Unraveling graft compatibility of scion/rootstock interactions in pepper

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Strategies to avoid salinity and hydric stress of pepper grafted plants

Sweet pepper is one of the most important vegetable crops in arid and semiarid regions. Grafting has been proposed as an interesting strategy that improves the responses of crops under the salinity and hydric deficits occurring in these areas. In a previous work, we selected Capsicum spp accessions with different degrees of salinity and hydric stress tolerance to be used as rootstocks (the highest to lowest): Capsicum chinense Jacq. ‘ECU-973’ (code 12), Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum ‘BOL-58’ (code 14) and Capsicum annuum L var. ‘Serrano’ (code 5). The behavior of commercial cultivar seedlings grafted onto these rootstocks was compared during 14 days under water stress (5% polyethylene glycol) and salinity (40 mM NaCl) in hydroponic culture. Different physiological parameters were measured to test the hypothesis that tolerance might be related to the role of rootstock in altering the stress perception by the scion and to identify differences in pepper-grafted plants adaptation mechanisms in response to salt and osmotic stresses. At a similar osmotic pressure of the solution, grafted plants onto the 12 and 14 rootstocks activated tolerance mechanisms based on ion specific responses under salinity, whereas osmotic adjustment based on proline accumulation was performed under water stress. The maintenance of the scion's homeostasis under salinity was achieved through the restriction of Cl- transport to leaves and to diminished Na+ loading in roots and leaves, thus favouring K+ uptake. Under both stresses, a minor negative impact on photosynthesis, nitrate reductase activity and lipid peroxidation in scion leaves grafted onto 12 and 14 rootstocks was observed. In conclusion, the results of these works reinforce that the use of tolerant pepper rootstocks is a promising strategy to provide salinity and water stress tolerance and can consequently improve crop yield

Seed treatments for improved germination of caper (Capparis spinosa)

[EN] This study analyses the effects of seven treatments for removing hardseededness and four for breaking physiological dormancy in caper seeds. Seeds were germinated in a growth chamber and the maximum germination percentage, the time to reach 50% of final germination and the mean relative cumulative rate were calculated. The logistic function was suitable for analysing caper seed germination. Acid scarification followed by the addition of a GA(3) solution to the germination substrate was the best, efficient and cost effective method for ensuring satisfactory seed germination. Acid scarification can be substituted by mechanical scarification with ultrasound. hot water scarification or soaking, but these procedures require longer germination periods to reach satisfactory germination levels. The soaking method proved useful enough to remove hardseededness and it is also the most simple among the assayed treatments.Pascual España, B.; San Bautista Primo, A.; Imbernon, A.; López Galarza, SV.; Alagarda Pardo, J.; Maroto Borrego, JV. (2004). Seed treatments for improved germination of caper (Capparis spinosa). Seed Science and Technology. 32(2):637-642. doi:10.15258/sst.2004.32.2.33S63764232

Pepper Rootstock and Scion Physiological Responses Under Drought Stress

[EN] In vegetables, tolerance to drought can be improved by grafting commercial varieties onto drought tolerant rootstocks. Grafting has emerged as a tool that copes with drought stress. In previous results, the A25 pepper rootstock accession showed good tolerance to drought in fruit production terms compared with non-grafted plants and other rootstocks. The aim of this work was to study if short-term exposure to drought in grafted plants using A25 as a rootstock would show tolerance to drought now. To fulfill this objective, some physiological processes involved in roots (rootstock) and leaves (scion) of grafted pepper plants were analyzed. Pepper plants not grafted (A), self-grafted (A/A), and grafted onto a tolerant pepper rootstock A25 (A/A25) were grown under severe water stress induced by PEG addition (-0.55 MPa) or under control conditions for 7 days in hydroponic pure solution. According to our results, water stress severity was alleviated by using the A25 rootstock in grafted plants (A/A25), which indicated that mechanisms stimulated by roots are essential to withstand stress. A/A25 had a bigger root biomass compared with plants A and A/A that resulted in better water absorption, water retention capacity and a sustained CO2 assimilation rate. Consequently, plants A/A25 had a better carbon balance, supported by greater nitrate reductase activity located mainly in leaves. In the non-grafted and self-grafted plants, the photosynthesis rate lowered due to stomatal closure, which limited transpiration. Consequently, part of NO3- uptake was reduced in roots. This condition limited water uptake and CO2 fixation in plants A and A/A under drought stress, and accelerated oxidative damage by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and H2O2, which were highest in their leaves, indicating great sensitivity to drought stress and induced membrane lipid peroxidation. However, drought deleterious effects were slightly marked in plants A compared to A/A. To conclude, the A25 rootstock protects the scion against oxidative stress, which is provoked by drought, and shows better C and N balances that enabled the biomass to be maintained under water stress for short-term exposure, with higher yields in the field.This work has funded by INIA (Spain) through Project RTA2017-00030-C02-00 and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). LL-S is a beneficiary of a doctoral fellowship (FPI-INIA).Lopez-Serrano, L.; Canet-Sanchis, G.; Selak, G.; Penella-Casañ, C.; San Bautista Primo, A.; López Galarza, SV.; Calatayud, A. (2019). Pepper Rootstock and Scion Physiological Responses Under Drought Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10:1-13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00038S11310. O. A., . N. O., & . Y. G. (2007). Effect of Grafting on Watermelon Plant Growth, Yield and Quality. 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Influence of anion proportions in the nutrient solution on tipburn incidente in strawberry plants in soilless cultivation

[EN] Tipburn incidence was evaluated in ‘Camarosa’ and ‘Candonga’ strawberry plants grown in perlite by varying the anion proportions in the nutrient solution during 2005-2006 under greenhouse. Six nutrient solutions with different proportions of NO3-, PO4H2- and SO42- were studied, maintaining constant both cation proportions and the total ionic concentration (30.2 meq L-1). Concentrations of these anions varied from 9.0 to 12.8, 0.9 to 4.7, and 0.75 to 2.65 mM L-1, respectively. Interactions between cultivars and solutions were not significant for any of the parameters studied. The anion proportions had no influence on yield parameters. Both the percentage of leaves with tipburn and tipburn severity per leaf were the highest with intermediate levels of sulphates and phosphates and low levels of nitrates. ‘Candonga’ not only produced the highest yield and fruit weight, but also the lowest tipburn incidence.The authors acknowledge financial support by the "Ministerio de Educación y Tecnología"-FEDER, through the research project AGL2004-04365/AGR as well as the linguistic assistance of Debra WestallSan Bautista Primo, A.; López Galarza, SV.; Martínez, A.; Maroto Borrego, JV.; Pascual España, B. (2009). Influence of anion proportions in the nutrient solution on tipburn incidente in strawberry plants in soilless cultivation. Acta Horticulturae. 842(2):999-1008. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.842.222S9991008842

Growth and nutrient absorption of Cape Gooseberry (Physalis Peruviana L.) in soilless culture

"This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in [include the complete citation information for the final version of the article as published in the Journal of Plant Nutrition 2015 March, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01904167.2014.934474."Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) is a solanaceous plant. The growth and time-course of nutrient accumulation of the plant and its partitioning between roots, stems, leaves, and fruits were examined. The study was conducted analyzing two nutrient solutions in soilless culture under greenhouse conditions during two consecutive seasons. The macronutrient contents were analyzed. On average, the yield was 8.9 t.ha(-1). Growth of the plant until 90 d after transplanting obeys an exponential function of time and the relative growth rate for this period was determined. Nitrogen (N) was the element that showed the highest concentration, corresponding to leaves (4.67%), followed by potassium (K) in stems (4.46%). The highest accumulations of N, phosphorous (P), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) were found in leaves and of K in the stems. Potassium showed the highest nutrient accumulation (29 g.plant(-1)) and the highest specific uptake rate.Torres Rubio, JF.; Pascual Seva, N.; San Bautista Primo, A.; Pascual España, B.; López Galarza, SV.; Alagarda Pardo, J.; Maroto Borrego, JV. (2015). Growth and nutrient absorption of Cape Gooseberry (Physalis Peruviana L.) in soilless culture. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 38(4):485-496. doi:10.1080/01904167.2014.934474S485496384Bellaloui, N., & Brown, P. H. (1998). Plant and Soil, 198(2), 153-158. doi:10.1023/a:1004343031242Bennett, J. P., Oshima, R. J., & Lippert, L. F. (1979). Effects of ozone on injury and dry matter partitioning in pepper plants. 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Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansions in c9FTD/ALS and SCA36 Confer Selective Patterns of Neurodegeneration In Vivo

A G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in an intron of C9orf72 is the most common cause of frontal temporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (c9FTD/ALS). A remarkably similar intronic TG3C2 repeat expansion is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia 36 (SCA36). Both expansions are widely expressed, form RNA foci, and can undergo repeat-associated non-ATG (RAN) translation to form similar dipeptide repeat proteins (DPRs). Yet, these diseases result in the degeneration of distinct subsets of neurons. We show that the expression of these repeat expansions in mice is sufficient to recapitulate the unique features of each disease, including this selective neuronal vulnerability. Furthermore, only the G4C2 repeat induces the formation of aberrant stress granules and pTDP-43 inclusions. Overall, our results demonstrate that the pathomechanisms responsible for each disease are intrinsic to the individual repeat sequence, highlighting the importance of sequence-specific RNA-mediated toxicity in each disorder

Immunosuppression during Acute Infection with Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Swine Is Mediated by IL-10

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is one of the most contagious animal viruses, causing a devastating disease in cloven-hoofed animals with enormous economic consequences. Identification of the different parameters involved in the immune response elicited against FMDV remains unclear, and it is fundamental the understanding of such parameters before effective control measures can be put in place. In the present study, we show that interleukin-10 (IL-10) production by dendritic cells (DCs) is drastically increased during acute infection with FMDV in swine. In vitro blockade of IL-10 with a neutralizing antibody against porcine IL-10 restores T cell activation by DCs. Additionally, we describe that FMDV infects DC precursors and interferes with DC maturation and antigen presentation capacity. Thus, we propose a new mechanism of virus immunity in which a non-persistent virus, FMDV, induces immunosuppression by an increment in the production of IL-10, which in turn, reduces T cell function. This reduction of T cell activity may result in a more potent induction of neutralizing antibody responses, clearing the viral infection

Diet quality index as a predictor of treatment efficacy in overweight and obese adolescents: The EVASYON study

Background & aim: A diet quality index (DQI) is a tool that provides an overall score of an individual''s dietary intake when assessing compliance with food-based dietary guidelines. A number of DQIs have emerged, albeit their associations with health-related outcomes are debated. The aim of the present study was to assess whether adherence to dietary intervention, and the overall quality of the diet, can predict body composition changes. Methods: To this purpose, overweight/obese adolescents (n = 117, aged: 13–16 years; 51 males, 66 females) were recruited into a multi-component (diet, physical activity and psychological support) family-based group treatment programme. We measured the adolescents’ compliance and body composition at baseline and after 2 months (intensive phase) and 13 months (extensive phase) of follow-up. Also, at baseline, after 6 months, and at the end of follow-up we calculated the DQI. Results: Global compliance with the dietary intervention was 37.4% during the intensive phase, and 14.3% during the extensive phase. Physical activity compliance was 94.1% at 2-months and 34.7% at 13months and psychological support compliance were growing over the intervention period (10.3% intensive phase and 45.3% during extensive phase). Adolescents complying with the meal frequency criteria at the end of the extensive phase had greater reductions in FMI z-scores than those did not complying (Cohen''s d = 0.53). A statistically significant association was observed with the diet quality index. DQI-A variation explained 98.1% of BMI z-score changes and 95.1% of FMI changes. Conclusions: We conclude that assessment of changes in diet quality could be a useful tool in predicting body composition changes in obese adolescents involved in a diet and physical activity intervention programme backed-up by psychological and family support

Impact of biological agents on postsurgical complications in inflammatory bowel disease: A multicentre study of Geteccu

Background: The impact of biologics on the risk of postoperative complications (PC) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still an ongoing debate. This lack of evidence is more relevant for ustekinumab and vedolizumab. Aims: To evaluate the impact of biologics on the risk of PC. Methods: A retrospective study was performed in 37 centres. Patients treated with biologics within 12 weeks before surgery were considered “exposed”. The impact of the exposure on the risk of 30-day PC and the risk of infections was assessed by logistic regression and propensity score-matched analysis. Results: A total of 1535 surgeries were performed on 1370 patients. Of them, 711 surgeries were conducted in the exposed cohort (584 anti-TNF, 58 vedolizumab and 69 ustekinumab). In the multivariate analysis, male gender (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2–2.0), urgent surgery (OR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.2–2.2), laparotomy approach (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1–1.9) and severe anaemia (OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.3–2.6) had higher risk of PC, while academic hospitals had significantly lower risk. Exposure to biologics (either anti-TNF, vedolizumab or ustekinumab) did not increase the risk of PC (OR: 1.2; 95% CI: 0.97–1.58), although it could be a risk factor for postoperative infections (OR 1.5; 95% CI: 1.03–2.27). Conclusions: Preoperative administration of biologics does not seem to be a risk factor for overall PC, although it may be so for postoperative infections