Plants (Basel)
August 2024
Plastic covers have been used to prevent environmental constraints negatively affecting sweet cherry production in Southern Chile. However, less information is available on agronomic practices and their effects on fruit quality in sweet cherry covered orchards. Thus, in this study, we evaluated the impact of fruit load regulation on cherries' antioxidant-related parameters and the quality and condition at harvest and postharvest in sweet cherry () cv.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the physiological performance and fruit quality responses of the highbush blueberry () cultivar Legacy to high temperatures (HTs) were evaluated in a field experiment. Three-year-old plants were exposed to two temperature treatments between fruit load set and harvest during the 2022/2023 season: (i) ambient temperature (AT) and (ii) high temperature (HT) (5 °C ± 1 °C above ambient temperature). A chamber covered with transparent polyethylene (100 µm thick) was used to apply the HT treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSalicylic acid (SA) application is a promising agronomic tool. However, studies under field conditions are required, to confirm the potential benefits of SA. Thus, SA application was evaluated under field conditions for its effect on abscisic acid levels, antioxidant related-parameters, fruit quality, and yield in subjected to different levels of irrigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNanoparticles (NPs) of titanium dioxide (TiO) alter photosynthetic and biochemical parameters in Solanum lycopersicum L., possibly due to their photocatalytic properties given by energy absorption in the UV-A range; however, the joint effects TiO NPs and UV-A radiation are not well understood. This work evaluates the combined responses of TiO NPs and UV-A radiation at the physiological and molecular levels in S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSalicylic acid (SA) has been shown to ameliorate drought stress. However, physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in drought stress tolerance induced by SA in plants have not been well understood. Thus, this study aimed to study the role of SA application on enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, photosynthetic performance, and plant growth in plants subjected to moderate drought stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeavy metals and their engineered nanoparticle (NP) counterparts are emerging contaminants in the environment that have captured the attention of researchers worldwide. Although copper, iron, zinc and manganese are essential micronutrients for food crops, higher concentrations provoke several physiological and biochemical alterations that in extreme cases can lead to plant death. The effects of heavy metals on plants have been studied but the influence of nanoparticles (NPs) derived from these heavy metals, and their comparative effect is less known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVolcanic ash-derived soils are characterized by low pH (pH ≤ 5.5) with increased concentrations of aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn), which decreases plant growth, fruit quality, and yield. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) improves abiotic stress tolerance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Physiol Biochem
January 2021
In acid soils, manganese (Mn) concentration increases, becoming toxic to plants. Mn toxicity differentially affects physiological processes in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) cultivars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbscisic acid (ABA) regulates the physiological and biochemical mechanisms required to tolerate drought stress, which is considered as an important abiotic stress. It has been postulated that ABA might be involved in regulation of plant phenolic compounds biosynthesis, especially anthocyanins that accumulate in plants subjected to drought stress; however, the evidence for this postulate remains elusive. Therefore, we studied whether ABA is involved in phenolic compounds accumulation, especially anthocyanin biosynthesis, using drought stressed Aristotelia chilensis plants, an endemic berry in Chile.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrought stress is the most important stress factor for plants, being the main cause of agricultural crop loss in the world. Plants have developed complex mechanisms for preventing water loss and oxidative stress such as synthesis of abscisic acid (ABA) and non-enzymatic antioxidant compounds such as anthocyanins, which might help plants to cope with abiotic stress as antioxidants and for scavenging reactive oxygen species. A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFABA is involved in anthocyanin synthesis through the regulation of microRNA156, augmenting the level of expression of anthocyanin synthesis-related genes and, therefore, increasing anthocyanin level. Drought stress is the main cause of agricultural crop loss in the world. However, plants have developed mechanisms that allow them to tolerate drought stress conditions.
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