The role of melatonin in regulating horticultural crop production under various abiotic stresses

L Huang, W Fu, Y Zhang, X Liu, Q Wang, L Wang… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Horticultural crops are very important component of our food chain, and their production is
highly sensitive to different soil related abiotic stresses (SRAS). These stresses reduce plant …

A vital role of chitosan nanoparticles in improvisation the drought stress tolerance in Catharanthus roseus (L.) through biochemical and gene expression modulation

EF Ali, AM El-Shehawi, OHM Ibrahim… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought is a main abiotic stress that restricts plant growth and development. The increased
global demand of anti-cancer alkaloids extracted from periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is …

A beginner's guide to osmoprotection by biostimulants

D Jiménez-Arias, FJ García-Machado… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water is indispensable for the life of any organism on Earth. Consequently, osmotic stress
due to salinity and drought is the greatest threat to crop productivity. Ongoing climate …

Chitosan nanoparticles effectively combat salinity stress by enhancing antioxidant activity and alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

FAS Hassan, E Ali, A Gaber, MI Fetouh… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) are non-toxic and biodegradable stimulants of growth and
secondary metabolite production, which offer new routes to combat plant stress. Salinity is a …

Salicylic Acid Spraying-Induced Resilience Strategies Against the Damaging Impacts of Drought and/or Salinity Stress in Two Varieties of Vicia faba L. Seedlings

MFA Dawood, A Zaid, AAHA Latef - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022 - Springer
Under the present era of changing climate, plants face simultaneous abiotic pressures rather
than single stress. Under these unprecedented and joint environmental pressures, thorough …

Seed Priming with Silicon as a Potential to Increase Salt Stress Tolerance in Lathyrus odoratus

RS El-Serafy, ANA El-Sheshtawy, AKG Atteya… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water shortage is a major problem limiting the expansion of green areas and landscapes.
Using seawater as an alternative source of potable water is not a novel idea, but the issue of …

Drought responsiveness in six wheat genotypes: identification of stress resistance indicators

A Guizani, H Askri, ML Amenta, R Defez… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is among the world's most important staple food
crops. In the current climate change scenario, a better understanding of wheat response …

Salinity duration differently modulates physiological parameters and metabolites profile in roots of two contrasting barley genotypes

E Dell'Aversana, K Hessini, S Ferchichi, GM Fusco… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hordeum maritimum With. is a wild salt tolerant cereal present in the saline depressions of
the Eastern Tunisia, where it significantly contributes to the annual biomass production. In a …

Graded Moisture Deficit Effect on Secondary Metabolites, Antioxidant, and Inhibitory Enzyme Activities in Leaf Extracts of Rosa damascena Mill. var. trigentipetala

K Hessini, H Wasli, HM Al-Yasi, EF Ali, AA Issa… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought affects plant growth and yield in many agricultural areas worldwide by producing
negative water potentials in the root zone that reduce water availability, affecting plant …

Evaluation of the Phytochemical and Pharmacological Potential of Taif's Rose (Rosa damascena Mill var. trigintipetala) for Possible Recycling of Pruning Wastes

TM Galal, HM Al-Yasi, MA Fawzy, TG Abdelkader… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the phytochemical contents of Taif's rose pruning wastes and their
potential application as phytomedicine, thereby practicing a waste-recycling perspective. In …