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This research was funded by Seneca Foundation of Murcia, grant number 19903/GERM/15 and by the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities of Spain, and the European Regional Development Fund, grant number RTI2018-093997-B-I00.

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March 14, 2022
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Effect of Pisolithus tinctorious on Physiological and Hormonal Traits in Cistus Plants to Water Deficit: Relationships among Water Status, Photosynthetic Activity and Plant Quality

Publicated to:Plants-Basel. 10 (5): 976- - 2021-05-01 10(5), DOI: 10.3390/plants10050976

Authors: Lorente, Beatriz; Zugasti, Ines; Jesus Sanchez-Blanco, Maria; Nicolas, Emilio; Fernanda Ortuno, Maria

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Ctr Edafol & Biol Aplicada Segura CEBAS CSIC, Dept Irrigat, POB 164, Espinardo 30100, Spain - Author

Abstract

Cistus species can form ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus that can bring benefits when plants are under water stress conditions. However, the application of some ectomycorrhizae on the water uptake under drought through physiological traits and hormonal regulation is less known. The experiment was performed during three months in a growth chamber with Cistus albidus plants in which the combined effect of the ectomycorrhiza Pisolithus tinctorious inoculation and two irrigation treatments (control and water-stressed plants) were applied. Irrigation absence caused significant decrease in aerial growth and tended to decrease soil water potential at the root surface, leading to a decrease in leaf water potential. Under these conditions, the abscisic acid and salicylic acid content increased while the precursor of ethylene decreased. Although the mycorrhization percentages were not high, the inoculation of P. tinctorious improved the water status and slightly cushioned the rise in leaf temperature of water-stressed plants. The ectomycorrhiza decreased the scopoletin values in leaves of plants subjected to deficit irrigation, indicating that inoculated plants had been able to synthesize defense mechanisms. Therefore, Pisolithus tinctorious alleviated some of the harmful effects of water scarcity in Cistus plants, being its use a sustainable option in gardening or restoration projects.

Keywords

ectomycorrhizaemechanisms of resistanceornamental plantsphytohormoneswater relationsAbscisic-acid accumulationArbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosisEctomycorrhizaeGas-exchangeIon uptakeL. plantsMechanisms of resistanceMyrtus-communisOrnamental plantsPhillyrea-angustifoliaPhytohormonesRoot hydraulic-propertiesSalicylic-acidStomatal conductanceWater relationsWater stress

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The work has been published in the journal Plants-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 39/239, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences.

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-19:

  • WoS: 4
  • Europe PMC: 2

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