Induced transcriptional profiling of phenylpropanoid pathway genes increased flavonoid and lignin content in Arabidopsis leaves in response to microbial products.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The production and use of biologically derived soil additives is one of the fastest growing sectors of the fertilizer industry. These products have been shown to improve crop yields while at the same time reducing fertilizer inputs to and nutrient loss from cropland. The mechanisms driving the changes in primary productivity and soil processes are poorly understood and little is known about changes in secondary productivity associated with the use of microbial products. Here we investigate secondary metabolic responses to a biologically derived soil additive by monitoring changes in the phenlypropanoid (PP) pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Results

This study was designed to test the influence of one of these products (Soil Builder™-AF, SB) on secondary metabolism

SUBMITTER: Ali MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021374 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature