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Article

Use of Piriformospora indica to Promote Growth of Strawberry Daughter Plants

by
Wei Liu
1,2,
Min Tan
2,
Pengyan Qu
1,
Chensi Huo
2,
Wenjie Liang
1,
Runlin Li
1,
Yan Jia
1,
Xinping Fan
2,* and
Chunzhen Cheng
1,*
1
College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China
2
Pomology Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Horticulturae 2022, 8(5), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050370
Submission received: 31 March 2022 / Revised: 17 April 2022 / Accepted: 22 April 2022 / Published: 23 April 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mycorrhizal Roles in Horticultural Plants)
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Abstract

As an endophytic fungus, the growth-promoting effects of Piriformospora indica have been widely confirmed in many of its host plants. In this study, we investigated the influences of P. indica colonization on the growth of the daughter plants of two strawberry cultivars, ‘Benihoppe’ and ‘Sweet Charlie.’ The results showed that the fungus colonization significantly promoted the growth of the daughter plants of both of the two strawberry varieties. Its colonization greatly improved almost all of the growth parameters of the ‘Benihoppe’ daughter plants, including the above-ground fresh weight, above-ground dry weight, root fresh weight, root dry weight, plant height, petiole length, leaf area, number of roots and chlorophyll content. However, the fungus colonization showed significant improving effects on only the above-ground fresh weight, root fresh weight and root dry weight of ‘Sweet Charlie.’ Surprisingly, the average root length of ‘Benihoppe’ and ‘Sweet Charlie’ was suppressed by about 14.3% and 24.6%, respectively, by P. indica. Moreover, after P. indica colonization, the leaf nitrate reductase activity and root activity upregulated by 30.12% and 12.74%, and 21.85% and 21.16%, respectively, for the ‘Benihoppe’ and ‘Sweet Charlie’ daughter plants. Our study indicated that P. indica could promote the growth of strawberry daughter plants by improving rooting, strengthening photosynthetic pigments production and nutrient absorption and accelerating biomass accumulation. The fungus shows great potential to be used in the strawberry industry, especially in the breeding of daughter plants.
Keywords: Fragaria × ananassa Duch.; Piriformospora indica; daughter plants; plant growth; nutrient absorption Fragaria × ananassa Duch.; Piriformospora indica; daughter plants; plant growth; nutrient absorption

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Liu, W.; Tan, M.; Qu, P.; Huo, C.; Liang, W.; Li, R.; Jia, Y.; Fan, X.; Cheng, C. Use of Piriformospora indica to Promote Growth of Strawberry Daughter Plants. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050370

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Liu W, Tan M, Qu P, Huo C, Liang W, Li R, Jia Y, Fan X, Cheng C. Use of Piriformospora indica to Promote Growth of Strawberry Daughter Plants. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(5):370. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050370

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Liu, Wei, Min Tan, Pengyan Qu, Chensi Huo, Wenjie Liang, Runlin Li, Yan Jia, Xinping Fan, and Chunzhen Cheng. 2022. "Use of Piriformospora indica to Promote Growth of Strawberry Daughter Plants" Horticulturae 8, no. 5: 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050370

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Liu, W., Tan, M., Qu, P., Huo, C., Liang, W., Li, R., Jia, Y., Fan, X., & Cheng, C. (2022). Use of Piriformospora indica to Promote Growth of Strawberry Daughter Plants. Horticulturae, 8(5), 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050370

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