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SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
卷 174, 期 -, 页码 185-192出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.05.023
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Drought stress; Biostimulants; Megafol; Tomato; Scanalyzer 3D
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Drought is one of the most significant abiotic stresses that limits the growth and productivity of crop plants. We investigated the physiological and molecular responses of tomato plants treated with Megatol (R) (Valagro S.p.A), under specific drought conditions. The goal was to evaluate the impact of Megafol (R), a biostimulant composed of a complex of vitamins, aminoacids, proteins and betaines, in attenuating the negative physiological responses of drought. Tomato plants were grown in a greenhouse, and physiological parameters were collected using Scanalyzer 3D (LemnaTec, GmbH), a plant phenomics platform. Using this technology it is possible to dynamically study the effects of biostimulants, such as Megafol, on plant development in terms of early detection of physiological plant stress responses. The results showed that drought-stressed plants treated with Megafol were healthier in terms of the biomass produced and chlorophyll fluorescence, thus highlighting the higher tolerance to stress of the treated plants. The effects of Megatol (R) were also studied at a molecular level by analysing the induction of genes typically involved in drought stress responses. Our results demonstrate the efficacy of Megatol (R) to reduce drought-stress related damage in tomato plants. (C) 2014 Elsevier BAT. All rights reserved.
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