Germination is one of the most important stage for the development of plants. One of the factors affecting germination is salt stress. All over the world due to increasing drought and semi-droug...

Among crops, Hordeum vulgare L. (barley) is one of the most economically important species, considered as an excellent model for studies of agronomy, plant physiology and abiotic stress...

The deficiency of Zn is one of the major human’s health-related issues all over the world. Most food nutritionists suggest to take Zn fortified food to overcome ...

To study the fate of potassium in the maize rhizosphere under induced saline sodic conditions an experiment was conducted at Department of Soil Science, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan (Pakis...

The present study was conducted to screen the drought tolerance in some promising maize genotypes viz. FH-1285, FH-949, FH-1292, FH-985, FH-1046, FH-1257, FH-922, FH-9...

Water shortage resulting from climate change has become one of the major threats to agricultural production globally. Performance of 68 mutants (M4) of wheat (Triticum aestivum...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays an important role in the regulation of stomatal movement in plants. Here we present the relationships and functions of H2S and hydrogen peroxid...

The one dark view of industrialization is the emission of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels which lead towards temperature elevation and global warming. Global warming is a destr...

Coix lacryma-jobi is a traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, and it has a long history of eating and planting in China. This paper compares the photosynthetic...

Uniconazole, S-(+)-uniconazole plays a primary role in plants experiencing different adverse stresses. Its role in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) drought ...

Phosphorus (P) is a necessary factor for plant growth and development. It is easy to be combined by organic matter and minerals, which limits the effective utilization of plants. Flax is an impo...

The present study aimed to determine how main osmotic active substances (malate, potassium and soluble sugars) in cotton fibers respond to soil drought. A pot study wi...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) growth has been reported to be sensitive or moderately sensitive undesirable fluctuations in the environmental conditions resulting from climate changes....

Lead produced significant (p<0.05) effects on various growth parameters of A. lebbekand P. juliflora i.e., root, shoot, seedling length, number of leaves, leaf area...

Aluminum (Al) toxicity significantly limits plant productivity, hinders plant growth, and reduces food production in most crops, including wheat. The present study explored the effects of AlCl...

The current article highlights the survival of the plant Spinacia oleracea under essential micronutrients metal like Cu and Mn and one nonessential metal Pb....

Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is one of the most devastating diseases of rice crop. Its severe incidence has been reported in the Sindh province of Pakistan in recent years. It can cause up to 50%...

MAPKKK (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase) genes are involved in plant growth and stress responses.The expression profiles of MAPKKK gen...

The use of highly discriminative approaches for the identification and characterization of genotypes (especially with known medicinal value) is essential for plant conservation and appropriate u...

Cotton production in Pakistan is vital for economic development of the country. It contributes around 0.6 percent to GDP and 3.1 percent of the value added in agriculture for the year 2020. Simi...

Plant’s behavior varies physiologically and chemically in wake of its adaptation to environmental changes. Sisal (Agave sisalana Perrine) is less explored in climatic conditions o...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaert.) is an important medicinal plant that have a complex of flavonolignans mainly silymarin, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry to prepare...

Soil chemical heterogeneity critically alters colonization and diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in roots of same host plant among different agro-ecological zones. AMF, being a nat...

In this study, ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) was used to chemically mutagenize the seeds of Pepper Zunla-1 to increase the genetic variations of the peppers (Capsicum annuum). The lethal dose 50...

Allium altaicum Pall. is one of the most valuable food and medicinal plants. The geographical distribution of the Altai onion in the territory of Kazakhstan was studied. The ecological ...

Family Verbenaceae  has immense importance for ornamental, forage resources, aromatic and medicinal purposes. In the present study chloroplast rps14 gene is used for determination ...

Genetic diversity and its utilization in plant breeding is the main objective. Induction of Mutation has known as the major pathway for the induction of genetic divers...

DNA Barcode Analysis was carried out as new taxonomic approach to re-affirm the identity and the phylogenetic relationship of five families of order Rosales by using three molecular markers such...

Three globally expanding invasive species are presented as new records for the flora of Pakistan, also comprising two new generic records. Anredera cordifolia (Basellaceae) was observed...

The research was carried out in the Kraków-CzÄ™stochowa Jurassic Upland (Southern Poland). Two groups of plants were distinguished in the vascular flora of this area, each cons...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of treated wastewater that is discharged in the downstream Alhamed valley, in Almadinah Almonaw...

Agricultural development and rapid human population growth are among the key prevalent factors that have caused soil degradation in several terrestrial ecosystems. Soil quality is being increasi...

The root system and morphotypes of Pinus wallichiana were investigated for symbiotic association of fungal communities by analyzing them at molecular level for the first time in Pakista...

This research work was performed to evaluate the role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to control charcoal rot disease of Mung bean. The PGPR, Pseudomonas stutzeri and ...

Bamboo leaf extract was applied to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles in condition of silver nitrate (AgNO3). Several parameters like extract volume, concentration of AgNO...

Salinity is a major hurdle to the sustainable production of crops at the world scale. It elevates the level of ethylene in plants that causes poor root growth and development thus resulting in l...

Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev. (Kiwifruit) has been known for its highnutritional and medicinal values. It contains several phytoconstituents which belongs to the class of phenylpropanoids, flavon...

This study was designed to evaluate cost effective bioprocess to enhance production of bioethanol by utilizing immobilized S. Cerevisiae SS-4 in calcium alginate (Ca) beads and calcium alginate ...

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) plays a key role in soil fertility and crop production. Inoculation of PGPR and various organic manures are known to sustain plant growth. Organic car...

Phytoplankton are the primary producers of marine ecosystem and form the base of food web. If population of phytoplankton are affected by any pollutant such as fungicide the marine organisms are...

The cruciferous vegetables are well known for their ethnobotanic and economic importance throughout the world. Traditionally, the members of Brassicaceae are used as ...

Fungal phytopathogens greatly affect the agriculture industry. At present these pathogens are being controlled by synthetic fungicides but all of these fungicides have serious environmental effe...

Solidago canadensis is a non-native weed that has invaded China, which has had a large ecological impact on the areas. In this paper, we attempts to understand the morphological and ana...

Banana crop requires high nutrient supply for optimal production and economic benefits. Low crop yields are due to the low fertility of the soil, which can be improved with the addition of organ...

The catalase enzyme is present widely in all living organisms. It is the key enzyme in terms of signaling and the metabolism of hydrogen peroxide and belongs to a lar...