Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions

Agriculture will face many challenges regarding food security and sustainability. Improving phosphorus use efficiency is of paramount importance to face the needs of a growing population while decreasing the toll on the environment. Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is widely cultivated around the world; hence...

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Autores principales: Pereira-Dias, Leandro, Gil-Villar, Daniel, Castell-Zeising, Vicente, Quinones, Ana, Calatayud, Ángeles, Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian, Fita, Ana
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6647
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/637
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author Pereira-Dias, Leandro
Gil-Villar, Daniel
Castell-Zeising, Vicente
Quinones, Ana
Calatayud, Ángeles
Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian
Fita, Ana
author_browse Calatayud, Ángeles
Castell-Zeising, Vicente
Fita, Ana
Gil-Villar, Daniel
Pereira-Dias, Leandro
Quinones, Ana
Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian
author_facet Pereira-Dias, Leandro
Gil-Villar, Daniel
Castell-Zeising, Vicente
Quinones, Ana
Calatayud, Ángeles
Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian
Fita, Ana
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description Agriculture will face many challenges regarding food security and sustainability. Improving phosphorus use efficiency is of paramount importance to face the needs of a growing population while decreasing the toll on the environment. Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is widely cultivated around the world; hence, any breakthrough in this field would have a major impact in agricultural systems. Herein, the response to phosphorus low-input conditions is reported for 25 pepper accessions regarding phosphorus use efficiency, biomass and root traits. Results suggest a differential response from different plant organs to phosphorus starvation. Roots presented the lowest phosphorus levels, possibly due to mobilizations towards above-ground organs. Accessions showed a wide range of variability regarding efficiency parameters, offering the possibility of selecting materials for different inputs. Accessions bol_144 and fra_DLL showed an interesting phosphorus efficiency ratio under low-input conditions, whereas mex_scm and sp_piq showed high phosphorus uptake efficiency and mex_pas and sp_bola the highest values for phosphorus use efficiency. Phosphorus low-input conditions favored root instead of aerial growth, enabling increases of root total length, proportion of root length dedicated to fine roots and root specific length while decreasing roots’ average diameter. Positive correlation was found between fine roots and phosphorus efficiency parameters, reinforcing the importance of this adaptation to biomass yield under low-input conditions. This work provides relevant first insights into pepper’s response to phosphorus low-input conditions.
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spelling ReDivia66472025-04-25T14:47:31Z Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions Pereira-Dias, Leandro Gil-Villar, Daniel Castell-Zeising, Vicente Quinones, Ana Calatayud, Ángeles Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian Fita, Ana Root structure Root hairs Phosphorus use efficiency P-starvation Macrominerals F61 Plant physiology - Nutrition F40 Plant ecology F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Capsicum annuum Abiotic stress Nutrients Breeding Agriculture will face many challenges regarding food security and sustainability. Improving phosphorus use efficiency is of paramount importance to face the needs of a growing population while decreasing the toll on the environment. Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is widely cultivated around the world; hence, any breakthrough in this field would have a major impact in agricultural systems. Herein, the response to phosphorus low-input conditions is reported for 25 pepper accessions regarding phosphorus use efficiency, biomass and root traits. Results suggest a differential response from different plant organs to phosphorus starvation. Roots presented the lowest phosphorus levels, possibly due to mobilizations towards above-ground organs. Accessions showed a wide range of variability regarding efficiency parameters, offering the possibility of selecting materials for different inputs. Accessions bol_144 and fra_DLL showed an interesting phosphorus efficiency ratio under low-input conditions, whereas mex_scm and sp_piq showed high phosphorus uptake efficiency and mex_pas and sp_bola the highest values for phosphorus use efficiency. Phosphorus low-input conditions favored root instead of aerial growth, enabling increases of root total length, proportion of root length dedicated to fine roots and root specific length while decreasing roots’ average diameter. Positive correlation was found between fine roots and phosphorus efficiency parameters, reinforcing the importance of this adaptation to biomass yield under low-input conditions. This work provides relevant first insights into pepper’s response to phosphorus low-input conditions. 2020-10-14T08:45:25Z 2020-10-14T08:45:25Z 2020 article publishedVersion Pereira-Dias, L., Gil-Villar, D., Castell-Zeising, V., Quiñones, A., Calatayud, Á., Rodríguez-Burruezo, A., & Fita, A. (2020). Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions. Agronomy, 10(5), 637. 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6647 10.3390/agronomy10050637 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/637 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Root structure
Root hairs
Phosphorus use efficiency
P-starvation
Macrominerals
F61 Plant physiology - Nutrition
F40 Plant ecology
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
Capsicum annuum
Abiotic stress
Nutrients
Breeding
Pereira-Dias, Leandro
Gil-Villar, Daniel
Castell-Zeising, Vicente
Quinones, Ana
Calatayud, Ángeles
Rodríguez-Burruezo, Adrian
Fita, Ana
Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title_full Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title_fullStr Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title_short Main Root Adaptations in Pepper Germplasm (Capsicum spp.) to Phosphorus Low-Input Conditions
title_sort main root adaptations in pepper germplasm capsicum spp to phosphorus low input conditions
topic Root structure
Root hairs
Phosphorus use efficiency
P-starvation
Macrominerals
F61 Plant physiology - Nutrition
F40 Plant ecology
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
Capsicum annuum
Abiotic stress
Nutrients
Breeding
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