Role of melatonin in plant tolerance to soil stressors: salinity, pH and heavy metals

M Moustafa-Farag, A Elkelish, M Dafea, M Khan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (MT) is a pleiotropic molecule with diverse and numerous actions both in plants
and animals. In plants, MT acts as an excellent promotor of tolerance against abiotic stress …

Say “NO” to plant stresses: Unravelling the role of nitric oxide under abiotic and biotic stress

D Kumar, P Ohri - Nitric Oxide, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is a diatomic gaseous molecule, which plays different roles in different
strata of organisms. Discovered as a neurotransmitter in animals, NO has now gained a …

Plant Growth-Promoting Endophytic Bacterial Community Inhabiting the Leaves of Pulicaria incisa (Lam.) DC Inherent to Arid Regions

A Fouda, AM Eid, A Elsaied, EF El-Belely, MG Barghoth… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, 15 bacterial endophytes linked with the leaves of the native medicinal plant
Pulicaria incisa were isolated and identified as Agrobacterium fabrum, Acinetobacter …

Antimicrobial and In Vitro Cytotoxic Efficacy of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) Fabricated by Callus Extract of Solanum incanum L.

I Lashin, A Fouda, AA Gobouri, E Azab… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The in vitro callus induction of Solanum incanum L. was executed on MS medium
supplemented with different concentrations of auxin and cytokinin utilizing petioles and …

Melatonin counteracts drought induced oxidative damage and stimulates growth, productivity and fruit quality properties of tomato plants

MFM Ibrahim, OHA Elbar, R Farag, M Hikal, A El-Kelish… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin “N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine”(MT) has recently been considered as a new plant
growth regulator with multiple physiological functions. Although many previous studies have …

Serratia marcescens BM1 Enhances Cadmium Stress Tolerance and Phytoremediation Potential of Soybean Through Modulation of Osmolytes, Leaf Gas Exchange …

MA El-Esawi, A Elkelish, M Soliman, HO Elansary… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The heavy metal contamination in plant-soil environment has increased manifold recently. In
order to reduce the harmful effects of metal stress in plants, the application of beneficial soil …

Oxidative stress responses of some endemic plants to high altitudes by intensifying antioxidants and secondary metabolites content

AM Hashim, BM Alharbi, AM Abdulmajeed, A Elkelish… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Most endemic plant species have limited altitudinal ranges. At higher altitudes, they are
subjected to various environmental stresses. However, these plants use unique defense …

Physiology of gamma-aminobutyric acid treated Capsicum annuum L. (Sweet pepper) under induced drought stress

B Iqbal, F Hussain, MS Khan, T Iqbal, W Shah, B Ali… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
There is now widespread agreement that global warming is the source of climate variability
and is a global danger that poses a significant challenge for the 21st century. Climate crisis …

Nitric oxide, hormesis and plant biology

EJ Calabrese, E Agathokleous - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The present paper provides the first integrative assessment of the occurrence of nitric oxide
(NO) induced hormetic effects in plant biology. Hormetic dose responses were commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from blue gum augment growth and performance of maize, fenugreek, and onion by modulating plants cellular …

M Soliman, SH Qari, A Abu-Elsaoud… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology applications are increasingly utilized to improve crops. Besides their use as
antifungal and antimicrobial agents, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are currently exploited to …