Nano-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

Plant microbiome engineering: hopes or hypes

MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles downplayed ultrastructural damage and improved photosynthetic apparatus in maize under cobalt stress

A Salam, AR Khan, L Liu, S Yang, W Azhar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely known that cobalt (Co) stress adversely affects plant growth and biomass
accumulation, posing serious threats to crop production and food security. Nanotechnology …

Cobalt stress induces photosynthetic and ultrastructural distortion by disrupting cellular redox homeostasis in maize

A Salam, M Rehman, J Qi, AR Khan, S Yang… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of the environment is becoming alarmingly serious with the rapid
pace of urbanization and unrestricted industrialization. Cobalt (Co) is one of the toxic and …

Biotechnological approaches in agriculture and environmental management - bacterium Kocuria rhizophila 14ASP as heavy metal and salt- tolerant plant growth …

MS Afridi, J Van Hamme, J Bundschuh, Sumaira… - Biologia, 2021 - Springer
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), possess multifarious beneficial traits and facilitate
plant growth by both direct and indirect mechanisms under hostile conditions. The objective …

Nitrogen contribution in plants: recent agronomic approaches to improve nitrogen use efficiency

SR Ghadirnezhad Shiade, A Fathi, F Kardoni… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Modern agriculture has a major impact on natural resources in terms of exploitation and use.
Land and water resources are being exploited by ever-increasing population pressures …

Cobalt induced toxicity and tolerance in plants: insights from omics approaches

A Salam, MS Afridi, AR Khan, W Azhar… - Heavy Metal Toxicity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is widely known that heavy metals (HM) severely impair plant growth and development,
posing a serious threat to food security and human health. Anthropogenic activities and an …

Extraction of indole-3-acetic acid from plant growth promoting rhizobacteria of bamboo rhizosphere and its effect on biosynthesis of chlorophyll in bamboo seedlings

KC Bishnu Maya, DP Gauchan… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - indianjournals.com
Background Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), a principal phytohormone, controls several crucial
physiological processes of plants. It ameliorates plant growth by stimulating cell elongation …

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MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez - S. AlTami, M - researchgate.net
Rhizosphere microbiome is a dynamic and complex zone of microbial communities. This
complex plant-associated microbial community, usually regarded as the plant's second …

Light intensity and biofertilizers effect on natural indigo production and nutrient uptake of Indigofera tinctoria L.

D Setyaningrum, MTS Budiastuti… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - indianjournals.com
This research investigated the effect of light intensity and biofertilizer on the yield, which
includes the production of indigo compounds and plant nutrient uptake. The study used a …