Effects of on Photosynthetic Characteristics and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants.

The beneficial role of fungi from the genus and its secondary metabolites in promoting plant growth, uptake and use efficiency of macronutrients and oligo/micro-nutrients, activation of plant secondary metabolism and plant protection from diseases makes it interesting for application in environmentally friendly agriculture. However, the literature data on the effect of inoculation on tomato fruit quality is scarce. Commercially used tomato cultivars were chosen in combination with indigenous species previously characterized on molecular and biochemical level, to investigate the effect of on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of plants grown in organic system of production.

Molecular Characterization and Expression of Four Aquaporin Genes in During Drought Stress and Recovery.

Aquaporins comprise a large group of transmembrane proteins responsible for water transport, which is crucial for plant survival under stress conditions. Despite the vital role of aquaporins, nothing is known about this protein family in a commercially important horticultural plant, which is sensitive to drought stress. In the present study, attention is given to the molecular characterization of aquaporins in and their expression during drought stress and recovery.