Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are an alternative to enhance crop productivity
and reduce the environmental footprint in crop production systems. The main objective of …

Castor (Ricinus communis) is a drought-resistant oilseed crop. This study evaluated five
plant growth regulators (PGR) on their capacity to influence stem elongation of castor plants …

Background Pru p 7 was the first gibberellin-regulated protein (GRP) to be identified as a
food allergen as the basis of a pollen food allergy syndrome. Objective To clinically and …

Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a tetracyclic diterpenoid carboxylic acid synthesized by the
secondary metabolism of Fusarium fujikuroi. This phytohormone is widely studied due to the …

All around the world, salt stress has severely restricted plant development. Cotton is one of
the most important cash crops, but the saline soil negatively influences the quality and …

Microalgae are considered sustainable factories for high added value metabolites, with
growing applications in industrial or biomedical biotechnology. Carotenoids and …

Tillering directly determines the seed production and propagation capacity of clonal plants.
However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the tiller development of clonal plants are …

The olive tree is one of the most common type of cultivation in the Mediterranean area,
having high economic and social importance. The Alentejo region, Portugal, is an area with …

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Purpose Crops are increasingly affected by drought; hence, the current study explored the
potential role of three desert endophytic fungi, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus terreus and …