A study was conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, An Najah National University, Palestine, during the 2016-2017 growing season to investigate the effects of different salinity levels on the g...

Soil salinity is a key problem in cereal crops production that affects the metabolic activities as well as plant growth ultimately leading to plant death. Toxic effect of salinity can lead to re...

Being involved in several biochemical and physiological processes Zn is an essentially required micronutrient. A huge part of global population is Zn deficient due to low dietary Zn intake, lead...

To study the effects of NaCl on nutritional quality in Chinese cabbage is of great significance to clarify the mechanism of salt stress on the formation of fruit and vegetable quality, orange-he...

Drought is a threat to global food security. To develop drought tolerant high yielding maize varieties effective screening techniques for drought tolerance are required. In the current study, an...

Experiments were performed to mitigate the drought-induced effects in two tomato varieties (Rio Grande and Yaqui) using plant growth regulators i.e. indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and naphthalene ac...

One of the key retrain to crop floras specially vegetables is being the heavy metal burden left as industrial waste. Current study’s emphasis on the identification of the greater parents f...

A set of 205 Pakistani wheat genotypes was evaluated to access the endogenous potential for heat tolerance and agro-morphological genetic diversity in wheat population subjected to induced termi...

Salinity is one of the important abiotic factors that can interfere with rice production in many rice-growing areas. In Malaysia, many major rice growing areas are loc...

Water scarcity is one of the most serious threats facing humanity, and it is primordial to adopt water-saving strategies to improve irrigation efficiency in agricultur...

Osmotic adjustment (OA) of cells helps to conserve the water balance of the plant, and this adjustment is generally achieved through increased amounts of various common solutes. The core objecti...

Allelopathy denotes to a biological marvel wherever the plants interferer plants by discharge of carbon-based chemical (allelo-chemical) in nearby soil atmosphere as water leach...

Agricultural sector is challenged with a number of factors including those arising from rapid industrialization, which is the key point responsible for reductions in f...

Seed germination is one of the main methods of reproduction and expansion of the distribution area of Broussonetia papyrifera in the wild. There are many fact...

Secondary metabolites contribute to the biological activities and medicinal attributes of plants. Flavonoids are major metabolites in Allium fistulosum. Flavanone-3-hydroxylase is a key...

The cultivated tetraploid cotton species (AD genomes) were originated from two ancestral diploid species (A and D genomes). While the ancestral A-genome species produce spinnable fibers, the D- ...

Nutrients are sources of nourishment and survival for plants. Salt stress changes the morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of plants. Bird nest fern (Asplenium nidus) ...

Renewable fuel resources can provide an alternative to meet the energy demands and compensate the diminishing resources of fossil fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass from non-crop plants can provide ...

Drought stress has an impact on the growth and yield of sweet pea (Pisum sativum). Drought stress has a negative impact on morphological and physiological characteristics including as height, sh...

The genus Rosa L. belongs to the important family Rosaceae. Some taxa in Rosaceae produce delicious and beneficial fruits and some are good source of wood. In Saudi Arabia, Rosa...

Sweet corn as a nutritious, grain and vegetable crop plays a key role in the structural adjustment of the plant industry. The analysis of metabolic pathways of sugar a...

Doum palm (Hyphaene compressa) is an enduring member of the Arecaceae family of plants, an essential multipurpose plant with exceptional features that serve a...

Lycoris radiata (L’Herit.) Herb is a commonly used medicinal-ornamental herb in China, and its growth rhythm is characterized as “flowers and leaves not meeting.” In t...

Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv. var. vietnamensis) is a valuable and endemic medicinal plant of Vietnam. Propagation of Ngoc Linh ginseng plants is...

Nassauvia dentata Griseb. (Asteraceae), is distributed from the mountain range in the Bío Bio region to Magallanes region in Chile. In this investigation, an antioxidant effect e...

...

The current paper presents a data on the adaptation mechanisms of populations of an endemic species Kamelinia tianschanica F.O. Khass. & I.I. Malzev under conservation status. With ...

Pinus roxburghii Sarg. is a keystone gymnosperm tree of Western Himalayan subtropical forests of Kashmir region. It is a good choice for dendrochronological investigations as its core s...

This study was conducted to assess the impact of toxic heavy metals (lead, cadmium, and zinc) present in polluted waste-water on some phytochemical attributes (phenolic, flavoniods and antioxida...

The carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) ecological stoichiometric characteristics of plants from northwestern Guizhou Province, China was explored, to better u...

Aquatic plants are essential components of many freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. In this review, we provide information on aquatic and semi -aquatic vegetation, on...

This study aimed to document indigenous knowledge about the utilization of medicinal plants for various illnesses in the North-Eastern part of the Kakar region of Balochistan province. The ethno...

The names, Morinda angustifolia, M. angustifolia var. scabridula, M. longifolia, M. nana, and M. pumila are here lectotypified, and discussed. The pr...

Castanopsis hystrix is an economically valuable tropical/subtropical timber species naturally distributed in various Asian regions. Studies on genetic variations affecting ...

Panicum antidotale Retz. is an evergreen, vigorous and C4 perennial grass growing up to 1 to 3m in length. It is commonly known as Bansi grass, Murrot, Giant panic, Ghirri, G...

Climate-smart agriculture is currently gaining attention at the global level for sustainable food production and ensuring food security in a changing climate. Climate ...

Growing lots of crops probably would be restricted by global warming in the close future, necessary precautions should be developed. Because of its rapid growing ability and could be growing in ...

In order to screen high-efficient fungicides against Sclerotinia rot of cucumber, the growth rate inhibition method was used to determine the effects of 10 fu...

Phytopathogenic bacteria are causing severe losses in crops, orchards and vegetables. Bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of plants, acting as biological control agent, play an important role...

Management of plant root diseases by the application of seaweed and endophytic bacteria, particularly fluorescent Pseudomonas, is capturing the interest of plant scientists. In this stu...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the world's most important crops and the primary source of calories for more than three billion people worldwide...