Abstract
Exposure to drought stress negatively affects plant productivity and consequently threatens global food security. As global climates change, identifying solutions to increase the resilience of plants to drought is increasingly important. Several chemical treatments have recently emerged as promising techniques for various individual and combined abiotic stresses. This study shows compelling evidence on how acetic acid application promotes drought acclimation responses in soybean by investigating several morphological, physiological and biochemical attributes. Foliar applications of acetic acid to drought-exposed soybean resulted in improvements in root biomass, leaf area, photosynthetic rate and water use efficiency; leading to improved growth performance. Drought-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and the resultant increased levels of malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage, were considerably reverted by acetic acid treatment. Acetic acid-sprayed plants suffered less oxidative stress due to the enhancement of antioxidant defense mechanisms, as evidenced by the increased activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase. Improved shoot relative water content was also linked to the increased levels of soluble sugars and free amino acids, indicating a better osmotic adjustment following acetic acid treatment in drought-exposed plants. Acetic acid also increased stem/root, leaf/stem and leaf/root mineral ratios and improved overall mineral status in drought-stressed plants. Taken together, our results demonstrated that acetic acid treatment enabled soybean plants to positively regulate photosynthetic ability, water balance, mineral homeostasis and antioxidant responses; thereby suggesting acetic acid as a cost-effective and easily accessible chemical for the management of soybean growth and productivity in drought-prone areas.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar acetic acid improved root biomass, leaf area and photosynthetic rate of drought-exposed soybean.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Treatment
- Foliar applications of acetic acide1
- Outcome
- root biomass, leaf area, photosynthetic ratee1
- Direction
- improvementse1
- Qualifier
- drought-exposede1
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t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e1“Foliar applications of acetic acid to drought-exposed soybean resulted in improvements in root biomass, leaf area, photosynthetic rate and water use efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar acetic acid improved water use efficiency of drought-exposed soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Foliar applications of acetic acide1
- Outcome
- water use efficiencye1
- Direction
- improvementse1
- Qualifier
- drought-exposede1
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t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e1“Foliar applications of acetic acid to drought-exposed soybean resulted in improvements in root biomass, leaf area, photosynthetic rate and water use efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid reverted the drought-induced increases in malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage in soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- acetic acid treatmente2
- Outcome
- levels of malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakagee2
- Direction
- revertede2
- Qualifier
- Drought-inducede2
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e2“Drought-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and the resultant increased levels of malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage, were considerably reverted by acetic acid treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid reverted the drought-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species in soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- acetic acid treatmente2
- Outcome
- accumulation of reactive oxygen speciese2
- Direction
- revertede2
- Qualifier
- Drought-inducede2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e2“Drought-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and the resultant increased levels of malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage, were considerably reverted by acetic acid treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid increased the activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase in soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Acetic acid-sprayed plantse3
- Outcome
- activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalasee3
- Direction
- increasede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e3“Acetic acid-sprayed plants suffered less oxidative stress due to the enhancement of antioxidant defense mechanisms, as evidenced by the increased activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid increased the activities of glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase in soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Acetic acid-sprayed plantse3
- Outcome
- glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferasee3
- Direction
- increasede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e3“Acetic acid-sprayed plants suffered less oxidative stress due to the enhancement of antioxidant defense mechanisms, as evidenced by the increased activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid improved shoot relative water content of drought-exposed soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- acetic acid treatmente4
- Outcome
- shoot relative water contente4
- Direction
- Improvede4
- Qualifier
- drought-exposed plantse4
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e4“Improved shoot relative water content was also linked to the increased levels of soluble sugars and free amino acids, indicating a better osmotic adjustment following acetic acid treatment in drought-exposed plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Shoot soluble sugars and free amino acids increased with acetic acid treatment in drought-exposed soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- acetic acid treatmente4
- Outcome
- soluble sugars and free amino acidse4
- Direction
- increasede4
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e4“Improved shoot relative water content was also linked to the increased levels of soluble sugars and free amino acids, indicating a better osmotic adjustment following acetic acid treatment in drought-exposed plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid increased stem/root, leaf/stem and leaf/root mineral ratios in soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Acetic acide5
- Outcome
- stem/root, leaf/stem and leaf/root mineral ratiose5
- Direction
- increasede5
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t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e5“Acetic acid also increased stem/root, leaf/stem and leaf/root mineral ratios and improved overall mineral status in drought-stressed plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid improved overall mineral status of drought-stressed soybean.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Acetic acide5
- Outcome
- overall mineral statuse5
- Direction
- improvede5
- Qualifier
- drought-stressed plantse5
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e5“Acetic acid also increased stem/root, leaf/stem and leaf/root mineral ratios and improved overall mineral status in drought-stressed plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Acetic acid is suggested as a cost-effective chemical for managing soybean growth and productivity in drought-prone areas.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Outcome
- management of soybean growth and productivitye6
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Verbatim
t0“Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean”
e6“suggesting acetic acid as a cost-effective and easily accessible chemical for the management of soybean growth and productivity in drought-prone areas”
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