Nanoparticles: the plant saviour under abiotic stresses

MF Khalid, R Iqbal Khan, MZ Jawaid, W Shafqat… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change significantly affects plant growth and productivity by causing different biotic
and abiotic stresses to plants. Among the different abiotic stresses, at the top of the list are …

Tropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholds

CE Doughty, JM Keany, BC Wiebe, C Rey-Sanchez… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The critical temperature beyond which photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to
fail averages approximately 46.7° C (T crit). However, it remains unclear whether leaf …

Nano Biotechnology: Exploring the Potential of Nano Materials in Enhancing Crop Health and Combating Abiotic Stress

Imran, I Ortas - Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of climate change on plant growth and productivity is profound, resulting in
significant stresses such as biotic and abiotic factors. Among the abiotic stresses …

Effects of light intensity on the photosynthetic characteristics of Hosta genotypes differing in the glaucousness of leaf surface

Y Xu, S Chen, S Zhao, J Song, J Sun, N Cui, X Chen… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Epicuticular wax is the first barrier to protect higher plants from adverse external
environments and is affected by light intensity. Meanwhile, the epicuticular wax can affect …

Influence of Anthocyanin Expression on the Performance of Photosynthesis in Sweet Orange, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

A Cheaib, LM Mahmoud, C Vincent, N Killiny, M Dutt - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins are a class of natural pigments that accumulate transiently or permanently in
plant tissues, often in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. They play a photoprotective …

Warming Effects on Trees on Barro Colorado Island

M Slot - 2024 - smithsonian.figshare.com
This chapter addresses how warming affects carbon uptake and mortality of tropical forest
trees. Net carbon uptake on Barro Colorado Island (BCI) decreases above~ 31° C. Leaf …

Zinc and boron application at different phenological stages alleviates tree growth, fruit yield and quality of sweet orange cv.'blood red'

S Walli, IA Hafiz, RI Khan, MA Bashir, S Uddin… - Gesunde …, 2022 - Springer
The deficiency of micronutrients, particularly zinc (Zn) and boron (B) has affected vegetative
growth, yield and fruit quality of sweet orange in many citrus growing areas of Pakistan. The …

Response of photosynthesis, the xanthophyll cycle, and wax in Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata L.) seedlings and saplings under high light conditions

W Li, J Li, J Wei, C Niu, D Yang, B Jiang - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
In order to understand the adaptative changes of the Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidate L.) to
high light conditions, this study investigated gas-exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence …

Photoselective particle films influence physiology and growth of citrus

J Salvatierra-Miranda, SB Toussaint, MO Pierre… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particle films impact pest management and crop physiology by redistributing light within the
canopy. Although most commercial particle film products have nonselective reflectance …

Citrus rootstocks physiological and anatomical response to heat stress

SU Rehman, W Shafqat, S Ikram, WS Chattha… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2024 - Springer
Citrus is a globally grown fruit crop because of the nutritional benefits. Climate change
drastically affects plant physiology, morphology, and anatomy. Physiological alterations …