Logo do repositório
 
Publicação

Stressed-out symbiosis: monitoring biodiversity through chemical fingerprints

dc.contributor.authorMota, Íris Alves
dc.contributor.authorPedro, Luís G.
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-Sánchez, José
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-17T09:51:12Z
dc.date.available2020-06-17T09:51:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractMonitoring through secondary metabolites as essential oils is informative on both plant states and their living conditions. Our research examined the effect of an abiotic factor (mild water stress) on a specific plant species (Ocimum basilicum L.). This drought condition was tested with plants inoculated with a symbiotic fungus (Glomus intraradices), to check if it ameliorated, in terms of biomass, the consequences of drought. Furthermore, and less frequently found in literature, this study had into account two different stages of development, with two harvests. The responses to these conditions were assessed through the analysis of the chemical profile of the essential oil. A factorial randomized complete block design was carried out in a greenhouse. The plants were inoculated with the mycorrhizal fungi and were irrigated with water in each plot without creating any water stress until the plants reached an average height of 28-30cm. The water stress level stipulated (60% Field Capacity) and control was maintained by the gravimetric weight method, and functional traits (height, root and shoot fresh weight) were measured regularly. After one month of inoculation, root fragments were randomly taken from the plants to check for the rate of colonization with trypan blue technique. Plant material was distillated and essential oil was extracted and analyzed. Inoculated plants subjected to mild water stress had a higher height and shoot biomass than non-inoculated water-stressed plants. Regarding chemical compounds, it was seen a typical signature, of a stress response by non-inoculated and inoculated water-stressed plants, a significantly high relative percentage of the phenylpropanoid content diverging from control condition plants. This de novo biosynthesis permits a well-balanced trade-off which permits growth without excluding defense responses, since lignin and phenylpropanoid synthesis share the same metabolic pathway. However, when water stress duration was kept and extended, the chemical compounds proportion (CCP) revealed an acclimatization or tolerance to the stress applied, as differences in content and chemical compounds proportion weren’t significant between control and drought-stressed plants. Hence, independently of the water status, neither inoculated plants revealed significant changes in CCP in the flowering stage in comparison with control plants. Stressed-out symbiosis might be useful to monitor peaks and stabilization of chemical compounds synthesis of plants in specific environments, thus giving a hint about how the plant is adapting to new environmental conditions. Nevertheless, to better dissect the plant metabolic regulatory networks multiple-omics analysis would be required. Finally, the study’s results might be useful to improve the productivity, cultivation monitoring of basil in the increasing warmer climates, with less input of agrochemicals and water in Mediterranean regions.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMota, Iris; Pedro, Luís G.; Sousa, Maria João; Sánchez-Sánchez, José (2019). Stressed-out symbiosis: monitoring biodiversity through chemical fingerprints. In 9º Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Plantas. Granadapt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-84-09-12915-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/22087
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherUniversidad de Granadapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSecondary metabolismpt_PT
dc.subjectAbiotic stresspt_PT
dc.subjectGlomus intraradicespt_PT
dc.subjectPhentylpropanoidspt_PT
dc.subjectTerpenespt_PT
dc.titleStressed-out symbiosis: monitoring biodiversity through chemical fingerprintspt_PT
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGranadapt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage106pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage106pt_PT
oaire.citation.title9º Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Plantaspt_PT
person.familyNameSousa
person.givenNameMaria João
person.identifier.ciencia-idD91E-3571-3979
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9946-4926
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55230282700
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationda5c7615-9844-4fdf-b4d4-64d0c8e72de0
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryda5c7615-9844-4fdf-b4d4-64d0c8e72de0

Ficheiros

Principais
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura indisponível
Nome:
MJS-Libro-resúmenes.pdf
Tamanho:
2.95 MB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format