Impact of climate change on agroecosystems and potential adaptation strategies

T Semeraro, A Scarano, A Leggieri, A Calisi… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is currently one of the leading economic sectors most impacted by climate
change. Due to its great field of application and its susceptibility to meteorological variability …

Environmental impacts of air pollution and its abatement by plant species: A comprehensive review

AK Singh, M Kumar, K Bauddh, A Singh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Air pollution is one of the major global environmental issues urgently needed attention for its
control through sustainable approaches. The release of air pollutants from various …

Drought and heat stress on cotton genotypes suggested agro-physiological and biochemical features for climate resilience

MM Zafar, WS Chattha, AI Khan, S Zafar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to investigate the impact of individual drought, heat, and combined drought
and heat stress on twelve cotton genotypes, including eight tolerant and four susceptible …

Investigation of salt tolerance in cotton germplasm by analyzing agro-physiological traits and ERF genes expression

MM Zafar, A Razzaq, WS Chattha, A Ali, A Parvaiz… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The development of genotypes that can tolerate high levels of salt is crucial for the efficient
use of salt-affected land and for enhancing crop productivity worldwide. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnology and Solutions: Insect-Pest-Resistance Management for Improvement and Development of Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

A Razzaq, MM Zafar, A Ali, P Li, F Qadir, LT Zahra… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) is a major origin of natural fiber, and is projected at 117 million
bales worldwide for 2021/22. A variety of biotic and abiotic stresses have considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical and Associated Agronomic Traits in Gossypium hirsutum L. under High Temperature Stress

MM Zafar, Y Zhang, MA Farooq, A Ali, H Firdous… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heat tolerance is a physiologically and genetically complex trait regulated by multiple
genes. To investigate the genetic basis of heat tolerance, eight parents (five lines and three …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolomics, a potential way to improve abiotic stresses tolerance in cereal crops.

MU Noman, S Azhar - 2023 - ijagbio.com
Rapid Climate change is causing the highly diversified effect on both quantity and quality in
extensive area crops. All abiotic stresses are based on ecological conditions due to any …

[PDF][PDF] Advancing heat tolerance in cotton through integration of multiple stress tolerance indices and multivariate analyses

MM Zafar, MS Iqbal, H Kamal, AI Khan, Z Sarfraz… - Int. J. Agric …, 2024 - ijagbio.com
In the context of current abrupt climate change scenarios, the yield under both stressful and
normal conditions stands as a key indicator for identifying genotypes resilient to stress …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological and physio-biochemical responses under heat stress in cotton: overview

AA Abro, M Anwar, MU Javwad, M Zhang, F Liu… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cotton is an important cash crop in addition to being a fiber commodity, and it plays an
essential part in the economies of numerous nations. High temperature is the most critical …

Exploiting morphophysiological traits for yield improvement in upland cotton under salt stress

MM Zafar, H Zhang, P Ge, MS Iqbal… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increased land salinization threatens land productivity, food security, and economic
losses. The study used a comprehensive set of morpho-physiological, biochemical, and fiber …