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Xie C, Chen R, Sun Q, Hao D, Zong J, Guo H, Liu J, Li L. Physiological and Proteomic Analyses of mtn1 Mutant Reveal Key Players in Centipedegrass Tiller Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1028. [PMID: 38611557 PMCID: PMC11013472 DOI: 10.3390/plants13071028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Tillering directly determines the seed production and propagation capacity of clonal plants. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the tiller development of clonal plants are still not fully understood. In this study, we conducted a proteome comparison between the tiller buds and stem node of a multiple-tiller mutant mtn1 (more tillering number 1) and a wild type of centipedegrass. The results showed significant increases of 29.03% and 27.89% in the first and secondary tiller numbers, respectively, in the mtn1 mutant compared to the wild type. The photosynthetic rate increased by 31.44%, while the starch, soluble sugar, and sucrose contents in the tiller buds and stem node showed increases of 13.79%, 39.10%, 97.64%, 37.97%, 55.64%, and 7.68%, respectively, compared to the wild type. Two groups comprising 438 and 589 protein species, respectively, were differentially accumulated in the tiller buds and stem node in the mtn1 mutant. Consistent with the physiological characteristics, sucrose and starch metabolism as well as plant hormone signaling were found to be enriched with differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) in the mtn1 mutant. These results revealed that sugars and plant hormones may play important regulatory roles in the tiller development in centipedegrass. These results expanded our understanding of tiller development in clonal plants.
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- Chenming Xie
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resource, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Nanjing 210014, China; (C.X.); (R.C.); (D.H.); (J.Z.); (H.G.); (J.L.)
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Mi W, Luo F, Liu W, Liu K. A Transcriptome Reveals the Mechanism of Nitrogen Regulation in Tillering. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:223. [PMID: 38397212 PMCID: PMC10888171 DOI: 10.3390/genes15020223] [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: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Nitrogen (N) application significantly increases tiller numbers and is accompanied by changes in endogenous hormone content. We treated seedlings of Festuca kirilowii-a perennial forage grass-with nitrogen, determined the endogenous hormone content in the tiller buds, and performed a transcriptome analysis. The application of N reduced GA3, ABA, and 5-DS content and increased ZT and IAA content. By screening DEGs in the transcriptome results, we obtained DEGs annotated to 25 GO entries and 8 KEGG pathways associated with endogenous hormones. Most of these GO entries and KEGG pathways were associated with IAA, GAS, and ABA. We conducted a validation analysis of hormone-related DEGs using qRT-PCR to demonstrate that nitrogen controls the content of endogenous hormones by regulating the expression of these DEGs, which further affects tillering in F. kirilowii.
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- Wenbo Mi
- Key Laboratory of Superior Forage Germplasm in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (W.M.); (F.L.); (K.L.)
- Laboratory for Research and Utilization of Qinghai Tibet Plateau Germplasm Resources, Xining 810016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superior Forage Germplasm in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (W.M.); (F.L.); (K.L.)
- Laboratory for Research and Utilization of Qinghai Tibet Plateau Germplasm Resources, Xining 810016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superior Forage Germplasm in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (W.M.); (F.L.); (K.L.)
- Laboratory for Research and Utilization of Qinghai Tibet Plateau Germplasm Resources, Xining 810016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superior Forage Germplasm in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; (W.M.); (F.L.); (K.L.)
- Laboratory for Research and Utilization of Qinghai Tibet Plateau Germplasm Resources, Xining 810016, China
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Sun P, Niu L, Lan X, Yu H, Cui H, Chen J, Li X. Enhanced metabolic resistance mechanism endows resistance to metamifop in Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 197:105656. [PMID: 38072531 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.), one of the worst weeds in paddy fields in China, has been frequently reported evolving resistance to acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicides. However, in the previous research, more attention was paid to target-site resistance (TSR) mechanisms, the non-target-site resistance (NTSR) mechanisms have not been well-established. In this study, the potential mechanism of resistance in a metamifop-resistant E. crus-galli collected from Kunshan city, Jiangsu Province, China was investigated. Dose-response assays showed that the phenotypic resistant population (JS-R) has evolved 4.3-fold resistance to metamifop compared with the phenotypic susceptible population (YN-S). The ACCase CT gene sequencing and relative ACCase gene expression levels studies showed that no mutations were detected in the ACCase CT gene in both YN-S and JS-R, and there was no significant difference in the relative ACCase gene expression between YN-S and JS-R. After the pre-processing of glutathione-S-transferase (GSTs) inhibitor NBD-Cl, the resistance level of JS-R to metamifop was reversed 18.73%. Furthermore, the GSTs activity of JS-R plants was significantly enhanced compared to that of YN-S plants. UPLC-MS/MS revealed that JS-R plants had faster metabolic rates to metamifop than YN-S plants. Meanwhile, the JS-R popultion exhibited resistant to cyhalofop-butyl and penoxsulam. In summary, this study presented a novel discovery regarding the global emergence of metabolic resistance to metamifop in E. crus-galli. The low-level resistance observed in the JS-R population was not found to be related to TSR but rather appeared to be primarily associated with the overexpression of genes in the GSTs metabolic enzyme superfamily.
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- Penglei Sun
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Science, Guiyang 550006, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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Liu P, Yin B, Liu X, Gu L, Guo J, Yang M, Zhen W. Optimizing plant spatial competition can change phytohormone content and promote tillering, thereby improving wheat yield. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1147711. [PMID: 36993839 PMCID: PMC10040448 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1147711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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As an important type of interplant competition, line-spacing shrinkage and row-spacing expansion (LSRE) can increase the number of tillers and improve resource utilization efficiency in wheat. Wheat tillering is closely related to various phytohormones. However, it is unclear whether LSRE regulates phytohormones and their relationship to tillering and wheat yield. This study evaluated tillering characteristics, phytohormone content in tiller nodes at the pre-winter stage, and grain yield factors for the winter wheat variety Malan1. We used a two-factor randomized block trial design with two sowing spacings of 15 cm (15RS, conventional treatment) and 7.5 cm (7.5RS, LSRE treatment) at the same density and three sowing-date groups (SD1, SD2, and SD3). LSRE significantly promoted wheat tillering and biomass at the pre-winter stage (average increases of 14.5% and 20.9% in the three sowing-date groups, respectively) and shortened the accumulated temperature required for a single tiller. Changes in the levels of phytohormones, including decreased gibberellin and indole acetic acid and increased zeatin riboside and strigolactones, were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography and were shown to be responsible for the tillering process under LSRE treatment in winter wheat. LSRE treatment can improve crop yield by increasing the number of spikes per unit area and grain weight. Our results clarified the changes in tillering and phytohormones content of winter wheat under LSRE treatment and their correlation with grain yield. This study also provides insights into the physiological mechanisms of alleviating inter-plant competition to improve crop yield.
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- Pan Liu
- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of North China Water-saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of North China Water-saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
- College of Clinical Medicine, North China University of Technology, Tangshan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of North China Water-saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of North China Water-saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
- Wheat Research Center, Shijiazhuang Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of North China Water-saving Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, Baoding, China
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Yu H, Guo X, Cui H, Chen J, Li X. Metabolism Difference Is Involved in Mesosulfuron-Methyl Selectivity between Aegilops tauschii and Triticum aestivum. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:186-196. [PMID: 36534090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor mesosulfuron-methyl is currently the only selective herbicide to control Aegilops tauschii in wheat fields; however, the mechanism underlying this selectivity remains unclear. Results showed that the tolerance of Triticum aestivum to mesosulfuron-methyl was much higher than that of A. tauschii. Mesosulfuron-methyl inhibited the in vitro ALS activity of A. tauschii and T. aestivum similarly, but the predicted structural interactions of ALS with mesosulfuron-methyl and induced expression of als were different in the two species. Compared with T. aestivum, A. tauschii was found to absorb more mesosulfuron-methyl and metabolize much less mesosulfuron-methyl. The cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP450) inhibitor, malathion, greatly increased the sensitivity of T. aestivum to mesosulfuron-methyl, while its synergistic effect was smaller in A. tauschii. Finally, 19 P450 genes were selected as candidate genes related with metabolism-based mesosulfuron-methyl selectivity. Collectively, different sensitivities to mesosulfuron-methyl in the two species were likely to be attributed to metabolism variances.
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- Haiyan Yu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Liu Z, Meng J, Sun Z, Su J, Luo X, Song J, Li P, Sun Y, Yu C, Peng X. Zinc application after low temperature stress promoted rice tillers recovery: Aspects of nutrient absorption and plant hormone regulation. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 314:111104. [PMID: 34895541 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Low temperature during the vegetative stage depresses rice tillering. Zinc (Zn) can promote rice tiller growth and improve plant resistance to abiotic stress. Consequently, Zn application after low temperature might be an effective approach to promote rice tiller recovery. A water culture experiment with treatments of two temperatures (12 °C and 20 °C) and three Zn concentrations (0.08 μM, 0.15 μM and 0.31 μM ZnSO4·7H2O) was conducted to determine by analyzing rice tiller growth, nutrient absorption and hormones metabolism. The results showed that low temperature reduced rice tiller numbers and leaf age, decreased as well. Increasing Zn application after low temperature could enhance not only rice tiller growth rate but also N metabolism and tillering recovery, and correlation analysis showed a significantly positive correlation between tiller increment and Zn and N accumulation after low temperature. In addition, higher cytokinin (CTK)/auxin (IAA) ratio was maintained by promoted synthesis of CTK and IAA as well as enhanced IAA transportation from tiller buds to other parts with increased Zn application after cold stress, which resulted in accelerated germination and growth of tiller buds. These results highlighted that Zn application after low temperature promoted rice tiller recovery by increasing N and Zn accumulation and maintaining hormones balance.
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- Zhilei Liu
- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation, Physiology and Ecology of Grain Crop in Cold Region (Northeast Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation, Physiology and Ecology of Grain Crop in Cold Region (Northeast Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- The School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering,Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Key Laboratory of Germplasm Innovation, Physiology and Ecology of Grain Crop in Cold Region (Northeast Agricultural University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Tang W, Liu S, Yu X, Yang Y, Zhou X, Lu Y. The Basis of Tolerance Mechanism to Metsulfuron-Methyl in Roegneria kamoji (Triticeae: Poaceae). PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10091823. [PMID: 34579356 PMCID: PMC8466435 DOI: 10.3390/plants10091823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Roegneria kamoji, a perennial monocot weed that belongs to the tribe Triticeae (family: Poaceae), is an emerging problematic weed in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) fields in China. We have previously confirmed four R. kamoji populations tolerant to acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors, and failed control of these populations by metsulfuron-methyl was observed. The objective of this study was to characterize the level of tolerance to metsulfuron-methyl, the basis of tolerance mechanism, and cross-tolerance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors in R. kamoji. A whole-plant dose–response assay showed that plants of all R. kamoji populations (both from wheat fields and uncultivated areas) exhibited high tolerance to metsulfuron-methyl, based on their 100% survival at 6-fold recommended field dose (RFD) and ED50 values >6.84-fold RFD, no susceptible population was found. Gene sequencing indicated that no reported amino acid substitutions associated with resistance to ALS inhibitor were found in the ALS gene among the R. kamoji populations. Pretreatment with the known cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CytP450) inhibitor malathion reduced the ED50 values of metsulfuron-methyl in two R. kamoji populations. These populations also exhibited cross-tolerance to RFD of mesosulfuron-methyl and bispyribac-sodium. The activities of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and CytP450 could be induced by metsulfuron-methyl in R. kamoji, which is similar to the known tolerant crop wheat. This is the first report elucidating metsulfuron-methyl tolerance in R. kamoji. The reversal of tolerance by malathion and the GST and/or CytP450 enhanced herbicide metabolism suggests that non-target-site mechanisms confer tolerance to metsulfuron-methyl in R. kamoji.
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- Wei Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (W.T.); (X.Y.); (Y.Y.)
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (W.T.); (X.Y.); (Y.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (W.T.); (X.Y.); (Y.Y.)
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China;
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Y.L.); Tel.: +86-028-84590090 (X.Z.); +86-0571-63370333 (Y.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China; (W.T.); (X.Y.); (Y.Y.)
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Y.L.); Tel.: +86-028-84590090 (X.Z.); +86-0571-63370333 (Y.L.)
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Yu H, Cui H, Chen J, Chen P, Ji M, Huang S, Li X. Regulation of 2,4-D Isooctyl Ester on Triticum aestivum and Aegilops tauschii Tillering and Endogenous Phytohormonal Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:642701. [PMID: 33995440 PMCID: PMC8113871 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.642701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tillering is an important agronomic trait essential for the yield of Triticum aestivum and the propagation of Aegilops tauschii. However, the effect of phytohormones on T. aestivum and Ae. tauschii tillering and the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the study, we found that T. aestivum and Ae. tauschii exhibited different tillering sensitivities to the auxin herbicide 2,4-D isooctyl ester. At 3 days post-application, tiller bud growth was inhibited by 77.50% in T. aestivum, corresponding to 2.0-fold greater inhibition than that in Ae. tauschii (38.71%). Transcriptome analysis showed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the T. aestivum response to 2,4-D isooctyl ester were mainly enriched in plant hormone metabolism and signal transduction pathways, but similar changes were not observed in Ae. tauschii. Among that, the auxin biosynthesis and signaling induced by 2,4-D isooctyl ester was quite different between the two species. A total of nine candidate genes involved in varied tillering responses were selected from the DEGs and validated by quantitative real-time PCR. Endogenous hormone levels were assayed to further verify the RNA-seq results. After 2,4-D isooctyl ester treatment, a significant increase in abscisic acid (ABA) levels was observed in T. aestivum, whereas ABA levels were relatively stable in Ae. tauschii. The herbicide induced more cytokinin (CTK) accumulation in Ae. tauschii than in T. aestivum. External ABA clearly restricted tiller bud growth in both T. aestivum and Ae. tauschii, while 6-benzyl aminopurine had no significant effect. These results indicate that ABA and CTK may be related with 2,4-D isooctyl ester-regulated tillering differences between the two species, which will help to further understand the mechanism of the auxin-mediated regulation of tillering.
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