Publications by authors named "Celeste Molina Favero"
Despite the increased access to scientific publications and data as a result of open science initiatives, access to scientific tools remains limited. Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) can be a powerful tool for research in disciplines such as agriculture and environmental sciences, but their use in research is currently dominated by proprietary, closed source tools. The objective of this work was to collect, curate, organize and test a set of open source tools for aerial data capture for research purposes.
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- Azospirillum brasilense is a plant-growth-promoting bacterium that enhances the root structure of plants by producing nitric oxide (NO), which plays a key role in forming lateral and adventitious roots.
- The study found that the wild type and IAA-attenuated mutant of A. brasilense produced significant amounts of NO, while another mutant with a defective nitrate reductase produced much less, indicating that aerobic denitrification is a crucial source of NO.
- Inoculating tomato seedlings with the wild type and IAA-attenuated mutant promoted root development, but the nitrate reductase mutant did not; blocking NO production inhibited root branching, highlighting the importance of NO in this process.