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The Correlation between Nutrition and Transport Mechanism under Abiotic Stress in Plants: A Comprehensive Review

Muhammad Saleem¹, Jianhua Zhang¹, Muhammad Qasim², Rashid Iqbal³, Li Song^1,*

1 Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
2 Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
3 Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

* Corresponding Author: Li Song. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in Crop)

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2024, 93(6), 1325-1344. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2024.048493

Received 09 December 2023; Accepted 13 May 2024; Issue published 27 June 2024

Abstract

Variations in the nutrients and water that plants require for metabolism, development, and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis are the main causes of abiotic stress in plants. It has, however, hardly ever been studied how these transporter proteins, such as aquaporin which is responsible for food and water intake in cell plasma membranes, interact with one another. This review aims to explore the interactions between nutrient transporters and aquaporins during water and nutrient uptake. It also investigates how symbiotic relationships influence the plant genome’s responses to regulatory processes such as photoperiodism, senescence, and nitrogen fixation. These responses are observed in reaction to various abiotic stresses. For instance, plasma membrane transporters are upregulated during macronutrient insufficiency, tonoplast transporters are overexpressed, and aquaporins are downregulated in micronutrient deficiency. Additionally, tolerant plants often exhibit increased expression of nutrient transporters and aquaporins in response to drought, salt, and cold temperatures. To better comprehend plant stress tolerance to abiotic challenges including starvation, K famine, salt, and freezing temperatures, both classes of nutrient and water transporters should be considered at the same time.

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