Toxicity assessment of microplastic (MPs); a threat to the ecosystem

N Bostan, N Ilyas, N Akhtar, S Mehmood… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic is now considered part and parcel of daily life due to its extensive usage. Microplastic
pollution is becoming a growing worry and has been ranked as the second most critical …

Nano-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

Bacillus as a source of phytohormones for use in agriculture

J Poveda, F González-Andrés - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Microbial plant biostimulants (MPBs) are capable of improving the productivity and quality of
crops by activating plant physiological and molecular processes, representing an efficient …

Silicon nanoparticles in higher plants: Uptake, action, stress tolerance, and crosstalk with phytohormones, antioxidants, and other signalling molecules

M Mukarram, P Petrik, Z Mushtaq, MMA Khan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon is absorbed as uncharged mono-silicic acid by plant roots through passive
absorption of Lsi1, an influx transporter belonging to the aquaporin protein family. Lsi2 then …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A rampart against the adverse effects of drought stress

N Bouremani, H Cherif-Silini, A Silini, AC Bouket… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stress significantly limits plant growth and production. Drought, in particular, is a
severe constraint that affects growth and limits agricultural productivity on a global scale …

Seed priming with nano-silica effectively ameliorates chromium toxicity in Brassica napus

Z Ulhassan, S Yang, D He, AR Khan, A Salam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant yield is severely hampered by chromium (Cr) toxicity, affirming the urgent need to
develop strategies to suppress its phyto-accumulation. Silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO 2 …

Nano‐enabled stress‐smart agriculture: Can nanotechnology deliver drought and salinity‐smart crops?

A Raza, S Charagh, H Salehi, S Abbas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salinity and drought stress substantially decrease crop yield and superiority, directly
threatening the food supply needed to meet the rising food needs of the growing total …

Recent advances in PGPR and molecular mechanisms involved in drought stress resistance

D Sati, V Pande, SC Pandey, M Samant - Journal of Soil Science and Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Increased severity of droughts, due to anthropogenic activities and global warming, has
imposed a severe threat on agricultural productivity. This has escalated the need for …

Silicon nanodots increase plant resistance against herbivores by simultaneously activating physical and chemical defenses

Z **ao, N Fan, W Zhu, HL Qian, XP Yan, Z Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanosilicon applications have been shown to increase plant defenses against both abiotic
and biotic stresses. Silicon quantum nanodots (Si NDs), a form of nanosilicon, possess …

Comparative analysis of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized from ginger (Zingiber officinale) and cumin seeds (Cuminum cyminum) to induce resistance in wheat …

R Noor, H Yasmin, N Ilyas, A Nosheen, MN Hassan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 2-NPs) synthesized from ginger
(Zingiber officinale) and cumin seeds (Cuminum Cyminum L.) extracts were investigated to …