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Shasmita, Swain BB, Mishra S, Mohapatra PK, Naik SK, Mukherjee AK. Chemopriming for induction of disease resistance against pathogens in rice. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 334:111769. [PMID: 37328072 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111769] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Rice is an important grain crop of Asian population. Different fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens cause large reduction in rice grain production. Use of chemical pesticides, to provide protection against pathogens, has become incomplete due to pathogens resistance and is cause of environmental concerns. Therefore, induction of resistance in rice against pathogens via biopriming and chemopriming with safe and novel agents has emerged on a global level as ecofriendly alternatives that provide protection against broad spectrum of rice pathogens without any significant yield penalty. In the past three decades, a number of chemicals such as silicon, salicylic acid, vitamins, plant extract, phytohormones, nutrients etc. have been used to induce defense against bacterial, fungal and viral rice pathogens. From the detailed analysis of abiotic agents used, it has been observed that silicon and salicylic acid are two potential chemicals for inducing resistance against fungal and bacterial diseases in rice, respectively. However, an inclusive evaluation of the potential of different abiotic agents to induce resistance against rice pathogens is lacking due to which the studies on induction of defense against rice pathogens via chemopriming has become disproportionate and discontinuous. The present review deals with a comprehensive analysis of different abiotic agents used to induce defense against rice pathogens, their mode of application, mechanism of defense induction and the effect of defense induction on grain yield. It also provides an account of unexplored areas, which might be taken into attention to efficiently manage rice diseases. DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
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- Shasmita
- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, Odisha, India; Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack 753003, Odisha, India
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- Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack 753003, Odisha, India
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- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, Odisha, India.
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Abiodun Ajulo A, Asobia PC, Silva de Oliveira R, de Andrade Bezerra G, Rosa Gonçalves A, de Filippi MCC. Screening bacterial isolates for biocontrol of sheath blight in rice plants. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2023; 58:426-435. [PMID: 37313602 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2023.2220644] [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: 06/15/2023]
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Sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani) causes significant yield losses in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Its sustainable management needs an efficient biocontrol agent. The objective was to screen bacterial isolates as an antagonist to R. solani and identify the most efficient ones as sheath blight suppressors under greenhouse conditions. Two assays (E1 and E2) were performed in a completely randomized design with three replications. E1 tested 21 bacterial isolates antagonists to R. solani in vitro. E2 was conducted under greenhouse conditions, with rice cultivar BRS Pampeira sown in plastic pots (7 kg) containing fertilized soil. Sixty old plants were inoculated with a segment of a toothpick containing fragments of R. solani, followed by spray inoculation of a bacterial suspension (108 CFU/mL). The severity of the disease was determined by calculating the relative lesion size formed on the colm. Isolates BRM32112 (Pseudomonas nitroreducens), BRM65929 (Priestia megaterium), and BRM65919 (Bacillus cereus) reduced R. solani colony radial growth by 92.8, 77.56, and 75.56%, respectively while BRM63523 (Serratia marcescens), BRM65923 and BRM65916 (P. megaterium) and BRM65919 (B. cereus) with 23.45, 23.37, 23.62, and 20.17 cm, respectively were effective at suppressing sheath blight in greenhouse, indicating their potential as a biofungicide for sheath blight suppression.
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- Akintunde Abiodun Ajulo
- Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology Laboratory at Embrapa Rice and Beans, Santo Antônio de Goiás, Goiás state, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Agronomy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás state, Brazil
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- Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology Laboratory at Embrapa Rice and Beans, Santo Antônio de Goiás, Goiás state, Brazil
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- Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology Laboratory at Embrapa Rice and Beans, Santo Antônio de Goiás, Goiás state, Brazil
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Shen M, Cai C, Song L, Qiu J, Ma C, Wang D, Gu X, Yang X, Wei W, Tao Y, Zhang J, Liu G, Zhu C. Elevated CO 2 and temperature under future climate change increase severity of rice sheath blight. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1115614. [PMID: 36778685 PMCID: PMC9909553 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1115614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sheath blight (ShB), caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is one of the major threats to rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. However, it is not clear how the risk of rice ShB will respond to elevated CO2 and temperature under future climate change. Here, we conducted, field experiments of inoculated R. solani under combinations of two CO2 levels (ambient and enriched up to 590 μmol mol-1) and two temperature levels (ambient and increased by 2.0°C) in temperature by free-air CO2 enrichment (T-FACE) system for two cultivars (a susceptible cultivar, Lemont and a resistant cultivar, YSBR1). Results indicate that for the inoculation of plants with R. solani, the vertical length of ShB lesions for cv. Lemont was significantly longer than that for cv. YSBR1 under four CO2 and temperature treatments. The vertical length of ShB lesions was significantly increased by elevated temperature, but not by elevated CO2, for both cultivars. The vertical length of ShB lesions under the combination of elevated CO2 and elevated temperature was increased by 21-38% for cv. Lemont and by -1-6% for cv. YSBR1. A significant increase in MDA level was related to a significant increase in the vertical length of ShB lesions under the combination of elevated CO2 and elevated temperature. Elevated CO2 could not compensate for the negative effect of elevated temperature on yield of both cultivars under future climate change. Rice yield and biomass were further decreased by 2.0-2.5% and 2.9-4.2% by an increase in the severity of ShB under the combination of elevated CO2 and elevated temperature. Thus, reasonable agronomic management practices are required to improve both resistance to ShB disease and grain yield for rice under future climate change.
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- Min Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Hoang CV, Thoai DN, Cam NTD, Phuong TTT, Lieu NT, Hien TTT, Nhiem DN, Pham TD, Tung MHT, Tran NTT, Mechler A, Vo QV. Large-Scale Synthesis of Nanosilica from Silica Sand for Plant Stimulant Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:41687-41695. [PMID: 36406494 PMCID: PMC9670276 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nanosilica is a versatile nanomaterial suitable as, e.g., drug carriers in medicine, fillers in polymers, and fertilizer/pesticide carriers and potentially a bioavailable source of silicon in agriculture. The enhanced biological activity of nanosilica over quartz sand has been noted before; it is directly related to the altered physicochemical properties of the nanoparticles compared to those of the bulk material. Therefore, it is feasible to use nanosilica as a form of plant stimulant. Nanosilica synthesis is a relatively cheap routine process on the laboratory scale; however, it is not easily scalable. Largely for this reason, studies of nanosilica fertilizers are scarce. This study will focus on industrial-scale silica nanoparticle production and the application of nanosilica as a plant stimulant in maize. A variant of the sol-gel method is used to successfully synthesize nanosilica particles starting from silica sand. The resulting particles are in the size range of 16-37 nm with great purity. The potential of nanosilica as a plant stimulant is demonstrated with the increased quantity and quality of maize crops.
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- Cao Van Hoang
- Quy
Nhon University, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh 590000, Vietnam
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- Institute
Materials Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science
and Technology, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam
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- University
of Natural Sciences - Vietnam National University, Ha Noi 100000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Agriculture & Rural Development, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh 590000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe
University, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- The
University of Danang - University of Technology and Education, Danang 550000, Vietnam
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Vu Q, Dossa GS, Mundaca EA, Settele J, Crisol-Martínez E, Horgan FG. Combined Effects of Soil Silicon and Host Plant Resistance on Planthoppers, Blast and Bacterial Blight in Tropical Rice. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13070604. [PMID: 35886780 PMCID: PMC9318006 DOI: 10.3390/insects13070604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Simple Summary Rice is often attacked by several herbivores and plant pathogens at the same time. Public research has mainly focused on enhancing rice resistance against these biotic stresses by selecting rice lines with resistance genes during breeding programs. However, rice resistance to biotic stresses is also affected by soil nutrients, including available nitrogen and silicon. Nitrogen tends to reduce resistance, but silicon can increase resistance. We assessed the effects of combining soil silicon with host plant resistance against rice planthoppers, blast disease, and bacterial blight disease. We used pure silicon (SiO2) to avoid the confounding effects of nutrients associated with silicates. We also assessed the effects of nitrogenous fertilizer on silicon-augmented resistance to planthoppers. We found that high nitrogen diminishes the capacity of soil silicon and host resistance to reduce planthopper fitness (i.e., nitrogen was antagonistic); but that silicon counters nitrogen-related reductions in rice antixenosis defenses (e.g., repellency) against gravid female planthoppers (i.e., an additive effect of silicon and resistance). Silicon augmented resistance against blast and bacterial blight, but the effects were most apparent on susceptible varieties. Plants infected with bacterial blight generally grew larger in silicon amended soils. We discuss how silicon improves seedling quality by augmenting broad-spectrum resistance. Abstract Soil silicon enhances rice defenses against a range of biotic stresses. However, the magnitude of these effects can depend on the nature of the rice variety. We conducted a series of greenhouse experiments to examine the effects of silicon on planthoppers (Nilaparvata lugens [BPH] and Sogatella furcifera [WBPH]), a leafhopper (Nephotettix virescens [GLH]), blast disease (Magnaporthe grisea) and bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae) in susceptible and resistant rice. We added powdered silica gel (SiO2) to paddy soil at equivalent to 0.25, 1.0, and 4.0 t ha−1. Added silicon reduced BPH nymph settling, but the effect was negligible under high nitrogen. In a choice experiment, BPH egg-laying was lower than untreated controls under all silicon treatments regardless of nitrogen or variety, whereas, in a no-choice experiment, silicon reduced egg-laying on the susceptible but not the resistant (BPH32 gene) variety. Stronger effects in choice experiments suggest that silicon mainly enhanced antixenosis defenses. We found no effects of silicon on WBPH or GLH. Silicon reduced blast damage to susceptible and resistant (Piz, Piz-5 and Pi9 genes) rice. Silicon reduced damage from a virulent strain of bacterial blight but had little effect on a less virulent strain in susceptible and resistant (Xa4, Xa7 and Xa4 + Xa7 genes) varieties. When combined with resistance, silicon had an additive effect in reducing biomass losses to plants infested with bacterial blight (resistance up to 50%; silicon 20%). We discuss how silicon-containing soil amendments can be combined with host resistance to reduce biotic stresses in rice.
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- Quynh Vu
- Cuulong Delta Rice Research Institute, Tan Thanh, Thoi Lai District, Can Tho 905660, Vietnam;
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany;
- International Rice Research Institute, Makati 1226, Philippines;
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Casilla 7-D, Curicó 3349001, Chile; (E.A.M.); (E.C.-M.)
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany;
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Puschstrasse 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines (UPLB), Los Baños 4031, Philippines
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Casilla 7-D, Curicó 3349001, Chile; (E.A.M.); (E.C.-M.)
- EcoLaVerna Integral Restoration Ecology, Bridestown, Kildinan, T56 P499 County Cork, Ireland
- Association of Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Almeria (COEXPHAL), Carretera de Ronda 11, 04004 Almeria, Spain
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- Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Casilla 7-D, Curicó 3349001, Chile; (E.A.M.); (E.C.-M.)
- EcoLaVerna Integral Restoration Ecology, Bridestown, Kildinan, T56 P499 County Cork, Ireland
- Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
- Correspondence:
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Singhal RK, Fahad S, Kumar P, Choyal P, Javed T, Jinger D, Singh P, Saha D, MD P, Bose B, Akash H, Gupta NK, Sodani R, Dev D, Suthar DL, Liu K, Harrison MT, Saud S, Shah AN, Nawaz T. Beneficial elements: New Players in improving nutrient use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. PLANT GROWTH REGULATION 2022. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s10725-022-00843-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cen G, Sun T, Chen Y, Wang W, Feng A, Liu A, Que Y, Gao S, Su Y, You C. Characterization of silicon transporter gene family in Saccharum and functional analysis of the ShLsi6 gene in biotic stress. Gene X 2022; 822:146331. [PMID: 35183686 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Silicon, one of the most prevalent elements in the soil, is beneficial for plant growth and defense against different stresses. The silicon transporter gene (Lsi) plays an important role in the uptake and transport of silicon in higher plants. In this study, a total of 32 Lsi genes, including 20 SsLsi in sugarcane wild species Saccharum spontaneum, 5 ShLsi in Saccharum hybrid cultivar R570 and 7 SbLsi in sugarcane related species Sorghum bicolor, were identified and classified into three groups. Bioinformatics analysis showed that instability, hydrophobicity, localization of cell membranes and vacuoles were the main features of the Lsi proteins. Whole genome and segmental duplication contributed to the main expansion of Lsi gene family. Collinearity analysis of the Lsi genes showed that S. spontanum and R570 had a collinear relationship with monocotyledonous plants S. bicolor and Oryza sativa, but not with dicotyledonous plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Vitis vinifera. The replicated Lsi genes were mainly subjected to strong selection pressure for purification. The diverse cis-regulatory elements in the promoter of SsLsi, ShLsi and SbLsi genes suggested that they were widely involved in the response of plants to various stresses and the regulation of the growth and development. Transcriptome data and real time quantitative PCR analysis showed that the Lsi genes exhibited different expression profiles in sugarcane tissues and under Sporisorium scitamineum, drought and cold stresses. In addition, the cDNA and genomic DNA sequences of ShLsi6 that was homologous to SsLsi1b gene was cloned from Saccharum hybrid cultivar ROC22. Transient expression analysis showed that, compared with the control, Nicotiana benthamiana leaves which overexpressed the ShLsi6 gene showed a high sensitivity after inoculation with tobacco pathogens Ralstonia solanacearum and Fusarium solani var. coeruleum. This study provides important information for further functional analysis of Lsi genes and resistant breeding in sugarcane.
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- Guangli Cen
- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University), Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University), Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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Sathe AP, Kumar A, Mandlik R, Raturi G, Yadav H, Kumar N, Shivaraj SM, Jaswal R, Kapoor R, Gupta SK, Sharma TR, Sonah H. Role of silicon in elevating resistance against sheath blight and blast diseases in rice (Oryza sativa L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 166:128-139. [PMID: 34102436 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae and sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani, are the two major diseases of rice that cause enormous losses in rice production worldwide. Identification and utilization of broad-spectrum resistance resources have been considered sustainable and effective strategies. However, the majority of the resistance genes and QTLs identified have often been found to be race-specific, and their resistance is frequently broken down due to continuous exposure to the pathogen. Therefore, integrated approaches to improve plant resistance against such devastating pathogen have great importance. Silicon (Si), a beneficial element for plant growth, has shown to provide a prophylactic effect against many pathogens. The application of Si helps the plants to combat the disease-causing pathogens, either through its deposition in different parts of the plant or through modulation/induction of specific defense genes by yet an unknown mechanism. Some reports have shown that Si imparts resistance to rice blast and sheath blight. The present review summarizes the mechanism of Si transport and deposition and its effect on rice growth and development. A special emphasis has been given to explore the existing evidence showing Si mediated blast and sheath blight resistance and the mechanism involved in resistance. This review will help to understand the prophylactic effects of Si against sheath blight and blast disease at the mechanical, physiological, and genetic levels. The information provided here will help develop a strategy to explore Si derived benefits for sustainable rice production.
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India; Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India; Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Crop Science, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India.
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Silicon and cadmium interaction of maize (Zea mays L.) plants cultivated in vitro. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-021-00799-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zellner W, Tubaña B, Rodrigues FA, Datnoff LE. Silicon's Role in Plant Stress Reduction and Why This Element Is Not Used Routinely for Managing Plant Health. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:2033-2049. [PMID: 33455444 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-20-1797-fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Numerous reviews and hundreds of refereed articles have been published on silicon's effects on abiotic and biotic stress as well as overall plant growth and development. The science for silicon is well-documented and comprehensive. However, even with this robust body of information, silicon is still not routinely used for alleviating plant stress and promoting plant growth and development. What is holding producers and growers back from using silicon? There are several possible reasons, which include: (i) lack of consistent information on which soil orders are low or limited in silicon, (ii) no universally accepted soil test for gauging the amounts of soluble silicon have been calibrated for many agronomic or horticultural crops, (iii) most analytical laboratories do not routinely assay plant tissue for silicon and current standard tissue digestion procedures used would render silicon insoluble, (iv) many scientists still state that plants are either silicon accumulators or non-accumulators when in reality all plants accumulate some silicon in their plant tissues, (v) silicon is not recognized as being necessary for plant development, (vi) lack of economic studies to show the benefits of applying silicon, and (vii) lack of extension outreach to present the positive benefits of silicon to producers and growers. Many of these issues mentioned above will need to be resolved if silicon is to become a standard practice to improve agronomic and horticultural crop production and plant health.
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- Wendy Zellner
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, U.S.A
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A
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- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Fitopatologia, Laboratório da Interação Planta-Patógeno, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A
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Silicon supplementation improves early blight resistance in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill . by modulating the expression of defense-related genes and antioxidant enzymes. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:232. [PMID: 33968576 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Early blight is the most devastating disease in tomato which causes huge yield losses across the globe. Hence, development of specific, efficient and ecofriendly tools are required to increase the disease resistance in tomato plants. Here, we systematically investigate the defensive role and priming effect of silicon (Si) in tomato plants under control and infected conditions. Based on the results, Si-treated tomato plants showed improved resistance to Alternaria solani as there was delay in symptoms and reduced disease severity than non-Si-treated plants. To further examine the Si-mediated molecular priming in tomato plants, expression profiling of defense-related genes like PR1, PR2, WRKYII, PR3, LOXD and JERF3 was studied in control, Si-supplemented, A. solani-inoculated and Si + A. solani-inoculated plants. Interestingly, Si significantly increased the expression of jasmonic acid (JA) marker genes (PR3, LOXD and JERF3) than salicylic acid (SA) marker genes (PR1, PR2 and WRKYII). However, Si + A. solani-inoculated plants showed higher expression levels of defence genes except WRKYII than A. solani-inoculated or Si-treated plants. Furthermore, pre-supplementation of Si to A. solani-infected tomato plants showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR) and peroxidase (POD) than control, Si-treated and A. solani-inoculated plants. Altogether, present study highlights the defensive role of Si in tomato plants in response to A. solani by increasing not only the transcript levels of defense signature genes, but also the activity of antioxidant enzymes.
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Griffith A, Wise P, Gill R, Paukett M, Donofrio N, Seyfferth AL. Combined effects of arsenic and Magnaporthe oryzae on rice and alleviation by silicon. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 750:142209. [PMID: 33182188 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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While the impacts of arsenic (As) and Magnaporthe oryzae on rice have been well-studied, a dearth of knowledge exists on how rice responds to their combined stress. Moreover, increasing exogenous silicon (Si) can alleviate M. oryzae infection and As uptake, but how increasing exogenous Si affects the combined stress of M. oryzae and As is unknown. We grew three cultivars of rice that varied in their susceptibility to As and M. oryzae under low (50 μM, SiL) and high (1500 μM, SiH) Si with and without As (4 μM, 80/20 As (III)/As(V)) and with or without M. oryzae infection and examined the impacts of treatments on plant As and Si concentrations, severity of disease by M. oryzae, and stress via targeted gene expression. SiH treatments generally decreased shoot As concentrations by 20-70% compared to SiL treatments depending on cultivar and M. oryzae exposure. There was no effect of Si or As treatments on percent of leaf diseased in the As-tolerant cultivar M206, but in the As-sensitive cultivar IR66, SiH treatment decreased percent of leaf diseased in the absence of As and had no impact when As was present. In the M. oryzae-susceptible Sariceltik, plants receiving SiH had significantly fewer lesions than those receiving SiL and plants with the fewest lesions were in the SiH + As treatments. Plants that were exposed to As + M. oryzae were the most stressed when grown under SiL, but this stress response was lowered by SiH treatments. A separate pathogenicity assay with Sariceltik showed that in contrast to our hypothesis, As exposure decreased lesion growth, particularly under SiH treatments, and lessened the impact of M. oryzae on rice. These results suggest that rice grown under replete Si will be able to withstand combined stressors of M. oryzae and As, but will be highly stressed under Si deficient scenarios.
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- Amelia Griffith
- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Research Innovation Office, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
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Islam W, Tayyab M, Khalil F, Hua Z, Huang Z, Chen HYH. Silicon-mediated plant defense against pathogens and insect pests. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 168:104641. [PMID: 32711774 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant diseases and insect pests are one of the major limiting factors that reduce crop production worldwide. Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements in the lithosphere and has a positive impact on plant health by effectively mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses. It also enhances plant resistance against insect pests and fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases. Therefore, this review critically converges its focus upon Si-mediated physical, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms in plant defense against pathogens and insect pests. It further explains Si-modulated interactive phytohormone signaling and enzymatic production and their involvement in inducing resistance against biotic stresses. Furthermore, this review highlights the recent research accomplishments which have successfully revealed the active role of Si in protecting plants against insect herbivory and various viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases. The article explores the potential in enhancing Si-mediated plant resistance against various economically important diseases and insect pests, further shedding light upon future issues regarding the role of Si in defense against pathogens and insect pests.
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- Waqar Islam
- Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Processes of the Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada.
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Lukacova Z, Svubova R, Janikovicova S, Volajova Z, Lux A. Tobacco plants (Nicotiana benthamiana) were influenced by silicon and were not infected by dodder (Cuscuta europaea). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 139:179-190. [PMID: 30901576 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The effect of silicon (Si) on tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) development and dodder (Cuscuta europaea) - tobacco interaction were studied. Three Si application approaches were tested: tobacco seed priming (2.5 mM Si and 5 mM Si; 2.5S, 5S), watering tobacco plants with Si solution (2.5 mM Si and 5 mM Si; 2.5W, 5W) and foliar application (1 mM Si and 2.5 mM Si; 1F, 2.5F). Dodder was not able to infect the host plant in almost all Si treatments. Only in the control and 2.5W treatments was dodder able to infect its host. A significant increase in all observed antioxidant enzymes activities (POX, CAT and SOD) occurred in the plants of 2.5W treatment after infection in comparison with the uninfected 2.5W treatment and control plants, which indicated the importance of antioxidant enzymes activities in the plant parasite - host interaction. Resistance of Si treated plants to dodder could have been due to the changes in the cell wall properties of the epidermis and cortex where activity of POX was confirmed histochemically. The growth and development of tobacco shoots were evaluated after four and eight weeks of cultivation in the individual Si treatments. The development of shoots was enhanced after eight weeks of cultivation in the 2.5S, 5S, 2.5W and 5W treatments in comparison with the control treatment. However, a negative effect of Si was observed in 1F and 2.5F treatments. In the majority of cases, the plants treated with Si had decreased chlorophyll content when compared to control, except for chl a in 5W plants after 8 weeks of cultivation. Contrary to this, carotenoids increased in all Si treated plants after eight weeks cultivation in comparison with the control. The secondary xylem formation in tobacco was enhanced after 4 and 8 weeks cultivation in shoots of plants receiving the 2.5S, 5S, 2.5W and 5W treartments. The cambium was the most active in producing secondary xylem in the 2.5S treatment. Protein profile and antioxidant enzymes activities (POX, CAT and SOD) were altered by Si treatment. After 8 weeks of cultivation, activities of POX were significantly decreased in 2.5S, 5S, 2.5W and 5W in comparison with control. Catalase was decreased in 2.5S, 5S and 5W in comparison with the control, however, 1F and 2.5F treatments had significantly increased CAT and SOD activities. The specific activity of POX was confirmed histochemically in Si treated plants in the cell walls of several stem tissues like the epidermis, cortex and pith. A small amount of H2O2 was detected in leaves in the control and Si treated plants. The amount of O2- decreased in all treatments with time. The highest Si concentration in the plants (almost 800 mg . kg-1 d. w.) was detected in the 2.5W, 5W treatments.
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- Zuzana Lukacova
- Department of Plant Physiology, The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina B2, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15, Bratislava 4, Slovakia.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina B2, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15, Bratislava 4, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina B2, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15, Bratislava 4, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina B2, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15, Bratislava 4, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina B2, Ilkovicova 6, 842 15, Bratislava 4, Slovakia
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Debona D, Rodrigues FA, Datnoff LE. Silicon's Role in Abiotic and Biotic Plant Stresses. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 55:85-107. [PMID: 28504920 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Silicon (Si) plays a pivotal role in the nutritional status of a wide variety of monocot and dicot plant species and helps them, whether directly or indirectly, counteract abiotic and/or biotic stresses. In general, plants with a high root or shoot Si concentration are less prone to pest attack and exhibit enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought, low temperature, or metal toxicity. However, the most remarkable effect of Si is the reduction in the intensities of a number of seedborne, soilborne, and foliar diseases in many economically important crops that are caused by biotrophic, hemibiotrophic, and necrotrophic plant pathogens. The reduction in disease symptom expression is due to the effect of Si on some components of host resistance, including incubation period, lesion size, and lesion number. The mechanical barrier formed by the polymerization of Si beneath the cuticle and in the cell walls was the first proposed hypothesis to explain how this element reduced the severity of plant diseases. However, new insights have revealed that many plant species supplied with Si have the phenylpropanoid and terpenoid pathways potentiated and have a faster and stronger transcription of defense genes and higher activities of defense enzymes. Photosynthesis and the antioxidant system are also improved for Si-supplied plants. Although the current understanding of how this overlooked element improves plant reaction against pathogen infections, pest attacks, and abiotic stresses has advanced, the exact mechanism(s) by which it modulates plant physiology through the potentiation of host defense mechanisms still needs further investigation at the genomic, metabolomic, and proteomic levels.
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- Daniel Debona
- Department of Plant Pathology, Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Interaction, Viçosa Federal University, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 36570-900;
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Interaction, Viçosa Federal University, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 36570-900;
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- Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803;
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Wang M, Gao L, Dong S, Sun Y, Shen Q, Guo S. Role of Silicon on Plant-Pathogen Interactions. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:701. [PMID: 28529517 PMCID: PMC5418358 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Although silicon (Si) is not recognized as an essential element for general higher plants, it has beneficial effects on the growth and production of a wide range of plant species. Si is known to effectively mitigate various environmental stresses and enhance plant resistance against both fungal and bacterial pathogens. In this review, the effects of Si on plant-pathogen interactions are analyzed, mainly on physical, biochemical, and molecular aspects. In most cases, the Si-induced biochemical/molecular resistance during plant-pathogen interactions were dominated as joint resistance, involving activating defense-related enzymes activates, stimulating antimicrobial compound production, regulating the complex network of signal pathways, and activating of the expression of defense-related genes. The most previous studies described an independent process, however, the whole plant resistances were rarely considered, especially the interaction of different process in higher plants. Si can act as a modulator influencing plant defense responses and interacting with key components of plant stress signaling systems leading to induced resistance. Priming of plant defense responses, alterations in phytohormone homeostasis, and networking by defense signaling components are all potential mechanisms involved in Si-triggered resistance responses. This review summarizes the roles of Si in plant-microbe interactions, evaluates the potential for improving plant resistance by modifying Si fertilizer inputs, and highlights future research concerning the role of Si in agriculture.
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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Ning D, Liang Y, Liu Z, Xiao J, Duan A. Impacts of Steel-Slag-Based Silicate Fertilizer on Soil Acidity and Silicon Availability and Metals-Immobilization in a Paddy Soil. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168163. [PMID: 27973585 PMCID: PMC5156425 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Slag-based silicate fertilizer has been widely used to improve soil silicon- availability and crop productivity. A consecutive early rice-late rice rotation experiment was conducted to test the impacts of steel slag on soil pH, silicon availability, rice growth and metals-immobilization in paddy soil. Our results show that application of slag at a rate above higher or equal to 1 600 mg plant-available SiO2 per kg soil increased soil pH, dry weight of rice straw and grain, plant-available Si concentration and Si concentration in rice shoots compared with the control treatment. No significant accumulation of total cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) was noted in soil; rather, the exchangeable fraction of Cd significantly decreased. The cadmium concentrations in rice grains decreased significantly compared with the control treatment. In conclusion, application of steel slag reduced soil acidity, increased plant-availability of silicon, promoted rice growth and inhibited Cd transport to rice grain in the soil-plant system.
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- Dongfeng Ning
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Institute of Farmland Irrigation Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Institute of Farmland Irrigation Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Institute of Farmland Irrigation Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Institute of Farmland Irrigation Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, China
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Vivancos J, Labbé C, Menzies JG, Bélanger RR. Silicon-mediated resistance of Arabidopsis against powdery mildew involves mechanisms other than the salicylic acid (SA)-dependent defence pathway. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2015; 16:572-82. [PMID: 25346281 PMCID: PMC6638373 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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On absorption by plants, silicon (Si) offers protection against many fungal pathogens, including powdery mildews. The mechanisms by which Si exerts its prophylactic role remain enigmatic, although a prevailing hypothesis suggests that Si positively influences priming. Attempts to decipher Si properties have been limited to plants able to absorb Si, which excludes the model plant Arabidopsis because it lacks Si influx transporters. In this work, we were able to engineer Arabidopsis plants with an Si transporter from wheat (TaLsi1) and to exploit mutants (pad4 and sid2) deficient in salicylic acid (SA)-dependent defence responses to study their phenotypic response and changes in defence expression against Golovinomyces cichoracearum (Gc) following Si treatment. Our results showed that TaLsi1 plants contained significantly more Si and were significantly more resistant to Gc infection than control plants when treated with Si, the first such demonstration in a plant transformed with a heterologous Si transporter. The resistant plants accumulated higher levels of SA and expressed higher levels of transcripts encoding defence genes, thus suggesting a role for Si in the process. However, TaLsi1 pad4 and TaLsi1 sid2 plants were also more resistant to Gc than were pad4 and sid2 plants following Si treatment. Analysis of the resistant phenotypes revealed a significantly reduced production of SA and expression of defence genes comparable with susceptible controls. These results indicate that Si contributes to Arabidopsis defence priming following pathogen infection, but highlight that Si will confer protection even when priming is altered. We conclude that Si-mediated protection involves mechanisms other than SA-dependent defence responses.
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- Julien Vivancos
- Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 101 Route 100, Morden, MB, Canada, R6M 1Y5
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- Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, G1V 0A6
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Sahebi M, Hanafi MM, Siti Nor Akmar A, Rafii MY, Azizi P, Tengoua FF, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa J, Shabanimofrad M. Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation in plants. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:396010. [PMID: 25685787 PMCID: PMC4317640 DOI: 10.1155/2015/396010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent macroelements, performing an essential function in healing plants in response to environmental stresses. The purpose of using Si is to induce resistance to distinct stresses, diseases, and pathogens. Additionally, Si can improve the condition of soils, which contain toxic levels of heavy metals along with other chemical elements. Silicon minimizes toxicity of Fe, Al, and Mn, increases the availability of P, and enhances drought along with salt tolerance in plants through the formation of silicified tissues in plants. However, the concentration of Si depends on the plants genotype and organisms. Hence, the physiological mechanisms and metabolic activities of plants may be affected by Si application. Peptides as well as amino acids can effectively create polysilicic species through interactions with different species of silicate inside solution. The carboxylic acid and the alcohol groups of serine and asparagine tend not to engage in any significant role in polysilicates formation, but the hydroxyl group side chain can be involved in the formation of hydrogen bond with Si(OH)4. The mechanisms and trend of Si absorption are different between plant species. Furthermore, the transportation of Si requires an energy mechanism; thus, low temperatures and metabolic repressors inhibit Si transportation.
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- Mahbod Sahebi
- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantation Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Keeping MG, Miles N, Sewpersad C. Silicon reduces impact of plant nitrogen in promoting stalk borer (Eldana saccharina) but not sugarcane thrips (Fulmekiola serrata) infestations in sugarcane. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:289. [PMID: 24999349 PMCID: PMC4064666 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The stalk borer Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a major limiting factor in South African sugarcane production, while yield is also reduced by sugarcane thrips Fulmekiola serrata Kobus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Borer management options include appropriate nitrogen (N) and enhanced silicon (Si) nutrition; the effect of N on sugarcane thrips is unknown. We tested the effects of these nutrients, in combination with resistant (N33) and susceptible (N27) sugarcane cultivars, on E. saccharina and F. serrata infestation. Two pot trials with three levels of N (60, 120, and 180 kg ha(-1)) and two levels each of calcium silicate and dolomitic lime (5 and 10 t ha(-1)) were naturally infested with thrips, then artificially water stressed and infested with borer. Higher N levels increased borer survival and stalk damage, while Si reduced these compared with controls. Silicon significantly reduced stalk damage in N27 but not in N33; hence, Si provided relatively greater protection for susceptible cultivars than for resistant ones. High N treatments were associated with greater thrips numbers, while Si treatments did not significantly influence thrips infestation. The reduction in borer survival and stalk damage by Si application at all N rates indicates that under field conditions, the opportunity exists for optimizing sugarcane yields through maintaining adequate N nutrition, while reducing populations of E. saccharina using integrated pest management (IPM) tactics that include improved Si nutrition of the crop and reduced plant water stress. Improved management of N nutrition may also provide an option for thrips IPM. The contrasting effects of Si on stalk borer and thrips indicate that Si-mediated resistance to insect herbivores in sugarcane has mechanical and biochemical components that are well developed in the stalk tissues targeted by E. saccharina but poorly developed in the young leaf spindles where F. serrata occurs.
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- Malcolm G. Keeping
- South African Sugarcane Research InstituteMount Edgecombe, South Africa
- School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences, University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg, South Africa
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- South African Sugarcane Research InstituteMount Edgecombe, South Africa
- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-NatalPietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Sahebi M, Hanafi MM, Abdullah SNA, Rafii MY, Azizi P, Nejat N, Idris AS. Isolation and expression analysis of novel silicon absorption gene from roots of mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) via suppression subtractive hybridization. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:971985. [PMID: 24516858 PMCID: PMC3910099 DOI: 10.1155/2014/971985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in soil after oxygen. It is not an essential element for plant growth and formation but plays an important role in increasing plant tolerance towards different kinds of abiotic and biotic stresses. The molecular mechanism of Si absorption and accumulation may differ between plants, such as monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Silicon absorption and accumulation in mangrove plants are affected indirectly by some proteins rich in serine and proline amino acids. The expression level of the genes responsible for Si absorption varies in different parts of plants. In this study, Si is mainly observed in the epidermal roots' cell walls of mangrove plants compared to other parts. The present work was carried out to discover further information on Si stress responsive genes in Rhizophora apiculata, using the suppression subtractive hybridization technique. To construct the cDNA library, two-month-old seedlings were exposed to 0.5, 1, and 1.5 mM SiO2 for 15 hrs and for 1 to 6 days resulting in a total of 360 high quality ESTs gained. Further examination by RT-PCR and real-time qRT-PCR showed the expression of a candidate gene of serine-rich protein.
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- Mahbod Sahebi
- Laboratory of Plantations Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantations Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantations Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Plantations Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Biological Research Division, GANODROP Unit, Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB), No. 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Liu G, Jia Y, McClung A, Oard JH, Lee FN, Correll JC. Confirming QTLs and Finding Additional Loci Responsible for Resistance to Rice Sheath Blight Disease. PLANT DISEASE 2013; 97:113-117. [PMID: 30722265 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-12-0466-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Rice sheath blight disease, caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-1A, is one of the most destructive rice diseases worldwide. Utilization of host resistance is the most economical and environmentally sound strategy in managing sheath blight (ShB). Ten ShB quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were previously mapped in a Lemont × Jasmine 85 recombinant inbred line (LJRIL) population using greenhouse inoculation methods at an early vegetative stage. However, confirmation of ShB-resistant QTLs under field conditions is critical for their utilization in marker-assisted selection (MAS) for improving ShB resistance in new cultivars. In the present study, we evaluated ShB resistance using 216 LJRILs under field conditions in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana during 2008 and 2009. We confirmed the presence of the major ShB-QTL qShB9-2 based on the field data and also identified one new ShB-QTL between markers RM221 and RM112 on chromosome 2 across all three locations. Based on the field verification of ShB evaluations, the microchamber and mist-chamber assays were simple, effective, and reliable methods to identify major ShB-QTLs like qShB9-2 in the greenhouse at early vegetative stages. The markers RM215 and RM245 were found to be closely linked to qShB9-2 in greenhouse and field assays, indicating that they will be useful for improving ShB resistance in rice breeding programs using MAS.
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- G Liu
- Rice Research and Extension Center, University of Arkansas, Stuttgart 72160
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160
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- School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, LSU AgCenter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803
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- Rice Research and Extension Center, University of Arkansas, Stuttgart
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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Montpetit J, Vivancos J, Mitani-Ueno N, Yamaji N, Rémus-Borel W, Belzile F, Ma JF, Bélanger RR. Cloning, functional characterization and heterologous expression of TaLsi1, a wheat silicon transporter gene. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 79:35-46. [PMID: 22351076 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9892-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Silicon (Si) is known to be beneficial to plants, namely in alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses. The magnitude of such positive effects is associated with a plant's natural ability to absorb Si. Many grasses can accumulate as much as 10% on a dry weight basis while most dicots, including Arabidopsis, will accumulate less than 0.1%. In this report, we describe the cloning and functional characterization of TaLsi1, a wheat Si transporter gene. In addition, we developed a heterologous system for the study of Si uptake in plants by introducing TaLsi1 and OsLsi1, its ortholog in rice, into Arabidopsis, a species with a very low innate Si uptake capacity. When expressed constitutively under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter, both TaLsi1 and OsLsi1 were expressed in cells of roots and shoots. Such constitutive expression of TaLsi1 or OsLsi1 resulted in a fourfold to fivefold increase in Si accumulation in transformed plants compared to WT. However, this Si absorption caused deleterious symptoms. When the wheat transporter was expressed under the control of a root-specific promoter (a boron transporter gene (AtNIP5;1) promoter), a similar increase in Si absorption was noted but the plants did not exhibit symptoms and grew normally. These results demonstrate that TaLsi1 is indeed a functional Si transporter as its expression in Arabidopsis leads to increased Si uptake, but that this expression must be confined to root cells for healthy plant development. The availability of this heterologous expression system will facilitate further studies into the mechanisms and benefits of Si uptake.
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- Jonatan Montpetit
- Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Centre de Recherche en Horticulture, Université Laval, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Kablan L, Lagauche A, Delvaux B, Legr Ve A. Silicon Reduces Black Sigatoka Development in Banana. PLANT DISEASE 2012; 96:273-278. [PMID: 30731798 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-11-0274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The effect of silicon (Si) uptake on the susceptibility of Musa acuminata to Mycosphaerella fijiensis was investigated in three experiments conducted under controlled conditions. Plants were grown in the presence of Si or not, in pots adapted for a hydroponic culture system or in pots filled with compost. The banana leaves were inoculated after 4 or 6 months of plant growth by spraying conidial suspensions or by brushing mycelia fragments. The disease progress over time was assessed using quantitative and qualitative scales. At the end of each experiment, disease severity was also analyzed using the image analysis software ASSESS. The Si concentration in the leaves of plants supplied with Si reached 10 to 28 g/kg of dry matter. The first symptoms appeared 18 days after inoculation. The disease developed more rapidly and more severely on banana plants grown without Si than on plants supplied with Si. The areas under the disease progress curve (AUDPCs) calculated for plants grown with Si were significantly lower than the AUDPCs for plants not supplied with Si, regardless of inoculation method. Thus, Si supply could be a valuable tool in integrated pest management against M. fijiensis by reducing the disease pressure on banana.
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- L Kablan
- Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology (ELIM) and Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Science (ELIE)
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- ELIM, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/3, B-1348 Louvainla-Neuve, Belgium
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Shetty R, Fretté X, Jensen B, Shetty NP, Jensen JD, Jørgensen HJL, Newman MA, Christensen LP. Silicon-induced changes in antifungal phenolic acids, flavonoids, and key phenylpropanoid pathway genes during the interaction between miniature roses and the biotrophic pathogen Podosphaera pannosa. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 157:2194-205. [PMID: 22021421 PMCID: PMC3327176 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.185215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Application of 3.6 mm silicon (Si+) to the rose (Rosa hybrida) cultivar Smart increased the concentration of antimicrobial phenolic acids and flavonoids in response to infection by rose powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa). Simultaneously, the expression of genes coding for key enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway (phenylalanine ammonia lyase, cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, and chalcone synthase) was up-regulated. The increase in phenolic compounds correlated with a 46% reduction in disease severity compared with inoculated leaves without Si application (Si-). Furthermore, Si application without pathogen inoculation induced gene expression and primed the accumulation of several phenolics compared with the uninoculated Si- control. Chlorogenic acid was the phenolic acid detected in the highest concentration, with an increase of more than 80% in Si+ inoculated compared with Si- uninoculated plants. Among the quantified flavonoids, rutin and quercitrin were detected in the highest concentrations, and the rutin concentration increased more than 20-fold in Si+ inoculated compared with Si- uninoculated plants. Both rutin and chlorogenic acid had antimicrobial effects on P. pannosa, evidenced by reduced conidial germination and appressorium formation of the pathogen, both after spray application and infiltration into leaves. The application of rutin and chlorogenic acid reduced powdery mildew severity by 40% to 50%, and observation of an effect after leaf infiltration indicated that these two phenolics can be transported to the epidermal surface. In conclusion, we provide evidence that Si plays an active role in disease reduction in rose by inducing the production of antifungal phenolic metabolites as a response to powdery mildew infection.
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- Radhakrishna Shetty
- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Lemes EM, Mackowiak CL, Blount A, Marois JJ, Wright DL, Coelho L, Datnoff LE. Effects of Silicon Applications on Soybean Rust Development Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions. PLANT DISEASE 2011; 95:317-324. [PMID: 30743509 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-10-0500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Soybean rust (SBR), caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is one of the most destructive fungal diseases affecting soybean production. Silicon (Si) amendments were studied as an alternative strategy to control SBR because this element was reported to suppress a number of plant diseases in other host-pathogen systems. In greenhouse experiments, soybean cultivars inoculated with P. pachyrhizi received soil applications of wollastonite (CaSiO3) (Si at 0, 0.96, and 1.92 t ha-1) or foliar applications of potassium silicate (K2SiO3) (Si at 0, 500, 1,000, or 2,000 mg kg-1). Greenhouse experiment results demonstrated that Si treatments delayed disease onset by approximately 3 days. The area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) of plants receiving Si treatments also was significantly lower than the AUDPC of non-Si-treated plants. For field experiments, an average 3-day delay in disease onset was observed only for soil Si treatments. Reductions in AUDPC of up to 43 and 36% were also observed for soil and foliar Si treatments, respectively. Considering the natural delayed disease onset due to the inability of the pathogen to overwinter in the major soybean production areas of the United States, the delay in disease onset and the final reduction in AUDPC observed by the soil Si treatments used may lead to the development of SBR control practices that can benefit organic and conventional soybean production systems.
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- E M Lemes
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville 32611
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- North Florida Research and Educational Center, University of Florida, Quincy 32351
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- North Florida Research and Educational Center, University of Florida, Marianna 32446
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- North Florida Research and Educational Center, University of Florida, Quincy
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- North Florida Research and Educational Center, University of Florida, Quincy
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 38400-902, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville
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Dallagnol LJ, Rodrigues FA, DaMatta FM, Mielli MVB, Pereira SC. Deficiency in silicon uptake affects cytological, physiological, and biochemical events in the rice--Bipolaris oryzae interaction. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2011; 101:92-104. [PMID: 20879842 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-10-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This study investigated how a defect in the active uptake of silicon (Si) affects rice resistance to brown spot. Plants from a rice mutant (low silicon 1 [lsi1]) and its wild-type counterpart (cv. Oochikara), growing in hydroponic culture with (+Si; 2 mM) or without (-Si) Si, were inoculated with Bipolaris oryzae. Si concentration in leaf tissue of cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant increased by 381 and 263%, respectively, for the +Si treatment compared with the -Si treatment. The incubation period was 6 h longer in the presence of Si. The area under brown spot progress curve for plants from cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant was reduced 81 and 50%, respectively, in the presence of Si. The reduced number of brown epidermal cells on leaves from cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant supplied with Si contributed to the lower lipid peroxidation and electrolyte leakage. The concentration of total soluble phenolics in cv. Oochikara supplied with Si (values of 4.2 to 15.4 μg g(-1) fresh weight) was greater compared with plants not supplied with Si (values of 1.9 to 11.5 μg g(-1) fresh weight). The concentration of lignin was also important to the resistance of cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant. Polyphenoloxidase activity did not contribute to the resistance of cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant to brown spot, regardless of Si supply. Peroxidase and chitinase activities were higher in cv. Oochikara and the lsi1 mutant supplied with Si. These results bring novel evidence of the involvement of Si in a more complex defense mechanism than simply the formation of a physical barrier to avoid or delay fungal penetration.
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- Leandro J Dallagnol
- Department of Plant Pathology, Viçosa Federal University, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, 36570-000, Brazil
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Liu G, Jia Y, Correa-Victoria FJ, Prado GA, Yeater KM, McClung A, Correll JC. Mapping quantitative trait Loci responsible for resistance to sheath blight in rice. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2009; 99:1078-84. [PMID: 19671010 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-99-9-1078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rice sheath blight (ShB), caused by the soilborne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, annually causes severe losses in yield and quality in many rice production areas worldwide. Jasmine 85 is an indica cultivar that has proven to have a high level of resistance to this pathogen. The objective of this study was to determine the ability of controlled environment inoculation assays to detect ShB resistance quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in a cross derived from the susceptible cv. Lemont and the resistant cv. Jasmine 85. The disease reactions of 250 F(5) recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were measured on the seedlings inoculated using microchamber and mist-chamber assays under greenhouse conditions. In total, 10 ShB-QTLs were identified on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9 using these two methods. The microchamber method identified four of five new ShB-QTLs, one on each of chromosomes 1, 3, 5, and 6. Both microchamber and mist-chamber methods identified two ShB-QTLs, qShB1 and qShB9-2. Four of the ShB-QTLs or ShB-QTL regions identified on chromosomes 2, 3, and 9 were previously reported in the literature. The major ShB-QTL qShB9-2, which cosegregated with simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker RM245 on chromosome 9, contributed to 24.3 and 27.2% of total phenotypic variation in ShB using microchamber and mistchamber assays, respectively. qShB9-2, a plant-stage-independent QTL, was also verified in nine haplotypes of 10 resistant Lemont/Jasmine 85 RILs using haplotype analysis. These results suggest that multiple ShB-QTLs are involved in ShB resistance and that microchamber and mist-chamber methods are effective for detecting plant-stage-independent QTLs. Furthermore, two SSR markers, RM215 and RM245, are robust markers and can be used in marker-assisted breeding programs to improve ShB resistance.
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- G Liu
- Rice Research and Extension Center, University of Arkansas, 2900 Hwy 130E, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USA
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Dallagnol LJ, Rodrigues FA, Mielli MVB, Ma JF, Datnoff LE. Defective active silicon uptake affects some components of rice resistance to brown spot. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2009; 99:116-121. [PMID: 19055443 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-99-1-0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Rice is known to accumulate high amounts of silicon (Si) in plant tissue, which helps to decrease the intensity of many economically important rice diseases. Among these diseases, brown spot, caused by the fungus Bipolaris oryzae, is one of the most devastating because it negatively affects yield and grain quality. This study aimed to evaluate the importance of active root Si uptake in rice for controlling brown spot development. Some components of host resistance were evaluated in a rice mutant, low silicon 1 (lsi1), defective in active Si uptake, and its wild-type counterpart (cv. Oochikara). Plants were inoculated with B. oryzae after growing for 35 days in a hydroponic culture amended with 0 or 2 mMol Si. The components of host resistance evaluated were incubation period (IP), relative infection efficiency (RIE), area under brown spot progress curve (AUBSPC), final lesion size (FLS), rate of lesion expansion (r), and area under lesion expansion progress curve (AULEPC). Si content from both Oochikara and lsi1 in the +Si treatment increased in leaf tissue by 219 and 178%, respectively, over the nonamended controls. Plants from Oochikara had 112% more Si in leaf tissue than plants from lsi1. The IP of brown spot from Oochikara increased approximately 6 h in the presence of Si and the RIE, AUBSPC, FLS, r, and AULEPC were significantly reduced by 65, 75, 33, 36, and 35%, respectively. In the presence of Si, the IP increased 3 h for lsi1 but the RIE, AUBSPC, FLS, r, and AULEPC were reduced by only 40, 50, 12, 21, and 12%, respectively. The correlation between Si leaf content and IP was significantly positive but Si content was negatively correlated with RIE, AUBSPC, FLS, r, and AULEPC. Single degree-of-freedom contrasts showed that Oochikara and lsi1 supplied with Si were significantly different from those not supplied with Si for all components of resistance evaluated. This result showed that a reduced Si content in tissues of plants from lsi1 dramatically affected its basal level of resistance to brown spot, suggesting that a minimum Si concentration is needed. Consequently, the results of this study emphasized the importance of an active root Si uptake system for an increase in rice resistance to brown spot.
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- Leandro J Dallagnol
- Viçosa Federal University, Department of Plant Pathology, Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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Park DS, Sayler RJ, Hong YG, Nam MH, Yang Y. A Method for Inoculation and Evaluation of Rice Sheath Blight Disease. PLANT DISEASE 2008; 92:25-29. [PMID: 30786366 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-92-1-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Sheath blight of rice, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is one of the most important rice diseases worldwide; however, no rice cultivar has been found to be completely resistant to this fungus. To facilitate detailed analysis of sheath blight resistance at genetic, molecular, biochemical, and functional genomic levels, new methods were developed for effective and uniform infection and accurate evaluation of the disease. The efficiency of R. solani infection was tested on two resistant (Tetep and Jasmine 85) and two susceptible (Chucheongbyeo, Junambyeo) cultivars using three different inoculum types (agar block, liquid cultured mycelia ball, and mycelia suspension). By covering the inoculated sheaths with aluminum foil to maintain humidity, 100% infection rate was achieved in this study. Liquid cultured mycelia balls caused significantly longer lesions (5.4 cm) than other types of inoculum, including agar block (2.4 cm) and mycelia suspension (1.6 cm). An improved method for evaluating sheath blight disease was selected by comparing two methods for evaluating disease severity among three partially resistant cultivars and five susceptible cultivars inoculated with liquid cultured mycelia balls. In addition, a new formula was developed to calculate the disease susceptibility index. Lesion length and the susceptibility index generally were correlated in each leaf, but there were discrepancies between the two evaluation methods due to differences in plant architecture among the cultivars. The susceptibility index calculated using the new formula was the most accurate method for evaluating sheath blight disease across all cultivars. The effect of heading date and panicle number also was evaluated in relation to sheath blight resistance. Cultivars with late heading dates generally were more resistant to sheath blight than those with early heading dates.
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- Dong-Soo Park
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, and National Yeongnam Agricultural Research Institute, Rural Development Administration, Neidong 1085, Milyang, Kyeongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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- National Yeongnam Agricultural Research Institute, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
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- National Yeongnam Agricultural Research Institute, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Sayler RJ, Yang Y. Detection and Quantification of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA, the Rice Sheath Blight Pathogen, in Rice Using Real-Time PCR. PLANT DISEASE 2007; 91:1663-1668. [PMID: 30780615 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-12-1663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Rhizoctonia solani Kühn is the causal organism of sheath blight, a major rice disease worldwide that severely impairs yield and quality. It is difficult to identify the pathogen in the early phase of the infection and to accurately quantify the fungal development based on visual inspection. Therefore, a rapid and reliable method is advantageous for the detection and quantification of the pathogen causing this important rice disease. In this study, a real-time, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) assay was developed to detect and quantify R. solani AG-1 IA DNA from infected rice plants. A specific primer pair was designed based on the internal transcribed spacer region of the fungal ribosomal DNA. The specific detection of R. solani DNA was successful with quantities as low as 1 pg. The QPCR assay could be used for detecting the rice sheath blight pathogen, quantifying fungal aggressiveness, and evaluating the resistance level of rice cultivars.
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- Ronald J Sayler
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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Kvedaras OL, Keeping MG, Goebel FR, Byrne MJ. Water stress augments silicon-mediated resistance of susceptible sugarcane cultivars to the stalk borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2007; 97:175-83. [PMID: 17411480 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485307004853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Silicon (Si) can improve resistance of plants to insect attack and may also enhance tolerance of water stress. This study tested if Si-mediated host plant resistance to insect attack was augmented by water stress. Four sugarcane cultivars, two resistant (N21, N33) and two susceptible (N26, N11) to Eldana saccharina Walker were grown in a pot trial in Si-deficient river sand, with (Si+) and without (Si-) calcium silicate. To induce water stress, irrigation to half the trial was reduced after 8.5 months. The trial was artificially infested with E. saccharina eggs after water reduction and harvested 66 days later. Silicon treated, stressed and non-stressed plants of the same cultivar did not differ appreciably in Si content. Decreases in numbers of borers recovered and stalk damage were not associated with comparable increases in rind hardness in Si+ cane, particularly in water-stressed susceptible cultivars. Overall, Si+ plants displayed increased resistance to E. saccharina attack compared with Si- plants. Borer recoveries were significantly lower in stressed Si+ cane compared with either stressed Si- or non-stressed Si- and Si+ cane. Generally, fewer borers were recovered from resistant cultivars than susceptible cultivars. Stalk damage was significantly lower in Si+ cane than in Si- cane, for N21, N11 and N26. Stalk damage was significantly less in Si+ combined susceptible cultivars than in Si- combined susceptible cultivars under non-stressed and especially stressed conditions. In general, the reduction in borer numbers and stalk damage in Si+ plants was greater for water-stressed cane than non-stressed cane, particularly for susceptible sugarcane cultivars. The hypothesis that Si affords greater protection against E. saccharina borer attack in water-stressed sugarcane than in non-stressed cane and that this benefit is greatly enhanced in susceptible cultivars is supported. A possible active role for soluble Si in defence against E. saccharina is proposed.
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- O L Kvedaras
- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X02, Mount Edgecombe 4300, South Africa.
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Taheri P, Gnanamanickam S, Höfte M. Characterization, Genetic Structure, and Pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia spp. Associated with Rice Sheath Diseases in India. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2007; 97:373-83. [PMID: 18943659 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-97-3-0373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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ABSTRACT Isolates of Rhizoctonia spp. were obtained from rice in India during 2000-2003. Characterization by conventional techniques and polymerase chain reaction showed that from 110 isolates, 99 were R. solani and 11 were R. oryzae-sativae. Of 99 isolates identified as R. solani, 96 were AG1-IA, 1 was AG1-IB, and 2 were AG1-IC. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analyzes were used to determine genetic relationships in Rhizoctonia pathogen populations collected from different geographic regions. Cluster analysis based on the AFLP data separated isolates belonging to the three different intraspecific groups of R. solani AG1 and differentiated R. solani from R. oryzae-sativae. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed that geographic region was the dominant factor determining population structure of R. solani AG1-1A; host cultivar had no significant effect. Pathogenicity tests on Oryza sativa cv. Zenith revealed that isolates of R. solani AG1-1A and AG1-1B were more virulent than R. solani AG1-IC and R. oryzae-sativae isolates.
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Kobayashi T, Ishiguro K, Nakajima T, Kim HY, Okada M, Kobayashi K. Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO(2) Concentration on the Infection of Rice Blast and Sheath Blight. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2006; 96:425-31. [PMID: 18943425 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-96-0425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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ABSTRACT The effect of elevated atmospheric CO(2) concentration on rice blast and sheath blight disease severity was studied in the field in northern Japan for 3 years. With free-air CO(2) enrichment (FACE), rice plants were grown in ambient and elevated ( approximately 200 to 280 mumol mol(-1) above ambient) CO(2) concentrations, and were artificially inoculated with consist of Magnaporthe oryzae. Rice plants grown in an elevated CO(2) concentration were more susceptible to leaf blast than those in ambient CO(2) as indicated by the increased number of leaf blast lesions. Plants grown under elevated CO(2) concentration had lower leaf silicon content, which may have contributed to the increased susceptibility to leaf blast under elevated CO(2) concentrations. In contrast to leaf blast, panicle blast severity was unchanged by the CO(2) enrichment under artificial inoculation, whereas it was slightly but significantly higher under elevated CO(2) concentrations in a spontaneous rice blast epidemic. For naturally occurring epidemics of the sheath blight development in rice plants, the percentage of diseased plants was higher under elevated as opposed to ambient CO(2) concentrations. However, the average height of lesions above the soil surface was similar between the treatments. One hypothesis is that the higher number of tillers observed under elevated CO(2) concentrations may have increased the chance for fungal sclerotia to adhere to the leaf sheath at the water surface. Consequently, the potential risks for infection of leaf blast and epidemics of sheath blight would increase in rice grown under elevated CO(2) concentration.
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Moraes SRG, Pozza EA, Alves E, Pozza AAA, Carvalho JG, Lima PH, Botelho AO. Efeito de fontes de silício na incidência e na severidade da antracnose do feijoeiro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-41582006000100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Foram realizados três experimentos para estudar a influência do silício na redução da antracnose, causada por Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, em feijoeiro (Phaseolum vulgaris). No primeiro experimento plantas tratadas com silicato de cálcio foram inoculadas com 0, 10³, 10(4), 5x10(4), 10(5), 5x10(5) e 10(6) conídios/ml de C. lindemuthianum. Na concentração de 10(6) conídios/ml avaliou-se a diferença entre o silicato de cálcio e uma fonte de cálcio (óxido de cálcio). No segundo experimento foi avaliado o silicato de cálcio e de sódio na redução da antracnose. No terceiro experimento, por meio da microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e da microanálise de raios-X (MAX), estudou-se o efeito do silício nos mecanismos de resistência. Foram realizadas cinco avaliações da doença, utilizadas para calcular a área abaixo da curva de progresso da incidência (AACPI), da severidade (AACPS) e a duração da área foliar sadia (HAD), nos dois primeiros experimentos. Com o aumento da concentração do inóculo houve aumento na AACPI e AACPS e redução na HAD, porém a testemunha inoculada com a maior concentração de inóculo, e tratada apenas com cálcio (CaO), sem silicato, teve maiores AACPI e AACPS do que as plantas tratadas com silicato de cálcio. No segundo experimento, a menor AACPS e maior HAD foram obtidas no tratamento com silicato de sódio via foliar, que proporcionou redução de 62,4% na AACPS. Na MEV e na microanálise de raios X não se observaram a formação de barreira física e o acúmulo de silício externamente com a aplicação de silicato de cálcio, embora o elemento tenha contribuído para reduzir a antracnose.
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The element silicon (Si) is not considered an essential nutrient for plant function. Nevertheless, Si is absorbed from soil in large amounts that are several fold higher than those of other essential macronutrients in certain plant species. Its beneficial effects have been reported in various situations, especially under biotic and abiotic stress conditions. The most significant effect of Si on plants, besides improving their fitness in nature and increasing agricultural productivity, is the restriction of parasitism. There has been a considerable amount of research showing the positive effect of Si in controlling diseases in important crops. Rice (Oryza sativa), in particular, is affected by the presence of Si, with diseases such as blast, brown spot and sheath blight becoming more severe on rice plants grown in Si-depleted soils. The hypothesis underlying the control of some diseases in both mono- and di-cots by Si has been confined to that of a mechanical barrier resulting from its polymerization in planta. However, some studies show that Si-mediated resistance against pathogens is associated with the accumulation of phenolics and phytoalexins as well as with the activation of some PR-genes. These findings strongly suggest that Si plays an active role in the resistance of some plants to diseases rather than forming a physical barrier that impedes penetration by fungal pathogens.
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Pozza AAA, Alves E, Pozza EA, Carvalho JGD, Montanari M, Guimarães PTG, Santos DM. Efeito do silício no controle da cercosporiose em três variedades de cafeeiro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-41582004000200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A cercosporiose do cafeeiro (Coffea arabica), causada por Cercospora coffeicola, é uma das mais importantes doenças na fase de viveiro. O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação de silício (1 g de CaSiO3 incorporada em 1 kg do substrato utilizado para encher os tubetes) no controle dessa doença em três variedades de cafeeiro (catuaí, mundo novo e icatú) e, determinar quais os possíveis fatores de resistência associados. As plantas com dois pares de folhas foram inoculadas com suspensão de 1,4 x 10(4) conídios de C. coffeicola por ml. Aos sete meses após a inoculação avaliaram-se a porcentagem de folhas lesionadas e o número total de lesões por planta. Após essa avaliação, retiraram-se amostras das folhas para o estudo em Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV) e Microanálise de Raios-X (MAX). As plantas da variedade catuaí tratadas com silicato, tiveram redução de 63,2% nas folhas lesionadas e de 43% no total de lesões por planta, em relação à testemunha. A MAX e o mapeamento para Si indicaram distribuição uniforme do elemento em toda a superfície abaxial das folhas de cafeeiro nas três variedades tratadas. Nas folhas das plantas não tratadas, o Si foi raramente encontrado. Nas imagens de MEV também foi observada camada de cera bem desenvolvida na superfície inferior das folhas originárias de todas as plantas tratadas, sendo esta mais espessa em catuaí e rara ou ausente nas não tratadas.
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Seebold KW, Datnoff LE, Correa-Victoria FJ, Kucharek TA, Snyder GH. Effects of Silicon and Fungicides on the Control of Leaf and Neck Blast in Upland Rice. PLANT DISEASE 2004; 88:253-258. [PMID: 30812356 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.3.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Silicon (Si) has been shown to suppress diseases of rice such as blast when applied to Si-deficient soils. In 1995 and 1996, Si was applied at 1,000 kg ha-1 to at two locations in eastern Colombia to determine if Si combined with reduced rates of fungicide could be used to manage leaf and neck blast effectively in upland rice. Two applications of edifenphos and three applications of tricyclazole were made at 0, 10, 25, or 100% of their labeled rates after amendment of soil with Si. At both locations, Si alone and Si combined with edifenphos reduced leaf blast severity by 22 to 75% when compared with nonamended, untreated controls, and suppression of leaf blast by Si alone was equal to or better than the full rate of edifenphos alone. Si alone suppressed neck blast as effectively or better than the full rate tricyclazole when severity was low; however, when severity was higher, a 10% rate of tricyclazole was needed in addition to Si. No differences in yield were observed between Si without fungicides and fungicides (full rate) without Si. Applications of Si made in 1995 had significant residual activity in terms of disease control and yield in 1996. The application of Si to Si-deficient soils may permit the use of reduced rates of fungicide to manage leaf and neck blast in upland rice.
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- K W Seebold
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton 31793
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida-IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC), Belle Glade 33430
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- Rice Program, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida-IFAS EREC
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Leung H, Zhu Y, Revilla-Molina I, Fan JX, Chen H, Pangga I, Cruz CV, Mew TW. Using Genetic Diversity to Achieve Sustainable Rice Disease Management. PLANT DISEASE 2003; 87:1156-1169. [PMID: 30812716 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2003.87.10.1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Hei Leung
- International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Agriculture Department of Yunnan, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Rodrigues FA, Vale FXR, Datnoff LE, Prabhu AS, Korndörfer GH. Effect of rice growth stages and silicon on sheath blight development. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2003; 93:256-261. [PMID: 18944334 DOI: 10.1016/s0261-2194(02)00084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the effect of silicon (Si) and rice growth stages on tissue susceptibility to sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) under controlled conditions. Rice plants (cv. Rio Formoso) were grown in pots containing low-Si soil amended with Si at 0, 0.48, 0.96, 1.44, and 1.92 g pot(-1) and inoculated with R. solani at the following days after emergence: 45 (four-leaf stage), 65 (eight-leaf stage), 85 (tillering), 117 (booting), and 130 (panicle exsertion). For plants inoculated with R. solani at all growth stages, Si concentration in straw increased as rate of Si increased from 0 to 1.92 g pot(-1). Concentration of calcium in the straw did not differ among plant growth stages. Although incubation period was not affected by the amount of Si added to the soil, this variable was shorter at booting and panicle exsertion stages. As the rates of Si increased in the soil, the total number of sheath blight lesions on sheaths and total area under the relative lesion extension curve decreased at all plant growth stages. The severity of sheath blight was lower at booting and panicle exsertion stages as the rates of Si increased in the soil. In general, plants grown in Si-nonamended pots and inoculated with R. solani were more vulnerable to infection at all growth stages, but especially at 45 days after emergence. Plant dry weights for inoculated plants increased as the Si rates increased from 0 to 1.92 g pot(-1). The greatest dry weight increases occurred for plants inoculated at booting and panicle exsertion stages. Si fertilization is a promising method for controlling sheath blight in areas where soil is Si deficient and when cultivars that exhibit an acceptable level of resistance to sheath blight are not available for commercial use.
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Rodrigues FA, Vale FXR, Datnoff LE, Prabhu AS, Korndörfer GH. Effect of rice growth stages and silicon on sheath blight development. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2003; 93:256-61. [PMID: 18944334 DOI: 10.1094/phyto.2003.93.3.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the effect of silicon (Si) and rice growth stages on tissue susceptibility to sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) under controlled conditions. Rice plants (cv. Rio Formoso) were grown in pots containing low-Si soil amended with Si at 0, 0.48, 0.96, 1.44, and 1.92 g pot(-1) and inoculated with R. solani at the following days after emergence: 45 (four-leaf stage), 65 (eight-leaf stage), 85 (tillering), 117 (booting), and 130 (panicle exsertion). For plants inoculated with R. solani at all growth stages, Si concentration in straw increased as rate of Si increased from 0 to 1.92 g pot(-1). Concentration of calcium in the straw did not differ among plant growth stages. Although incubation period was not affected by the amount of Si added to the soil, this variable was shorter at booting and panicle exsertion stages. As the rates of Si increased in the soil, the total number of sheath blight lesions on sheaths and total area under the relative lesion extension curve decreased at all plant growth stages. The severity of sheath blight was lower at booting and panicle exsertion stages as the rates of Si increased in the soil. In general, plants grown in Si-nonamended pots and inoculated with R. solani were more vulnerable to infection at all growth stages, but especially at 45 days after emergence. Plant dry weights for inoculated plants increased as the Si rates increased from 0 to 1.92 g pot(-1). The greatest dry weight increases occurred for plants inoculated at booting and panicle exsertion stages. Si fertilization is a promising method for controlling sheath blight in areas where soil is Si deficient and when cultivars that exhibit an acceptable level of resistance to sheath blight are not available for commercial use.
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Kim SG, Kim KW, Park EW, Choi D. Silicon-induced cell wall fortification of rice leaves: a possible cellular mechanism of enhanced host resistance to blast. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2002; 92:1095-103. [PMID: 18944220 DOI: 10.1094/phyto.2002.92.10.1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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ABSTRACT Locations of silicon accumulation in rice leaves and its possible association with resistance to rice blast were investigated by electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis. A blast-susceptible cultivar, Jinmi, and a partially resistant cultivar, Hwaseong, were grown under a hydroponic culture system with modified Yoshida's nutrient solution containing 0, 50, 100, and 200 ppm of silicon. Electron-dense silicon layers were frequently found beneath the cuticle in epidermal cell walls of silicon-treated plants. Increasing levels of silicon were detected in the outer regions of epidermal cell walls. Silicon was present mainly in epidermal cell walls, middle lamellae, and intercellular spaces within subepidermal tissues. Furthermore, silicon was prevalent throughout the leaf surface, with relatively small deposition on stomatal guard cells in silicon-treated plants. Silicon accumulation and epidermal cell wall thickness in leaves were greater in cv. Jinmi than in cv. Hwaseong. However, the thickness ratios of the silicon layers to epidermal cell walls were greater in cv. Hwaseong (53.25 to 93.28%) than in cv. Jinmi (36.58 to 66.54%). Leaf blast severity was lower in cv. Hwaseong than in cv. Jinmi and was significantly reduced in silicon-treated plants of both cultivars. These results suggest that silicon-induced cell wall fortification of rice leaves may be closely associated with enhanced host resistance to blast.
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