Carbon-based materials including multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been
recently implicated in a number of reports dealing with their potential use in agriculture …

Abstract Pitaya (Selenicereus undatus L.), an important tropical plant belonging to the
Cactaceae family, is rich in antioxidants, dietary fibers and low in calories. Pitaya shows …

Salinity is a crucial problem which has affected crop productivity globally. Ascorbic acid is
considered helpful against abiotic stresses due to its powerful antioxidant potential. In the …

Ascorbate (AsA), the most abundant water-soluble redox compound in plants and eukaryotic
algae, has multiple functions. There is compelling genetic evidence that the biosynthesis of …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical which modulates protein function and gene expression
throughout all stages of plant development. Fruit ripening involves a complex scenario …

Contemporaneous presence of both oxidized and reduced forms of electron carriers is
mandatory in efficient flux by plant electron transport cascades. This requirement is …

Plant metabolism, including primary metabolism such as tricarboxylic acid cycle, glycolysis,
shikimate and amino acid pathways as well as specialized metabolism such as biosynthesis …

Key message SlNAC4 functions as a stress-responsive transcription factor and might be
useful for crop salt and drought tolerance improvement. Abstract Abiotic stresses, especially …

L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a major antioxidant in plants and plays a significant role in
mitigation of excessive cellular reactive oxygen species activities caused by number of …

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), an important antioxidant enzyme, plays a significant role in
ROS scavenging by catalyzing the decrease of hydrogen peroxide under various …