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Chao S, Wang H, Zhang S, Chen G, Mao C, Hu Y, Yu F, Wang S, Lv L, Chen L, Feng G. Novel RNA Viruses Discovered in Weeds in Rice Fields. Viruses 2022; 14:2489. [PMID: 36366587 PMCID: PMC9717734 DOI: 10.3390/v14112489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Weeds often grow alongside crop plants. In addition to competing with crops for nutrients, water and space, weeds host insect vectors or act as reservoirs for viral diversity. However, little is known about viruses infecting rice weeds. In this work, we used metatranscriptomic deep sequencing to identify RNA viruses from 29 weed samples representing 23 weed species. A total of 224 RNA viruses were identified: 39 newly identified viruses are sufficiently divergent to comprise new families and genera. The newly identified RNA viruses clustered within 18 viral families. Of the identified viruses, 196 are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, 24 are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses and 4 are double-stranded RNA viruses. We found that some novel RNA viruses clustered within the families or genera of several plant virus species and have the potential to infect plants. Collectively, these results expand our understanding of viral diversity in rice weeds. Our work will contribute to developing effective strategies with which to manage the spread and epidemiology of plant viruses.
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- Shufen Chao
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection & Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550000, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Sanya Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Centre, Sanya 572000, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection & Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 311400, China
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Anand U, Vaishnav A, Sharma SK, Sahu J, Ahmad S, Sunita K, Suresh S, Dey A, Bontempi E, Singh AK, Proćków J, Shukla AK. Current advances and research prospects for agricultural and industrial uses of microbial strains available in world collections. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156641. [PMID: 35700781 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microorganisms are an important component of the ecosystem and have an enormous impact on human lives. Moreover, microorganisms are considered to have desirable effects on other co-existing species in a variety of habitats, such as agriculture and industries. In this way, they also have enormous environmental applications. Hence, collections of microorganisms with specific traits are a crucial step in developing new technologies to harness the microbial potential. Microbial culture collections (MCCs) are a repository for the preservation of a large variety of microbial species distributed throughout the world. In this context, culture collections (CCs) and microbial biological resource centres (mBRCs) are vital for the safeguarding and circulation of biological resources, as well as for the progress of the life sciences. Ex situ conservation of microorganisms tagged with specific traits in the collections is the crucial step in developing new technologies to harness their potential. Type strains are mainly used in taxonomic study, whereas reference strains are used for agricultural, biotechnological, pharmaceutical research and commercial work. Despite the tremendous potential in microbiological research, little effort has been made in the true sense to harness the potential of conserved microorganisms. This review highlights (1) the importance of available global microbial collections for man and (2) the use of these resources in different research and applications in agriculture, biotechnology, and industry. In addition, an extensive literature survey was carried out on preserved microorganisms from different collection centres using the Web of Science (WoS) and SCOPUS. This review also emphasizes knowledge gaps and future perspectives. Finally, this study provides a critical analysis of the current and future roles of microorganisms available in culture collections for different sustainable agricultural and industrial applications. This work highlights target-specific potential microbial strains that have multiple important metabolic and genetic traits for future research and use.
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- Uttpal Anand
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281406, India; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zürich, Switzerland; Plant-Soil Interaction Group, Agroscope (Reckenholz), Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zürich, Switzerland
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- National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC), ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (ICAR-NBAIM), Mau 275 103, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- GyanArras Academy, Gothapatna, Malipada, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751029, India
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- Department of Botany, Jai Prakash University, Saran, Chhapra 841301, Bihar, India
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273009, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 462 003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal, India
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- INSTM and Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze, 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Botany, Bhagalpur National College, (A Constituent unit of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University), Bhagalpur 812007, Bihar, India
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Botany, K.S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya (affiliated to Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya) 224123, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Niazian M, Sadat-Noori SA, Tohidfar M, Mortazavian SMM, Sabbatini P. Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase ( BADH) vs. Flavodoxin ( Fld): Two Important Genes for Enhancing Plants Stress Tolerance and Productivity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:650215. [PMID: 33868350 PMCID: PMC8047405 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.650215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Abiotic stresses, mainly salinity and drought, are the most important environmental threats that constrain worldwide food security by hampering plant growth and productivity. Plants cope with the adverse effects of these stresses by implementing a series of morpho-physio-biochemical adaptation mechanisms. Accumulating effective osmo-protectants, such as proline and glycine betaine (GB), is one of the important plant stress tolerance strategies. These osmolytes can trigger plant stress tolerance mechanisms, which include stress signal transduction, activating resistance genes, increasing levels of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, protecting cell osmotic pressure, enhancing cell membrane integrity, as well as protecting their photosynthetic apparatus, especially the photosystem II (PSII) complex. Genetic engineering, as one of the most important plant biotechnology methods, helps to expedite the development of stress-tolerant plants by introducing the key tolerance genes involved in the biosynthetic pathways of osmolytes into plants. Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) is one of the important genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of GB, and its introduction has led to an increased tolerance to a variety of abiotic stresses in different plant species. Replacing down-regulated ferredoxin at the acceptor side of photosystem I (PSI) with its isofunctional counterpart electron carrier (flavodoxin) is another applicable strategy to strengthen the photosynthetic apparatus of plants under stressful conditions. Heterologous expression of microbially-sourced flavodoxin (Fld) in higher plants compensates for the deficiency of ferredoxin expression and enhances their stress tolerance. BADH and Fld are multifunctional transgenes that increase the stress tolerance of different plant species and maintain their production under stressful situations by protecting and enhancing their photosynthetic apparatus. In addition to increasing stress tolerance, both BADH and Fld genes can improve the productivity, symbiotic performance, and longevity of plants. Because of the multigenic and complex nature of abiotic stresses, the concomitant delivery of BADH and Fld transgenes can lead to more satisfying results in desired plants, as these two genes enhance plant stress tolerance through different mechanisms, and their cumulative effect can be much more beneficial than their individual ones. The importance of BADH and Fld genes in enhancing plant productivity under stress conditions has been discussed in detail in the present review.
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- Mohsen Niazian
- Field and Horticultural Crops Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Science, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences & Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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Buhrman G, Enríquez P, Dillard L, Baer H, Truong V, Grunden AM, Rose RB. Structure, Function, and Thermal Adaptation of the Biotin Carboxylase Domain Dimer from Hydrogenobacter thermophilus 2-Oxoglutarate Carboxylase. Biochemistry 2021; 60:324-345. [PMID: 33464881 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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2-Oxoglutarate carboxylase (OGC), a unique member of the biotin-dependent carboxylase family from the order Aquificales, captures dissolved CO2 via the reductive tricarboxylic acid (rTCA) cycle. Structure and function studies of OGC may facilitate adaptation of the rTCA cycle to increase the level of carbon fixation for biofuel production. Here we compare the biotin carboxylase (BC) domain of Hydrogenobacter thermophilus OGC with the well-studied mesophilic homologues to identify features that may contribute to thermal stability and activity. We report three OGC BC X-ray structures, each bound to bicarbonate, ADP, or ADP-Mg2+, and propose that substrate binding at high temperatures is facilitated by interactions that stabilize the flexible subdomain B in a partially closed conformation. Kinetic measurements with varying ATP and biotin concentrations distinguish two temperature-dependent steps, consistent with biotin's rate-limiting role in organizing the active site. Transition state thermodynamic values derived from the Eyring equation indicate a larger positive ΔH⧧ and a less negative ΔS⧧ compared to those of a previously reported mesophilic homologue. These thermodynamic values are explained by partially rate limiting product release. Phylogenetic analysis of BC domains suggests that OGC diverged prior to Aquificales evolution. The phylogenetic tree identifies mis-annotations of the Aquificales BC sequences, including the Aquifex aeolicus pyruvate carboxylase structure. Notably, our structural data reveal that the OGC BC dimer comprises a "wet" dimerization interface that is dominated by hydrophilic interactions and structural water molecules common to all BC domains and likely facilitates the conformational changes associated with the catalytic cycle. Mutations in the dimerization domain demonstrate that dimerization contributes to thermal stability.
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- Greg Buhrman
- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7612, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7622, United States
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Zhang J, Cook J, Nearing JT, Zhang J, Raudonis R, Glick BR, Langille MGI, Cheng Z. Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops. Microbiol Res 2021; 245:126690. [PMID: 33460987 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The rhizosphere microbiome is composed of diverse microbial organisms, including archaea, viruses, fungi, bacteria as well as eukaryotic microorganisms, which occupy a narrow region of soil directly associated with plant roots. The interactions between these microorganisms and the plant can be commensal, beneficial or pathogenic. These microorganisms can also interact with each other, either competitively or synergistically. Promoting plant growth by harnessing the soil microbiome holds tremendous potential for providing an environmentally friendly solution to the increasing food demands of the world's rapidly growing population, while also helping to alleviate the associated environmental and societal issues of large-scale food production. There recently have been many studies on the disease suppression and plant growth promoting abilities of the rhizosphere microbiome; however, these findings largely have not been translated into the field. Therefore, additional research into the dynamic interactions between crop plants, the rhizosphere microbiome and the environment are necessary to better guide the harnessing of the microbiome to increase crop yield and quality. This review explores the biotic and abiotic interactions that occur within the plant's rhizosphere as well as current agricultural practices, and how these biotic and abiotic factors, as well as human practices, impact the plant microbiome. Additionally, some limitations, safety considerations, and future directions to the study of the plant microbiome are discussed.
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- Janie Zhang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; CGEB-Integrated Microbiome Resource (IMR), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
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Jung J, Kim JS, Taffner J, Berg G, Ryu CM. Archaea, tiny helpers of land plants. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:2494-2500. [PMID: 33005311 PMCID: PMC7516179 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Archaea are members of most microbiomes. While archaea are highly abundant in extreme environments, they are less abundant and diverse in association with eukaryotic hosts. Nevertheless, archaea are a substantial constituent of plant-associated ecosystems in the aboveground and belowground phytobiome. Only a few studies have investigated the role of archaea in plant health and its potential symbiosis in ecosystems. This review discusses recent progress in identifying how archaea contribute to plant traits such as growth, adaptation to abiotic stresses, and immune activation. We synthesized the most recent functional and molecular data on archaea, including root colonization and the volatile emission to activate plant systemic immunity. These data represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of plant-microbiota interactions.
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- Jihye Jung
- Molecular Phytobacteriology Laboratory, KRIBB, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
- Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Molecular Phytobacteriology Laboratory, KRIBB, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Phytobacteriology Laboratory, KRIBB, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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Shen T, Zhang C, Liu F, Wang W, Lu Y, Chen R, He Y. High-Throughput Screening of Free Proline Content in Rice Leaf under Cadmium Stress Using Hyperspectral Imaging with Chemometrics. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3229. [PMID: 32517150 PMCID: PMC7308835 DOI: 10.3390/s20113229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tracking of free proline (FP)-an indicative substance of heavy metal stress in rice leaf-is conducive to improve plant phenotype detection, which has important guiding significance for precise management of rice production. Hyperspectral imaging was used for high-throughput screening FP in rice leaves under cadmium (Cd) stress with five concentrations and four periods. The average spectral of rice leaves were used to show differences in optical properties. Partial least squares (PLS), least-squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) and extreme learning machine (ELM) models based on full spectra and effective wavelengths were established to detect FP content. Genetic algorithm (GA), competitive adaptive weighted sampling (CARS) and PLS weighting regression coefficient (Bw) were compared to screen the most effective wavelengths. Distribution map of the FP content in rice leaves were obtained to display the changes in the FP of leaves visually. The results illustrated that spectral differences increased with Cd stress time and FP content increased with Cd stress concentration. The best result for FP detection is the ELM model based on 27 wavelengths selected by CARS and Rp is 0.9426. Undoubtedly, hyperspectral imaging combined with chemometrics was a rapid, cost effective and non-destructive technique to excavate changes of FP in rice leaves under Cd stress.
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- Tingting Shen
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Huanan Industrial Technology Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Guangzhou 510700, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (W.W.); (Y.L.); (R.C.); (Y.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China
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