Publications by authors named "Cintia F Marchetti"

Water availability is undoubtedly one of the most important environmental factors affecting crop production. Drought causes a gradual deprivation of water in the soil from top to deep layers and can occur at diverse stages of plant development. Roots are the first organs that perceive water deficit in soil and their adaptive development contributes to drought adaptation.

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Plant phenotyping platforms offer automated, fast scoring of traits that simplify the selection of varieties that are more competitive under stress conditions. However, indoor phenotyping methods are frequently based on the analysis of plant growth in individual pots. We present a reproducible indoor phenotyping method for screening young barley populations under water stress conditions and after subsequent rewatering.

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Blue light (BL) suppression accelerates the senescence rate of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) leaves exposed to shading. In order to study whether this effect involves the alteration of different cytokinin (CK) metabolites, CK-degradation, as well as the expression profile of genes responsible of CK-perception, -inactivation, -reactivation and/or -turnover, leaf segments of 30 day-old plants were placed in boxes containing bi-distilled water and covered with blue (B) or green (G) light filters, which supplied a similar irradiance but differed in the percentage of BL transmitted (G << B).

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Article Synopsis
  • Cytokinin plant hormones are significant in helping plants cope with abiotic stresses like drought, as demonstrated by new transgenic barley lines that overexpress a specific gene related to cytokinin production.
  • These transgenic barley lines exhibit drought tolerance through changes in root structure and increased lignin in root tissues, although overall lignin levels remain similar to that of non-transgenic plants.
  • Transcriptomic analysis reveals that these genetically modified plants have altered responses in their roots and leaves, showcasing improved recovery in photosynthetic activities after drought conditions, despite initial lower chlorophyll content.
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The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in specific regions of Salix seedlings roots seems essential for the normal growth of this organ. We examined the role of different ROS in the control of root development in Salix nigra seedlings, and explored possible mechanisms involved in the regulation of ROS generation and action. Root growth was not significantly affected by OH quenchers, while it was either partially or completely inhibited in the presence of H₂O₂ or O₂·⁻ scavengers, respectively.

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