Drought stress is a major constraint impairing crops growth around the globe. It not only decreases the growth of crops but also converted cultivatable land into barren non-cultivatable area. Th...

Uniconazole is an important growth regulator in plants in response to abiotic stresses. However, the effects of uniconazole on the leaf physiology and growth of soybea...

Drought stress inhibits the growth and productivity of potato. The mechanism of drought tolerance in potato remains largely unclear. Potato Dongnong 308, tolerant to drought stress, was selected...

Camelina (Camelina sativa L.) is an alternative oilseed crop having several attractive features making it a potential oilseed crop. To assess the physiology, ...

High temperature threatens the sustainability of wheat productivity. Knowledge of gene action and combining ability of parents assist the breeders to develop heat resilient wheat cultivars. Ther...

Water deficiency is a most prevalent problem which directly affects the plant growth and yield production. Keeping in view, the present study was conducted to examined the stress resistant poten...

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is an important vegetable, and one of the main sources of dietary pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Carrot accessions were investigated for genetic diversity using qu...

Gibberellic acid (GA3) is an excellent plant growth regulator and a promoter of vase life that accelerates the antioxidant activities in the plants. In the present study, GA3 ...

This paper investigates heavy metal uptake, growth and protein expression of two tobacco cultivars (Flue cured Virginia, Dark sun cured) when exposed to heavy metals (Cd, Cr and Pb) and EDTA. St...

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) plays a crucial role in the process of plant growth and stress response by catalyzing L-phenylalanine deamination. Maize (Zea mays L.) B73 genome, mRNA...

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is an important environmental problem in society. Cd is released by industrial processes and phosphate fertilizers, permeates into the food chain. It inhibits plant growth...

Discerning with crop health issues, this study was conducted to detect and identify phytoplasmas and their potential insect vectors in symptomatic Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) ...

Salinity is one of the most important abiotic constraint causes significant yield losses in rice crop specially when occur at flowering stage. The losses are mainly due to excessive accumulation...

Plant bioassays are used to evaluate the biological effect of biotic and abiotic agents and its substrate must be carefully chosen. The objective of this study was to elucidate the effects of fo...

Physiological and anatomical characteristics of the Thai rice landrace cv Pakaumpuel were investigated. Dehusked seeds were soaked in various concentrations of colchicine for 24 and 48 h in the ...

Glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GR-RBPs) have been explored in different plant species for their role in development and environmental stress responses. NtGR-RBP1, a tobacco glycine-...

Constrained nutrient supplies to plants grown in calcareous mineral soils are expected to diminish faster under a climate change scenario; therefore, we examined the p...

The oligopeptide transporters are membrane integral proteins playing pivotal role in translocating secondary amino acids, small peptides, organic nitrogen mobilization and contribute in variety ...

Genetic improvement of cotton relies on extent of variation in germplasm. The in-use cultivars of Pakistan have been selected to assess genetic dissimilarities. A total of 44 cotton varieties/cu...

Lepidium belongs to Tribe Lepidieae of the family Brassicaceae. There are about 15 species and one variety in China, which are distributed throughout the country. So far, the s...

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Eriobotrya Lindl. (Rosaceae) was evaluated based on the  nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS) sequence using 22 wild species...

In the developing world, plant breeding and seed improvement systems must be promoted to reduce the crops vulnerability. Development of improved genotypes of different crop plants through enligh...

Economically important especially medicinal plants are facing threats of habitat alteration, habitat degradation, unplanned urbanization, over exploitation and unsustainable use practices and th...

Xinjiang is an important natural habitat for the wild genus Allium in Central Asia. The karyotypes of 12 populations of Allium caeruleum from Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, Chin...

The current study was based upon nutritional value of wild edible fruits consumed by rural people in Central Punjab, Pakistan. The study area is gifted with fertile agricultural land that is ble...

Like other montane temperate forests in Pakistan, vegetation of Manrai hills, Swat is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic pressure, although they represent abode of plant biodiver...

Many plants can reproduce both sexually and clonally, with different consequences for the dispersal, distribution and long-term fitness of plant populations. Understanding the factors and underl...

The aim of the study was to explore the Phytochemicals (Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Terpenes, Tannins, Saponinsand Phenols) in root, stem and leaves of Justicia gendaru...

The 14-year-old provenance and family test plantation of Betula alnoides in Fujian Hua'an Jinshan National Forest Farm was investigated. Eight growth traits, including tree height, ...

The influence of sowing method, growth regulator and harvest method on alfalfa seed yield was examined in three years (2015-2017), in locality near Belgrade, with using alfalfa variety NS Banat ...

Phloem sap not only services important physiological function in tree growth but also can be selected for a potential raw material in chemical industrial products. As a tree species from Moracea...

This study aims to analyze the intrinsic relationship between substrate type and the physiological characteristics of seedlings. It also aims to evaluate the applicabi...

The Research work was conducted at NIAB, Faisalabad and consists of three combinations of both F4 and F5 populations along with their parents and check varieties. In F...

Cellulases from thermophilic bacteria are likely to be more stable and are required in countless biotechnological applications. Bacillus being a house of thermostable proteins has frequ...

We isolated and identified 17 genera and 25 species of fungi from five vegetable crops including Bitter gourd (Casia Momordica), Garlic (Allium sativum), Okra (Abelmoschus ...

The present study aimed to identify the effects of two citrus rootstocks (Sour orange and Volkameriana) on the fruit quality of ‘Valencia’ orange. Studies ...

Increasing and inevitable applications of polyagalacturonase in food and poultry feed industries urged the researchers to develop improved fungal strains for its industrial production. Polygalac...

The effects of nano-ZnO on the inhibition efficiency of the activity of wheat Fusarium head blight pathogen, wheat seed germination, and seedling growth were investigated, and the feasibility of...

To find the halophilic fungal biodiversity hundred soil samples were collected from mangrove ecosystem of Miani-Hor Balochistan.  Miani-Hor lagoon is about 50 km ...

Soil salinity remains the most limiting parameter for the growth and enhancement of Vicia faba L (faba bean) in Tunisia. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria abbreviated as (PGPR) has emerged as...

Abiotic stresses are among the major threats in agriculture to achieve optimum growth and yield of crops. Besides other abiotic stresses, salinity and sodicity problems are centre of attention. ...

Head smut can cause maize yield losses of up to 80% in the maize-growing region of Northern China. Molecular markers based on candidate resistance genes have proved to be useful for highly sensi...

Agricultural crops including sunflower and soybean are facing thermal stress because of rapid change in climate caused by global warming. Some innovative steps should be taken on an emergency ba...

Sequencing is a fundamental component in the life sc...

Salinity is considered as a major abiotic stress for plants as it challenges plant growth and productivity severely. Plants have developed plenty of biochemical, physiological and metabolic stra...