Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance drought resistance in by regulating SOD family genes.

The physiological activity facilitated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) contributes to plants' ability to tolerate drought. Nevertheless, it is unclear if AMF colonization affects the expression of genes in the host plant that encode antioxidant enzymes in the superoxide dismutase (SOD) family, which help alleviate drought stress in plants. Here, we conducted a pot trial to determine whether colonization by the AMF improves drought resistance in .

Autotoxin Rg Induces Degradation of Root Cell Walls and Aggravates Root Rot by Modifying the Rhizospheric Microbiome.

Management of crop root rot disease is one of the key factors in ensuring sustainable development in agricultural production. The accumulation of autotoxins and pathogens in soil has been reported as a primary driver of root rot diseases; however, less is known about the correlation of plants, their associated pathogens and microbiome mediated by autotoxins as well as the contributions autotoxins make to the occurrence of root rot disease. Here, we integrated metabolomic, transcriptomic, and rhizosphere microbiome analyses to identify the root cell wall degradants cellobiose and d-galacturonic acid as being induced by the autotoxic ginsenoside Rg of , and we found that exogenous cellobiose and d-galacturonic acid in addition to Rg could aggravate root rot disease by modifying the rhizosphere microbiome.

Current Iodine Nutrition Status and Morbidity of Thyroid Nodules in Mainland China in the Past 20 Years.

The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the prevalence of goiter and thyroid nodules (TNs) in relation to China's iodine nutrition level over the past 20 years and provide an effective reference for developing health policies. PubMed, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chongqing VIP, and Chinese Wan Fang databases were searched for relevant studies from Jan 1996 to Feb 2020. Two reviewers extracted valid data from the eligible citations to determine the morbidity of TNs in different urinary iodine concentrations (UICs) and in patients of different genders, of different ages, who live in different geographic regions, and who live at different altitudes, as well as the P values of interactions between groups.

Root Cell Death Caused by the Autotoxic Ginsenoside Rg Is Due to Over-Accumulation of ROS, as Revealed by Transcriptomic and Cellular Approaches.

is a highly valuable medicinal herb, but its culture is strongly hindered by replant failure, mainly due to autotoxicity. Deciphering the response mechanisms of plants to autotoxins is critical for overcoming the observed autotoxicity. Here, we elucidated the response of to the autotoxic ginsenoside Rg via transcriptomic and cellular approaches.

Autotoxic ginsenosides in the rhizosphere contribute to the replant failure of Panax notoginseng.

Background And Aims: Sanqi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) growth is often hampered by replant failure. In this study, we aimed to examine the role of autotoxicity in Sanqi replant failures and assess the role of ginsenosides in autotoxicity.

Methods: The autotoxicities were measured using seedling emergence bioassays and root cell vigor staining.