Drought: Sensing, signalling, effects and tolerance in higher plants

M Mukarram, S Choudhary, D Kurjak… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drought can be considered as a cocktail of multiple stressful conditions that contribute to
osmotic and ionic imbalance in plants. Considering that water is vital for plant life, the very …

Lemongrass essential oil components with antimicrobial and anticancer activities

M Mukarram, S Choudhary, MA Khan, P Poltronieri… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prominent cultivation of lemongrass (Cymbopogon spp.) relies on the pharmacological
incentives of its essential oil. Lemongrass essential oil (LEO) carries a significant amount of …

Silicon nanoparticles elicit an increase in lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats) agronomic parameters with a higher essential oil yield

M Mukarram, MMA Khan, FJ Corpas - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats) is an aromatic grass with great
industrial potential. It is cultivated for its essential oil (EO) which has great economical value …

Regulation of essential oil in aromatic plants under changing environment

U Aqeel, T Aftab, MMA Khan, M Naeem - Journal of Applied Research on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme environmental factors, including heat, UV-B radiation, heavy metals, salt and
drought, substantially impact bioactive components and the content of essential oils (EOs) in …

Chitosan nanoparticles upregulate C and N metabolism in soybean plants grown under elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide

W Abuelsoud, AM Saleh, AE Mohammed… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the wide utilization of chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) as a promising approach for
sustainable agriculture, their efficiency under elevated CO 2 (eCO 2), has not been …

Suffer or survive: Decoding salt-sensitivity of lemongrass and its implication on essential oil productivity

M Mukarram, MMA Khan, A Zehra, P Petrik… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The cultivation of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) crop is dominated by its medicinal,
food preservative, and cosmetic demands. The growing economy of the lemongrass market …

Chitin, chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides: recent advances and future perspectives

M Mukarram, M Naeem, T Aftab, MMA Khan - Radiation-processed …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides have always been exploited for their higher biocompatibility and
biodegradability. Chitin is one such natural polysaccharide that has superior bioactivities …