Worldwide periods of heat and drought are projected to be more frequent, longer, and
occurring earlier, which could deleteriously affect the productivity of cool-season crops …

The aim of this work was to examine the relationship between proline accumulation and
membrane injury in barley leaves suffering from the effects of water deficit. Water deficit …

Two barley cultivars were subjected to water stress by immersing their root system in PEG
6000. The relative water content (RWC) of the leaves fell under these conditions and …

Aims Salinity stress affects the growth of cowpea particularly at the stages of seed
germination and early vegetative growth. This study examined the potential of particular …

Black horehound (Ballota nigra L.) is one of the most important medicinal plants, as a rich
source of health-promoting essential oils and metabolites. Salinity stress affects plant …

The present study was carried out to study the variation of antioxidative potentials in terms of
activities of antioxidative enzymes along with the accumulation of osmolytes and plant …

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a native Iranian oilseed crop adapted to various
environments in the country. It can be planted as a winter or spring crop. The calculation of …

The exchange of ions between plant tissues and the external solution in vitro exhibits
prominent biphasic kinetics. This is generally ascribed to the different contribution of the two …

Two peanut cultivars were grown for 13 weeks under water controlled conditions in ceramic
pots, lined with plastic bags. The cultivar Falcon (F) showed characteristics of drought …

Four peanut cultivars from Mozambique, Natal Common (NC) originating from South Africa,
Mozambican landraces Bebiano Branco (BB) and Local (L) and Falcon originating from …