Frequently changing environmental conditions pose unwarranted threat to plants life and
impose serious penalties in terms of arrested growth, metabolism and ultimately the yield …

Nitrate reductase (NR) is a key enzyme for nitrogen acquisition by plants, algae, yeasts, and
fungi. Nitrate, its main substrate, is required for signaling and is widely distributed in diverse …

Salinity stress is one of the major environmental constraints responsible for a reduction in
agricultural productivity. This study investigated the effect of exogenously applied nitric oxide …

Drought is one of the major abiotic stress factors that affect grape growth and yield, which in
turn negatively affects the grape and wine production industry. Developing effective …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a relevant signal molecule involved in many plant processes. However,
the mechanisms and proteins responsible for its synthesis are scarcely known. In most …

Among the heavy metals (HMs), lead (Pb) is considered as a toxic HM which adversely
affects growth and development of crop plants. The present experiment was aimed to …

Research has shown that chitosan induces plant stress tolerance and protection, but few
studies have explored chemical modifications of chitosan and their effects on plants under …

Seed germination is crucial for the plant life cycle. We investigated the role of nitric oxide
(NO) in two chickpea varieties that differ in germination capacity: Kabuli, which has a low …

Nitric oxide (NO) has received much attention since it can boost plant defense mechanisms,
and plenty of studies have shown that exogenous NO improves salinity tolerance in plants …

Molybdenum (Mo) has been reported to alleviate drought stress by enhancing antioxidant
defense in plants, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we hypothesized …