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{"title":"New Tools for the Management of Fungal Pathogens in Extensive Cropping Systems for Friendly Environments","authors":"María Cecilia Pérez-Pizá, Francisco José Sautua, Agnieszka Szparaga, Andrea Bohata, Sławomir Kocira, Marcelo Aníbal Carmona","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2268921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2268921","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractCrop production plays a critical role in global food security, with key commodities such as corn, wheat, soybean, and rice ranking among the most widely cultivated crops. These major crops are predominantly grown within extensive cropping systems. However, these systems are threatened by fungal diseases, which may cause substantial yield reductions. The most widely adopted strategy to manage fungal pathogens in extensively grown crops worldwide is chemical control. Nevertheless, this strategy has multiple drawbacks and potential hazards, including pathogen resistance, environmental contamination, and negative effects on human health and other organisms. As a logical result, over the last decades, conventional agricultural systems have been questioned and a transition toward more sustainable production methods has emerged. The new productive paradigm emphasizes the adoption of eco-friendly approaches to disease management, with biofungicides and biostimulants among the new tools gaining popularity. However, establishing a regulatory framework for these tools in different countries has proven challenging due to the lack of global harmonization. The primary objective of this review is to gather dispersed information on new tools and technologies (either available in the market or being studied) applicable to extensively grown crops generated by the latest scientific advances. Additionally, the review seeks to contribute to clarifying the categorization of these new tools (biostimulants, biofungicides, plant defense inducers, and technologies such as gene editing, RNAi, nanotechnology, and physical treatment) to enhance their understanding and to critically assess their potentials, challenges, and future perspectives. Furthermore, the review aims to identify tools successfully implemented in horticulture or other intensive production systems but not yet practically applied in extensively grown crops, to pave the way for future advances and potential adaptations of these tools to suit extensive agricultural practices. Finally, this review presents a practical disease management model that incorporates new tools to address a key disease in wheat.Keywords: Extensive cropping systemsintegrated disease managementnew toolsbiostimulantsbiofungicidesplant resistance inducersdual-effect tools Disclosure statementThe authors declare no conflict of interest.Data availability statementData sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.Additional informationFundingThe publication was part of a collaborative work co-financed by the University of Buenos Aires (UBACYT 20020220100114BA), Argentina, and the Polish National Agency for Academic - NAWA (BPI/PST/2021/1/00034).","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Foliar Fertilization: A Potential Strategy for Improving Plant Salt Tolerance","authors":"Cengiz Kaya, M. Ashraf","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2270253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2270253","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractSoil salinity is a significant abiotic stressor that inhibits agricultural productivity globally. Researchers have been trying for a long to apply fertilizers to crops growing on salt affected soils so as to achieve improved crop growth. Although a variety of techniques are in vogue to apply fertilizers, foliar fertilization, which may provide plants with necessary nutrients directly through their leaves, is a potential technique for improving plant salt tolerance. This review outlines recent developments in the field of foliar fertilization for increased salt tolerance. We particularly examine the processes that increase plant salt tolerance by foliar fertilization, as well as the problems and possibilities connected with this technique. We also discuss the commercial foliar fertilizers that have been evaluated for salt tolerance improvement and up to what extent they are receptive by the farming community for the widespread use of this approach of nutrient supplementation. A range of fertilization strategies, including foliar supplementation, and soil-based methods, with a particular emphasis on essential nutrients applied through foliage, is discussed at length. Moreover, we also underline the necessity for more studies to enhance nutrient composition, absorption efficiency, and administration strategies. Thus, foliar fertilization has the potential to become a commonly used strategy for boosting crop productivity in salty conditions.Keywords: Essential mineral nutrientsfoliar fertilizationplant growthsalt tolerance enhancementsoil salinityyield improvement AcknowledgementsThe authors express gratitude to Harran University for providing access to digital resources.Authors contributionsBoth authors collaboratively conceived and structured the manuscript; CK drafted the initial version, while MA critically evaluated, edited, and refined the content.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136142240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Egg Activation in Higher Plants: The Making of a New Generation in Angiosperms","authors":"Wei Deng, Yun Ling Xie, Hui Qiao Tian, Xue Yi Zhu","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2268385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2268385","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe male and female gametes of higher plants are immobile, but compatible gametes can recognize, attach, and fuse to fulfill fertilization and start embryogenesis after sperm cells are released from the pollen tube. The two fusions of egg and central cells with two sperm cells are controlled by accurate regulation mechanisms that ensure one-to-one gamete fusion. Many of the molecules involved in this process remain unknown, especially the egg cell proteins that are responsible for sperm–egg recognition, attachment, and fusion. The cytoplasm of sperm cells can trigger egg activation without the fusion of male and female gamete nuclei, suggesting that a gene controlling egg division is suppressed in the absence of fertilization. Fertilization in higher plants induces structural, physiological, and molecular biological changes in the fused egg, which are collectively known as egg activation. This review focuses on the early changes that occur in the fused egg of higher plants before fusion of the nuclei of male and female gametes.Keywords: Angiospermsegg activationegg divisionfertilizationsperm activation AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank Jennifer Smith, PhD, from Liwen Bianji (Edanz) (www.liwenbianji.cn/) for editing the English text of this manuscript.Disclosure statementThe authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 31170289].","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"252 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136358676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Back to the Future: Re-Engineering the Evolutionarily Lost Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Host Trait to Improve Climate Resilience for Agriculture","authors":"Eli D. Hornstein, Heike Sederoff","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2256093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2256093","url":null,"abstract":"The coming century in agriculture will be marked by increasing exposure of crops to abiotic stress and disease due to climate change. The plant traits with the strongest potential to mitigate these stresses are complex, and are increasingly recognized to involve interaction with the microbiome. Through symbiosis with soil fungi, plants form arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) that can alleviate nutrient, water, and temperature stress, and can confer pathogen resistance and increased yield. The portfolio of advantages offered by AM overlaps with the benefits of agriculturally useful plant traits that have been the subject of decades of intensive biotechnological efforts, such as C4 photosynthesis and rhizobial nitrogen fixation. In this article we illustrate the prospective benefits of genetic engineering to produce AM in nonmycorrhizal plants and modify AM in already-mycorrhizal crops. We highlight recent advances which have clarified the key genetic and metabolic components of AM symbiosis, and show that many of these components are involved in other plant biological processes and have already been subject to extensive genetic engineering in nonsymbiotic contexts. We provide a theoretical research roadmap to accomplish engineering of AM into the nonmycorrhizal model Arabidopsis including specific molecular genetic approaches. We conclude that AM is potentially more tractable than other complex plant traits, and that a concerted research initiative for biotechnological manipulation of AM could fill unique needs for agricultural resilience. Finally, we note that engineering of AM provides a potential back door into manipulation of other essential plant traits, including carbon storage, and beneficial microbiome assembly.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135784702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Plant Prenylflavonoids and Prenyltransferases Related to their Biosynthesis","authors":"Kuan Peng, Xiangjin Kong, Lingrong Wen, Tamas Dalmay, Yueming Jiang, Bao Yang, Hong Zhu","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2256103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2256103","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract As the most widely distributed phenolic compounds in the plant kingdom, flavonoids play an integral role in plant reproduction and defense. Also, they represent many important quality traits of edible plants like color and antioxidants, and have a variety of biological activities beneficial to human health. To diversify the functions of synthesized flavonoids, plants have evolved various enzymes to perform structural modifications on different flavonoid backbones. One of these modifications is prenylation, which refers to the attachment of an isoprenoid moiety, most commonly a prenyl (C5) group. Numerous structure-activity analyses of prenylflavonoids have shown that isopentenyl substitutions at specific sites can significantly expand and enhance their chemical properties, bioactivities and potential health benefits. This review summarizes prenylflavonoids reported so far in all plant species and highlights the current knowledge on naturally occurring prenyltransferases from different biological sources that can act on plant flavonoids to synthesize prenylflavonoids. Most of them have strict flavonoid substrate- and regio-specificities, and they provide a valuable gene repository to facilitate the efficient scale-up production of flavonoids with specific prenylation patterns in cell factories. To truly achieve this goal, it is necessary to explore more diversified natural prenyltransferases, and to optimize the bioreactors system such as pathway regulation and modular co-culture engineering in the future.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135878446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Plant Heat Responses","authors":"Qi Wang, Ziqiang Zhu","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2253404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2253404","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the increasing global warming, heat stress has been a major challenge for plant growth and development. Transcriptional regulation is an important process in plant to combat heat stress. Recent studies have revealed the complicated transcriptional regulatory networks involved in plant heat stress response. Here, we review the latest advances regarding the transcriptional regulatory network and summarize the regulatory mechanisms of these heat stress-responsive transcription factors. We also explore the potential internal relationships among the major heat stress-responsive transcription factors. We believe that our knowledge on the regulatory mechanisms under plant heat stress will finally be transformed into crop plants for enhancing crop resistance and yields in future.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"42 1","pages":"385 - 398"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43232184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Polyamines as Universal Bioregulators across Kingdoms and Their role in Cellular Longevity and Death","authors":"E. Stolarska, Ewelina Paluch-Lubawa, M. Grabsztunowicz, Umesh Kumar Tanwar, M. Arasimowicz-Jelonek, O. Phanstiel, A. Mattoo, E. Sobieszczuk-Nowicka","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2247886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2247886","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Polyamines (PAs) are important molecules that determine cell longevity or death. Studies have shown that nutritional supplementation with spermidine can reduce age-related pathology and increase life span in a number of organisms, including humans. In addition, applying PAs to plants prevents their senescence. This review aims to provide an integrated understanding of the regulation of PA metabolism and its effect(s) on cell homeostasis. PA metabolism is universal for plants and animals. Research has shown that increased levels of PA synthesizing enzymes are associated with cell proliferation, whereas activation of the PA catabolic pathway increases oxidative stress and leads to aging/senescence due to cellular damage. Intracellular PA levels are regulated at the transcriptional and translational levels of the PA metabolic genes. The cis-acting regulatory elements and transcription factors determine the tissue-, developmental stage-, and stress-specific expression of a gene. At the translational level, it is regulated by miRNAs targeting mRNAs for cleavage or translational suppression. The byproducts of PA metabolism, such as hypusine and acrolein, are important for cell survival or death. PAs and their metabolic enzymes play several other important roles in plant and animal physiology via their effects on chromatin condensation, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, transmethylation, and protein-protein interactions. This review focuses on the role(s) of PAs as universal bioregulators in processes across kingdoms, with specific reference to regulation of cellular longevity and death.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"42 1","pages":"364 - 384"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47500984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Stress to Success: Harnessing Technological Advancements to Overcome Climate Change Impacts in Citriculture","authors":"Syed Bilal Hussain, Evangelos Karagiannis, Meryam Manzoor, Vasileios Ziogas","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2248438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2248438","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractClimate change, primarily caused by human activities, leads to persistent alterations in Earth’s long-term weather patterns and temperatures, resulting in substantial regional climate disparities that significantly impact agricultural output. In the realm of sustainable citriculture, climate change poses a notable challenge by inducing abiotic stresses within citrus-producing regions. Projections suggest rising air temperatures by 2.2-5.1 °C, heightened instances of temperatures exceeding 30 °C during dry spells, freezing events, a reduction in rainfall by at least 4%, and amplified monsoonal precipitations. Such changes will inevitably affect citrus tree physiology and yield quality. The intricate connection between external climatic conditions and crucial physiological processes underscores the profound influence of climate change. Temperature fluctuations can disrupt leaf photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, flower and fruit development, fruit sugar production, coloration, abscission, carbohydrate accumulation, and ultimate fruit yield. This comprehensive review delves into the specific repercussions of climate change on citrus cultivation, focusing on variables like temperature variations, water availability, light intensity, atmospheric CO2 concentration, and salinity stress. Our exploration elucidates the adverse impact of these stressors on citrus crops, while highlighting innovative tactics and emerging technologies, including advanced monitoring systems, precision irrigation, automated climate regulation, molecular priming through biostimulants, shade netting, and particle film technologies. By mitigating the adverse effects of environmental stressors, these strategies empower citrus growers to navigate challenges like excessive solar radiation, temperature fluctuations, soil moisture management, erosion prevention, and enhanced soil quality. These combined efforts forge a path toward a more resilient citriculture capable of effectively countering the abiotic stresses stemming from climate change.Keywords: Citricultureclimate changeabiotic stresstechnological advancementscultivation strategies","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135715944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional Residues in Plant Nutrient Transporters: An Opportunity for Gene Editing to Improve Agronomic Traits","authors":"S. Antony Ceasar, T. Maharajan, P. García-Caparrós","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2243108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2243108","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Plants require essential nutrients for maintaining normal physiological, biochemical, and molecular functions. Plasma membrane-localized nutrient transporters play key roles in acquiring and allocating plant nutrients. Extensive studies have been performed on the functional characterization of key plant nutrient transporters in the past decades. Crystal structures of a few plant nutrient transporters and bacterial or fungal homologs were solved, which helped to predict the key residues and transport mechanisms of plant nutrient transporters. Site-directed mutagenesis and yeast complementation studies have also identified functional residues. This review presents a comprehensive list of the functional residues of various macro- and micro-nutrient transporters involved in acquiring and redistributing nutrients in the plant. We have also analyzed the functionally important residues of various plant nutrient transporters with bioinformatics tools. We then draw insights on the possible application of CRISPR/Cas tools to edit key residues to improve nutrient transport and agronomical performance. Utilization of genome editing tools like CRISPR could help develop DNA-free GM crops for quicker approval for field cultivation, contributing to food security amidst global climate change.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"42 1","pages":"324 - 343"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48980247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reproductive Mechanisms in Ginkgo and Cycas: Sisters but not Twins","authors":"Elisabetta Offer, Silvia Moschin, S. Nigris, B. Baldan","doi":"10.1080/07352689.2023.2235173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2023.2235173","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study of reproductive mechanisms is of particular interest for a real understanding of seed plant evolution. Spermatophytes comprise angiosperms and four orders of gymnosperms (Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales, and Gnetales) whose main characteristic is the reproduction via seeds. Ginkgo and cycads form a sister clade to the other gymnosperms and occupy a key phylogenetic position in-between the extinct Paleozoic seed ferns and the other extant gymnosperms. This review focuses on the similarities and differences between the reproductive mechanisms of Ginkgo and Cycas, from the morphogenesis of the male and female organs to the pollination and fertilization events. Together with the morphological and cytological description, the latest available molecular data on the reproductive organ development of the two plant genera are discussed. This will, hopefully, pave the path for new studies aiming at filling the gaps in our understanding of the hormonal and genetic regulation of their reproductive mechanisms. The whole reproductive process is presented in detail, providing a comprehensive and organic picture together with complete illustrations and photographic material. Each phase of the reproductive process is dissected, pointing out the main similarities and differences found among the two genera. The comparison comprises the male and female reproductive organs development, with a focus on pollen ontogeny, shape, ultrastructure, and germination as well as ovule development and patterning, female gametophyte formation, and ovule integument differentiation. Particular attention is given to the pollination and fertilization events focusing on the role of reproductive fluids as well as zoogamy.","PeriodicalId":10854,"journal":{"name":"Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences","volume":"42 1","pages":"283 - 299"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47654290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}