A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.)
Water deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, the use of biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate the negative effects on the productivity. Here, the effect derived from the foliar application of ER...
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| author | Cristina Campobenedetto Chiara Agliassa Giuseppe Mannino Ivano Vigliante Valeria Contartese Francesca Secchi Cinzia M. Bertea |
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| description | Water deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, the use of biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate the negative effects on the productivity. Here, the effect derived from the foliar application of ERANTHIS<sup>®®</sup>, a biostimulant based on seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and yeast extracts, was tested on tomato plants grown under mild water-stress conditions. The potential stress mitigation action was evaluated by monitoring morphometric (fresh weight and dry matter content), physiological (stem water potential) and biochemical (ROS scavenger enzymes activity, proline, abscisic acid, hydrogen peroxide and photosynthetic pigment content) parameters closely related to the occurrence and response to stress at both flowering and fruit-set timing. In general, we observed that plants grown under drought conditions and treated with the biostimulant had a lower amount of ABA, and MDA and proline correlated to a lower activity of ROS scavenger enzymes compared to untreated plants. These data, together with the higher stem water potential and photosynthetic pigment levels recorded for the treated plants, suggest that ERANTHIS<sup>®®</sup> may mitigate water stress effects on tomato. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ca6b40a81ab493899254a06d44dad3a2023-11-22T00:35:56ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-06-0111655710.3390/agriculture11060557A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.)Cristina Campobenedetto0Chiara Agliassa1Giuseppe Mannino2Ivano Vigliante3Valeria Contartese4Francesca Secchi5Cinzia M. Bertea6Plant Physiology Unit, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135 Torino, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyPlant Physiology Unit, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135 Torino, ItalyGreen Has Italia, C.so Alba 89, 12043 Canale, ItalyGreen Has Italia, C.so Alba 89, 12043 Canale, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyPlant Physiology Unit, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via G. Quarello 15/A, 10135 Torino, ItalyWater deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, the use of biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate the negative effects on the productivity. Here, the effect derived from the foliar application of ERANTHIS<sup>®®</sup>, a biostimulant based on seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and yeast extracts, was tested on tomato plants grown under mild water-stress conditions. The potential stress mitigation action was evaluated by monitoring morphometric (fresh weight and dry matter content), physiological (stem water potential) and biochemical (ROS scavenger enzymes activity, proline, abscisic acid, hydrogen peroxide and photosynthetic pigment content) parameters closely related to the occurrence and response to stress at both flowering and fruit-set timing. In general, we observed that plants grown under drought conditions and treated with the biostimulant had a lower amount of ABA, and MDA and proline correlated to a lower activity of ROS scavenger enzymes compared to untreated plants. These data, together with the higher stem water potential and photosynthetic pigment levels recorded for the treated plants, suggest that ERANTHIS<sup>®®</sup> may mitigate water stress effects on tomato.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/6/557droughtstress mitigation and toleranceabscisic acidcarotenoidsantioxidant activitybiostimulation |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Campobenedetto Chiara Agliassa Giuseppe Mannino Ivano Vigliante Valeria Contartese Francesca Secchi Cinzia M. Bertea A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Agriculture drought stress mitigation and tolerance abscisic acid carotenoids antioxidant activity biostimulation |
| title | A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) |
| title_full | A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) |
| title_fullStr | A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) |
| title_short | A Biostimulant Based on Seaweed (<i>Ascophyllum nodosum</i> and <i>Laminaria digitata</i>) and Yeast Extracts Mitigates Water Stress Effects on Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) |
| title_sort | biostimulant based on seaweed i ascophyllum nodosum i and i laminaria digitata i and yeast extracts mitigates water stress effects on tomato i solanum lycopersicum i l |
| topic | drought stress mitigation and tolerance abscisic acid carotenoids antioxidant activity biostimulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/6/557 |
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