Potential role of biochar on capturing soil nutrients, carbon sequestration and managing environmental challenges: a review

Z Elkhlifi, J Iftikhar, M Sarraf, B Ali, MH Saleem… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BC) properties and its influences within agricultural soil health and environmental
ecosystems largely depend on feedstock, residence time and pyrolysis conditions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Plant microbiome engineering: hopes or hypes

MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Efficacy of priming wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds with a benzothiazine derivative to improve drought stress tolerance

AA Al-Huqail, MH Saleem, B Ali, M Azeem… - Functional Plant …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
We evaluated the effects of different concentrations (0.05 and 0.15 mM) of a benzothiazine
(BTh) derivative on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in normal (100% field water capacity, FWC) …

Alleviating effects of salicylic acid spray on stage-based growth and antioxidative defense system in two drought-stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars

I HUSSAIN, MY Ashraf, MH SALEEM… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Approximately 33% of the arable land around the world is vulnerable to drought, which is a
very serious issue affecting the yield and productivity of cereal crops. Two contrasting rice …

Iron Sulfate (FeSO4) Improved Physiological Attributes and Antioxidant Capacity by Reducing Oxidative Stress of Oryza sativa L. Cultivars in Alkaline Soil

A Saleem, A Zulfiqar, B Ali, MA Naseeb, AS Almasaudi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rice ranks second among cereals in dietary uses around the world. Rice is deficient in iron
(Fe), and these are important micronutrients for infants, men, and women. Fortification of rice …

Biochemical Response of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) to Selenium (Se) under Drought Stress

J Ali, I Jan, H Ullah, S Fahad, S Saud, M Adnan, B Ali… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought stress restricts the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) by disrupting its
biochemical and physiological functions. The current study was conducted to evaluate the …

Bacterial-Mediated Salinity Stress Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.): A Fortunate Way toward Sustainable Agriculture

B Ali, A Hafeez, MS Afridi, MA Javed, Sumaira… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable agriculture is threatened by salinity stress because of the low yield quality and
low crop production. Rhizobacteria that promote plant growth modify physiological and …

Seed Priming Modulates Physiological and Agronomic Attributes of Maize (Zea mays L.) under Induced Polyethylene Glycol Osmotic Stress

HA Kakar, S Ullah, W Shah, B Ali, SZ Satti, R Ullah… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Drought and osmotic stresses are major threats to agricultural crops as they affect plants
during their life cycle. The seeds are more susceptible to these stresses during germination …

Nanoparticles synergy: enhancing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cadmium tolerance with iron oxide and selenium

F Chen, F Jiang, MK Okla, ZK Abbas… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is capturing great interest worldwide due to their stirring applications in
various fields and also individual application of iron oxide nanoparticle (FeO− NPs) and …

Combined application of plant growth-promoting bacteria and iron oxide nanoparticles ameliorates the toxic effects of arsenic in Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.)

Y Sun, L Ma, J Ma, B Li, Y Zhu, F Chen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as arsenic (As)] is becoming a serious
global problem because of the rapid development of the social economy. Although plant …