Strigolactones control root system architecture and tip anatomy in solanum lycopersicum l. Plants under p starvation

Schubert, Andrea; Santoro, Veronica; Sturrock, Craig J.; Gresta, Francesco; Ertani, Andrea; Cardinale, Francesca; Schiavon, Michela; Celi, Luisella

Abstract

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The hormones strigolactones accumulate in plant roots under phosphorus (P) shortage, inducing variations in plant phenotype. In this study, we aimed at understanding whether strigolactones control morphological and anatomical changes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) roots under varying P supply. Root traits were evaluated in wild-type seedlings grown in high vs low P, with or without exogenous strigolactones, and in wild-type and strigolactone-depleted plants grown first under high vs no P, and then under high vs no P after acclimation on low P. Exogenous strigolactones stimulated primary root and lateral root number under low P. Root growth was reduced in strigolactone-depleted plants maintained under continuous P deprivation. Total root and root hair length, lateral root number and root tip anatomy were impaired by low strigolactone biosynthesis in plants grown under low P or transferred from low to no P. Under adequate P conditions, root traits of strigolactone-depleted and wild-type plants were similar. Concluding, our results indicate that strigolactones i) control macro- and microscopic changes of root in tomato depending on P supply; and ii) do not affect root traits significantly when plants are supplemented with adequate P, but are needed for acclimation to no P and typical responses to low P.

Citation

Schubert, A., Santoro, V., Sturrock, C. J., Gresta, F., Ertani, A., Cardinale, F., Schiavon, M., & Celi, L. (2020). Strigolactones control root system architecture and tip anatomy in solanum lycopersicum l. Plants under p starvation. Plants, 9(5), Article 612. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050612

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 6, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 11, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Deposit Date: May 21, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 27, 2020
• Journal: Plants
• Electronic ISSN: 2223-7747
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 5
• Article Number: 612
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050612
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4482548
• Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/5/612