The effect of foliar-applied vanillic acid (VA) on biomass, photosynthesis, oxidative stress, antioxidant enzyme activities and uptake of chromium (Cr) in maize plants under varying levels of Cr...

Drought stress is the most crucial abiotic stress. It adversely affects plant growth and increases reactive oxygen specifies. However, antioxidants biosynthesis is one of the most important defe...

Proper management of phosphorus (P) in salt-affected soils is one of the major issues for the achievement of maximum maize yield. Disturbance in ionic homeostasis in soil due to the high amount ...

Effects of Pseudomonas sp. on physiology of Oryza sativa (L.) var. KS-282 were evaluated under induced drought stress and salinity stress conditions. For seed inoculation, ster...

Plants adjust their biological processes to cope with numerous environmental factors. Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is a common post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism of environmental stress ...

The present research work was done to assess the role of mannitol in the amelioration of adverse effects of NaCl stress on two maize varieties i.e. Salaar (V1) and LS-787(V2). For this purpose, ...

YABBY is a plant-specific and widely distributed transcription factor involved in the regulation of plant growth and development and plays an important role in plant response to environmental st...

The knowledge of gene action and inheritance pattern is of prime importance for a breeder to choose the correct breeding strategy for crop improvement. To understand the inheritance pattern of t...

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L) is widely grown for its fibre. The Gibberellin 20-oxidase (HcGA20ox) gene is responsible for the improvement i...

The dearth of research on development of high quality cabbage hybrids in public sector by utilizing combining ability estimates, gene action and heterosis persuaded us to undertake this study. W...

Late embryogenesis abundant protein (LEA) has been demonstrated to play essential roles in plant growth, development, and also in a variety of environmental stress responses. In this study, 2 LE...

In order to identify and verify crucial genes that regulate the stress response and resistance of poplar, RNA-seq data of poplar (Populus davidiana × P. alba var. Pyr...

Data from morphological characters and sequence of chloroplast intergenic spacer region ndhF-rpl32 were analyzed for the same set of 18 species of So...

In the present study, the morphological, anatomical, and palynological characteristics of H. orientalis Lam. and H. vesicarius Aucher (endemic) were studied and compar...

The sand whip grass, Psammochloa villosa (Trin.) Bor, is a species found in the Inner Mongolian Plateau and neighboring areas with economic and ecologic importance due to its abundance ...

Most of the local okra varieties grown in Pakistan are prone to several challenges like long maturity periods yet short harvesting time, biotic and abiotic stress, inferior quality and low yield...

Sweet osmanthus is an extraordinary aromatic flower, an excellent greening tree species in gardens, and a raw material for processing spice of high economic value. More than 60 main aroma compon...

The study was conducted at early seedling stage for the evaluation of K-efficient and K-responsive wheat genotypes using Johnson’s solution adjusted to 0.3 mM (def.K) and 3.0 mM (adq.K) us...

The current study is based on vegetation surveys, conducted throughout Pakistan from 2014 onwards and three plant species viz., Alternanthera philoxeroides (M...

Qualitative phytochemical screening of 24 medicinally important alpine plants from Mastuj Valley, Hindu Kush Range, Pakistan was carried out for the detection of alkal...

Forest litter plays an important role in water conservation, which has obvious effects on water storage and preservation. Taking four types of limestone forests in Gui...

In this study, the fruit and seed characteristics of twelve species belonging to 5 sections of the genus Alyssum (Brassicaceae) were investigated in 12 populations from different locali...

Categorization of cotton cultivars on the basis of their growth performance under nutrient deficient conditions is an essential for the development of K efficient cultivars in any crop. Soil all...

The study primarily focuses on the evaluation of carbon sequestration capability of seven tree species (Conocarpus erectus, Azadirachta indica, Vachellia nilotica, ...

The current study aimed to investigate the macro-micro mineral profile of four fodder trees (Salix nigra, Salix alba, Populus nigra, and Elaeagnus angustifolia) and two shrubs ...

The present study was planned to describe the allelopathic effect of Euphorbia hirta (Pig weed) on Cicer arietinum (black gram) The effect of weed ex...

Apricot kernels are one of the most regularly used traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients in Asia. The medical significance of apricot kernels is highlighted since Traditional Chinese Medicin...

In Fujian China the harvest time for Gardenia jasminoides fruit is generally from October to November each year. The seeds should be timely placed in the shad...

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is known as “Golden Beans” that is also called “meat that grows on plant”. It is a climate sensitive crop so ...

Plants uptake the heavy metals (HMs) from soil and accumulate in human body and biomagnifications via food chain causes both environment pollution and human health iss...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) is a widely cultivated vegetable crop all over the world. It is a rich source of protein. The genetic diversity of okr...

To explore the formation characteristics of endosperm structures in different rice genotypes, different rice genotypes of (indica, japonica, and glut...

The optimal seed yield achieving from forage legumes production on of the biggest challenge to modern farming system under changing of climate.   This resear...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various biodegradable mulch materials on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) yield and weed control ove...

Berry crops have the highest concentrations of antioxidant metabolites, which have a considerable potential to reduce the risk of a variety of degenerative diseases. This work aimed to provide a...

In this study, the effects of varying numbers of winter buds left per trunk unit cross-section area were observed in the Prima grape variety. The treatments were deter...

Heavy doses of synthetic weed control chemicals have facilitated herbicide resistance in weeds as well as predicted to possess toxicities. Natural compounds can be screened as potential herbicid...

A Hypericum monogynum (H. monogynum) variety was chosen and exposed to six pretreatment methods: vacuum drying, natural air drying, hot air drying, sugar solution, acid solutio...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizome containing the perennial plant of the ginger family. Turmeric is used for its medicinal properties in almost all diseases. With the increasing drug...

The vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) symbiosis is known to improve nutrient uptake by plants particularly phosphorus, and suppress soilborne plant pathogens. However, mycorrhizospheric bac...

Helicobactor pylori (H. pylori) is a widespread disease. Medicinal plants provided an important source of many products for the eradication and the treatment of H. pylori...

Aflatoxins are assembly of nutrition poisons which are lethal, cancer–causing metabolites mostly transmitted by specific strains of micromycetes. Aflatoxins are ...