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Piasecka A, Sawikowska A, Witaszak N, Waśkiewicz A, Kańczurzewska M, Kaczmarek J, Lalak-Kańczugowska J. Metabolomic Aspects of Conservative and Resistance-Related Elements of Response to Fusarium culmorum in the Grass Family. Cells 2022; 11:cells11203213. [PMID: 36291081 PMCID: PMC9600661 DOI: 10.3390/cells11203213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious fungal disease affecting crop plants, causing substantial yield reductions and the production of mycotoxins in the infected grains. Achieving progress in the breeding of crops with increased resistance and maintaining a high yield is not possible without a thorough examination of the molecular basis of plant immunity responses. Methods: LC-MS-based metabolomics approaches powered by three-way ANOVA and the selec-tion of differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) were used for studying plant immunity. A correlation network and functional enrichment analysis were conducted on grains of barley and wheat genotypes that were resistant or susceptible to FHB, as well as on the model grass Brachypodium distachyon (Bd), as this is still poorly understood at the metabolomic level. Results: We selected common and genotype-specific DAMs in response to F. culmorum inoculation. The immunological reaction at the metabolomic level was strongly diversified between resistant and susceptible genotypes. DAMs that were common to all tested species from the porphyrin, flavonoid, and phenylpropanoid metabolic pathways were highly correlated, reflecting con-servativeness in the FHB response in the Poaceae family. Resistance-related DAMs belonged to different structural classes, including tryptophan-derived metabolites, pyrimidines, the amino acids proline and serine, as well as phenylpropanoids and flavonoids. The physiological re-sponse to F. culmorum of Bd was close to that of barley and wheat genotypes; however, metabo-lomic changes were strongly diversified. Conclusions: Combined targeted and untargeted metabolomics provides comprehensive knowledge about significant elements of plant immuni-ty that have the potential to be molecular biomarkers of enhanced resistance to FHB in the grass family. Thorough examination of the Bd metabolome in juxtaposition with diversified geno-types of barley and wheat facilitated its use as a model grass for plant–microbe interaction.
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- Anna Piasecka
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Mathematics, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
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Brizuela AM, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Koczyk G, Stępień Ł, Kawaliło M, Palmero D. Geographical Origin Does Not Modulate Pathogenicity or Response to Climatic Variables of Fusarium oxysporum Associated with Vascular Wilt on Asparagus. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7121056. [PMID: 34947038 PMCID: PMC8703408 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Asparagus crop is distributed worldwide, covering very different climatic regions. Among the different diseases that affect asparagus, vascular Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. aparagi (Foa), stands out. It is not only the cause of large economic losses due to a decrease in yield and shortened longevity of the plantation, but also prevents replanting. This work aimed to determine if F. oxysporum isolates associated with vascular wilt on asparagus have adapted differentially to the different agro-environmental conditions. The potential correlation between origin and mycelial growth under different temperatures and humidity conditions was analysed for isolates from asparagus fields cultivated in northern and southern Europe. The genetic and pathogenic variability were also analysed. While a clear effect of water activity on mycelial growth was observed, all isolates responded in a similar way to changes in water activity in the medium, regardless of their geographical origin. The results revealed a low genetic variability of F. oxysporum isolates associated with vascular wilt on asparagus without signs of differentiation correlated to geographical origin. The southernmost isolates of the two cultivated varieties inoculated did not express more pathogenicity than those isolated from the colder region.
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- Alexandri María Brizuela
- Department of Agricultural Production, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Plant-Pathogen Interaction Team, Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (J.L.-K.); (Ł.S.)
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- Biometry and Bioinformatics Team, Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (G.K.); (M.K.)
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- Plant-Pathogen Interaction Team, Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (J.L.-K.); (Ł.S.)
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- Biometry and Bioinformatics Team, Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (G.K.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Agricultural Production, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-91-067-1075
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Stępień Ł, Lalak-Kańczugowska J. Signaling pathways involved in virulence and stress response of plant-pathogenic Fusarium species. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kuglarz K, Bury M, Kasprzycka A, Lalak-Kańczugowska J. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on the production of biogas from sweet sorghum and maize biomass. Environ Technol 2020; 41:2833-2843. [PMID: 30767620 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1584251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The aim of the study was to determine the biogas productivity from selected cultivars of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench) and maize (Zea mays L.) depending on the dose of mineral fertilization with nitrogen. The topic is novelty in the northern Poland area due to the fact that this crop is not very widespread here. The silage samples were derived from two experiments: (1) two factors experiment with sorghum varieties (Arbatax, KWS Maja, Herkules) and two doses of mineral nitrogen fertilization (0 and 150 kg ha-1 N) in split-plot design. (2) one-factor experiment with fodder maize, variety NK Magitop, and two doses of mineral nitrogen fertilization (0 and 150 kg ha-1 N) in a randomized complete block design. The experiment was performed in four replications in the split-plot design. Methane fermentation was carried out under mesophilic conditions. The temperature of the process was 37°C ± 1°C, while pH 7 ± 0.1. The content of total solids in the bioreactor was 7.0%. The composition of the gas produced was measured once a day with the use of an automatic biogas analyser (GFM 416, GasData). The trial was run in triplicate until the daily yield was less than 1% of the cumulative biogas yield [DIN 38 414-S8. Sediments and sediments. Determination of fermentation characteristics; 1985]. Sorghum was characterized by higher average biogas productivity (about 12%), higher methane content in biogas (about 10%), and higher methane productivity (about 43%). It can, therefore, be stated that sorghum represents as an alternative plant to maize for the purpose of biogas production.
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- Krzysztof Kuglarz
- Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- The Bohdan Dobrzański Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Pytlak A, Kasprzycka A, Szafranek-Nakonieczna A, Grządziel J, Kubaczyński A, Proc K, Onopiuk P, Walkiewicz A, Polakowski C, Gałązka A, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Stępniewska Z, Bieganowski A. Biochar addition reinforces microbial interspecies cooperation in methanation of sugar beet waste (pulp). Sci Total Environ 2020; 730:138921. [PMID: 32388369 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Biogas production and microbial community structure were analyzed as an effect of biochar addition to a fermentation sludge containing sugar beet pulp. Positive effects of the treatment including an increase in process efficiency and better biogas quality were noted. The effect of biochar on AD (anaerobic digestion process) microbial communities was investigated after total DNA extraction from biochar-amended fermentation mixtures by PCR amplification of bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments and Illumina amplicon sequencing. A combination of microbiological and physico-chemical analyses was used to study the mechanism by which biochar influences the process of anaerobic digestion of sugar beep pulp. It was found that the main reason of the changes in biogas production was the reshaping of the microbial communities, in particular enrichment of Bacteroidales and Clostridiales. It was proposed that biochar, in addition to being a conductor for mediating interspecies electron transfer, serves also as a habitat for hydrolytic bacteria. It was elucidated that the main driving force for the preferential colonization of biochar surfaces is its hydrophobicity. The presented research indicates the high potential of biochar to stimulate the methane fermentation process.
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- Anna Pytlak
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland.
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1 I, 20-708 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation-State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1 I, 20-708 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation-State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1 I, 20-708 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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Witaszak N, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Waśkiewicz A, Stępień Ł. The Impacts of Asparagus Extract Fractions on Growth and Fumonisins Biosynthesis in Fusarium Proliferatum. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12020095. [PMID: 32019224 PMCID: PMC7077031 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12020095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Asparagus is a genus consisting of over two hundred species of perennial plants. Fusarium proliferatum is a major asparagus pathogen and it biosynthesizes a variety of mycotoxins, of which fumonisins B are prevalent. Our previous studies on F. proliferatum strains indicated that asparagus extract affects the expression of FUM1 gene, encoding polyketide synthase, a key enzyme of the FUM gene cluster governing the biosynthesis of fumonisins. An asparagus-derived F. proliferatum strain increased fumonisin B1 production after extract fractions’ addition, reaching the maximum 2 or 24 h after treatment. The cultures yielded between 40 and 520 mg of dry weight of mycelia after 14 days of cultivation. The differences in fungal biomass amounts between the whole extract and its fractions may result from synergistic effect of all bioactive compounds present in asparagus extract. Among extract fractions, the methanolic fraction had the highest effect on the dry weight of the mycelium reaching about a 13-fold increase compared to the control. Furthermore, we measured the relative expression of the FUM1 gene. Due to the possible antifungal activity of tested extract fractions, future research will be focused on the identification of the Asparagus officinalis L. compounds responsible for this activity.
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- Natalia Witaszak
- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (N.W.); (Ł.S.)
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- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (N.W.); (Ł.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemistry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-637 Poznań, Poland;
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- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (N.W.); (Ł.S.)
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Kasprzycka A, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Walkiewicz A, Bulak P, Proc K, Stępień Ł. Biocatalytic conversion of methane – selected aspects. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Perincherry L, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Stępień Ł. Fusarium-Produced Mycotoxins in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11110664. [PMID: 31739566 PMCID: PMC6891594 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11110664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pathogens belonging to the Fusarium genus are causal agents of the most significant crop diseases worldwide. Virtually all Fusarium species synthesize toxic secondary metabolites, known as mycotoxins; however, the roles of mycotoxins are not yet fully understood. To understand how a fungal partner alters its lifestyle to assimilate with the plant host remains a challenge. The review presented the mechanisms of mycotoxin biosynthesis in the Fusarium genus under various environmental conditions, such as pH, temperature, moisture content, and nitrogen source. It also concentrated on plant metabolic pathways and cytogenetic changes that are influenced as a consequence of mycotoxin confrontations. Moreover, we looked through special secondary metabolite production and mycotoxins specific for some significant fungal pathogens-plant host models. Plant strategies of avoiding the Fusarium mycotoxins were also discussed. Finally, we outlined the studies on the potential of plant secondary metabolites in defense reaction to Fusarium infection.
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Stępień Ł, Gromadzka K, Chełkowski J, Basińska-Barczak A, Lalak-Kańczugowska J. Diversity and mycotoxin production by Fusarium temperatum and Fusarium subglutinans as causal agents of pre-harvest Fusarium maize ear rot in Poland. J Appl Genet 2018; 60:113-121. [PMID: 30430379 PMCID: PMC6373406 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-018-0478-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Maize ear rot is a common disease found worldwide, caused by several toxigenic Fusarium species. Maize ears and kernels infected by Fusarium subglutinans contained significant amounts of beauvericin, fusaproliferin, moniliformin, and enniatins. In 2011, F. subglutinans sensu lato has been divided into two species: Fusarium temperatum sp. nov. and F. subglutinans sensu stricto, showing different phylogeny and beauvericin production within the populations of maize pathogens in Belgium. Isolates of the new species—F. temperatum—were also identified and characterized in Spain, Argentina, Poland, France, and China as one of the most important pathogens of maize. Moreover, F. temperatum was proved to be pathogenic to maize seedlings and stalks. We identified Fusarium isolates obtained from diseased maize ears collected between 2013 and 2016 in Poland (321 isolates). Based on morphological analyses, six Fusarium species were identified. Molecular identification performed on the set of selected isolates (42 isolates) revealed 34 isolates to be F. temperatum and only five to be F. subglutinans. Interestingly, the phylogenetic analysis showed that the population of F. temperatum infecting maize in Poland remained quite uniform for over 30 years with only a few exceptions. For the first time, a single isolate of Fusarium ramigenum was detected from the area of Poland. Significant amounts of BEA were found in Fusarium-damaged kernels. The same kernel samples contained also enniatins A1, A, B1, and B. The results clearly demonstrate the occurrence of F. temperatum as maize pathogen in Poland for over the last three decades.
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- Ł Stępień
- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, ul. Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, ul. Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, ul. Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, ul. Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznań, Poland
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Kasprzycka A, Lalak-Kańczugowska J, Tys J. Flammulina velutipes treatment of non-sterile tall wheat grass for enhancing biodegradability and methane production. Bioresour Technol 2018; 263:660-664. [PMID: 29776722 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study fungal pretreatment of non-sterile tall wheat grass via the white rot fungi Flammulina velutipes was studied and the effect on biodegradability of lignocellulosic biomass and methane production, was evaluated. Degradation of lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, and dry matter in non-sterile tall wheat grass during 28 days of fungal pretreatment using different inoculum ratio (0%-50%) and moisture content (MC) (45% MC, 65% MC, and 75% MC) were assessed via comparison to untreated biomass. Pretreatment with F. velutipes was most effective at 65% MC and 40% inoculum ratio, resulting in 22% lignin removal. The corresponding methane yields were 181.3 Ndm3·kg VS-1, which were 280% higher than for the untreated tall wheat grass.
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- Agnieszka Kasprzycka
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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