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The interaction of plant biotic and abiotic stresses: from genes to the field

Atkinson, N. J., Urwin, P. E.·2012·Journal of Experimental Botany

Abstract

Plant responses to different stresses are highly complex and involve changes at the transcriptome, cellular, and physiological levels. Recent evidence shows that plants respond to multiple stresses differently from how they do to individual stresses, activating a specific programme of gene expression relating to the exact environmental conditions encountered. Rather than being additive, the presence of an abiotic stress can have the effect of reducing or enhancing susceptibility to a biotic pest or pathogen, and vice versa. This interaction between biotic and abiotic stresses is orchestrated by hormone signalling pathways that may induce or antagonize one another, in particular that of abscisic acid. Specificity in multiple stress responses is further controlled by a range of molecular mechanisms that act together in a complex regulatory network. Transcription factors, kinase cascades, and reactive oxygen species are key components of this cross-talk, as are heat shock factors and small RNAs. This review aims to characterize the interaction between biotic and abiotic stress responses at a molecular level, focusing on regulatory mechanisms important to both pathways. Identifying master regulators that connect both biotic and abiotic stress response pathways is fundamental in providing opportunities for developing broad-spectrum stress-tolerant crop plants.

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  • Significant differences observed for short durations under controlled laboratory or glasshouse conditions may yield only minor or negligible improvement once in the field.

    “Significant differences that are observed for short durations under controlled laboratory or glasshouse conditions may yield only minor or negligible improvement once in the field (Hirayama and Shinozaki, 2010;Atkinson and Urwin, 2012).”
  • Plant stress response is interactive and non-additive, with some genes acting synergistically and others antagonistically.

    “Plant stress response is interactive and non-additive, with some genes acting synergistically and others antagonistically.”
  • Once an initial abiotic stress response is activated, plants may alter how they respond to secondary stress, resulting in a phenotype that is unexpected from observing a single stress in isolation.

    “Once an initial abiotic stress response is activated, plants may alter how they respond to secondary stress, resulting in a phenotype that is unexpected from observing a single stress in isolation (Mittler, 2006;Atkinson and Urwin, 2012).”

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Authors
Atkinson, N. J., & Urwin, P. E.
Affiliations
University of Leeds (GB)
Venue
Journal of Experimental Botany
Published
2012-03-30
Volume
63
Issue
10
Pages
3523-3543
ISSN
  • 0022-0957 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2431
OpenAlex
W2116808860
Cited by
1,880
References
237
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Botany (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
Keywords
biotic stress, abiotic stress, stressor interactions, plant stress response, abscisic acid signaling, hormone crosstalk, transcription factors, kinase cascade, reactive oxygen species, heat shock transcription factor, small RNA, stress tolerance, cultivated plants, gene expression regulation
MeSH terms
Plant Proteins, Plants, Stress, Physiological, Signal Transduction, Ecosystem, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Plant Physiological Phenomena

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