Strigolactone: An Emerging Growth Regulator for Developing Resilience in Plants

Improving plant resilience to changing environmental conditions is the primary focus of today’s scientific research globally. It is essential to find various strategies for the better survival of plants with higher resistance potential to climate change. Strigolactones (SLs) are multifunctional β-ca...

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Published inPlants (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 19; p. 2604
Main Authors Alvi, Ameena Fatima, Sehar, Zebus, Fatma, Mehar, Masood, Asim, Khan, Nafees A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2022
MDPI
Subjects
abiotic stress
Biosynthesis
Carotene
Carotenoids
Chemical properties
Chlorophyll
Climate change
Cytochrome
Drought
Environmental changes
Environmental conditions
Enzymes
Flowers & plants
Fungi
Growth regulators
Heat stress
Heat tolerance
Heavy metals
Hormones
phytohormones
Plant growth
Plant growth promoting substances
Proteins
Resilience
Review
Roots (Botany)
Senescence
Sorghum
Starvation
strigolactones
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
β-Carotene
India
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Summary:Improving plant resilience to changing environmental conditions is the primary focus of today’s scientific research globally. It is essential to find various strategies for the better survival of plants with higher resistance potential to climate change. Strigolactones (SLs) are multifunctional β-carotene derivative molecules that determine a range of plant growth and development aspects, such as root architecture, shoot branching, chlorophyll synthesis, and senescence. SLs facilitate strong defense responses against drought, salinity, heavy metal, nutrient starvation, and heat stress. The SLs trigger other hormonal-responsive pathways and determine plant resilience against stressful environments. This review focuses on the mechanisms regulated by SLs and interaction with other plant hormones to regulate plant developmental processes and SLs’ influence on the mitigation of plant damage under abiotic stresses. A better understanding of the signaling and perception of SLs may lead to the path for the sustainability of plants in the changing environmental scenario. The SLs may be considered as an opening door toward sustainable agriculture.
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ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants11192604