Abstract
Drought is projected to be one of the major constraints for crop production worldwide under the current climate change scenario. In this context, the improvement of yield and healthy attributes of crops that constitute the basis of human nutrition is a paramount challenge. The development of eco-friendly strategies for agricultural management of crops based on the combined use of nontoxic pollution-free fertilizers and symbiotic interactions at the soil–plant system level could be envisaged as a strategic tool to sustain the production of high-quality grains and thus satisfy the food demand of an increasing human population. A wide range of benefits of silicon (Si) on primary and secondary metabolism have been reported under water deficit stress. Moreover, current evidence suggests that the benefits derived from Si acquisition on drought-stressed plants can be enhanced by the occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. Thus, the combined use of sustainable tools such as Si fertilization and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could be suggested as a promising strategy to overcome the negative effects produced by water deficiency–related stress. Nevertheless, the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying this synergistic action remain poorly understood. This review explores recent research on the benefits of the joint action of Si-AMF on crop production under drought conditions. We also discuss the potential role of Si-AMF interactions on plant performance under water deficit stress.
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Abbreviations
- AMF:
-
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- APX:
-
Ascorbate peroxidase
- As:
-
Arsenic
- Ca:
-
Calcium
- CAT:
-
Catalase
- Cd:
-
Cadmium
- Cu:
-
Copper
- DHAR:
-
Dehydroascorbate reductase
- Fe:
-
Iron
- GDH:
-
Glutamate dehydrogenase
- GP:
-
Guaiacol peroxidase
- GR:
-
Glutathione reductase
- H2O:
-
Water
- H2O2 :
-
Hydrogen peroxide
- H4SiO4 :
-
Silicic acid
- K:
-
Potassium
- K2SiO3 :
-
Potassium silicate
- MDAR:
-
Monodehydroascorbate reductase
- Mg:
-
Magnesium
- N:
-
Nitrogen
- Na:
-
Sodium
- Na2SiO3 :
-
Sodium silicate
- NIPs:
-
Nodulin26-like intrinsic proteins
- P:
-
Phosphorus
- P5CS:
-
Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
- PGPB:
-
Plant growth–promoting bacteria
- PIPs:
-
Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins
- POD:
-
Peroxidase
- PPO:
-
Polyphenol oxidase
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- RWC:
-
Relative water content
- Si:
-
Silicon
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- TIPs:
-
Tonoplast intrinsic proteins
- Zn:
-
Zinc
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This work was supported by the FONDECYT Regular Project No 1201257 and the FONDECYT Postdoctoral Project No 3200901 of the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), Chile. Research fellowship granted by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) to A.N.N is also gratefully acknowledged.
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Vega, I., Pontigo, S., Nunes-Nesi, A. et al. Interaction Between Silicon and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: an Ecologically Sustainable Tool to Improve Crop Fitness Under a Drought Scenario?. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23, 125–138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00701-y
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