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Suppressing ZmPgb1.1 compromised the events sustaining QC and root meristem functionality under low oxygen.

Treatment: suppressing ZmPgb1.1e0
Gene: ZmPgb1.1e0
Outcome: functionality of the QC and root meristemse0
Direction: compromisede0

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“These events, compromised in QCs suppressing ZmPgb1.1, ensure the functionality of the QC and root meristems under conditions of low oxygen”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 930–1069

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Stem cell fate in hypoxic root apical meristems is influenced by phytoglobin expression

Mohammed M Mira; Eman A El-Khateeb; Reda M Gaafar; et al. Journal of Experimental Botany 2019. doi:10.1093/jxb/erz410

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Root systems of plants exposed to high shoot temperatures but grown in the TGRooZ grew efficiently and kept their functionality to sustain shoot growth and development.

Taxon: plantsViridiplantaee1
Treatment: cultivated in the TGRooZe1
Outcome: grow efficiently and maintain their functionalitye1
Setting: high shoot temperaturese1

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“The root systems of plants exposed to high shoot temperatures but cultivated in the TGRooZ grow efficiently and maintain their functionality to sustain proper shoot growth and development”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 793–980

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Temperature changes in the root ecosystem affect plant functionality

Mary Paz González-García; Carlos M. Conesa; Alberto Lozano-Enguita; et al. Plant Communications 2022. doi:10.1016/j.xplc.2022.100514

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Nitrogen fertilizer affected root microbiome functionality.

Taxon: maize plantsZea mayse2
Organ / stage: rootse0
Treatment: N fertilizer applicatione0
Outcome: microbiome functionalitye0
Comparator: without N fertilizatione1

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“In the roots, N fertilizer application affected the bacterial community structure, the microbiome functionality, and the abundance of genes involved in the N cycle”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 340–503

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“without N fertilization”
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“maize plants cultivated”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 88–111

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Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Alters the Root Endophyte Bacterial Microbiome in Maize Plants, but Not in the Stem or Rhizosphere Soil

Alejandra Miranda-Carrazco; Yendi E. Navarro-Noya; Bram Govaerts; et al. Microbiology Spectrum 2022. doi:10.1128/spectrum.01785-22

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Association Plant compartment defined bacterial community structure more strongly than agricultural techniques.
Intervention effect Nitrogen fertilizer affected root bacterial community structure.
Intervention effect Nitrogen fertilizer affected abundance of N-cycle genes in roots.
Intervention effect Nitrogen fertilizer had much smaller effects on rhizosphere and stem microbiomes than on root microbiomes.
Intervention effect Tillage did not affect the maize microbiome.

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The combined inoculation of bacteria and AMF gave higher metabolic functionality than single inoculation treatments.

Taxon: grapevineVitist0
Treatment: combined inoculation of bacteria and AMFe2
Outcome: metabolic functionalitye2
Direction: highere2
Comparator: single inoculation treatmentse2

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“Rhizobacteria from vineyard and commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce synergistic microbiome shifts within grapevine root systems”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–138

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“The combined inoculation of bacteria and AMF resulted in a more complex bacterial network with higher metabolic functionality than single inoculation treatments”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1713–1873

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Rhizobacteria from vineyard and commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi induce synergistic microbiome shifts within grapevine root systems

Romain Darriaut; Vincent Lailheugue; Jules Wastin; et al. Scientific Reports 2025. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-12673-5

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The 20 °C nutrient solution temperature enhanced the functionality of nutrient acquisition mechanisms.

Taxon: Valerianella locustaValerianella locustae1
Treatment: At this temperature condition of the nutrient solutione4
Outcome: functionality of mechanisms involved in the acquisition of nutrientse4
Direction: enhancede4
Comparator: root temperatures (15, 20, and 25 °C)e1

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“Corn salad plants [ Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr., cultivar Gala] were grown at three root temperatures (15, 20, and 25 °C) in a floating system”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 442–590

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“At this temperature condition of the nutrient solution, it has also been observed an enhanced functionality of mechanisms involved in the acquisition of nutrients”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1448–1610

Title

The Effect of Growth Medium Temperature on Corn Salad [Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr] Baby Leaf Yield and Quality

Luisa Dalla Costa; Nicola Tomasi; Stefano Gottardi; et al. HortScience 2011. doi:10.21273/hortsci.46.12.1619

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Intervention effect Growing at 20 °C nutrient solution temperature gave the best plant performance in yield, nitrate content at leaf level and root biomass.
Intervention effect Growing at 20 °C nutrient solution temperature gave the best plant performance in leaf area and greenness.
Intervention effect Growing at 20 °C nutrient solution temperature gave less rapid leaf greenness loss and leaf fresh weight loss during storage at 4 °C.
Intervention effect Corn salad grown at 15 °C showed minor growth.
Intervention effect The nutrient solution at 25 °C caused stress and affected quality and yield negatively.
Recommendation For hydroponic cultivation, a growing-medium temperature close to the surrounding air temperature seems suitable.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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In maize, cell death of root tips increased under nickel exposure.

Taxon: maizeZea mayst0
Treatment: Different concentrations of nickele0
Outcome: cell death of root tipse0
Direction: increasede0

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“Different concentrations of nickel increased the K+ efflux and sugar leakage from roots to the culture and the cell death of root tips.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1073–1208

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“Effects of Ni2+ toxicity on Hill reaction and membrane functionality in maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–77

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Effects of Ni2+ toxicity on Hill reaction and membrane functionality in maize

Fatemeh Ghasemi; Reza Heidari; Rashid Jameii; et al. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2012

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Intervention effect In maize, content of chlorophyll a increased under nickel exposure.
Intervention effect In maize, content of chlorophyll a decreased under nickel exposure.
Intervention effect In maize, chlorophyll b and carotinoids content no significant changes under nickel exposure.
Intervention effect In maize, rate of Hill reaction decreased under nickel exposure.
Intervention effect In maize, K+ efflux and sugar leakage increased under nickel exposure.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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ZmPgb1.1 overexpression preserved QC stem cell function during stress.

Taxon: maizeZea mayse1
Treatment: Overexpression of PHYTOGLOBIN 1 (ZmPgb1.1)e0
Gene: PHYTOGLOBIN 1 (ZmPgb1.1)e0
Outcome: functionality of the QC stem cellse0
Direction: preservede0

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“Overexpression of PHYTOGLOBIN 1 (ZmPgb1.1) preserved the functionality of the QC stem cells during stress”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1181–1286

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“Root growth in maize (Zea mays L.)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–34

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Plant stem cells under low oxygen: metabolic rewiring by phytoglobin underlies stem cell functionality

Mohammed M Mira; Robert D Hill; Alexander Hilo; et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiad344

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Intervention effect Hypoxia degraded QC stem cells and inhibited root growth.
Intervention effect Low oxygen depleted starch and soluble sugars in QC stem cells.
Intervention effect Low oxygen increased QC reliance on glycolytic fermentation and impaired the TCA cycle.
Intervention effect Hypoxia did not activate PDC and ADH genes in the QC.
Intervention effect ADH activity increased under hypoxia.
Intervention effect PEP increased with little change in succinate under low oxygen.
Intervention effect Succinate levels changed little under low oxygen.
Mechanism ZmPgb1.1-associated QC preservation involved TCA activation and retained carbohydrate storage.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bacterial abundance increased in reused root channels.

Taxon: maizeZea mayst0
Treatment: reused root channelse0
Outcome: Bacterial abundancee0
Direction: increasede0

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“Bacterial abundance increased in reused root channels”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 870–923

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“maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 90–95

Title

Cover crop monocultures and mixtures enhance bacterial abundance and functionality in the maize root zone

Debjyoti Ghosh; Yijie Shi; Iris M Zimmermann; et al. ISME Communications 2024. doi:10.1093/ismeco/ycae132

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Observation Bacterial community differed significantly across cover species, depth and maize stage.
Association Bacterial abundance increased as cover crop diversity changed to mixtures.
Intervention effect Mixing cover crop families enhanced bacterial carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Association Deeper channels corresponded to higher bacterial 16S copies and subsoil presence.
Intervention effect Root-channel reuse improved bacterial pathway expression.

Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Azotobacter promoted root aerenchyma formation under stress.

Taxon: Zea maysZea mayst0
Treatment: Azotobactere0
Interactor: AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Outcome: aerenchyma formation in plants rootse0

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“Azotobacter facilitates the aerenchyma formation in plants roots under stress condition enabling gaseous exchange in roots.”
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“Scrutinize the integrated role of Azotobacter vinelandii in nitrogen assimilation, photosystem II functionality and aerenchyma formation of Zea mays under moisture stress environment”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–182

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Scrutinize the integrated role of Azotobacter vinelandii in nitrogen assimilation, photosystem II functionality and aerenchyma formation of Zea mays under moisture stress environment

Komal Nida; Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui; Zeeshan Ahmed Salman; et al. Plant Stress 2024. doi:10.1016/j.stress.2024.100378

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Intervention effect Azotobacter treatments lessened seedling growth decline under moisture stress.
Intervention effect Azotobacter treatments lessened biomass loss under moisture stress.
Intervention effect Bacterial applications maintained relative water content under moisture stress.
Intervention effect Treated plants had smaller osmotic potential decreases than controls.
Association Increasing moisture stress increased plant energy loss.
Intervention effect Untreated plants had higher qN than inoculated plants.
Intervention effect Untreated plants had higher NPQ than inoculated plants.
Intervention effect Azotobacter increased electron transport quantum yield in suboptimal moisture.
Intervention effect Azotobacter increased light reaction efficiency in suboptimal moisture.
Intervention effect Azotobacter increased biochemical reaction efficiency in suboptimal moisture.
Intervention effect Inoculated plants showed less nitrite decline than controls.
Intervention effect Inoculated plants showed less nitrate decline than controls.
Observation P2 plants showed a 22% protein decline.
Observation P2 plants showed 8.0% nitrite reductase activity change.
Observation P2 plants showed 5.1% nitrate reductase activity change.
Recommendation Authors propose Azotobacter use for sustainable agriculture under moisture stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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AtPgb1 suppression compromised quiescent cell function.

Taxon: ArabidopsisArabidopsist0
Treatment: suppression of AtPgb1e0
Gene: AtPgb1e0
Outcome: functionality of the WOX5-expressing quiescent cells (QCs)e0
Direction: compromisede0

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“suppression of AtPgb1 compromised the functionality of the WOX5-expressing quiescent cells (QCs)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1214–1310

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“Arabidopsis”
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Expression of Arabidopsis class 1 phytoglobin (AtPgb1) delays death and degradation of the root apical meristem during severe PEG-induced water deficit

Mohamed M Mira; Shuanglong Huang; Karuna Kapoor; et al. Journal of Experimental Botany 2017. doi:10.1093/jxb/erx371

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Intervention effect AtPgb1 overexpression alleviated PEG-induced growth retardation.
Intervention effect AtPgb1 overexpression reduced programmed cell death under PEG stress.
Observation AtPgb1 down-regulated roots had extensive programmed cell death under PEG stress.
Observation AtPgb1 down-regulated roots had reduced expression of ER-stress attenuators including BI-1.
Mechanism ROS and ethylene mediated cell death in stressed roots with AtPgb1 suppression.
Intervention effect Suppressing ROS synthesis or ethylene perception reduced cell death.
Intervention effect Suppressing ROS synthesis or ethylene perception partly restored root growth.
Observation PEG-induced root growth cessation followed loss of cell and tissue specification in the meristem.
Observation AtPgb1 overexpression attenuated, and suppression aggravated, root meristem changes.
Intervention effect AtPgb1 suppression led to premature columella stem cell differentiation.
Intervention effect AtPgb1 suppression rapidly reduced meristem size.
Observation SCR and WER expression and localization were most affected in PEG-treated roots with suppressed AtPgb1.

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