Aspergillus foetidus Regulated the Biochemical Characteristics of Soybean and Sunflower under Heat Stress Condition: Role in Sustainability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Isolation of the Fungal Endophyte AdR-13
2.2. Early Assessment of the Potent Fungi Using Oryza sativa
2.3. Identification of AdR13
2.4. Inoculation of A. foetidus to G. max and H. annuus
2.5. Estimation of Antioxidants
2.6. Estimation of ABA
2.7. Estimation of Phenolics and Proline
2.8. Estimation of Total Lipids, Proteins and Sugars
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Isolation and Plant Growth Promoting Activity of Endophytes
3.2. Molecular Identification of Isolate AdR-13
3.3. Arbitration of Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Growth Attributes | Ctrl (DW) | Ctrl (Czk) | A. foetidus |
---|---|---|---|
SL (cm) | 10.4 ± 0.8 a | 10.6 ± 1.5 a | 15 ± 0.6 b |
RL (cm) | 4.9 ± 0.8 a | 6.3 ± 0.3 a | 8 ± 0.6 b |
SFW (g) | 0.03 ± 0.0002 a | 0.0317 ± 0.0003 a | 0.0409 ± 0.0002 b |
RFW (g) | 0.08 ± 0.007 a | 0.082 ± 0.006 a | 0.1031 ± 0.005 b |
SDW (g) | 0.0047 ± 0.0003 a | 0.0043 ± 0.0003 a | 0.0063 ± 0.0009 b |
RDW (g) | 0.0137 ± 0.0009 a | 0.015 ± 0.0001 a | 0.020 ± 0.0006 b |
Chlorophyll content (SPAD) | 18.9 ± 1.3 a | 21.4 ± 0.3 a | 23.4 ± 0.7 b |
Growth Attributes | 25 °C | 40 °C | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ctrl | A. foetidus | Control | A. foetidus | |
SL (cm) | 39 ± 1.7 b | 40 ± 0.6 b | 26 ± 0.9 a | 27 ± 2.0 a |
RL (cm) | 13 ± 1.4 a,b | 14 ± 1.4 b | 10 ± 0.6 a | 11 ± 0.3 a,b |
SFW (g) | 1.12 ± 0.02 a | 1.47 ± 0.20 a | 0.82 ± 0.04 a | 1.19 ± 0.06 a |
RFW (g) | 0.18 ± 0.02 a | 0.25 ± 0.09 a | 0.13 ± 0.02 a | 0.16 ± 0.02 a |
SDW(g) | 0.14 ± 0.012 b | 0.14 ± 0.0051 b | 0.08 ± 0.001 a | 0.11 ± 0.009 a |
RDW (g) | 0.075 ± 0.002 b | 0.078 ± 0.003 b | 0.01 ± 0.001 a | 0.012 ± 0.001 a |
Chlorophyll (SPAD) | 31 ± 0.2 a | 33 ± 1.6 a | 29 ± 2.3 a | 32 ± 3.1 a |
Growth Attributes/Temperature Stress | 25 °C | 40 °C | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ctrl | A. foetidus | Ctrl | A. foetidus | |
SL (cm) | 23.7 ± 0.9 bc | 25.9 ± 0.9 c | 20.5 ± 0.4 a | 22.5 ± 0.5 ab |
RL (cm) | 9.3 ± 0.6 b | 10.9 ± 0.5 b | 6.2 ± 0.6 a | 6.7 ± 0.9 a |
SFW (g) | 1.22 ± 0.09 a | 1.32 ± 0.14 a | 0.82 ± 0.31 a | 0.93 ± 0.22 a |
RFW (g) | 0.13± 0.021 b,c | 0.14 ± 0.084 c | 0.08 ± 0.074 a | 0.09 ± 0.006 a,b |
SDW (g) | 0.08 ± 0.024 a,b | 0.09 ± 0.001 b | 0.04 ± 0.0001 a | 0.06 ± 0.009 a,b |
RDW (g) | 0.024 ± 0.001 b | 0.032 ± 0.001 c | 0.014 ± 0.001 a | 0.016 ± 0.002 a |
Chlorophyll (SPAD) | 40 ± 4.7 a | 45.6 ± 2.6 a | 38.4 ± 1.9 a | 39 ± 1.3 a |
Growth Attributes | 25 °C | 40 °C | ||
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Ctrl | A. foetidus | Ctrl | A. foetidus | |
AAO (EU/mg ptn) | 1.51 ± 0.09 a | 1.61 ± 0.07 b | 1.85 ± 0.12 c | 2.04 + 0.14 d |
CAT (EU/mg ptn) | 0.46 ± 0.02 a | 0.58 ± 0.04 b | 0.95 ± 0.41 c | 1.04 ± 0.17 d |
POD (EU/mg ptn) | 1.42 ± 0.03 a | 1.64 + 0.11 a | 3.90 ± 0.22 b | 5.01 ± 0.64 c |
SOD (EU/mg ptn) | 18 ± 0.64 a | 19 ± 0.55 a | 37 ± 0.73 b | 43 ± 1.34 c |
GR (EU/mg ptn) | 1.54 ± 0.61 a | 0.16 ± 0.13 a | 1.86 ± 0.05 b | 2.09 ± 0.11 c |
Growth Attributes | 25 °C | 40 °C | ||
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Ctrl | A. foetidus | Ctrl | A. foetidus | |
AAO (EU/mg ptn) | 0.65 ± 0.06 a | 0.77 ± 0.05 b | 2.28 ± 0.36 c | 2.55 ± 0.28 c |
CAT (EU/mg ptn) | 0.26 ± 0.03 a | 0.34 ± 0.03 b | 0.60 ± 0.43 c | 0.72 ± 0.04 d |
POD (EU/mg ptn) | 1.11 ± 0.08 a | 1.37 ± 0.26 a | 2.73 ± 0.16 b | 3.78 ± 0.18 c |
SOD (EU/mg ptn) | 12 ± 0.47 a | 13 ± 0.64 a | 22 ± 1.05 b | 26 ± 0.78 c |
GR (EU/mg ptn) | 0.89 ± 0.05 a | 0.94 ± 0.04 a | 2.11 ± 0.19 b | 2.63 ± 0.13 c |
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Ismail; Hamayun, M.; Hussain, A.; Iqbal, A.; Khan, S.A.; Ahmad, A.; Gul, S.; Kim, H.-Y.; Lee, I.-J. Aspergillus foetidus Regulated the Biochemical Characteristics of Soybean and Sunflower under Heat Stress Condition: Role in Sustainability. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7159. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13137159
Ismail, Hamayun M, Hussain A, Iqbal A, Khan SA, Ahmad A, Gul S, Kim H-Y, Lee I-J. Aspergillus foetidus Regulated the Biochemical Characteristics of Soybean and Sunflower under Heat Stress Condition: Role in Sustainability. Sustainability. 2021; 13(13):7159. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13137159
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsmail, Muhammad Hamayun, Anwar Hussain, Amjad Iqbal, Sumera Afzal Khan, Ayaz Ahmad, Sarah Gul, Ho-Youn Kim, and In-Jung Lee. 2021. "Aspergillus foetidus Regulated the Biochemical Characteristics of Soybean and Sunflower under Heat Stress Condition: Role in Sustainability" Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7159. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13137159