Iron biofortification in cereal crops: Recent progress and prospects

U Zulfiqar, A Ayub, S Hussain, M Ahmad… - Food and energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the major causes of human disorders in the develo**
world. Iron (Fe) is an important micronutrient due to its use in human metabolism such as …

Seed priming: an emerging tool towards sustainable agriculture

S Paul, S Dey, R Kundu - Plant Growth Regulation, 2022 - Springer
Seed germination is one of the most crucial and complex physiological phenomena in the
lifecycle of a plant, which often falls prey to environmental and biological stress that leads to …

Germination and growth performance of water-saving and drought-resistant rice enhanced by seed treatment with wood vinegar and biochar under dry direct-seeded …

K Zhang, Z Khan, J Liu, T Luo, K Zhu, L Hu, J Bi, L Luo - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dry direct-seeded rice (dry-DSR) is an efficient, resource-saving and environmentally
friendly crop** system. The employment of water-saving and drought-resistant rice (WDR) …

[HTML][HTML] Amelioration of cadmium toxicity by enhancing nitrogen assimilation and photosynthetic activity by two different nitrogen supplements in rice (Oryza sativa L.) …

S Paul, T Guha, S Dey, S Paul, R Kundu - Plant Stress, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and over-use of agrochemicals may lead to cadmium (Cd)
contamination in agricultural soil, posing serious threat to human health. In recent times …

Nanotherapeutic potential of antibacterial folic acid-functionalized nanoceria for wound-healing applications

K Sarkar, K Dutta, A Chatterjee, J Sarkar, D Das… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The functionalization and characterization of antibacterial nanoceria with folic acid (FA)
and elucidation of their in vivo wound-healing application. Materials & methods …

Genotype-specific germination behavior induced by sustainable priming techniques in response to water deprivation stress in rice

C Dueñas Jr, A Pagano, C Calvio… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Water stress brought about by climate change is among the major global concerns
threatening food security. Rice is an important staple food which requires high water …

Bifenthrin disrupts cytochrome c oxidase activity and reduces mitochondrial DNA copy number through oxidative damage in pool barb (Puntius Sophore)

A Das, S Bank, S Chatterjee, N Paul, K Sarkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Bifenthrin (BF), a synthetic pyrethroid is used worldwide for both agricultural and non-
agricultural purposes due to its high insecticidal activity and low toxicity in mammals …

Surface functionalization and size of polystyrene microplastics concomitantly regulate growth, photosynthesis and anti-oxidant status of Cicer arietinum L.

S Dey, T Guha, F Barman, L Natarajan, R Kundu… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are a recent entrant in the list of environmental pollutants, exhibiting great
diversity owing to different sizes, surface charges, and morphologies. The present study …

Spirulina biomass loaded with iron nanoparticles: A novel biofertilizer for the growth and enrichment of iron content in rice plants

A Mondal, I Dey, A Mukherjee, A Ismail… - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current investigation was focused to develop a nano-iron-based phycofertilizer to
enhance crop quality in an environment-friendly manner. Biosynthesis of nano-iron occurred …

Unravelling Post-harvest Ripening Metabolomics of a New White Variety Guava Fruit (Cv Arka Mridula) with Special Emphasis on Phenolics and Corresponding …

Y Bylappa, A Nag - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2024 - Springer
The phenolic, antioxidant and metabolic profiling of a new white variety guava fruit Arka
Mridula (AM) was performed during its storage at the room temperature (28±2° C). The …