{"id":36203,"date":"2024-06-04T13:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rovensanext.com\/?p=36203"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:01:43","slug":"tackling-plant-hypoxia-with-advanced-biosolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rovensanext.com\/en\/news\/articles\/tackling-plant-hypoxia-with-advanced-biosolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling plant hypoxia with advanced biosolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is hypoxia stress in agriculture and how does it affect crops?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hypoxia stress in agriculture refers to a condition where plants experience oxygen deficiency in their growing environment due to partial or complete submergence under rainfall water. This lack of oxygen negatively impacts plant growth and development, posing significant challenges to crop productivity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The effects of hypoxia stress on crops can be severe and multifaceted:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Reduction in cellular permeability:<\/span><\/b> Hypoxia can lead to increased osmotic stress, affecting the ability of plant cells to absorb water and essential nutrients.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Root mortality:<\/span><\/b> Oxygen deprivation can result in root asphyxiation and subsequent rotting, impairing the plant’s ability to uptake water and nutrients from the soil.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Increase in oxidative stress:<\/span><\/b> Hypoxia can trigger the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within plant tissues, causing oxidative damage to cellular structures and impairing physiological processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Reduction in transpiration and leaf formation:<\/span><\/b> Hypoxia stress often results in reduced transpiration rates and inhibited leaf development, compromising the plant’s ability to photosynthesis and produce energy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Lack of <\/span><\/b>Photosynthesis<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b> will stop the production of carbohydrate and the depletion of the reserves, leading to reduced <\/span>\u00a0plant growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Overall, hypoxia stress episodes poses a significant threat to crop health and productivity, highlighting the importance of implementing effective management strategies to mitigate its adverse effects and ensure sustainable agricultural production.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    How<\/span> can <\/span>hypoxia<\/span> stress <\/span>negatively<\/span> affect<\/span> plant<\/span> growth<\/span> and <\/span>development<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Hypoxia stress restricts oxygen levels, water and other nutrient absorption due to increased osmotic stress, leading to reduced cellular permeability and root mortality. Additionally, it triggers oxidative stress, compromises transpiration and nutrient transport, also inhibits leaf formation, impairing photosynthesis and overall plant growth and development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Some of the damages plants can suffer are:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n