An overview and recent progress of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in the mitigation of abiotic stresses in fruits: A review

G Zahid, S Iftikhar, F Shimira, HM Ahmad, YA Kaçar - Scientia Horticulturae, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant growth regulators are organic chemical compounds that alter or regulate various
physiological processes appreciably in a plant when used in small concentrations. These …

The critical role of biochar to mitigate the adverse impacts of drought and salinity stress in plants

Y Wu, X Wang, L Zhang, Y Zheng, X Liu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress (DS) is a potential abiotic stress that is substantially reducing crop
productivity across the globe. Likewise, salinity stress (SS) is another serious abiotic stress …

Biochar/vermicompost promotes Hybrid Pennisetum plant growth and soil enzyme activity in saline soils

X Song, H Li, J Song, W Chen, L Shi - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•BC and VC amendments alleviated salt-induced oxidative stress on Hybrid
Pennisetum.•Enzyme activities were positive activated by BC and VC addition.•The increase …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial features of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhiza for improving spinach plant growth, root morphological traits, physiological properties, and soil …

D Jabborova, K Annapurna, S Paul, S Kumar, HA Saad… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can promote plant growth, improve soil
properties, and maintain microbial activity. The effects of biochar and AMF on plant growth …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and biochemical changes in vegetable and field crops under drought, salinity and weeds stresses: control strategies and management

K Abdelaal, MS Alsubeie, Y Hafez, A Emeran… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Weeds are one of the most damaging biotic stresses in crop production, and drought and
salinity are considered the most serious abiotic stresses. These factors harmfully affect …

Biochar enhances the growth and physiological characteristics of Medicago sativa, Amaranthus caudatus and Zea mays in saline soils

G Murtaza, M Rizwan, M Usman, S Hyder, MI Akram… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Biochar is a promising solution to alleviate the negative impacts of salinity stress on
agricultural production. Biochar derived from food waste effect was investigated on three …

Sugarcane bagasse biochar boosts maize growth and yield in salt-affected soil by improving soil enzymatic activities

MT Jaffar, W Chang, J Zhang, A Mukhtar… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Salinization is a leading threat to soil degradation and sustainable crop production. The
application of organic amendments could improve crop growth in saline soil. Thus, we …

Overview of the use of biochar from main cereals to stimulate plant growth

Á Martínez-Gómez, J Poveda, C Escobar - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The total global food demand is expected to increase up to 50% between 2010 and 2050;
hence, there is a clear need to increase plant productivity with little or no damage to the …

Improvement in physiobiochemical and yield characteristics of pea plants with nano silica and melatonin under salinity stress conditions

WB Al-Shammari, HR Altamimi, K Abdelaal - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect of nano silica (50 mL L− 1) and melatonin (75 µM) individually or in combination
in foliar applications on the morphophysiological, biochemical and yield properties of pea …

Improvement of morphophysiological and anatomical attributes of plants under abiotic stress conditions using plant growth-promoting bacteria and safety treatments

WB Alshammari, K Alshammery, S Lotfi, H Altamimi… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Drought and salinity are the major abiotic stress factors negatively affecting the
morphophysiological, biochemical, and anatomical characteristics of numerous plant …