Cadmium toxicity has deleterious effects on human, animals and plants. Mung bean seeds were sown in petri dishes after imbibing them in 50 µM Salicylic acid (SA)...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of exogenous applications of three humic acid types (HA1, HA2, HA3) and their concentrations (250 and 500 mg L-1) on seed germinati...

The effect of foliar application of proline on the ultrastructure of rice leaves under normal and salt stress conditions was investigated. Thirty-five days old rice seedlings were transplanted i...

A comprehensive investigation was carried out to evaluate the changes in seed germination and glycine betaine (GB) synthesis in drought stressed maize (Zea mays L.) in response to R...

A comparison to test the consistencies and discrepancies of two most commonly used screening techniques (soil and hydroponic) for salt tolerance in crop plants were examined. In this regard, phy...

Physiological responses and changes in growth of dwarf bamboo under drought stress are essential for establishing an evidence-based management system to maintain soil ...

Drought is one of the major environmental stresses that cause severe reduction in growth and yield of maize crop worldwide. Current Research was executed  to eval...

Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops worldwide and drought stress is the major abiotic stress causing decrease in yield. This study was designed to unravel ...

Potassium antimonite was used to locate calcium in the leaf cells of Carpinus pubescensand Camellia oleifera seedlings. The aim of this research was to reveal the difference of...

Cadmium is known to be phytotoxic and as such can heavily impact crops. The adaptation of plants to different environmental factors is accompanied by the accumulation ...

Identification of nutrient efficient genotypes as low cost, low input technology is considered one of most efficient approaches for improving crop production in poor r...

We used ICP-MS to determine the contents of thirteen mineral elements (Na, Mg, P, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) in 27 species of Davallioid from the Yunnan province in Chin...

The increased atmospheric CO2concentration may have profound impacts on the structure and function of grass land ecosystems, and the question that how C...

To provide a theoretical basis for artificial cultivation of Saxifraga stolonifera, we cultured the plants under different types of agriculture films and comp...

The effect of different concentrations (0.25mM, 0.5mM) of Cu2+ on growth parameters were investigated in hydroponically grown five wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties (Kaz...

The chromosome number and karyotype of Lycoris genus display great variability. Flow cytometry was used to estimate 1Cx-values with the aim to analyze the gen...

Plant bioassays are considered an efficient, quick and inexpensive tool to monitor environmental interference caused by anthropogenic action, as well as to test the bi...

Microsatellite markers or simple sequence repeats (SSR) are believed to be a reliable tool in the assessment of genetic variation within genomes and are therefore, wid...

In this study, the indigenously developed chilli hybrids were assessed for finding the genetic differences, heritability, genetic advance and meaningful establishment of correlation of the yield...

Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is second leading oil crop worldwide, due to its importance, genomes of its relative Brassica rapa (AA genome), Brassica oleracea (CC genome)...

The phylogenetic relationships of Drosanthe section of Hypericum genus (Hypericaceae) were analyzed by using non-coding chloroplast DNA region (trnL 3’-trn...

Catharanthus roseus is a medicinal plant species having more than 100 alkaloids, including two anticancer alkaloids vinblastine and vincristine. RNA-seq data of a number of organs and t...

In this study, variation of leaf traits of 18 clones selected from 600 Malus sieversii clones collected from Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang (China) was investigated. SSR molecular markers ...

In this study, 87 hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) accessions were obtained from National Hawthorn Germplasm Nursery in Shenyang Agricultural University ...

Field testing in multiple environments can help in identifying relatively stable genotypes. A total of 28 upland cotton genotypes were tested in the normal cotton growing season during 2012 and ...

Rhodiola crenulata (HK.f. et Thoms.) H.Ohba is a popularly used ethnodrug from the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau of China and a range of biological activities have been attributed to it. The ...

To establish a feasible commercial cutting propagation system of mountain Rhododendron, the physiological changes during cutting propagation of Rhododendr...

Rapid growth of industrial sector and lack of proper disposal of industrial wastes heavily loaded our soil reservoirs with toxic metals which is a serious threat to al...

Brassica rapa sub-species presents rich diversity all over the world. The three different B. rapa sub-species (brown sarson, yellow sarson and toria)...

The genetic fidelity of date palm plantlets (Phoenix dactylifera L. ‘Sagai and Khalas’) derived from somatic embryogenesis was tested before and a...

The Aspergillus niger mutant strain H-97 was used for pectinase production (40.31±0.07 U/ml/min) having specific activity of 12.12 ± 0.01 U/mg. ...

Several environmental factors potentially influence the stable isotope composition of plants. Identifying the relationship between the stable carbon isotope compositio...

Carbon black (CB) nanoparticles were used in enhancing efficiency of the plant regeneration process under tissue culture condition. The calli of vetiver grass (Vet...

This study was conducted in 2013 and 2014 by using 10 red lentil cultivars registered by the research institutes, universities and private sector in the ecological conditions of Central Anatolia...

Field experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of irrigation frequencies and picking timings on seed cotton yield and yield contributing parameters of three pro...

Leaves of Vachellia tortilis were collected along the national road (N1) in Limpopo province, South Africa. Variations in the epidermal structure of stomata a...

Muslim graveyards are believed to be the most protected microecosystems and were regarded the most ideal habitats for natural vegetation due to special cultural roles ...

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Quantitative ecological techniques in winter wheat fields were used to assess weed species richness, distribution pattern and abundance under the influence of varying ...

The investigation focuses on competitive interactions between a perennial shrub Indigofera oblongifolia and two annuals Tephrosia strigosa and Corchorus triloccularis ...

Mastitis is an infectious disease of livestock affecting agricultural economy especially in developing countries. Present review was designed to gather literature abou...

Yellow maize is grown in autumn and spring seasons and prevailing in both dent and flint types. High yield with stable performance of yellow maize genotypes across these seasons is desire of loc...

Lilies are ornamental plants of global importance, yet cross incompatibility remains a major problem in breeding programmes. Calcium plays an essential role in the sex...

Somaclonal variation is an important tool for creating genetic diversity in sugarcane. Somaclones of NIA-1198 were developed through callus culture and subjected to fi...

Crop yields of major cereals including wheat are not increasing at the targeted growth rates to feed the rising demands stemming from increase in the human population. Variability in germplasm i...

The cereal crops depend, in their production sustainability, on germplasm improvement and genetic diversity. The role of multivariate techniques is vital in classifica...

The prospects of cultivating Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus columbinus−P8) on date palm leaves with a combination of different agricultural waste, ...

In the study area, Pinus wallichiana one of the most dominant species at upper timberline, reaching age up to 700-years old was selected for the dendroclimato...

There is a vast diversity of lichens in forests of Pakistan due to rich vegetation and suitable environmental conditions for their growth. During exploration of lichen...

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of Allium tuncelianum ethanol extract on nine important plant pathogens and the amount of total phenolic co...

Phenolic inhibitory compounds are produced during an essential pre-treatment process carried out for removal of lignin from biomass for making the cellulose and hemicelluloses accessible to cell...

Seedling emergence and plant growth of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) are severely affected by charcoal rot disease. The aim of present study was to identify the...

Chromatographic (DAD-HPLC) analysis of purified fractions from Abrus precatorius seed coat extract has been performed; the predominant phenolic compounds foun...