Salinity stress is a major threat to crops that is considerably limiting agricultural productivity across the globe. Salt stress affects the growth, physiological, biochemical, and metabolic pro...

Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is used medicinally, nutritionally, and agriculturally. Salinity affects growth and quality. Salinity can be mitigated by shotgun methods such as plant gr...

The current study is focused on the salt tolerance capacity of Stevia rebaudiana (Asteraceae) and to observe the effect of salt on growth and antioxidant enzyme activities. Aft...

Due to its cost-effectiveness and eco-friendliness, plant-mediated nanomaterial production has been gaining prominence. The current study aimed to determine how biosynthesized AgNPs affected ric...

Climatic extremes events triggered by global warming are having negative impacts on agricultural systems and economies of countries that are highly susceptible to drought. Some plant species are...

To evaluate salt tolerance in some newly developed genotypes of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), field trials were conducted under natural saline field for two consecutive years i.e. Rabi ...

Heavy metals, including copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) depending on species, differentially affect algal growth and m...

The quest for enhancing agricultural yields due to increased pressure on food production has inevitably led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals. The potenti...

Salinity, drought, and temperature stresses are major environmental threats that change the plants’ distributional pattern in natural ecosystems. Cenchrus prieurii (Kunth) Maire i...

In the context of study, heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, As) content and macronutrients (Mg, Ca) in three aquatic ecosystem plant species (Juncus gerardii Loisel. subsp. ...

Lanzhou lily (Lilium davidii var. unicolor) is the only edible lily in China and it is a kind of narrow distribution endemic species and cultivated under monoculture and contin...

Increased area under organic cultivation is being driven by an improvement in nutritional quality and safety, as well as environmental concerns. Chromium (Cr) is a persistent contaminant that ha...

There is evidence that vegetative growth is limited in many cultivars of mango grown under subtropical regions reducing their flowering tendency that ultimately results in low productivity. Prol...

The excessive fruit load on various fruit trees is an obstacle in achieving sustainable production. Fruit thinning helps to improve fruit quality attributes by reducing crop load. Therefore, a f...

An experiment in the field was performed to assess the impacts of simple compost, vermicompost, and NP fertilizer application on the morpho-physiological, biochemical, and yield characteristics ...

A genotype’s yield performance is a genetic expression in an environment. However, other than soil and fertility levels, the elevation gradients also expressed changes in yield traits affe...

Plant functional classifications has recently attracted much attention from ecologists. However, assessment on plant functional classifications in the special area of Karst were still absent in ...

Due to their significant biological potential, nanoparticles have been a focus of recent research. For the synthesis of the silver nanoparticles, pure berberine and aq...

High or low fertilizer use efficiency has threatened the yield of cotton. In this study, four combined ratios of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) (N1 = 150 N, 0 P2O...

Segregation is the way to explore genetic variability in terms of high yield, disease or cold tolerance. Selection of competitive plants is a decisive step for the plant breeders after hybridiza...

Medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive compounds and have been used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Allium cepa exhibited several pharmacological activities including...

The identity and interrelationship of Morus species were confirmed and authenticated in the current research effort using DNA barcode analysis as a molecular technique. Chloroplast DNA ...

Chemical composition of the methanol extracts of Ferulago cassia Boiss. were identified by HPLC PDA and their DNA protective activity pattern determined. Regarding the chemotaxonomic ev...

Climate change and anthropogenic activities have an impact on vegetation patterns and spatial arrangement. Dera Ghazi Khan Rangelands and its environs are home to a diverse array of pla...

Main purpose of this research work was to check whether coriander and mint leaves available in various vegetable markets and nurseries of Lahore are safe to consume and free of heavy metals trac...

Plants play a vital role in environmental cleanliness by reducing harmful gases in the atmosphere. Genus Ocimum has a separate prescription due to its ability to clean air toxins in the...

Identification of genes at molecular level and association as linked markers to resistance in diploid cotton with emphasis on major diseases of cotton was studied via ...

This study aims to determine the yield and quality parameters of soybean genotypes that are cultivable under the main crop conditions. The experiments were conducted i...

Nitrogen (N) is deficient in more than ninety percent soils of Pakistan. Nitrogen deficiency and poor management causes yield losses in most of the crops in Pakistan therefore its efficient mana...

Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) Yang of the family Lauraceae is an endangered evergreen ornamental tree species. Shade stress greatly affects the growth and developme...

Rare and endangered plants not only provide mankind with scarce chemical, pharmaceutical, and living materials but also witness geological changes, plant evolution, an...

Harvesting wild indigenous plants for traditional medicinal purposes is a common practice in various areas across South Africa, including in Limpopo province. Traditional medicines are derived f...

The present paper elaborates the results of vegetation and floristic research carried out in the valley of Hunza, Central Karakorum Mountains, northern Pakistan. The field surveys conducted from...

As part of the evaluation and the valorization of plant genetic resources of fodder and pastoral interest in Algeria, twenty-six (26) natural populations of subterranean clover (Trifolium su...

Astragalus qamardinianus (sect. Pendulina Gontscharov), is described as a new species from northern Balochistan, Pakistan. Astragalus qamardinianus N. Khan, A. Sultan ...

The geographical distribution of the Aloe shadensis Lavranos & Collen. in the Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia was investigated. Areas around Shada Mountain and Qilwa area (Qilwa and Al...

The seedling structure and surface micromorphology of Sterculia foetida L. (Malvaceae) is described. Seedling of S. foetida may be Phanerocotylar-epigeal - Reserve type or Cryp...

The current study was designed to provide comprehensive information on the biodiversity, classification, biological spectra, and ethnomedicinal plant inventory of species and genera of the Aster...

‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) fruit needs to be thinned to increase the availability of photosynthates used to increase fruit size, fruit quality, profitabili...

Black Sea coastal highway is one of the busiest roads in the north of Turkey. With this study, it has been determined that sulfur dioxide (SO2) originating from the Black Sea coastal ...

In 2021, Leaf brown spot of Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) was observed in Changxi Avenue, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China. 16 isolates from diseased leaves were obtained and their...

Citrus is being cultivated throughout the globe and its production is increasing every year. Pakistan is ranked at 13thnumber for citrus production. Worldwide, Pakistan is largest exp...

Fruits losses are the foremost reason for declining the export income of a country. These losses encompass many reasons. Among these, post harvest losses are one of the ample causes discussed in...