Physiological and Molecular Responses of Underutilized Genotype AHK-200 of Vegetable Melon ( var. ) Against Drought Stress: Gas Exchange, Antioxidant Activity, and Gene Expression.

: Drought stress is a significant environmental challenge that affects plant growth and productivity. : In this study, an underutilized and better drought stress tolerance genotype of var. , i.

Multifaceted Rhizobacterial Co-Inoculation Enhances Drought-Stress Tolerance in Tomato: Insights Into Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Responses.

Drought-tolerant multifunctional soil bacteria can increase drought tolerance mechanisms in plants. Here, rhizobacteria CRB-4 and SPGPR-11 were isolated and their single and co-inoculation effect was evaluated in drought-stressed tomato plants. Isolates were selected based on their preliminary polyethylene glycol (PEG) screening, and plant growth-promoting properties.

NO and melatonin interplay augment Cd-tolerance mechanism in eggplants: ROS detoxification and regulation of gene expression.

Global crop productivity is consistently threatened by cadmium (Cd) soil contamination. Crosstalk between nitric oxide (NO) and melatonin (MT) in enhancing crop resilience to heavy metal stress has gained significant attention. Here, we evaluated the joint effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 200 μM as NO donor) and MT (100 μM) on Cd-stressed eggplant (Solanum melongena L.

Relevance of plant growth-promoting bacteria in reducing the severity of tomato wilt caused by f. sp. by altering metabolites and related genes.

Among the biotic stresses, wilt disease severely affects tomato quality and productivity globally. The causal organism of this disease is f. sp.

Impact of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganism (PGPM) Consortium on Biochemical Properties and Yields of Tomato Under Drought Stress.

Drought is the most important abiotic stress that restricts the genetically predetermined yield potential of the crops. In the present study, four tomato varieties: Kashi Vishesh, Kashi Aman, Kashi Abhiman, and Kashi Amrit, were used to study the effect of PGPMs (plant growth-promoting microorganisms). PGPM strains, BHUPSB14, BHUPSB06, BHUPSB01, BHUPSB0, BHUPSB17, and , were used as the consortium.

Genetic Diversity and Functional Potential of Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India.

Streptomyces is a diverse genus, well known for producing a wide array of metabolites that have significant industrial utilization. The present study investigates the genetic and functional diversity of Streptomyces spp. isolated from the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR), India, an unexplored site.

Molecular docking analysis of Omt-A protein model from with synthetic compounds.

Aflatoxin is a potent mycotoxin of Aspergillus flavus that has been classified as a Group I carcinogen. O-methyltransferase A (Omt-A) is a critical enzyme in the formation of aflatoxin. It catalyzes the methylation of norsalic acid to form the highly toxic intermediate averantin.

Transcriptomic characterization of Trichoderma harzianum T34 primed tomato plants: assessment of biocontrol agent induced host specific gene expression and plant growth promotion.

In this study, we investigated the intricate interplay between Trichoderma and the tomato genome, focusing on the transcriptional and metabolic changes triggered during the late colonization event. Microarray probe set (GSE76332) was utilized to analyze the gene expression profiles changes of the un-inoculated control (tomato) and Trichoderma-tomato interactions for identification of the differentially expressed significant genes. Based on principal component analysis and R-based correlation, we observed a positive correlation between the two cross-comaparable groups, corroborating the existence of transcriptional responses in the host triggered by Trichoderma priming.

Genome size estimation of false daisy, cheek weed, pot marigold and marigold.

We report the genome size estimated using flow cytometry for four closely related species, including false daisy (), cheek weed (), pot marigold (), and marigold () belonging to Asteraceae family. The detected genome size for false daisy, cheek weed, pot marigold, and marigold was, 2.435, 3.

Influence of rice-wheat and sugarcane-wheat rotations on microbial diversity and plant growth promoting bacteria: Insights from high-throughput sequencing and soil analysis.

Wheat is a staple food crop, primarily grown in India's Indo-Gangetic plains, crucial for sustaining the region. Soil quality, vitality, and microbial inhabitants' interplay are pivotal. However, very little information is available on the impacts of agricultural practices, such as crop rotation and cropping systems, on the diversity of both bulk soil (BS) and rhizospheric soil (RS) microbiota.

Core microbiota of wheat rhizosphere under Upper Indo-Gangetic plains and their response to soil physicochemical properties.

Wheat is widely cultivated in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India and forms the major staple food in the region. Understanding microbial community structure in wheat rhizosphere along the Indo-Gangetic plain and their association with soil properties can be an important base for developing strategies for microbial formulations. In the present study, an attempt was made to identify the core microbiota of wheat rhizosphere through a culture-independent approach.

Biotechnological Interventions in Tomato () for Drought Stress Tolerance: Achievements and Future Prospects.

Tomato production is severely affected by abiotic stresses (drought, flood, heat, and salt) and causes approximately 70% loss in yield depending on severity and duration of the stress. Drought is the most destructive abiotic stress and tomato is very sensitive to the drought stress, as cultivated tomato lack novel gene(s) for drought stress tolerance. Only 20% of agricultural land worldwide is irrigated, and only 14.

Bio-priming with a consortium of strains modulates defense response in chickpea against wilt.

Wilt caused by f. sp. (Foc) is one of the major diseases of chickpea affecting the potential yield significantly.

Approaches Involved in the Vegetable Crops Salt Stress Tolerance Improvement: Present Status and Way Ahead.

Salt stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses as it persists throughout the plant life cycle. The productivity of crops is prominently affected by soil salinization due to faulty agricultural practices, increasing human activities, and natural processes. Approximately 10% of the total land area (950 Mha) and 50% of the total irrigated area (230 Mha) in the world are under salt stress.

Genetic diversity of Indian garlic core germplasm using agro-biochemical traits and SRAP markers.

The characterization of garlic germplasm improves its utility, despite the fact that garlic hasn't been used much in the past. Garlic has an untapped genetic pool of immense economic and medicinal value in India. Hence, using heuristic core collection approach, a core set of 46 accessions were selected from 625 Indian garlic accessions based on 13 quantitative and five qualitative traits.

Overexpression of AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes confers drought tolerance by reducing oxidative stress in double transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).

Double transgenic tomato developed by AtDREB1A and BcZAT12 genes pyramiding showed significant drought tolerance by reducing oxidative stress with enhanced yield. Although a large number of efforts have been made by different researchers to develop abiotic stress tolerance tomato for improving yield using single gene, however, no reports are available which targets AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes together. Hence, in the present study, double transgenic plants were developed using AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes to improve yield potential with better drought tolerance.

Characterization of high-temperature stress-tolerant tomato ( L.) genotypes by biochemical analysis and expression profiling of heat-responsive genes.

Unlabelled: High-temperature stress severely impacts both yield and quality of tomato fruits, and therefore, it is required to develop stress-tolerant cultivars. In the present study, two tomato genotypes, H88-78-1 and CLN-1621, identified through preliminary phenotypic screening were characterized by analysis of molecular, physiological, and biochemical traits in comparison with a susceptible genotype Punjab Chhuhara. Phenotypic stress tolerance of both the genotypes was validated at biochemical level as they showed higher amount of relative water content, photosynthetic pigments, free cellular proline, and antioxidant molecules while less amount of HO and electrolyte leakage.

Insight in the transcriptome data of hairy root disease-causing bacterium-.

induce the production of the hairy root through the transformation of plant genomes. In this article, we executed the transcriptome of through RNA-sequencing. RNA-sequencing of generated a total of 2.

Drought mediated physiological and molecular changes in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.).

Water deficiency up to a certain level and duration leads to a stress condition called drought. It is a multi-dimensional stress causing alteration in the physiological, morphological, biochemical, and molecular traits in plants resulting in improper plant growth and development. Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses responsible for loss of crops including muskmelon (Cucumis melo.

Genetic diversity of cucumber estimated by morpho-physiological and EST-SSR markers.

In the present study, genetic variation among 40 cucumber genotypes was analyzed by means of morpho-physiological traits and 21 EST-SSR markers. Diversity was observed for morpho-physiological characters like days to 50% female flowering (37-46.9, number of fruits/plant (1.

: Advances and Implementation of Molecular and Tissue Culture Techniques to Enhance Its Application.

, commonly known as Ashwagandha an important medicinal plant largely used in Ayurvedic and indigenous medicine for over 3,000 years. Being a medicinal plant, dried powder, crude extract as well as purified metabolies of the plant has shown promising therapeutic properties. Withanolides are the principal metabolites, responsible for the medicinal properties of the plant.