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Rice allelopathy is a natural method of weed control that is regarded as an eco-friendly practice in agroecology. The allelopathic potential of rice is regulated by various genes, including those that encode transcription factors. Our study characterized a MYB transcription factor, OsMYB57, to explore its role in the regulation of rice allelopathy. Increasing the expression of OsMYB57 in rice using the transcription activator VP64 resulted in increased inhibitory ratios against barnyardgrass. The gene expression levels of OsPAL, OsC4H, OsOMT, and OsCAD from the phenylpropanoid pathway were also up-regulated, and the content of l-phenylalanine increased. Chromatin immunoprecipitation incorporated with HiSeq demonstrated that OsMYB57 transcriptionally regulated a mitogen-activated protein kinase (OsMAPK11); in addition, OsMAPK11 interacted with OsPAL2;3. The expression of OsPAL2;3was higher in the allelopathic rice PI312777 than in the non-allelopathic rice Lemont, and OsPAL2;3 was negatively regulated by Whirly transcription factors. Moreover, microbes with weed-suppression potential, including Penicillium spp. and Bacillus spp., were assembled in the rhizosphere of the rice accession Kitaake with increased expression of OsMYB57, and were responsible for phenolic acid induction. Our findings suggest that OsMYB57 positively regulates rice allelopathy, providing an option for the improvement of rice allelopathic traits through genetic modification.
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PeerJ
July 2025
College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Background: Increasing the induced-allelopathic potential of rice at the seedling stage by chemical induction is an important strategy in weed management. More in-depth work is needed to find inducing agents for effectively improving the weed-suppressive activity of allelopathic and non-allelopathic rice accessions the modulation of root morphology and allelochemicals production.
Methods: Grown in Hoagland's solution, two rice cultivars-allelopathic PI312777 (PI) and non-allelopathic Lemont (LE)-were treated using various phytohormones to evaluate root growth and allelopathic potential.
BMC Plant Biol
May 2025
Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, Vigo, 36310, Spain.
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April 2025
Controlled Environment Agriculture Lab, Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States.
Two decades of research has revealed an intricate network of root exudates in plants, which they use to interact with and mediate their surrounding environment, the rhizosphere. Prior research has been conducted mainly on model plants such as Arabidopsis or staple monoculture crops like maize, soybean, and rice, revealing crucial roles in plant growth, microbiota interaction, nutrient acquisition, and bioremediation. However, similar research has only begun to be conducted in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) systems, leaving a considerable knowledge gap in the mechanisms, impacts, and uses of exudates in CEA.
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March 2025
Université de Corse, UMR CNRS 6134, Laboratoire Chimie des Produits Naturels, BP 52, Corte 20250, France.
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October 2024
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shaoxing University, Huancheng West Road 508, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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