Are miRNAs applicable for balancing crop growth and defense trade-off?

© 2024 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 243(2024), 5 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 1670-1680
1. Verfasser: Shen, Enhui (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhao, Tianlun, Zhu, Qian-Hao
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review crops growth and defense miRNA phytohormone trade‐off MicroRNAs Plant Growth Regulators
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Zusammenfassung:© 2024 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.
Securing agricultural supplies for the increasing population without negative impacts on environment demands new crop varieties with higher yields, better quality, and stronger stress resilience. But breeding such super crop varieties is restrained by growth-defense (G-D) trade-off. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are versatile regulators of plant growth and immune responses, with several being demonstrated to simultaneously regulate crop growth and defense against biotic stresses and to balance G-D trade-off. Increasing evidence also links miRNAs to the metabolism and signaling of phytohormones, another type of master regulator of plant growth and defense. Here, we synthesize the reported functions of miRNAs in crop growth, development, and responses to bio-stressors, summarize the regulatory scenarios of miRNAs based on their relationship with target(s), and discuss how miRNAs, particularly those involved in crosstalk with phytohormones, can be applied in balancing G-D trade-off in crops. We also propose several open questions to be addressed for adopting miRNAs in balancing crop G-D trade-off
Beschreibung:Date Completed 01.08.2024
Date Revised 01.08.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.19939