A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

GT Freschet, L Pagès, CM Iversen, LH Comas… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

Endophytes in agriculture: potential to improve yields and tolerances of agricultural crops

D Watts, EA Palombo, A Jaimes Castillo, B Zaferanloo - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endophytic fungi and bacteria live asymptomatically within plant tissues. In recent decades,
research on endophytes has revealed that their significant role in promoting plants as …

Potassium: A key modulator for cell homeostasis

P Kumar, T Kumar, S Singh, N Tuteja, R Prasad… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is the most vital and abundant macro element for the overall growth of plants
and its deficiency or, excess concentration results in many diseases in plants. It is involved …

[HTML][HTML] Improving lodging resistance: using wheat and rice as classical examples

L Shah, M Yahya, SMA Shah, M Nadeem, A Ali… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
One of the most chronic constraints to crop production is the grain yield reduction near the
crop harvest stage by lodging worldwide. This is more prevalent in cereal crops, particularly …

Silicon moderated the K deficiency by improving the plant-water status in sorghum

D Chen, B Cao, S Wang, P Liu, X Deng, L Yin… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Although silicon (Si) has been widely reported to alleviate plant nutrient deficiency, the
underlying mechanism in potassium (K) deficiency is poorly understood. In this study …

Plant beneficial bacteria and their potential applications in vertical farming systems

P Chiaranunt, JF White - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this literature review, we discuss the various functions of beneficial plant bacteria in
improving plant nutrition, the defense against biotic and abiotic stress, and hormonal …

Impact of potassium starvation on the uptake, transportation, photosynthesis, and abiotic stress tolerance

H Imtiaz, AR Mir, FJ Corpas, S Hayat - Plant Growth Regulation, 2023 - Springer
Potassium (K+) plays a crucial role in plant homeostasis, and its deficiency significantly
impacts photosynthesis, triggering a decrease in growth and crop production. K+ starvation …

Role of jasmonate signaling in the regulation of plant responses to nutrient deficiency

D Shikha, P Jakhar, SB Satbhai - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Phytohormones regulate plant growth and development by integrating various internal
developmental cues with external environmental conditions. Jasmonic acid (JA) is an …

Synthesis of an eco-friendly nanocomposite fertilizer for common bean based on carbon nanoparticles from agricultural waste biochar

DM Salama, ME Abd El-Aziz, ME El-Naggar… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The burning of agricultural waste is a major cause of environmental pollution. In this study,
we sought to prepare biochar from agricultural waste as a source material for the …

Comparison between Arabidopsis and Rice for Main Pathways of K+ and Na+ Uptake by Roots

M Nieves-Cordones, V Martínez, B Benito… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
K+ is an essential macronutrient for plants. It is acquired by specific uptake systems located
in roots. Although the concentrations of K+ in the soil solution are widely variable, K+ …