Potassium in plants: Growth regulation, signaling, and environmental stress tolerance

R Johnson, K Vishwakarma, MS Hossen… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is an essential element for the growth and development of plants; however, its
scarcity or excessive level leads to distortion of numerous functions in plants. It takes part in …

[HTML][HTML] Plant responses to herbivory, wounding, and infection

S Mostafa, Y Wang, W Zeng, B Jin - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plants have various self-defense mechanisms against biotic attacks, involving both physical
and chemical barriers. Physical barriers include spines, trichomes, and cuticle layers …

[HTML][HTML] A better use of fertilizers is needed for global food security and environmental sustainability

J Penuelas, F Coello, J Sardans - Agriculture & Food Security, 2023 - Springer
The massive use of fertilizers during the last decades allowed a great increase in the global
capacity of food production. However, in the last years, several studies highlight the …

Ion transporters and their regulatory signal transduction mechanisms for salinity tolerance in plants

S Joshi, J Nath, AK Singh, A Pareek… - Physiologia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil salinity is one of the most serious threats to plant growth and productivity. Due to global
climate change, burgeoning population and shrinking arable land, there is an urgent need to …

Potassium: A track to develop salinity tolerant plants

S Kumari, H Chhillar, P Chopra, RR Khanna… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Salinity is one of the major constraints to plant growth and development across the globe
that leads to the huge crop productivity loss. Salinity stress causes impairment in plant's …

Potassium in plant physiological adaptation to abiotic stresses

MG Mostofa, MM Rahman, TK Ghosh, AH Kabir… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is an integral part of plant nutrition, playing essential roles in plant growth and
development. Despite its abundance in soils, the limitedly available form of K ion (K+) for …

Exploring the reinforcing effect of nano-potassium on the antioxidant defense system reflecting the increased yield and quality of salt-stressed squash plants

MM Rady, ATH Mossa, AMA Youssof, AS Osman… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
To explore the reinforcing effects of nano-potassium fertilizer (nano-K) on growth, yield and
quality, physio-biochemical responses, antioxidant defense systems, antioxidant gene …

[HTML][HTML] Halotolerant biofilm-producing rhizobacteria mitigate seawater-induced salt stress and promote growth of tomato

MM Haque, MS Biswas, MK Mosharaf, MA Haque… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Biofilm-producing rhizobacteria (BPR) enhance productivity and mitigate abiotic stresses in
plants. This study showed that 21 out of 65 halotolerant rhizobacteria could build biofilms …

Role of mycorrhizas and root exudates in plant uptake of soil nutrients (calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium): has the puzzle been completely solved?

J Sardans, H Lambers, C Preece, AF Alrefaei… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic global change is driving an increase in the frequency and intensity of drought
and flood events, along with associated imbalances and limitation of several soil nutrients. In …

[HTML][HTML] The application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Solanum lycopersicum production in the agricultural system: a review

AA Adedayo, OO Babalola, C Prigent-Combaret… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Food safety is a significant challenge worldwide, from plantation to cultivation, especially for
perishable products such as tomatoes. New eco-friendly strategies are needed, and …