Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis induces strigolactone biosynthesis under drought and improves drought tolerance in lettuce and tomato

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 441-452

  Ruiz Lozano, Juan Manuel ^a   Aroca, Ricardo ^a   Zamarreño, Ángel María ^b   Molina, Sonia ^a   Andreo Jiménez, Beatriz ^c   Porcel, Rosa ^a   García Mina, José María ^b   Ruyter Spira, Carolien ^c   López Ráez, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; AM symbiosis; Drought stress; Phytohormones; Strigolactones

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; HOST PLANT; INDUCED RESPONSE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT COLONIZATION; SYMBIOSIS;

FUNGI; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

ABSCISIC ACID; LACTONE; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DROUGHT; GENETICS; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT STOMA; SYMBIOSIS; TOMATO;

ABSCISIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DROUGHTS; GENES, PLANT; LACTONES; LETTUCE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYCORRHIZAE; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT STOMATA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84955213074     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12631     Document Type: Article

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