Ismail Hamayun, Muhammad Hussain, Anwar Iqbal, Amjad Khan, Sumera Afzal Ahmad, Ayaz Gul, Sarah Kim, Ho-Youn Lee, In-Jung 2024-01-19T14:30:43Z 2024-01-19T14:30:43Z 2021-10-21 2021-07 2071-1050 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/116808 Plants are susceptible to various environmental constrains, including heat stress due to their sessile nature. Endophytic fungi can be used as a novel technique to protect crop plants against the injurious effects of thermal stress. Endophytic fungi were isolated from Adiantum capillus-veneris L. and tested against heat stress in Glycine max L. and Helianthus annuus L. The results exhibited increased levels of the plant's chlorophyll, height and biomass in Aspergillus foetidus (AdR-13) inoculated host crop species. Conversely, a significant decrease in lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was noted in A. foetidus-associated host crop species. Likewise, the amounts of ROS-degrading antioxidants (glutathione reductase (GR), peroxidase (POD), ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) as well as phenolics were increased, while the amounts of proline and abscisic acid (ABA) were decreased in fungal-associated test crops. Total lipids, proteins and sugars were noted to be high in A. foetidus-associated test crops. From the results, we concluded that A. foetidus have a role in heat stress mitigation that might help to sustain the production of important crops in the future. English MDPI RAPID-DETERMINATION SALINITY TOLERANCE PROLINE GROWTH PERFORMANCE PLANTS ACID ACCUMULATION GLUTATHIONE CATALASE Aspergillus foetidus Regulated the Biochemical Characteristics of Soybean and Sunflower under Heat Stress Condition: Role in Sustainability Article 10.3390/su13137159 1 SUSTAINABILITY, v.13, no.13 SUSTAINABILITY 13 13 scie ssci scopus 000670902900001 2-s2.0-85109152949 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Science & Technology - Other Topics Environmental Sciences & Ecology Article RAPID-DETERMINATION SALINITY TOLERANCE PROLINE GROWTH PERFORMANCE PLANTS ACID ACCUMULATION GLUTATHIONE CATALASE endophytic fungi A foetidus Adiantum capillus-veneris L heat stress antioxidants ROS