<i>Rhizobium</i> Impacts on Seed Productivity, Quality, and Protection of <i>Pisum sativum</i> upon Disease Stress Caused by <i>Didymella pinodes</i>: Phenotypic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Traits.

ABSTRACT: In field peas, ascochyta blight is one of the most common fungal diseases caused by Didymella pinodes. Despite the high diversity of pea cultivars, only little resistance has been developed until to date, still leading to significant losses in grain yield. Rhizobia as plant growth promoting endosymbionts are the main partners for establishment of symbiosis with pea plants. The key role of Rhizobium as an effective nitrogen source for legumes seed quality and quantity improvement is in line with sustainable agriculture and food security programs. Besides these growth promoting effects, Rhizobium symbiosis has been shown to have a priming impact on the plants immune system that enhances resistance against environmental perturbations. This is the first integrative study t

SUBMITTER: Ranjbar Sistani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5699443 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature