Mulching as a sustainable water and soil saving practice in agriculture: A review

HS El-Beltagi, A Basit, HI Mohamed, I Ali, S Ullah… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research was carried out in order to demonstrate that mulching the ground helps to
conserve water, because agricultural sustainability in dryland contexts is threatened by …

The effects of the microbial biostimulants approved by EU regulation 2019/1009 on yield and quality of vegetable crops

GM Fusco, R Nicastro, Y Rouphael, P Carillo - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of microbial biostimulants such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPB)
and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has gained popularity in recent years as a …

Evaluation of the growth-inducing efficacy of various Bacillus species on the salt-stressed tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

A Patani, D Prajapati, D Ali, H Kalasariya… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plants are affected by salt stress in a variety of ways, including water deficiency, ion toxicity,
nutrient imbalance, and oxidative stress, all of which can cause cellular damage or plant …

Photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence of Iranian licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra l.) accessions under salinity stress

SS Mousavi, A Karami, F Maggi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While salinity is increasingly becoming a prominent concern in arable farms around the
globe, various treatments can be used for the mitigation of salt stress. Here, the effective …

Modulating the antioxidant defense systems and nutrients content by proline for higher yielding of wheat under water deficit

ML Hadid, KMA Ramadan, HS El-Beltagi… - Notulae Botanicae …, 2023 - notulaebotanicae.ro
Numerous plant metabolites, especially amino acids, are accumulated as a result of stress.
These amino acids are crucial for plant metabolism and development and have historically …

Effect of organic and bio-fertilization on fruit yield, bioactive constituents, and estragole content in fennel fruits

HS El-Beltagi, RS Nada, E Mady, AE Ashmawi… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fennel fruits (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) represent one of the plant-based natural spices. This
study aims to improve the fruit yield and essential oil (EO) quality by reducing the …

Acclimatization of in vitro banana seedlings using root-applied bio-nanofertilizer of copper and selenium

TA Shalaby, SM El-Bialy, ME El-Mahrouk, AED Omara… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of in vitro banana transplants has become an important practice in the global
banana production. Proper and enough nutrients are needed for banana production …

Impacts of Ascorbic Acid and Alpha-Tocopherol on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Grown in Water Deficit Regimes for Sustainable Production

HS El-Beltagi, S Shah, S Ullah, Sulaiman, AT Mansour… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought is a major abiotic stress forced by the changing climate that affects plant production
and soil structure and functions. A study was conducted to explore the impacts of ascorbic …

Paclobutrazol Improves the Quality of Tomato Seedlings to Be Resistant to Alternaria solani Blight Disease: Biochemical and Histological Perspectives

TA Shalaby, NA Taha, DI Taher, MM Metwaly… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production and quality of tomato seedlings needs many growth factors and production
requirements besides controlling the phytopathogens. Paclobutrazol (PBZ) has benefit …

Effect of salinity and plant growth promoters on secondary metabolism and growth of milk thistle ecotypes

N Zahra, A Wahid, MB Hafeez, I Lalarukh, A Batool… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The present study shed light on the effect of salinity on the plant growth
and secondary metabolites of medicinally important milk thistle plant ecotypes. At the same …