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Physiological changes in transgenic cotton inoculated with Trichoderma spp.
Vargas-Bejarano E, V Méndez-Trujillo, JC Vázquez Angulo, D González-Mendoza, O Grimaldo Juarez
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* Corresponding Author:Address Correspondence to: Daniel González Mendoza, e-mail:
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2012, 81(all), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2012.81.101
Abstract
We performed the inoculation of transgenic cotton seedlings with
Trichoderma sp. strain ICA 4 to evaluate its effects on the physiological development of seedlings. Inoculated seedlings of transgenic cotton had higher development than non-inoculated seedlings. The range of values for relative growth, doubling time, height and number of leaves (0.04 g/g d; 16.88 days; 17.16 cm and 4.2, respectively) were significantly higher that those observed in non-inoculated plants (0.03 g/g day; 24.38 days; 12.33 cm and 2.6, respectively). Regarding radical architecture, inoculated seedlings with
Trichoderma strain ICA 4 showed a higher percentage of roots of 2
nd (46%), 3
rd (73%) and 4
th (98%) order with respect to control plants. This indicates that inoculation of
Trichoderma strain ICA 4 can promote better nutrient use. Future studies should be designed to evaluate the expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of plant hormones that could be involved in root development.
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E, V., Méndez-Trujillo, V., Angulo, J.V., González-Mendoza, D., Juarez, O.G. (2012). Physiological changes in transgenic cotton inoculated with trichoderma spp.. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 81(all), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2012.81.101
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E V, Méndez-Trujillo V, Angulo JV, González-Mendoza D, Juarez OG. Physiological changes in transgenic cotton inoculated with trichoderma spp.. Phyton-Int J Exp Bot. 2012;81(all):101-105 https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2012.81.101
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V. E, V. Méndez-Trujillo, J.V. Angulo, D. González-Mendoza, and O.G. Juarez "Physiological changes in transgenic cotton inoculated with Trichoderma spp.," Phyton-Int. J. Exp. Bot., vol. 81, no. all, pp. 101-105. 2012. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2012.81.101