Two greenhouse experiments were conducted to test the effects of sand burial (0–2cm) and seed size (small, medium and large) on seed germination and seedling growth of Anabasis aphylla, which is typ...

To evaluate salt tolerance in some newly developed wheat lines (Triticum aestivum L.) on morphological and physiological basis, a net house study was conducted at Plant Physiology Division, Nuclear In...

In our study we focus on effects of multiple concentrations of NaCl (25, 50, 100, and 150 mM) on rice seedlings. The results showed that significant oxidation stress was caused, as indicated by the co...

Salinity is a major environmental constraint for plant growth and crop production worldwide. Selection of salt tolerant cultivars of date palm as a fruit crop of high salt tolerance and an extremely i...

Salinity is known as the most important abiotic stress that decreases crop production and plant growth, and changes the anatomy and morphology of plants. In this study, the growth rate of grafted and...

Influence of drought stress and foliar applied calcium (Ca2+) on growth, water status, osmolyte accumulation and antioxidative defense system were evaluated in two maize hybrids, i.e. drought-tolerant...

Plant-derived smoke is known as plant growth regulator by affecting plant growth and developmental processes. Current study highlights the priming effects of smoke solutions on physiological and bioch...

As water deficit is the major constrained for agriculture crop production, germination potentials of twenty six wheat genotypes were assessed under various drought stress levels while six genotypes we...

Heat stress is a serious threat for rice production in various localities around the world. Present research was conducted to explore the mechanism of heat tolerance in rice at early seedling stage. F...

Severe water shortage has long been acknowledged as one major limiting factor for global cotton production, and cultivation of cotton varieties with strong drought resistance is of important economic ...

Four coconut hybrids (brown dwarf x Sri Lanka tall, Sri Lanka tall x brown dwarf, green dwarf x San Ramon and green dwarf x Sri Lanka tall) arising with two parental dwarf coconut varieties; green dwa...

Alhagi sparsifolia and Karilinia caspica are two important perennial clone plants of the Taklimakan Desert that also produce a large number of seeds every year. In their natural environment, the two s...

Salicylic acid (SA) is a growth regulator that promotes growth of plants under stress and non-stress conditions. In the present investigation we studied the role of salicylic acid in copper induced ph...

A simple spectrophotometric method was developed for the analysis of lycopene, β-carotene and total carotenoids in the spiny bitter gourd. Lycopene, β-carotene and total carotenoids were extracted f...

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) are ubiquitous enzymes in plant kingdom and catalyze the oxidation of phenols to highly reactive quinones. PPO genes are induced by both biotic and abiotic stresses and impl...

High temperature is one of the abiotic stress causing morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes on plant growth and productivity. Hundred-sixty cotton genotypes obtained from gen...

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a commercially adopted rational crop used for the conservative and nutritive purposes. By the foliage applications of IAA, morphological, physiological, biochemical, antioxid...

This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional analysis of the commercially available white maize flours and noncommercial yellow maize flour obtained from the grains of the maize grown at University of...

The essential oil of Mentha longifolia L., is very important to some culinary usage and antimicrobial activity. The essential oil of Mentha longifolia subsp. longifolia growing in the Bahçesaray area...

Soil and plant nutrient status (N, P, K, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) of sugarcane fields with the spatial variation and associated was investigated plant nutrient concentrations of sugarcane grown in distr...

Female fig genotypes in the Beyazsu region located between Nusaybin and Midyat districts (Mardin) in Turkey were selected using the weighted ranking method during years 2014-2015. Each selected genoty...

Heavy metal contamination in soil, water, and garlic (Allium sativum L.) (watered with canal, ground and sewage waters) in a semi-arid region was investigated in this study. A sub-urban area of distri...

Small grains including oat, rye, triticale, and wheat are grown widely for winter forage production throughout the world, and they play an important role in sustainable agriculture related to animal p...

Brassica rapa is one of the important oilseed crops and commonly grown all over the world for multiple purposes. The present study was designed to study intra-specific quantitative characters among 25...

A morphological study of the four sections (Aporum, Crumenata, Strongyle, and Bolbidium) of the genus Dendrobium (family Orchidaceae) was conducted by using 18 morphological characters. One of the thr...

In this study, the morphological, anatomical and palynological characters of Onosma discedens Hausskn. ex. Bornm., O. nana DC. and O. sorgerae var. subglabriflora Teppner were investigated. All the ex...

The present study was undertaken to determine the variability in leaf anatomical traits and its relation to taxonomic delimitation and adaptation of the woody species in xeric environments. The result...

Rhizomes are important for both reproductive organs and nutrient storage; thus, rhizomes have the functions for vegetative propagation and expansion of population as well as for physiological integra...

The pollen morphological diversity of the family Arecaceae has been widely demonstrated, and foregoing studies have revealed that pollen characters may contribute to a better understanding of the syst...

Salvia kurdica Boss & Hohen. ex. Benth. is known from only 2 localities in the territory of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. As a part of the fieldwork, this species was collected from Şırnak ...

In this study, epiphytic bryophytes of old-growth Platanus orientalis gallery forest in Kadıncık Valley (Mersin/Turkey) were studied. In total thirthy-three epiphytic bryophyte species were found (2...

Sixty epiphytic lichen species were identified in seven localities from urban and rural areas in Bursa province. Amandinea punctata, Hyperphyscia adglutinata, Opegrapha herbarum, and Parmelia sulcata ...

Stress induced variations in seed germination of various crops has been well reported but germination potential of sweet corn seeds under osmotic stress with relation to time dynamics is still elusive...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is leading cereal crop in Pakistan but its yield is highly affected due to various abiotic factors especially drought stress, which affects the metabolism of plants. The p...

To identify genetic components involved in high growth vigor in F1 Populus section Tacamahaca hybrid plants, high and low vigor plants showing significant differences in apical dominance during a rapi...

The genetic and phenotypic variability among 22 Jordanian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions were explored. Fifteen horticultural traits were evaluated including Biological weight, Days to flowering...

Silybum marianum (milk thistle), an annual and biennial herbaceous plant, has been used to treat liver disease for 2000 years. An efficient system for micropropagation from leaf explants of wild-grown...

We investigated the feasibility of artificially promoting forest succession by planting Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia Kom.) trees in secondary natural white birch forests (Betula platyphylla Suk.)...

Medicinal plants are locally used for the cure of many diseases. The present study aimed to document the medicinal knowledge as well as medicinal flora of indigenous plants of native communities and r...

Forest ecosystem provide valuable services and livelihood support to the rural mountain communities of the Himalayas. Present research was conducted to assess the forest ecosystem services and vegetat...

The present preliminary study is based on the results of the research work carried out in Zhob District, Balochistan, Pakistan, during 2012-2014. The area was surveyed and collection of hydrophytes an...

The main purpose of present study is to provide important information on the use of traditional herbal medicines for the therapy of various human aliments in selected areas of northern Pakistan. The s...

The present study was undertaken to characterize 32 D-genome synthetic hexaploid wheats (SHWs) of an Elite-II sub-set and their 60 advanced derivatives. At seedling stage under controlled glasshouse c...

Fungi elaborate a variety of plant-hydrolyzing enzymes including cellulases, xylanases, pectinases and amylases. Although these enzymes have potential biotechnological applications, their production a...

In this work, pomegranate peel has been used as a natural and safe method for biosynthesis of silvernanoparticles. The synthesis of silver nanoparticles was confirmed using UV spectroscopy, which sho...

In the present study, thermostable lipase from Geotrichum candidum UCMA 91(ATCC 204307) was purified and characterized. Lipase produced after optimization of the various cultural and physico-chemical ...

Gamma radiation gave suppressive effect on root infecting pathogens such as Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid, Rhizoctonia solani (Kühn) and Fusarium spp., and inducive effect on growth of chickpe...

Fusarium wilt is highly destructive soil borne pathogen in tomato. Current study was carried out to evaluate commercially available fungicides and bio-fungicides in-vitro and in-vivo, for their effica...

Wheat production in Pakistan is affected by yellow rust disease caused by a fungus Puccinia striiformis. There is a need to broaden the genetic basis of wheat by identifying new resistance genes. The ...

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) is a woody, deciduous and economically important tree, with moderate tolerance to various environmental stresses (drought, water-logging, salinity, heavy metals etc.). Mulberr...

Transposable elements are the major drivers of genome evolution and plasticity. Due to their transposition mode, they are classified into two major classes as Retrotransposons and DNA transposons. The...