How can plants cope with stresses and even “speak” to fungi?
Abiotic stresses, such as nutrient deficiency, drought, high temperature, and light stress, are significant limiting factors of plant survival and growth.
Scientists already knew that plant hormones (phytohormones), organic molecules that cause signaling effects in plant tissues, play an essential role in enhancing plant tolerance by responding to abiotic stresses.
But several recent studies have shown that strigolactones (SLs), carotenoid derivatives that occur naturally in plants, are novel phytohormones that regulate plant metabolism and growth, and help to cope with various stresses, e.g. by initiating physiological responses against drought stress.
SLs are also crucial for the interaction of plants with soil microorganisms like fungi, providing inter-kingdom communication.
In addition to attracting microorganisms, SLs affect photosynthesis, bridge other phytohormones, induce metabolic compounds.
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Abiotic stresses, such as nutrient deficiency, drought, high temperature, and light stress, are significant limiting factors of plant survival and growth.
Scientists already knew that plant hormones (phytohormones), organic molecules that cause signaling effects in plant tissues, play an essential role in enhancing plant tolerance by responding to abiotic stresses.
But several recent studies have shown that strigolactones (SLs), carotenoid derivatives that occur naturally in plants, are novel phytohormones that regulate plant metabolism and growth, and help to cope with various stresses, e.g. by initiating physiological responses against drought stress.
SLs are also crucial for the interaction of plants with soil microorganisms like fungi, providing inter-kingdom communication.
In addition to attracting microorganisms, SLs affect photosynthesis, bridge other phytohormones, induce metabolic compounds.
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