Chemical priming enhances plant tolerance to salt stress

F Zulfiqar, M Nafees, J Chen, A Darras… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Salt stress severely limits the productivity of crop plants worldwide and its detrimental effects
are aggravated by climate change. Due to a significant world population growth, agriculture …

Interactive effects of polystyrene microplastics and Pb on growth and phytochemicals in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

F Chen, M Aqeel, N Khalid, A Nazir, MK Irshad… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interaction of different pollutants can aggravate hazards to biotic components in
agroecosystems. Microplastics (MPs) are especially needed to be focused on because of …

Glutathione treatment suppresses the adverse effects of microplastics in rice

F Chen, M Aqeel, N Khalid, MK Irshad, F Farhat… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Oryza sativa is grown worldwide and exhibit sensitivity to different stresses. Exponential
increase in microplastics in agroecosystems is damaging and demand pragmatic strategies …

Exogenous ascorbic acid as a potent regulator of antioxidants, osmo-protectants, and lipid peroxidation in pea under salt stress

R Kanwal, MF Maqsood, M Shahbaz, N Naz… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Pea (Pisum sativum L.), a globally cultivated leguminous crop valued for its
nutritional and economic significance, faces a critical challenge of soil salinity, which …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effects of root-associated entomopathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi on the foliar pathogen Botrytis cinerea in tomato

G Zitlalpopoca-Hernandez, MJ Pozo, TP Hauser… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Many fungi live intimately associated with plants and may benefit or harm the host plant.
Improved knowledge of such interactions is needed for increasing plant health and crop …

Salt ion mediated changes in biochemical and anatomical characteristics of Brassica napus can be countered with Moringa Leaf extract

N Akhter, A Noreen, S Saifullah, A Noman… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
We evaluated role of exogenous application of moringa leaf extract (MLE) in ameliorating
perturbations caused by salinity (200 mM) in some physiological, biochemical and …

Silicon Supplement Improves Growth and Yield Under Salt Stress by Modulating Ionic Homeostasis and Some Physiological Indices in Hordeum vulgare L

MS Akhter, S Noreen, S Mahmood, M Aqeel… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
The application of silicon through external means has been proved to accelerate stress
tolerance in different plant species. In this regard, we conducted an experiment to evaluate …

Salicylic acid-induced antioxidant defense system alleviates cadmium toxicity in wheat

U Hayat, K din, A Haider, T Ramzan… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2024 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic to wheat, hindering growth due to oxidative damage. Salicylic
acid (SA) acts as a stress signal, increasing the nutrient acquisition by reducing the uptake …

Nerium oleander could be used for sustainable management of traffic-borne elemental-enriched roadside soils

N Khalid, A Noman, A Nazir, A Tufail, N Hadayat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Metal pollutants released from motor vehicles are deposited in roadside environments.
Metals are non-biodegradable and biomagnify in the food chain causing significant health …

Triticum aestivum: antioxidant gene profiling and morpho-physiological studies under salt stress

M Ramzan, M Gillani, AA Shah, AN Shah… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Soil salinity drastically reduced wheat growth and production in Pakistan. It is a
need of an hour to identify the best suitable salt tolerance or resistant wheat varieties which …