TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the Biostimulant Activity of Zaxinone Mimics (MiZax) in Crop Plants
AU - Wang, Jian You
AU - Jamil, Muhammad
AU - Hossain, Md Golap
AU - Chen, Guan Ting Erica
AU - Berqdar, Lamis
AU - Ota, Tsuyoshi
AU - Blilou, Ikram
AU - Asami, Tadao
AU - Al-Solimani, Samir Jamil
AU - Mousa, Magdi Ali Ahmed
AU - Al-Babili, Salim
N1 - Funding Information:
We sincerely thank Dr. Justine Braguy, Dr. Yağız Alagöz, and Dr. Abrar Felemban for their assistance in the KAUST field study. We also thank the field work team at the KAU Agricultural Research Station for their help to conduct the field trials at the KAU. We appreciate the support from the members of the KAUST Plant Growth Core Laboratory and the Bioactives Laboratory.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by baseline funding given to SA-B from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Wang, Jamil, Hossain, Chen, Berqdar, Ota, Blilou, Asami, Al-Solimani, Mousa and Al-Babili.
PY - 2022/6/16
Y1 - 2022/6/16
N2 - Global food security is a critical concern that needs practical solutions to feed the expanding human population. A promising approach is the employment of biostimulants to increase crop production. Biostimulants include compounds that boost plant growth. Recently, mimics of zaxinone (MiZax) were shown to have a promising growth-promoting effect in rice (Oryza sativa). In this study, we investigated the effect of MiZax on the growth and yield of three dicot horticultural plants, namely, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), capsicum (Capsicum annuum), and squash (Cucurbita pepo) in different growth environments, as well as on the growth and development of the monocot date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), an important crop in the Middle East. The application of MiZax significantly enhanced plant height, flower, and branch numbers, fruit size, and total fruit yield in independent field trials from 2020 to 2021. Importantly, the amount of applied MiZax was far less than that used with the commercial compound humic acid, a widely used biostimulant in horticulture. Our results indicate that MiZax have significant application potential to improve the performance and productivity of horticultural crops.
AB - Global food security is a critical concern that needs practical solutions to feed the expanding human population. A promising approach is the employment of biostimulants to increase crop production. Biostimulants include compounds that boost plant growth. Recently, mimics of zaxinone (MiZax) were shown to have a promising growth-promoting effect in rice (Oryza sativa). In this study, we investigated the effect of MiZax on the growth and yield of three dicot horticultural plants, namely, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), capsicum (Capsicum annuum), and squash (Cucurbita pepo) in different growth environments, as well as on the growth and development of the monocot date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), an important crop in the Middle East. The application of MiZax significantly enhanced plant height, flower, and branch numbers, fruit size, and total fruit yield in independent field trials from 2020 to 2021. Importantly, the amount of applied MiZax was far less than that used with the commercial compound humic acid, a widely used biostimulant in horticulture. Our results indicate that MiZax have significant application potential to improve the performance and productivity of horticultural crops.
KW - apocarotenoids
KW - biostimulant
KW - date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
KW - green pepper (Capsicum annuum)
KW - squash (Cucurbita pepo)
KW - tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
KW - zaxinone
KW - zaxinone mimics (MiZax)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133524116&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpls.2022.874858
DO - 10.3389/fpls.2022.874858
M3 - Article
C2 - 35783933
AN - SCOPUS:85133524116
SN - 1664-462X
VL - 13
JO - FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
JF - FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
M1 - 874858
ER -
