Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure

<i>Panax ginseng</i> is a well-known medicinal plant that achieves strong resistance against plant pathogens while growing in the wild. Due to the high market demand for ginseng as a health food source, ginseng cultivation is prevalent in South Korea. However, continuous monocropping cre...

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Autores principales: Jerald-Conrad Ibal, Min-Kyu Park, Gun-Seok Park, Byung-Kwon Jung, Tae-Hyung Park, Min-Sueng Kim, Gi-Ung Kang, Yeong-Jun Park, Jae-Ho Shin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ed80abbe8e0342ecbcae65582b4d1f6b2021-11-25T16:05:26ZUse of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure10.3390/agronomy111121772073-4395https://doaj.org/article/ed80abbe8e0342ecbcae65582b4d1f6b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2177https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395<i>Panax ginseng</i> is a well-known medicinal plant that achieves strong resistance against plant pathogens while growing in the wild. Due to the high market demand for ginseng as a health food source, ginseng cultivation is prevalent in South Korea. However, continuous monocropping creates problems like irregular growth or vulnerability to crop diseases. Quorum sensing (QS) deals with the intracellular communication of bacteria and plays a role in dynamic changes in the soil microbiome. Here, we investigated how acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) signaling molecules in QS (C8, C10, and C12) improve plant growth and induce shifts in the soil microbiome. To assess the effects, we recorded root and shoot growth of ginseng seedlings and checked the changes in the soil microbiome during different time points (0, 2, 4, and 8) after 8 weeks of growth. We observed that soils treated with <i>N</i>-decanoyl-<sub>L</sub>-homoserine lactone (C10) showed the most pronounced effects. Very striking was that C10 had the lowest alpha diversity. Using Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt2), we observed a high number of QS-related functional genes, with the highest count occurring in the untreated planted soil (W). Together with the known direct and beneficial effects of AHLs on plant development, AHLs treated mono-cropped soil showed trends in the microbiome community.Jerald-Conrad IbalMin-Kyu ParkGun-Seok ParkByung-Kwon JungTae-Hyung ParkMin-Sueng KimGi-Ung KangYeong-Jun ParkJae-Ho ShinMDPI AGarticleginsengsoil microbiomequorum sensingAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2177, p 2177 (2021)
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topic ginseng
soil microbiome
quorum sensing
Agriculture
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spellingShingle ginseng
soil microbiome
quorum sensing
Agriculture
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Jerald-Conrad Ibal
Min-Kyu Park
Gun-Seok Park
Byung-Kwon Jung
Tae-Hyung Park
Min-Sueng Kim
Gi-Ung Kang
Yeong-Jun Park
Jae-Ho Shin
Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
description <i>Panax ginseng</i> is a well-known medicinal plant that achieves strong resistance against plant pathogens while growing in the wild. Due to the high market demand for ginseng as a health food source, ginseng cultivation is prevalent in South Korea. However, continuous monocropping creates problems like irregular growth or vulnerability to crop diseases. Quorum sensing (QS) deals with the intracellular communication of bacteria and plays a role in dynamic changes in the soil microbiome. Here, we investigated how acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) signaling molecules in QS (C8, C10, and C12) improve plant growth and induce shifts in the soil microbiome. To assess the effects, we recorded root and shoot growth of ginseng seedlings and checked the changes in the soil microbiome during different time points (0, 2, 4, and 8) after 8 weeks of growth. We observed that soils treated with <i>N</i>-decanoyl-<sub>L</sub>-homoserine lactone (C10) showed the most pronounced effects. Very striking was that C10 had the lowest alpha diversity. Using Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt2), we observed a high number of QS-related functional genes, with the highest count occurring in the untreated planted soil (W). Together with the known direct and beneficial effects of AHLs on plant development, AHLs treated mono-cropped soil showed trends in the microbiome community.
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author Jerald-Conrad Ibal
Min-Kyu Park
Gun-Seok Park
Byung-Kwon Jung
Tae-Hyung Park
Min-Sueng Kim
Gi-Ung Kang
Yeong-Jun Park
Jae-Ho Shin
author_facet Jerald-Conrad Ibal
Min-Kyu Park
Gun-Seok Park
Byung-Kwon Jung
Tae-Hyung Park
Min-Sueng Kim
Gi-Ung Kang
Yeong-Jun Park
Jae-Ho Shin
author_sort Jerald-Conrad Ibal
title Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
title_short Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
title_full Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
title_fullStr Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
title_full_unstemmed Use of Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Leads to Improved Growth of Ginseng Seedlings and Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure
title_sort use of acyl-homoserine lactones leads to improved growth of ginseng seedlings and shifts in soil microbiome structure
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ed80abbe8e0342ecbcae65582b4d1f6b
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