Use of Plant Metabolites to Mitigate Stress Effects in Crops

Diego, Nuria De; Spíchal, Lukáš

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“…A recent review has reported the relevance of these compounds in regulating plant tolerance/resistance to stress abiotic/biotic ( Ramazan et al, 2022 ). When used PAs as a foliar application, the concentration range of 0.1–1 mM elicited positive responses in stressed plants ( De Diego and Spíchal, 2020 ). In this work, we investigated their application via fertirrigation because it is considered an efficient agricultural method to enable plants to cope with the consequences of the water limitation during the growth and fruit production ( Agliassa et al, 2021 ).…”

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Addressing the contribution of small molecule-based biostimulants to the biofortification of maize in a water restriction scenario

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Biostimulants have become an asset for agriculture since they are a greener alternative to traditionally used plant protection products. Also, they have gained the farmers’ acceptance due to their effect on enhancing the plant’s natural defense system against abiotic stresses. Besides commercially available complex products, small molecule-based biostimulants are useful for industry and research. Among them, polyamines (PAs) are well-studied natural compounds that can elicit numerous positive responses in drought-stressed plants. However, the studies are merely focused on the vegetative development of the plant. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate how drenching with putrescine (Put) and spermidine (Spd) modified the maize production and the yield quality parameters. First, a dosage optimization was performed, and then the best PA concentrations were applied by drenching the maize plants grown under well-watered (WW) conditions or water deficit (WD). Different mechanisms of action were observed for Put and Spd regarding maize production, including when both PAs similarly improved the water balance of the plants. The application of Put enhanced the quality and quantity of the yield under WW and Spd under WD. Regarding the nutritional quality of the grains, both PAs increased the carbohydrates content, whereas the contribution to the protein content changed by the interaction between compound and growth conditions. The mineral content of the grains was also greatly affected by the water condition and the PA application, with the most relevant results observed when Spd was applied, ending with flour richer in Zn, Cu, and Ca minerals that are considered important for human health. We showed that the exogenous PA application could be a highly efficient biofortification approach. Our findings open a new exciting use to be studied deep in the biostimulant research.

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“…The beneficial effect of seed priming with CKs has been previously described under a range of growth conditions for many plant species, such as spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) ( Iqbal and Ashraf, 2005 ; Iqbal et al, 2006 ) or basil ( Ocimum basilicum L) ( Bagheri et al, 2014 ). Despite this, there is not always a clear positive effect of priming, and it may also have a negative effect ( Miyoshi and Sato, 1997 ; Sneideris et al, 2015 ; Willams et al, 2016 ), depending on the type of compound, the concentration used for priming, or the plant species and cultivars tested (reviewed by De Diego and Spíchal, 2020 ). In this work, hormopriming with the new N 9 -substituted CK derivatives improved early seed establishment and plant growth in A. thaliana under optimal and stress growth conditions ( Figure 3 ), mainly by making the population more homogeneous, maintaining plant greenness (less chlorophyll degradation) and better nutrient status as defined by higher color indices ( Figure 5 ).…”

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“…Hormopriming consists in the exogenous application of plant growth regulators or phytohormones that can stimulate seed imbibition and modify seed metabolism. The plant growth regulators most often used in this way are abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellins, cytokinins (CKs), auxins, ethylene, and polyamines (reviewed by De Diego and Spíchal, 2020 ).…”

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Hormopriming to Mitigate Abiotic Stress Effects: A Case Study of N9-Substituted Cytokinin Derivatives With a Fluorinated Carbohydrate Moiety

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Drought and salinity reduce seed germination, seedling emergence, and early seedling establishment, affect plant metabolism, and hence, reduce crop yield. Development of technologies that can increase plant tolerance of these challenging growth conditions is a major current interest among plant scientists and breeders. Seed priming has become established as one of the practical approaches that can alleviate the negative impact of many environmental stresses and improve the germination and overall performance of crops. Hormopriming using different plant growth regulators has been widely demonstrated as effective, but information about using cytokinins (CKs) as priming agents is limited to only a few studies using kinetin or 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). Moreover, the mode of action of these compounds in improving seed and plant fitness through priming has not yet been studied. For many years, BAP has been one of the CKs most commonly applied exogenously to plants to delay senescence and reduce the impact of stress. However, rapid endogenous N9-glucosylation of BAP can result in negative effects. This can be suppressed by hydroxylation of the benzyl ring or by appropriate N9 purine substitution. Replacement of the 2′ or 3′ hydroxyl groups of a nucleoside with a fluorine atom has shown promising results in drug research and biochemistry as a means of enhancing biological activity and increasing chemical or metabolic stability. Here, we show that the application of this chemical modification in four new N9-substituted CK derivatives with a fluorinated carbohydrate moiety improved the antisenescence properties of CKs. Besides, detailed phenotypical analysis of the growth and development of Arabidopsis plants primed with the new CK analogs over a broad concentration range and under various environmental conditions revealed that they improve growth regulation and antistress activity. Seed priming with, for example, 6-(3-hydroxybenzylamino)-2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-9-(β)-D-arabinofuranosylpurine promoted plant growth under control conditions and alleviated the negative effects of the salt and osmotic stress. The mode of action of this hormopriming and its effect on plant metabolism were further analyzed through quantification of the endogenous levels of phytohormones such as CKs, auxins and abscisic acid, and the results are discussed.

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“…Another possibility is the use of small molecule-based biostimulants. They are natural compounds such as amino acids, carbohydrates, polyamines, plant growth regulators, or other nanoparticles, which can be easily found in plants and help them deal with stress [ 17 , 18 ]. They are also involved in plant–microorganism communication [ 19 ], giving the plant higher tolerance to abiotic stress or resistance to biotic stress [ 18 , 20 ].…”

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Priming with Small Molecule-Based Biostimulants to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Hernándiz

Aucique‐Pérez²,

Zeljković

et al. 2022

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Biostimulants became a hotspot in the fight to alleviate the consequences of abiotic stresses in crops. Due to their complex nature, it is challenging to obtain stable and reproducible final products and more challenging to define their mechanism of action. As an alternative, small molecule-based biostimulants, such as polyamines have promoted plant growth and improved stress tolerance. However, profound research about their mechanisms of action is still missing. To go further, we tested the effect of putrescine (Put) and its precursor ornithine (Orn) and degradation product 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) at two different concentrations (0.1 and 1 mM) as a seed priming on in vitro Arabidopsis seedlings grown under optimal growth conditions, osmotic or salt stress. None of the primings affected the growth of the seedlings in optimal conditions but altered the metabolism of the plants. Under stress conditions, almost all primed plants grew better and improved their greenness. Only Orn-primed plants showed different plant responses. Interestingly, the metabolic analysis revealed the implication of the N- acetylornithine and Orn and polyamine conjugation as the leading player regulating growth and development under control and stress conditions. We corroborated polyamines as very powerful small molecule-based biostimulants to alleviate the adverse abiotic stress effects.

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Use of Plant Metabolites to Mitigate Stress Effects in Crops

Cited by 9 publications

References 147 publications

Addressing the contribution of small molecule-based biostimulants to the biofortification of maize in a water restriction scenario

Addressing the contribution of small molecule-based biostimulants to the biofortification of maize in a water restriction scenario

Hormopriming to Mitigate Abiotic Stress Effects: A Case Study of N9-Substituted Cytokinin Derivatives With a Fluorinated Carbohydrate Moiety

Priming with Small Molecule-Based Biostimulants to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

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