Jute Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress: Mechanisms and Approaches

Abstract

Jute (Corchorus spp.) belongs to the Malvaceae family, and there are two species of jute, C. capsularis and C. olitorious. It is the second-largest natural bast fiber in the world according to production, which has diverse uses not only as a fiber but also as multiple industrial materials. Because of climate change, plants experience various stressors such as salt, drought, heat, cold, metal/metalloid toxicity, and flooding. Although jute is particularly adapted to grow in hot and humid climates, it is grown under a wide variety of climatic conditions and is relatively tolerant to some environmental adversities. However, abiotic stress often restricts its growth, yield, and quality significantly. Abiotic stress negatively affects the metabolic activities, growth, physiology, and fiber yield of jute. One of the major consequences of abiotic stress on the jute plant is the generation of reactive oxygen species, which lead to oxidative stress that damages its cellular organelles and biomolecules. However, jute’s responses to abiotic stress mainly depend on the plant’s age and type and duration of stress. Therefore, understanding the abiotic stress responses and the tolerance mechanism would help plant biologists and agronomists in developing climate-smart jute varieties and suitable cultivation packages for adverse environmental conditions. In this review, we summarized the best possible recent literature on the plant abiotic stress factors and their influence on jute plants. We described the possible approaches for stress tolerance mechanisms based on the available literature.

Genome-wide investigation of SnRK2 gene family in two jute species: Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis

“…In Arabidopsis, AtSnRK2.3 also showed its involvement in water stress response mainly in leaves [11]. It is evident that the C. capsularis is tolerated against waterlogging conditions, whereas C. oiltorius is susceptible in water stress [87] and CcSnRK2.4b expression is higher over the period of time but CoSnRK2.4b expression reduce over the period of time. Again, abiotic stress (salinity and drought) transcriptome data revealed that SnRK2.3, SnRK2.7, and SnRK2.8 in both Corchorus species are upregulated in drought conditions.…”

Biochar and Chitosan Regulate Antioxidant Defense and Methylglyoxal Detoxification Systems and Enhance Salt Tolerance in Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.)

“…One plant that is adversely affected by salt stress is jute ( Corchorus olitorius L.), a crop plant that is widely cultivated on the Asian and African continents for its bast fibers, which are used in a wide range of marketable products [ 21 ]. However, environmental stresses, such as salt stress, adversely affect both the quantity of the fibers produced by the plant and the fiber quality, as well as jute germination, growth, and physiology [ 22 , 23 ]. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of soil supplementation with BC and CHT, focusing on the mediation of ROS-induced damage due to salt stress by stimulation of the antioxidative and glyoxalase pathways in jute plants.…”

Ultrastructural, Secondary Metabolite, and Antioxidant Modulation in Response to Salt-Affected Habitats Induced Oxidative Stress and Their Accumulation in Malva parviflora L. and Rumex dentatus L.

“…In contrast, Gomes et al (2011) found that increasing Na+ decreased cytosolic K + levels. Na + also causes plants to increase cytosolic Ca 2+ in response (Munns and Tester 2008 Rahman et al 2021). Furthermore, salinity has been found to impact plant development through Mg 2+ deficit (Khan et al 2000), which is consistent with our magnesium findings for M. parviflora and R. dentatus.…”