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 …

Use of metal nanoparticles in biological system has recently been recognised although little
is known about their possible effects on plant growth and development. Nanoparticles …

Salinity negatively affects plant growth and causes significant crop yield losses world-wide.
Maize is an economically important cereal crop affected by high salinity. In this study, maize …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a functionally diverse group of microbes
having immense potential as biostimulants and stress alleviators. Their exploitation in agro …

The increasing salinity in soils and irrigation water is a major concern for growers of
strawberry, a salt-sensitive horticultural crop. The hormone melatonin (N-acetyl-5 …

Salinity is a constraint limiting plant growth and productivity of crops throughout the world.
Understanding the mechanism underlying plant response to salinity provides new insights …

Salinity is one of the major issues that limits field crop productivity in an arid and semiarid
environment. Therefore, two field trials were carried out over two seasons of 2018 and 2019 …

Salinization of farming soils is a major abiotic stress hampering crop growth and productivity
globally. Chickpea is a vital legume crop, being cultivated largely in rainfed drylands and is …

Ascorbic acid (AsA) and melatonin (Mel) are known molecules participating in stress
resistance, however, their combined role in counteracting the impact of salinity in plants is …

Salt tolerant bacteria can be helpful in improving a plant's tolerance to salinity. Although
plant–bacteria interactions in response to salt stress have been characterized, the precise …