Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses

Climate change is leading to combined drought and high temperature stress in many areas, drastically reducing crop production, especially for high-water-consuming crops such as maize. This study aimed to determine how the co-inoculation of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Rhizophagus irregular...

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Authors: Romero-Munar, Antònia, Aroca, Ricardo, Zamarreño, Ángel M., García-Mina, José María, Pérez-Hernández, Noelia, Ruiz-Lozano, Juan Manuel
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Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Keyword:Aquaporin
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Combined drought and heat stress
Maize
PGPR
Root hydraulic conductivity
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spelling Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responsesRomero-Munar, AntòniaAroca, RicardoZamarreño, Ángel M.García-Mina, José MaríaPérez-Hernández, NoeliaRuiz-Lozano, Juan ManuelAquaporinArbuscular mycorrhizaCombined drought and heat stressMaizePGPRRoot hydraulic conductivityClimate change is leading to combined drought and high temperature stress in many areas, drastically reducing crop production, especially for high-water-consuming crops such as maize. This study aimed to determine how the co-inoculation of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Rhizophagus irregularis) and the PGPR Bacillus megaterium (Bm) alters the radial water movement and physiology in maize plants in order to cope with combined drought and high temperature stress. Thus, maize plants were kept uninoculated or inoculated with R. irregularis (AM), with B. megaterium (Bm) or with both microorganisms (AM + Bm) and subjected or not to combined drought and high temperature stress (D + T). We measured plant physiological responses, root hydraulic parameters, aquaporin gene expression and protein abundances and sap hormonal content. The results showed that dual AM + Bm inoculation was more effective against combined D + T stress than single inoculation. This was related to a synergistic enhancement of efficiency of the phytosystem II, stomatal conductance and photosynthetic activity. Moreover, dually inoculated plants maintained higher root hydraulic conductivity, which was related to regulation of the aquaporins ZmPIP1;3, ZmTIP1.1, ZmPIP2;2 and GintAQPF1 and levels of plant sap hormones. This study demonstrates the usefulness of combining beneficial soil microorganisms to improve crop productivity under the current climate-change scenario.This work is a part of the I+D+i Project PID2020-112816RB-I00, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER “A way to make Europe”.Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)European CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2023202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/330467reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-112816RB-I00http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065193Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3304672026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
title Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
spellingShingle Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
Romero-Munar, Antònia
Aquaporin
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Combined drought and heat stress
Maize
PGPR
Root hydraulic conductivity
title_short Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
title_full Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
title_fullStr Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
title_full_unstemmed Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
title_sort Dual inoculation with Rhizophagus irregularis and Bacillus megaterium improves maize tolerance to combined drought and high temperature stress by enhancing root hydraulics, photosynthesis and hormonal responses
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romero-Munar, Antònia
Aroca, Ricardo
Zamarreño, Ángel M.
García-Mina, José María
Pérez-Hernández, Noelia
Ruiz-Lozano, Juan Manuel
author Romero-Munar, Antònia
author_facet Romero-Munar, Antònia
Aroca, Ricardo
Zamarreño, Ángel M.
García-Mina, José María
Pérez-Hernández, Noelia
Ruiz-Lozano, Juan Manuel
author_role author
author2 Aroca, Ricardo
Zamarreño, Ángel M.
García-Mina, José María
Pérez-Hernández, Noelia
Ruiz-Lozano, Juan Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aquaporin
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Combined drought and heat stress
Maize
PGPR
Root hydraulic conductivity
topic Aquaporin
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Combined drought and heat stress
Maize
PGPR
Root hydraulic conductivity
description Climate change is leading to combined drought and high temperature stress in many areas, drastically reducing crop production, especially for high-water-consuming crops such as maize. This study aimed to determine how the co-inoculation of an arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Rhizophagus irregularis) and the PGPR Bacillus megaterium (Bm) alters the radial water movement and physiology in maize plants in order to cope with combined drought and high temperature stress. Thus, maize plants were kept uninoculated or inoculated with R. irregularis (AM), with B. megaterium (Bm) or with both microorganisms (AM + Bm) and subjected or not to combined drought and high temperature stress (D + T). We measured plant physiological responses, root hydraulic parameters, aquaporin gene expression and protein abundances and sap hormonal content. The results showed that dual AM + Bm inoculation was more effective against combined D + T stress than single inoculation. This was related to a synergistic enhancement of efficiency of the phytosystem II, stomatal conductance and photosynthetic activity. Moreover, dually inoculated plants maintained higher root hydraulic conductivity, which was related to regulation of the aquaporins ZmPIP1;3, ZmTIP1.1, ZmPIP2;2 and GintAQPF1 and levels of plant sap hormones. This study demonstrates the usefulness of combining beneficial soil microorganisms to improve crop productivity under the current climate-change scenario.
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