Rice straw-derived smoke water promotes rice root growth under phosphorus deficiency by modulating oxidative stress and photosynthetic gene expression.

Plant-derived smoke has been shown to promote plant growth and seed germination, but its roles and mechanisms in response to nutrient deficiency stress remain unclear. Plants respond to phosphorus (P) deficiency by undergoing morphological, physiological, and transcriptional changes in order to improve nutrient uptake efficiency. Here, we showed that rice straw-derived smoke water could promote root growth in rice (Oryza sativa cv.

Hyperspectral and genome-wide association analyses of leaf phosphorus status in local Thai indica rice.

Phosphorus (P) is an essential mineral nutrient and one of the key factors determining crop productivity. P-deficient plants exhibit visual leaf symptoms, including chlorosis, and alter spectral reflectance properties. In this study, we evaluated leaf inorganic phosphate (Pi) contents, plant growth and reflectance spectra (420-790 nm) of 172 Thai rice landrace varieties grown hydroponically under three different P supplies (overly sufficient, mildly deficient and severely deficient conditions).

Supraoptimal Brassinosteroid Levels Inhibit Root Growth by Reducing Root Meristem and Cell Elongation in Rice.

Root growth depends on cell proliferation and cell elongation at the root meristem, which are controlled by plant hormones and nutrient availability. As a foraging strategy, rice ( L.) grows longer roots when nitrogen (N) is scarce.

A simple high-throughput protocol for the extraction and quantification of inorganic phosphate in rice leaves.

Premise: Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient that is often limited in agricultural systems. Determining inorganic phosphate (Pi) contents of plant tissues is crucial for evaluating plant P status. Here, we present a simple, high-throughput colorimetric microplate technique to measure Pi contents in rice () leaf tissues, based on the molybdenum blue reaction.

Information Integration and Communication in Plant Growth Regulation.

Plants are equipped with the capacity to respond to a large number of diverse signals, both internal ones and those emanating from the environment, that are critical to their survival and adaption as sessile organisms. These signals need to be integrated through highly structured intracellular networks to ensure coherent cellular responses, and in addition, spatiotemporal actions of hormones and peptides both orchestrate local cell differentiation and coordinate growth and physiology over long distances. Further, signal interactions and signaling outputs vary significantly with developmental context.

Immunophilin-like FKBP42/TWISTED DWARF1 Interacts with the Receptor Kinase BRI1 to Regulate Brassinosteroid Signaling in Arabidopsis.

Mutation of the immunophilin-like FK506-binding protein TWISTED DWARF1 (FKBP42/TWD1) causes dwarf and twisted-organ phenotypes in Arabidopsis. However, the function of FKBP42 is not fully understood at the molecular level. Using genetic, physiological, and immunological experiments, we show here that FKBP42/TWD1 is necessary for brassinosteroid (BR) signal transduction.

Spatiotemporal brassinosteroid signaling and antagonism with auxin pattern stem cell dynamics in Arabidopsis roots.

The spatiotemporal balance between stem cell maintenance, proliferation, and differentiation determines the rate of root growth and is controlled by hormones, including auxin and brassinosteroid (BR). However, the spatial actions of BR and its interactions with auxin remain unclear in roots. Here, we show that oppositely patterned and antagonistic actions of BR and auxin maintain the stem cell balance and optimal root growth.