Field crop responses and management strategies to mitigate soil salinity in modern agriculture: A review

HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman, OA Hewedy… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The productivity of cereal crops under salt stress limits sustainable food production and food
security. Barley followed by sorghum better adapts to salinity stress, while wheat and maize …

Potential role of plant growth regulators in administering crucial processes against abiotic stresses

AEL Sabagh, S Mbarki, A Hossain, MA Iqbal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plant growth regulators are naturally biosynthesized chemicals in plants that influence
physiological processes. Their synthetic analogous trigger numerous biochemical and …

Cover crops for sustainable cropping systems: a review

V Quintarelli, E Radicetti, E Allevato, SR Stazi… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cover cropping is a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil health
and crop performances in agro-ecosystems. Indeed, cover crops (CCs) may regulate several …

Exogenous application of zinc oxide nanoparticles improved antioxidants, photosynthetic, and yield traits in salt-stressed maize

MF Seleiman, A Ahmad, BA Alhammad, EK Tola - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Salinity is one of the most threatening abiotic stresses to agricultural production, alarmingly
expanding both through natural salinization phenomena and anthropogenic activities in …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium homeostasis and potential roles in combatting environmental stresses in plants

R Shabbir, T Javed, S Hussain, S Ahmar, M Naz… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The calcium (Ca+ 2) molecules being an important intracellular messenger are
involved in various signal transduction mechanisms in plants. Many external stimuli such as …

Exploring the research challenges and perspectives in ecophysiology of plants affected by salinity stress

M Trușcă, Ș Gâdea, R Vidican, V Stoian, A Vâtcă… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil salinization processes have increased over the years and affect large parts of
agricultural fields. The purpose of this review was to highlight the most important aspects …

Aspergillus welwitschiae BK Isolate Ameliorates the Physicochemical Characteristics and Mineral Profile of Maize under Salt Stress

H Gul, R Ali, M Rauf, M Hamayun, M Arif, SA Khan… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stressors are global limiting constraints for plant growth and development. The most
severe abiotic factor for plant growth suppression is salt. Among many field crops, maize is …

Characterization of Maize Hybrids (Zea mays L.) for Detecting Salt Tolerance Based on Morpho-Physiological Characteristics, Ion Accumulation and Genetic …

MAS Huqe, MS Haque, A Sagar, MN Uddin… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing soil salinity due to global warming severely restricts crop growth and yield. To
select and recommend salt-tolerant cultivars, extensive genotypic screening and …

Complexation and immobilization of arsenic in maize using green synthesized silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs)

OA David, AH Labulo, I Hassan, I Olawuni… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Arsenic (As) is a heavy metal that is toxic to both plants and animals. Silicon nanoparticles
(SiNPs) can alleviate the detrimental effects of heavy metals on plants, but the underlying …

Impact of different types of green manure on pests and disease incidence and severity as well as growth and yield parameters of maize

FS Saquee, PE Norman, MD Saffa, NJ Kavhiza… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The emergence of pests and diseases, including the maize streak virus, leaf blight, the
African stem borer, and gray leaf spot, poses a persistent threat to maize production (Zea …