The influence of salinity on seed germination, growth, and water relations of four Chinese [Hebei (HB), Henan (HN), Shandong (SH), or Jiangsu (JS)] and four North American [Cracker Creek (CC), C...

Improved crop production in salt-affected regions is necessary to counter growing demands for food. Salt stress initiate osmotic and oxidative stress, and specific ion toxicity leading to nutrit...

Salt stress has a significant impact on agricultural output, affecting seed germination and seedling growth. The uncontrolled production of oxidative species (ROS) induces a range of biochemical...

The paper investigated the effects of salicylic acid (SA, 0, 0.5, and 0.75 mM) on soybean (Glycine max) development, antioxidant enzyme activity, and biochemical characteristics under s...

Soil salinity is a crucial abiotic stress severely affecting crops production worldwide. Dual-purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a major source of live...

Plants continuously adjust to their surroundings to organize the growth and photosynthesis activity in response to environmental fluctuations. The growth and photosynthesis response is mostly ac...

The present study was undertaken to evaluate heritable diversity of 42 linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.,) germplasm, 30 from the Pakistan and 12 from the USA t...

Heat stress has been considered as vital ecological feature to affect the plant growth and productivity. Rising temperature due to global warming resulting in heat stress that restricting the pl...

We examined the effects of elevated CO2 concentration (e[CO2]), experimental warming (warming) and the two combined environmental factor...

Rhododendron delavayi Franch, an evergreen ornamental shrub, has a special preference for acidic soils, however, the exact pH value of the matrix suitable for R. delavayi growt...

The present study determined the physicochemical characteristics, minerals, and coliform bacteria in the soil samples of Wadi Al-Adairey, Hail region. Sandy texture (90 %) dominated the soil sam...

With the popularization of two-line hybrid rice, the corresponding two-line rice lines have been studied extensively. Two pairs of derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (dCAPS) markers ...

NODULE-INCEPTION-LIKE Proteins (NLPs) are plant specific transcription factors that play a significant role in orchestrating nitrogen response. NLPs have been widely s...

Drought susceptible (Aladin, Dagmar) and drought tolerant (Seladon, Venturero) varieties of summer wheat were examined in experiment. Genotypes were tested under In vitro conditions on ...

In plant tissue culture, cytokinin is an important limiting factor for rapid proliferation, but the effects of different types of phytokinins on the proliferation of different plants vary. Isopr...

To understand the relationship between the alligator weed’s potential distribution and environment variables, its potential distribution was analyzed by the Maxent model under the current ...

Flowering is a key event in the life cycle of plants. However, in the last Century, the timing of this major reproductive episode has been disturbed by climate change especially in the arid Medi...

Distribution pattern and ecological preference for habitat including altitude and soil of Lactuca L. (s. str.) and allied genera viz. Steptorrhamphus, Cephalorhynchus ...

Historical climate fluctuations and geological events can affect the distribution range and demographic history of plant populations. Dacrycarpus imbricatus is a member of the Podocarpa...

Folk medicine is used in many countries. Arab countries, especially the Arabian Peninsula, are famous for using folk medicine. In local communities, traditional and folk medicine relies on plant...

Pakistan-Afghan border is famous for diverse flora harbouring substantial endemic, medicinal and wild food plant species. The current study presents the results of floristic study conducted in t...

Morphology and anatomy of vegetative parts (stem and leaves) of 8 species representing six genera of Chenopodiaceae, commonly distributed in eastern region of Saudi Ar...

In search for models of succession a number of mathematical and statistical models have been tried by various ecologists and range workers including, descriptive, based on ordinary or partial di...

Honey samples were collected from two districts of Malatya (Eastern Turkey) Battalgazi and Dogansehir for melissopalynological analysis after the honey season in 2018....

A new species Oxytropis mandokhailii (Fabaceae) from Zhob distict of Pakistan is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by basally fused ...

An ecological study was conducted in summer to record the floristic and vegetation diversity of unexplored Gadoon Hills, Outer Himalayas District Swabi, Pakistan. Vegetation was analyzed using 1...

Despite the importance of Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae, the two families were not thoroughly explored and discussed from taxonomic point of view, because of the limited taxonomic characters ...

Wild vegetables have a crucial role in human life in connection with diet, medicine or other domestic uses. The five wild vegetables, i.e., Bistorta amplexicaulis,...

Growth of crops is recently studied in terms of allometry that explains the growth attainment pattern of plant components. Current study describes the effect of lemongrass foliar extract on sunf...

The potential of essential oils as antioxidants is gaining interest by researchers and medicinal industry. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of esse...

To clarify the mechanism of Guzmania bract reddening, we conducted the following investigation from three aspects. First, we determined the pigments contained in the red Guzmania...

Appropriate tillage (T) and potassium (K) fertilizer from a suitable source can play a vital role in optimization of wheat (Triticum aestivum) production. Therefore, we evaluated the ef...

Roses are a group of world famous garden plants, and strong dormancy exists in the achenes. We characterized the water absorption of achenes, the inhibition of extract...

The study was conducted in sterile hydroponics using isotopes tracer technique to demonstrate the posibility for rice seedlings (variety: C Liangyou 266) to directly absorb and utilize molecular...

Panax notoginseng is widely used as a kind of medicinal plant because of its anti-tumor, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and neuro-protective activities. Co...

Citrus reticulata Blanco (Family Rutaceae) also known as mandarin orange is a small citrus tree. It acquired vital position in fruit industry worldwide, as well as in Pakistan. Citrus p...

The current research paper manifests the impact of the electromagnetic field radiation on prolongation of the vase life of carnation cut flowers. Carnation cuttings we...

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Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) are edible, nutritious and have antifungal and antibacterial potential. In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of three Pleurotu...

Grafting may cause changes in plant growth and morphology. These changes may affect the fruit appearance, earliness, and yield. In these respect, it is important to investigate whether there are...

Plants are able to produce various chemical substances in order to protect their body from several abiotic and biotic stresses. These phyto-chemicals are secondary metabolites that can inhibit p...

Cyanobacteria are a diversified group of microorganisms found in variety of habitats. For a better understanding of their diversity and distribution, these cyanobacteria epiphytic on pneumatopho...