Exogenous nitric oxide reinforces photosynthetic efficiency, osmolyte, mineral uptake, antioxidant, expression of stress-responsive genes and ameliorates the effects …

GSH Alnusairi, YSA Mazrou, SH Qari, AA Elkelish… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Salinity stress is one of the major environmental constraints responsible for a reduction in
agricultural productivity. This study investigated the effect of exogenously applied nitric oxide …

Melatonin mitigates drought induced oxidative stress in potato plants through modulation of osmolytes, sugar metabolism, ABA homeostasis and antioxidant enzymes

AA El-Yazied, MFM Ibrahim, MAR Ibrahim, IN Nasef… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effect of melatonin (MT) on potato plants under drought stress is still unclear in the
available literature. Here, we studied the effect of MT as a foliar application at 0, 0.05, 0.1 …

Melatonin counteracts drought induced oxidative damage and stimulates growth, productivity and fruit quality properties of tomato plants

MFM Ibrahim, OHA Elbar, R Farag, M Hikal, A El-Kelish… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin “N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine”(MT) has recently been considered as a new plant
growth regulator with multiple physiological functions. Although many previous studies have …

Harnessing enzyme cofactors and plant metabolism: an essential partnership

P da Fonseca‐Pereira, RC Monteiro‐Batista… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cofactors are fundamental to the catalytic activity of enzymes. Additionally, because plants
are a critical source of several cofactors (ie, including their vitamin precursors) within the …

Sodium nitroprusside and melatonin improve physiological vitality and drought acclimation via synergistically enhancing antioxidant response in dryland maize

F Ullah, S Saqib, W Khan, L Zhao, W Khan… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2024 - Springer
It is critical to improve the adaptability of plants to drought stress through exogenous addition
method. This study explored the combined effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and …

Exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-induced signaling events and field performance associated with mitigation of drought stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L

HG Abd El-Gawad, S Mukherjee, R Farag… - Plant Signaling & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Not much information is available to substantiate the possible role of γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) signaling in mitigating water-deficit stress in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) …

Roles of exogenous α-lipoic acid and cysteine in mitigation of drought stress and restoration of grain quality in wheat

A Elkelish, MM El-Mogy, G Niedbała, M Piekutowska… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cysteine (Cys) and α-lipoic acid (ALA) are naturally occurring antioxidants (sulfur-containing
compounds) that can protect plants against a wide spectrum of environmental stresses …

Synergistic impact of melatonin and putrescine interaction in mitigating salinity stress in snap bean seedlings: reduction of oxidative damage and inhibition of …

HS El-Beltagi, AA El-Yazied, HGA El-Gawad… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the individual influences of melatonin (MT) and polyamines (PAs) have been widely
studied under various abiotic stresses, little is known about their interaction under salinity …

Exogenous application of alpha-Lipoic acid mitigates salt-induced oxidative damage in sorghum plants through regulation growth, leaf pigments, ionic homeostasis …

MHM Youssef, A Raafat, AA El-Yazied, S Selim, E Azab… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In plants, α-Lipoic acid (ALA) is considered a dithiol short-chain fatty acid with several strong
antioxidative properties. To date, no data are conclusive regarding its effects as an …

Applied selenium as a powerful antioxidant to mitigate the harmful effects of salinity stress in snap bean seedlings

HAS Farag, MFM Ibrahim, AA El-Yazied, HS El-Beltagi… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) plays several significant roles in regulating growth, development and plant
responses to various abiotic stresses. However, its influence on sulfate transporters …