Identification of a drought stress response module in tomato plants commonly induced by fungal endophytes that confer increased drought tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Global climate change exacerbates abiotic stresses, as drought, heat, and salt stresses are anticipated to increase significantly in the coming years. Plants coexist with a diverse range of microorganisms. Multiple inter-organismic relationships are known to confer benefits to plants, including growth promotion and enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses. In this study, we investigated the mutualistic interactions between three fungal endophytes originally isolated from distinct arid environments and an agronomically relevant crop, Solanum lycopersicum. We demonstrated a significant increase in shoot biomass under drought conditions in co-cultivation with Penicillium chrysogenum isolated from Antarctica, Penicillium minioluteum isolated from the Atacama Desert, Chile, and Serendipita indica

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez Ortega-Villaizan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652604 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature