Abstract
Silicon (Si) is a beneficial element that alleviates the effects of stress factors including drought (D). Strawberry is a Si-accumulator species sensitive to D; however, the function of Si in this species is obscure. This study was conducted to examine the effect of Si and inoculation with an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) on physiological and biochemical responses of strawberry plants under D. Plants were grown for six weeks in perlite and irrigated with a nutrient solution. The effect of Si (3 mmol L−1), AMF (Rhizophagus clarus) and D (mild and severe D) was studied on growth, water relations, mycorrhization, antioxidative defense, osmolytes concentration, and micronutrients status. Si and AMF significantly enhanced plant biomass production by increasing photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiency, antioxidant enzyme defense, and the nutritional status of particularly Zn. In contrast to the roots, osmotic adjustment did not contribute to the increase of leaf water content suggesting a different strategy of both Si and AMF for improving water status in the leaves and roots. Our results demonstrated a synergistic effect of AMF and Si on improving the growth of strawberry not only under D but also under control conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Silicon significantly enhanced strawberry biomass production.
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- strawberry
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- plant biomass productione0
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e0“Si and AMF significantly enhanced plant biomass production”
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AMF significantly enhanced strawberry biomass production.
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- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- AMFe0
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- AMFe0symbiont
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- plant biomass productione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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e0“Si and AMF significantly enhanced plant biomass production”
t0“Strawberry”
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Silicon increased photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiency, antioxidant enzyme defense and zinc nutritional status.
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- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
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- Sie0
- Outcome
- photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiencye0
- Direction
- increasinge0
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e0“Si and AMF significantly enhanced plant biomass production by increasing photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiency, antioxidant enzyme defense, and the nutritional status of particularly Zn”
t0“Strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF increased photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiency, antioxidant defense and zinc status.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- antioxidant enzyme defense, and the nutritional status of particularly Zne0
- Direction
- increasinge0
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e0“Si and AMF significantly enhanced plant biomass production by increasing photosynthesis rate, water content and use efficiency, antioxidant enzyme defense, and the nutritional status of particularly Zn”
t0“Strawberry”
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Unlike roots, leaf osmotic adjustment did not contribute to increased leaf water content.
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- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
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- leafe0
- Outcome
- leaf water contente0
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- osmotic adjustment did not contributee0
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e0“In contrast to the roots, osmotic adjustment did not contribute to the increase of leaf water content”
t0“Strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF and silicon had a synergistic effect on strawberry growth under drought and control conditions.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassae0
- Treatment
- AMF and Sie0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- improvinge0
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- control conditionse0
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e0“a synergistic effect of AMF and Si on improving the growth of strawberry not only under D but also under control conditions”
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