Nano-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

Role of endophytic bacteria in salinity stress amelioration by physiological and molecular mechanisms of defense: A comprehensive review

B Ali, A Hafeez, MA Javed, MS Afridi, HA Abbasi… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major concern for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century, as it
has an impact on crop production and soil fertility, which may increase the risk of famine. Of …

Salinity stress improves antioxidant potential by modulating physio-biochemical responses in Moringa oleifera Lam.

M Azeem, K Pirjan, M Qasim, A Mahmood, T Javed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Moringa oleifera Lam. is a common edible plant, famous for several nutritional and
therapeutic benefits. This study investigates the salt-induced modulations in plant growth …

Short-term responses of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) to the individual and combinatorial effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and silicon in the soil …

J Ma, S Ali, MH Saleem, S Mumtaz, G Yasin… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While of lesser prevalence than boron (B) deficient soils, B-rich soils are important to study
as they can cause B toxicity in the field and subsequently decrease crop yields in different …

Thiourea-Capped Nanoapatites Amplify Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Zea mays L. by Conserving Photosynthetic Pigments, Osmolytes Biosynthesis and Antioxidant …

S Faryal, R Ullah, MN Khan, B Ali, A Hafeez… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salinity is one of the most prevalent abiotic stresses which not only limits plant growth and
yield, but also limits the quality of food products. This study was conducted on the surface …

Plant microbiome engineering: hopes or hypes

MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Melatonin as a Foliar Application and Adaptation in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Crops under Drought Stress

S Yasmeen, A Wahab, MH Saleem, B Ali, KA Qureshi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Here, we grow two different varieties of lentil (lentil-2009 and lentil-93) under different
drought levels and with different applications of melatonin. Increasing the levels of soil water …

Multifaceted Impacts of Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. in Managing Various Plant Diseases and Crop Yield Improvement

N Mehmood, M Saeed, S Zafarullah, S Hyder… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The modern agricultural system has issues with the reduction of agricultural productivity due
to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses. It is also expected that in the future the entire …

Chrysotile-Asbestos-Induced Damage in Panicum virgatum and Phleum pretense Species and Its Alleviation by Organic-Soil Amendment

K Saleem, MA Asghar, MH Saleem, A Raza, G Kocsy… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Asbestos is an industrially important microfiber present in cement industries and some
mining sites and is very toxic to plant growth and development, but it has been neglected …

Ameliorative Effects of Exogenous Potassium Nitrate on Antioxidant Defense System and Mineral Nutrient Uptake in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) under Salinity …

AHA Abeed, MH Saleem, MA Asghar, S Mumtaz… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soil salinization has become a major issue around the world in recent years, as it is one of
the consequences of climate change as sea levels rise. It is crucial to lessen the severe …