Search results for "Symbiose"
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Molecular community and population studies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota)
2014
The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, which appeared at the same time as land plants, 460 million years ago, is a mutualistic beneficial association between most land plants, including those cultivated, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). AMF, from the Glomeromycota phylum, are widespread soil microorganisms needing a photosynthetic host to complete their life cycle (obligate symbionts). The great potential of plant mineral nutrition improvement and crop production increased during this symbiosis, make AMF an asset in the context of an increase in the demand of world food crop production. The control of that symbiosis by ecology engineering in order to improve ecosystem services, especi…
Tradeoffs in the evolution of plant farming by ants
2020
Diverse forms of cultivation have evolved across the tree of life. Efficient farming requires that the farmer deciphers and actively promotes conditions that increase crop yield. For plant cultivation, this can include evaluating tradeoffs among light, nutrients, and protection against herbivores. It is not understood if, or how, nonhuman farmers evaluate local conditions to increase payoffs. Here, we address this question using an obligate farming mutualism between the ant Philidris nagasau and epiphytic plants in the genus Squamellaria that are cultivated for their nesting sites and floral rewards. We focused on the ants' active fertilization of their crops and their protection against he…
Research of genetic and molecular determinants involved in the nodulated root system architecture of legumes and contributing to improved nitrogen nu…
2016
Grain legume pulse crops are of great interest to allow a production of seeds high nutritional value without any contribution of nitrate fertilizer. The nitrogen nutrition of legumes depends indeed mainly on the fixation in nodules of atmospheric dinitrogen through the plant-rhizobium symbiosis, and to a lesser extent, absorption by roots of soil mineral nitrogen.A better understanding has been obtained on the genetic control of the development of roots and nodules and on their impact on nitrogen nutrition. High genetic variability of these characters has been detected, and the existence of genetic correlations between them demonstrated. A quantitative genetic approach has identified severa…
Technical improvements for analysis of recalcitrant proteins by LC-MS : the myccorhiza responsive membrane proteome as a case study
2012
Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) are widespread symbiotic associations between plant roots and AM fungi. Deep membrane alterations are the foremost morphological changes occurring in the host plant in response to AM symbiosis. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) is the workhorse method in AM proteomics. Membrane proteins are under-represented in 2-DE because of their hydrophobicity, low abundance, and precipitation at their isoelectric point, thereby few are the identified membrane proteins involved in sustaining the AM symbiosis. Membrane proteomics is still challenging due to 2-DE related shortcomings, however latest trends and advancements in mass spectrometry (MS)-based quantitative p…
The impact of the cultivation practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis mechanism in a walnut tree - corn agroforestry system
2021
The English walnut (Juglans regia L.) is the main species cultivated for the production of edible nuts. Owing to a sparse canopy and a deep rooting system, walnut is an ideal species for alley cropping, an agroforestry practice able to enhance productivity through interplant facilitative mechanisms. Walnut agroforestry requires the large scale production of seedling rootstocks selected to provide the best anchorage, vigour, and tolerance of pathogens. Due to the heterozygosity of walnut, the characteristics of agronomical interest of the chosen cultivar are not inherited via seed propagation. In vitro plant tissue culture thus plays a key role in mass propagation of high-quality walnut root…
Evolutionary histories of symbioses between microsporidia and their amphipod hosts : contribution of studying two hosts over their geographic ranges.
2019
Title: Evolutionary histories of symbioses between microsporidia and their amphipod hosts : contribution of studying two hosts over their geographic ranges.Keywords: Symbioses, Phylogeny, Phylogeography, Amphipods, Host-Parasite, MicrosporidiaAbstract: Microsporidia are obligate endoparasites, exploiting their hosts with either vertical or horizontal transmission. While the former may promote co-speciation and host-specificity, the latter may promote shifts between host species. Freshwater amphipods are hosts for many microsporidian species, but no general pattern of host specificity and co-diversification is known.In my PhD work microsporidian infections, identified with SSU rDNA, were ass…
Biological nitrogen fixation for the 21st century
1998
The biodiversity of nitrogen-fixing organisms is huge. Taxonomic and phylogenetic research is needed to structure this diversity, to facilitate communication among scientists, and to increase our understanding of the evolution and biology of diazotrophs. Molecular tools for taxonomic and biodiversity studies of diazotrophic rhizobia, frankiae, cyanobacteria and bacilli are presented in sections 2 to 5. Sections 6 to 9 focus on problems with genus and species assignment.
Nodulating symbiotic bacteria and soil quality
2005
Chapitre 9 : Plant microbe interactions and soil quality Partie : 9-2; International audience
Les couverts végétaux. Partie 1/2 : Une pratique agroécologique au service de la vigne
2021
National audience; Les couverts végétaux sont couramment utilisés en tant que cultures intermédiaires, intégrant pleinement les plans de rotation en tant qu’interculture des cultures annuelles (ex. : céréales) et en tant que cultures intercalaires dans le cadre des cultures pérennes (ex. : vergers, vigne). Ce type de culture a fait l’objet de dénominations différentes au cours des dernières décennies comme « engrais vert », en référence à sa contribution à la fertilité des sols, ou « CIPAN » (Culture intermédiaire piège à nitrate) , et dernièrement « CIMS » (Cultures intermédiaires/intercalaires multiservices) (Justes et Richard, 2017). Les plantes de couvert sont cultivées, non pas dans un…
Les mycorhizes, une alliance plante-champignon découverte en 1885 et encore mal connue?
2017
Il y a 450 millions d’années, les plantes ont colonisé le milieu terrestre. Pour cela, elles se sont associées notamment avec des microbes du sol. La symbiose la plus répandue dans le monde végétal est la mycorhize (mûkes/champignon et rhiza/racine), formée entre les racines et des champignons microscopiques du sol, les Gloméromycètes. Cette symbiose a été décrite pour la première fois en 1885 par le botaniste allemand Albert FRANK. Ces champignons sont, pour les plantes, des alliés fantastiques. Ils facilitent l’absorption des éléments minéraux du sol et stimulent leurs défenses pour mieux résister aux maladies et plus largement aux stress (pollution, manque d’eau). Après la seconde guerre…