Calcium nanoparticles (Ca-NPs) improve drought stress tolerance in Brassica napus by modulating the photosystem II, nutrient acquisition and antioxidant …

A Ayyaz, R Fang, J Ma, F Hannan, Q Huang, Y Sun… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Foliar-application of nano-particles enhanced the foliar nutrient status and crop growth and
yield. It is hypothesized that being second messenger molecule, supplementation of Ca 2+ …

Natural variation in photosynthesis and water use efficiency of locally adapted Persian walnut populations under drought stress and recovery

MM Arab, H Askari, S Aliniaeifard… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Persian walnut is a drought-sensitive species with considerable genetic variation in the
photosynthesis and water use efficiency of its populations, which is largely unexplored …

Foliar spray of stigmasterol regulates physiological processes and antioxidant mechanisms to improve yield and quality of sunflower under drought stress

RS Hanafy, MS Sadak - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Drought stress is an unavoidable challenge limiting plant production and quality.
Stigmasterol is a potential compound for plant protection and improvement productivity …

Determination of Fv/Fm from Chlorophyll a Fluorescence without Dark Adaptation by an LSSVM Model

Q **a, H Tang, L Fu, J Tan, G Govindjee, Y Guo - Plant Phenomics, 2023 - spj.science.org
Evaluation of photosynthetic quantum yield is important for analyzing the phenotype of
plants. Chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlF) has been widely used to estimate plant …

Purple stem Brassica napus exhibits higher photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant potential and anthocyanin biosynthesis related genes expression against drought …

W Chen, Y Miao, A Ayyaz, F Hannan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purple-stem Brassica napus (B. napus) is a phenotype with unique color because of its high
anthocyanins content. Anthocyanins are naturally occurring plant pigments that have …

Mitigating drought-induced oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through foliar application of sulfhydryl thiourea

N Ishfaq, EA Waraich, M Ahmad, S Hussain… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Drought stress is a major abiotic stress affecting the performance of wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.). The current study evaluated the effects of drought on wheat phenology …

The biphasic responses of nanomaterial fullerene on stomatal movement, water status, chlorophyll a fluorescence transient, radical scavenging system and aquaporin …

C Ozfidan-Konakci, FN Alp, B Arikan, F Elbasan… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial fullerene (FLN) has different responses called the hormesis effect against
stress conditions. The favorable/adverse impacts of hormesis on crop quality and …

Effects of exogenous Strigolactone on the physiological and ecological characteristics of Pennisetum purpureum Schum. Seedlings under drought stress

Y Li, S Li, Q Feng, J Zhang, X Han, L Zhang, F Yang… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background Drought is one of the main environmental factors limiting plant growth and
development. Pennisetum purpureum Schum. was used to explore the mitigation effects of …

Photosynthetic activity and metabolic profiling of bread wheat cultivars contrasting in drought tolerance

A Ghaffar, N Hussain, R Ajaj, SM Shahin… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rapid increase in population growth under changing climatic conditions causes drought
stress, threatening world food security. The identification of physiological and biochemical …

The impact of Ca2+ on the protective mechanisms of the photosystem under drought stress

Y Wei, T Zhang, T Yao, Z Wang, Y Che… - Journal of Plant …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT External calcium ions (Ca2+) play a crucial role in mitigating drought stress in
plants, as revealed through physiological and transcriptomic analyses using tobacco …