Foliar-applied glycine betaine minimizes drought stress-related impact to gas exchange and the photochemical efficiency of PSII in sugarcane

S de Oliveira Maia Júnior, JR de Andrade… - … and Experimental Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Sugarcane is one of the most important crops in the world, but subject to yield losses caused
by sporadic droughts during the growing season. To mitigate the effects of drought stress …

Physiologic response of six plant species grown in two contrasting soils and irrigated with brackish groundwater and RO concentrate

AM Flores, MK Shukla, BJ Schutte… - Arid Land Research …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
With declining availability of fresh surface water, brackish groundwater is increasingly used
for irrigation in the arid and semi-arid southwestern United States. Brackish water can be …

Ensuring food security of arid regions through sustainable cultivation of halophytes

F Ahmad, M Hameed, MSA Ahmad… - Handbook of Halophytes …, 2021 - Springer
Scarcity of quality feed in Pakistan is the main cause for the limited growth and decline of
livestock that has a significant contribution in the agriculture sector. Different species of …

[HTML][HTML] Salt Tolerance of Limonium gmelinii subsp. hungaricum as a Potential Ornamental Plant for Secondary Salinized Soils

P Honfi, EA Eisa, A Tilly-Mándy, I Kohut, K Ecseri… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Secondary salinization caused by climate change is a growing global problem. Searching
for plants that can survive in areas with high salt content and even have decorative value …

Maintenance of photosynthesis and the antioxidant defence systems have key roles for survival of Halopeplis perfoliata (Amaranthaceae) in a saline environment

SG Rasool, S Gulzar, A Hameed, GE Edwards… - Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal salt marsh plants employ various combinations of morphological and physiological
adaptations to survive under saline conditions. Little information is available on salinity …

Expression of the Thellungiella halophila vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase gene (TsVP) in cotton improves salinity tolerance and increases seed cotton yield in a …

K Zhang, J Song, X Chen, T Yin, C Liu, K Li, J Zhang - Euphytica, 2016 - Springer
The emergence and survival of cotton seedlings is crucial for cotton cultivation in saline
fields. Limited seed cotton yield in saline fields is also a matter of concern for farmers. The …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth and yield of butter kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala), as influenced by the combined application of bovine manure and rock powder

MB Pereira, TJ Dias, NR Lima, ES Justino… - Acta …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
The supply of organic matter in soil of arid and semiarid in Brazilian regions is very import,
as it allows to increase crop yields. However, there are few studies on alternative sources of …

Halophytes: potential resources of coastal ecosystems and their economic, ecological and bioprospecting significance.

AK Parida, AK Asha Kumari… - … and climate change …, 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Halophytes are a special group of plants that grow and flourish in highly saline
environments. This chapter summarizes current knowledge exploring the enormous …

The effects of lead on photosynthetic performance of waxberry seedlings (Myrica rubra)

B He, M Gu, X Wang, X He - Photosynthetica, 2018 - Springer
The photosynthesis was investigated 30 d after Pb treatment in Myrica rubra seedlings. The
Pb treatment resulted in significantly increased Pb concentrations in shoots. Low Pb …

Do salinity, total nitrogen and phosphorus variation induce oxidative stress in emergent macrophytes along a tropical estuary?

R Santini, M Vantini Checchio, LS Correia Nunes… - Aquatic Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Aquatic plants suffer stress caused by abiotic and biotic variables. In estuaries, salinity is
one of the main abiotic factors responsible for stress. This study aimed to evaluate oxidative …