Mycorrhization of strawberry plantlets potentiates the synthesis of phytochemicals during ex vitro acclimatization

Autor: José Luís Trevizan Chiomento, Fabiola Stockmans de Nardi, Débora Filippi, Thomas dos Santos Trentin, Ana Paula Anzolin, Charise Dallazem Bertol, Alexandre Augusto Nienow, Eunice Oliveira Calvete
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy, Vol 44, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1679-9275
1807-8621
DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v44i1.55682
Popis: Ex vitro strawberry plantlets from micropropagation and coinoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and biochar can provide beneficial health effects. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of different proportions of biochar in the presence and absence of AMF on the production of secondary metabolites in the leaves and roots of strawberry plantlets during ex vitro acclimatization. Additionally, the enzymatic activity of the substrate enriched with AMF and biochar was analyzed. The experiment consisted of the control (absence of the mycorrhizal community) and four biochar proportions (0, 3, 6, and 9% of the volume of the container) coinoculated with AMF. Plantlets produced on substrates enriched with AMF showed higher levels of polyphenols, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and tannins in the tissues analyzed than control plantlets. The combination of AMF and 9% biochar increased the content of total flavonoids in the leaves of strawberry plantlets and increased the activity of phosphatase. The substrate with up to 6% biochar and mycorrhizae showed increased β-glucosidase activity. In conclusion, mycorrhizae are excellent tools to improve the phytochemical quality of strawberry plantlets acclimatized ex vitro. The association between host plants, mycorrhizal symbionts, and bioactivators of these fungi potentiates properties beneficial to health, which can be exploited efficiently in sustainable agriculture.
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