Salinity is one of the important constraints of sustainable agriculture, globally reducing crop production by impairing various biochemical, physiological and molecular functions. To examine hyd...

The chloroplast membrane is under the constant effect of external factors (temperature, light, nutrition, etc.) resulting in certain structural changes. Low temperat...

Soil salinity is a significant abiotic factor that lowers crop productivity. In the sub-tropical countries of Asia, mungbean is grown as a marginal crop in rice-based agricultural ecosystems, wh...

Salinity stress is one of the most serious abiotic factors limiting faba bean productivity. The faba bean is an important legume crop because it can ...

Salinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect plant growth and development worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the anatomical attributes of widely distributed halophyti...

This investigation was conducted to assess the possible impact of exogenously applied potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) in alleviating salinity-induced stress in must...

Water defecit is a crucial environmental stress that destructively limits rice growth and productivity, particularly under the current climate change. Consequently, dev...

Drought is one of the major disasters affecting wheat production. Research on drought resistance induced by nanomaterials is of great significance not only for global...

In order to optimize the concentration ratio of different forms of nitrogen and improve the effect of foliar fertilization, the effects of different concentration ratios of exogenous glycine nit...

In Pakistan, wheat is a major staple crop that is also considered as energy crop. At present, it has been developed as animal fodder, malt goods and human consumption. Under the heavy metal stre...

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the potential toxins for plants. It disturbs the physiological and biochemical processes in plants, resulting in poor plant growth and yield of crops. As the complete remo...

The decrease in seed viability, a commonly observed phenomenon even in optimal storage conditions, poses a significant challenge, particularly concerning genebank seed collections. Addressing th...

Rising temperatures and evapotranspiration (ETc) are causing drought in dryland regions, exacerbating water scarcity. Biochar has shown potential for water conservat...

Lead (Pb) toxicity detrimentally impacts crop growth. Its toxicity in plants results in stunted growth, chlorosis, reduced photosynthesis, disrupted nutrient uptake, oxidative stress, and altere...

Food security is affected by limited arable land, growing food demand and environmental degradation. Therefore, the selection of high-yield, stable-yield and climate-resistant varieties is essen...

Cotton is an often-pollinated crop and can be manipulated by exploiting heterosis achieved from different crosses among cotton genotypes for boos...

The current field experiments were conducted during two successive years throughout Kharif, 2017 and 2018 at Students’ Experimental Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sindh Agriculture...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an economically important crop due to its nutritional and en...

The distribution of plants over the earth's surface is not even or random but follows a particular geographical pattern. The variation in the floristic composition of plants can be attribute...

Humulus scandens is a common dioecious weed that possesses valuable forage and medicinal properties. It exhibits strong adaptability and a high seed yield, making it a subject of signif...

The internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequence is known for its remarkable ability to distinguish between plant species, making it a valuable tool for phylogeneti...

Aesculus chinensis Bunge, a deciduous tree in the genus Aesculus of the Hippocastanaceae family, has ornamental, economic, and medicinal values. But ...

Strawberry can be categorized into seasonal-flowering(SF) and perpetual-flowering(PF) depending on their flowering habit. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the two flowering patt...

Rosa hybrida is one of the most important cut flowers in the world, the premature senescence of its petals seriously affects its quality and economic value. In order to ...

The genus Fagonia of the family Zygophyllaceae consists of species, mostly distributed in tropical-subtropical or warm-temperate regions of the world in different environmental conditio...

Nephelium lappaceum is a tropical tree that is widely distributed in Malaysia and Indonesia. Rambutan fruit is nutritious and rich in vitamins, minerals, and ...

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The Himalayas are a rich reservoir of medicinal plants, which span across eight countries and cover 18% of the Indian subcontinent, with approximately 1,748 species ut...

Current study is based on the extraction of free and bound phenolic compounds (PC) in aerial parts i.e., stem, skin, leaves, and seeds of E. tereticornis (local name: Sufeda) p...

The purpose of this study was to optimize a rapid protocol for the extraction of phytochemicals, using a microwave-assisted extraction technique (MAE) from Olea eu...

Plant dehydrin (DHN) is a hydrophilic protein widely present in organisms, and it is accumulated when plants encounter adverse environments. Based on the sequence information of DHN fam...

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual edible oil produce rich in minerals, vitamins, and nutrients. Sunflowers are susceptible to many fungal diseases including rust, rotting, s...

Erucic acid is a typical long-chain fatty acid, which is considered to human health but extensively applied in industry and other fields. MYC2 is the crucial regulator in the JA signaling pathwa...

Yews are an important medicinal plant species in the genus Taxus. It has high importance due to the presence of Taxol, a well-known anti-cancer drug, used for the treatment of ovarian a...

An evaluation was performed to study the efficacy of postharvest application of epiphytic fluorescent Pseudomonas on mango “Safaid Chaunsa’ fruit ...

The objective of current study was to investigate total phenolic, flavonoids and triterpenoids content in various solvent extracts from leaves and roots of Dolomiaea macrocephala and th...

Successful execution of plant breeding programs requires diversity among key yield contributing traits and their positive association with final yield. Association of major traits with chilli fr...

Berberis lycium, a wild shrub, is a therapeutic plant that can tolerate harsh environmental conditions. Endophytic bacteria associated with it act as a repository for therapeutic compou...

The microbiota, which refers to the microbial populations, wields significant influence over human and animal immune systems, geochemical nutrient cycles, and the health and productivity of plan...

Contamination of agricultural lands by the heavy metal is a serious biological and environmental issue. Such a hazard can be minimized and confronted by enhancing the growth promoting and chromi...

Increasing population and urbanization results in greater production of wastewaters through industrial, commercial, domestic or agricultural activities. Discharges of these resources contain sev...

Bacterial lipases are diverse and are widely used as industrial enzymes. The widespread application of bacterial lipases has encouraged researchers to explore new lipase-producing bacterial stra...