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Plants, Volume 10, Issue 8

August 2021 - 266 articles

Cover Story: Microbial biostimulants are receiving increased attention for their potential application in sustainable agriculture, as a powerful tool to ensure crop yield and nutritional values, as well as in adverse environmental conditions. Plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) can be used alone, in consortium, or in combination with organic matrices such as plant biostimulants. Several studies demonstrated that PGPMs not only positively affect plant growth by modulating physiological parameters, such as hormone level, cell oxidative status, water and nutrient use efficiency, but they can also play a pivotal role as a biological tool to improve fruit quality and limit soil degradation. Here, all these aspects are discussed, along with the importance of implementing the list of beneficial microorganisms to make them available for farmers. View this paper.
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Articles (266)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,353 Views
16 Pages

23 August 2021

The stripe rust of wheat is one of the devastating diseases in China, which is caused by fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). The Yunnan Province of China is located in the south-western part, and holds distinctive geographical and clima...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,397 Views
17 Pages

A Review and Evaluation of the Data Supporting Internal Use of Helichrysum italicum

  • Katja Kramberger,
  • Saša Kenig,
  • Zala Jenko Pražnikar,
  • Nina Kočevar Glavač and
  • Darja Barlič-Maganja

23 August 2021

Helichrysum italicum is a Mediterranean plant with various pharmacological activities. Despite extensive reports on the bioactivity of the plant, its clinically studied applications have not yet been reviewed. The aim of our study was to gather infor...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,990 Views
9 Pages

23 August 2021

Antcins are newly identified steroid-like compounds from Taiwan’s endemic medicinal mushrooms Antrodia cinnamomea and Antrodia salmonea. Scientific studies of the past two decades confirmed that antcins have various pharmacological activities, includ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,801 Views
14 Pages

Study on the Regulatory Effects of GA3 on Soybean Internode Elongation

  • Fuxin Shan,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Jin Zhang,
  • Chang Wang,
  • Xiaochen Lyu,
  • Tianyu Xin,
  • Chao Yan,
  • Shoukun Dong,
  • Chunmei Ma and
  • Zhenping Gong

23 August 2021

Excessive plant height is an important factor that can lead to lodging, which is closely related to soybean yield. Gibberellins are widely used as plant growth regulators in agricultural production. Gibberellic acid (GA3), one of the most effective a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,138 Views
16 Pages

23 August 2021

Root colonizing Trichoderma fungi can stimulate plant immunity, but net effects are strain × cultivar-specific and changing ambient conditions further contribute to variable outcomes. Here, we used four Trichoderma spp. to inoculate seeds of four com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,365 Views
21 Pages

23 August 2021

Extreme environments, such as alpine habitats at high elevation, are increasingly exposed to man-made climate change. Zygnematophyceae thriving in these regions possess a special means of sexual reproduction, termed conjugation, leading to the format...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
7,363 Views
13 Pages

Influence of the Nitrate-N to Ammonium-N Ratio on Relative Growth Rate and Crude Protein Content in the Duckweeds Lemna minor and Wolffiella hyalina

  • Finn Petersen,
  • Johannes Demann,
  • Dina Restemeyer,
  • Andreas Ulbrich,
  • Hans-Werner Olfs,
  • Heiner Westendarp and
  • Klaus-Jürgen Appenroth

23 August 2021

In order to produce protein-rich duckweed for human and animal consumption, a stable cultivation process, including an optimal nutrient supply for each species, must be implemented. Modified nutrient media, based on the N-medium for duckweed cultivat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,769 Views
13 Pages

23 August 2021

Peony is an important ornamental plant and has become increasingly popular for cut flower cultivation. However, a short vase life and frequent poor vase quality severely restrict its market value. The study described herein was conducted to investiga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,930 Views
16 Pages

Influence of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria on the Growth, Biochemical Characteristics, and Hormonal Status of Barley Plants and the Content of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Soil

  • Elena Kuzina,
  • Gulnaz Rafikova,
  • Lidiya Vysotskaya,
  • Tatyana Arkhipova,
  • Margarita Bakaeva,
  • Dar’ya Chetverikova,
  • Guzel Kudoyarova,
  • Tatyana Korshunova and
  • Sergey Chetverikov

23 August 2021

Much attention is paid to the relationship between bacteria and plants in the process of the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soils, but the effect of petroleum degrading bacteria that synthesize phytohormones on the content and distribution of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
8,978 Views
32 Pages

Arabidopsis thaliana Response to Extracellular DNA: Self Versus Nonself Exposure

  • Maria Luisa Chiusano,
  • Guido Incerti,
  • Chiara Colantuono,
  • Pasquale Termolino,
  • Emanuela Palomba,
  • Francesco Monticolo,
  • Giovanna Benvenuto,
  • Alessandro Foscari,
  • Alfonso Esposito and
  • Lucia Marti
  • + 6 authors

23 August 2021

The inhibitory effect of extracellular DNA (exDNA) on the growth of conspecific individuals was demonstrated in different kingdoms. In plants, the inhibition has been observed on root growth and seed germination, demonstrating its role in plant–soil...

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