Water, a necessary component of cell protoplasm, plays an essential role in supporting life
on Earth; nevertheless, extreme changes in climatic conditions limit water availability …

Although leaf senescence results in a loss of photosynthetic carbon fixation, the senescence-
dependent release of nutrients, especially of nitrogen, is important for the growth of young …

Maize is a sensitive crop to drought and heat stresses, particularly at the reproductive stages
of development. The present study investigated the individual and interactive effects of …

Abstract Silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) have shown their potential for use in farming under
water-deficient conditions. Thus, the experiment was accomplished to explore the impacts of …

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses in agriculture worldwide. This study was
carried out to investigate the effect of drought stress on proline content, chlorophyll content …

Nitrogen fertilizer and planting density are two crucial factors that affect the yield of common
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum M.). Youqiao2, a common buckwheat cultivar with high …

▪ Abstract Ozone (O3) is well documented as the air pollutant most damaging to agricultural
crops and other plants. Most crops in developed countries are grown in summer when O3 …

Under‐as well as overfertilization with nitrogen (N) will result in economic loss for the farmer
due to reduced yields and quality of the products. Also from an ecological perspective, it is …

The present research was carried out to study effects of animal manure and superabsorbent
polymer on leaf relative water content, cell membrane stability and leaf chlorophyll content …

Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Minaret) was grown at two different CO2
concentrations (367 and 650 μmol mol− 1) in open-top-chambers from sowing until final …