{"id":8201,"date":"2024-10-23T18:53:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:53:05","slug":"new-chemical-treatment-helps-crops-conserve-water-during-droughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-chemical-treatment-helps-crops-conserve-water-during-droughts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Chemical Treatment Helps Crops Conserve Water During Droughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">Researchers led by Nagoya University have developed a groundbreaking chemical compound named Stomidazolone, which effectively reduces the number of stomata in plants. This innovation holds promise for creating drought-resistant crops by limiting water loss, offering a significant advancement in agricultural science.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facing an increasingly unpredictable climate, a team of researchers led by Nagoya University&#8217;s Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM) have identified a chemical compound, named Stomidazolone, that effectively reduces stomatal density in plants. Their findings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-53214-4\">published<\/a> in the journal Nature Communications, present a potent solution to help crops conserve water during droughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stomata are tiny pores on the surfaces of plant leaves, essential for essential processes like photosynthesis and transpiration. By manipulating the development of these pores, the scientists aim to create crops more resilient to dry conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our research group (Torii group) has screened numerous small molecules to identify new factors that can probe and manipulate stomatal development. We found Stomidazolone, which was ideal as it does not affect plant growth but reduces stomata and can be applied through a simple treatment,\u201d \u00a0Ayami Nakagawa, a postdoctoral fellow at WPI-ITbM, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1062037\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team, led by Nakagawa and Keiko Torii, a professor in the Department of Molecular Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin who&#8217;s a visiting professor at WPI-ITbM, discovered Stomidazolone interferes with a crucial protein interaction involving MUTE and SCREAM, two proteins that typically pair to form stomata. This interference, achieved by binding to the ACT-like domain of MUTE, prevents the formation of new stomata without hindering overall plant growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research underscores a significant advance in employing chemical compounds to target specific proteins and regulate vital biological processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torii elaborates on the long-term vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy expanding the chemical tools available for manipulating plant development, we deepen our understanding of how plants grow and unlock new possibilities for agricultural innovations using stoma control,&#8221; she said in a news release. &#8220;I hope our research will help engineer crops that can thrive in challenging and drought environments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential impact of Stomidazolone extends beyond just the scientific community. 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