsen H, Jaenicke E, Collini E. How water-mediated hydrogen bonds affect chlorophyll a/b selectivity in Water-Soluble Chlorophyll Protein. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18255. [PMID: 31796824 PMCID: PMC6890793 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54520-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The Water-Soluble Chlorophyll Protein (WSCP) of Brassicaceae is a remarkably stable tetrapyrrole-binding protein that, by virtue of its simple design, is an exceptional model to investigate the interactions taking place between pigments and their protein scaffold and how they affect the photophysical properties and the functionality of the complexes. We investigated variants of WSCP from Lepidium virginicum (Lv) and Brassica oleracea (Bo), reconstituted with Chlorophyll (Chl) b, to determine the mechanisms by which the different Chl binding sites control their Chl a/b specificities. A combined Raman and crystallographic investigation has been employed, aimed to characterize in detail the hydrogen-bond network involving the formyl group of Chl b. The study revealed a variable degree of conformational freedom of the hydrogen bond networks among the WSCP variants, and an unexpected mixed presence of hydrogen-bonded and not hydrogen-bonded Chls b in the case of the L91P mutant of Lv WSCP. These findings helped to refine the description of the mechanisms underlying the different Chl a/b specificities of WSCP versions, highlighting the importance of the structural rigidity of the Chl binding site in the vicinity of the Chl b formyl group in granting a strong selectivity to binding sites.
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- Alessandro Agostini
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy. .,Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Jakob-Welder-Weg 26, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy.
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Agostini A, Dal Farra MG, Paulsen H, Polimeno A, Orian L, Di Valentin M, Carbonera D. Similarity and Specificity of Chlorophyll b Triplet State in Comparison to Chlorophyll a as Revealed by EPR/ENDOR and DFT Calculations. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:8232-8239. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b07912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Alessandro Agostini
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Johannes-von-Müller-Weg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Hikosaka K. 2019 Awards in the Journal of Plant Research. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2019; 132:459-460. [PMID: 31240425 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01120-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Kouki Hikosaka
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
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Sawicki A, Willows RD, Chen M. Spectral signatures of five hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a derivatives chemically derived from chlorophyll b or chlorophyll f. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2019; 140:115-127. [PMID: 30604202 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-00611-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Chlorophylls (Chls) are pigments involved in light capture and light reactions in photosynthesis. Chl a, Chl b, Chl d, and Chl f are characterized by unique absorbance maxima in the blue (Soret) and red (Qy) regions with Chl b, Chl d, and Chl f each possessing a single formyl group at a unique position. Relative to Chl a the Qy absorbance maximum of Chl b is blue-shifted while Chl d and Chl f are red-shifted with the shifts attributable to the relative positions of the formyl substitutions. Reduction of a formyl group of Chl b to form 7-hydroxymethyl Chl a, or oxidation of the vinyl group of Chl a into a formyl group to form Chl d was achieved using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) or β-mercaptoethanol (BME/O2), respectively. During the consecutive reactions of Chl b and Chl f using a three-step procedure (1. NaBH4, 2. BME/O2, and 3. NaBH4) two new 7-hydroxymethyl Chl a species were prepared possessing the 3-formyl or 3-hydroxymethyl groups and three new 2-hydroxymethyl Chl a species possessing the 3-vinyl, 3-formyl, or 3-hydroxymethyl groups, respectively. Identification of the spectral properties of 2-hydroxymethyl Chl a may be biologically significant for deducing the latter stages of Chl f biosynthesis if the mechanism parallels Chl b biosynthesis. The spectral features and chromatographic properties of these modified Chls are important for identifying potential intermediates in the biosynthesis of Chls such as Chl f and Chl d and for identification of any new Chls in nature.
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- Artur Sawicki
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2019, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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