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2016 (English)In: Plant physiology and biochemistry (Paris), ISSN 0981-9428, E-ISSN 1873-2690, Vol. 107, p. 264-272Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Improving the nutritional value of commonly cultivated crops is one of the most pending problems for modern agriculture. In natural environments plants associate with a multitude of fungal microorganisms that improve plant fitness. The best described group are arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). These fungi have been previously shown to improve the quality and yield of several common crops. In this study we tested the potential utilization of Rhizophagus irregularis in accelerating growth and increasing the content of important dietary phytochemicals in onion (Allium cepa). Our results clearly indicate that biomass production, the abundance of vitamin B1 and its analogs and organic acid concentration can be improved by inoculating the plant with AM fungi. We have shown that improved growth is accompanied with up-regulated electron transport in PSII and antioxidant enzyme activity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Paris, France: Elsevier, 2016
Keywords
Allium cepa, Thiamine, Rhizophagus irregularis, Biofortification, Organic acids, PSII efficiency
National Category
Botany Genetics and Breeding
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50862 (URN)10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.06.006 (DOI)000382341600027 ()27318800 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-84974622177 (Scopus ID)
Note
Funding Agencies:
Ministry of Science and Higher Education 197/N-COST/2008/0
Marshal Office of the Malopolska Region
Jagiellonian University in Krakow funds DS/WBiNoZ/INOS/758
2016-06-152016-06-152024-01-16Bibliographically approved