Proline, a multifaceted signalling molecule in plant responses to abiotic stress: understanding the physiological mechanisms

UK Ghosh, MN Islam, MN Siddiqui, X Cao… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abiotic stresses have a detrimental impact on plant growth and productivity and are a major
threat to sustainable crop production in rapidly changing environments. Proline, an …

Ethylene: a master regulator of salinity stress tolerance in plants

R Riyazuddin, R Verma, K Singh, N Nisha, M Keisham… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Salinity stress is one of the major threats to agricultural productivity across the globe.
Research in the past three decades, therefore, has focused on analyzing the effects of …

Catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbate-glutathione cycle enzymes confer drought tolerance of Amaranthus tricolor

U Sarker, S Oba - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The study was performed to explore physiological, non-enzymatic and enzymatic
detoxification pathways of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in tolerance of Amaranthus tricolor …

To fight or to grow: the balancing role of ethylene in plant abiotic stress responses

H Chen, DA Bullock Jr, JM Alonso, AN Stepanova - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants often live in adverse environmental conditions and are exposed to various stresses,
such as heat, cold, heavy metals, salt, radiation, poor lighting, nutrient deficiency, drought, or …

Biochar amendment reduces cadmium uptake by stimulating cadmium-resistant PGPR in tomato rhizosphere

X Zhou, X Zhang, C Ma, F Wu, X Jin, F Dini-Andreote… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar amendment in the soil can exert a positive effect in reducing heavy metal toxicity in
plants. However, it remains unclear the extent to which this effect is associated with the …

Nanoparticles applied to plant science: a review

SCC Arruda, ALD Silva, RM Galazzi, RA Azevedo… - Talanta, 2015 - Elsevier
The present review addresses certain important aspects regarding nanoparticles and the
environment, with an emphasis on plant science. The production and characterization of …

Sulfur metabolism and stress defense responses in plants

FR Capaldi, PL Gratão, AR Reis, LW Lima… - Tropical plant …, 2015 - Springer
Sulfur management is an important issue in crop plant nutrition. Sulfur has a role in
fundamental processes such as electron transport, structure and regulation. It is also …

Soil biogeochemistry, plant physiology, and phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soils

S He, Z He, X Yang, PJ Stoffella, VC Baligar - Advances in agronomy, 2015 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) loading in soil and the environment has been accelerated worldwide due to
enhanced industrialization and intensified agricultural production, particularly in the …

Pesticide-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant responses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seedlings

SK Shakir, S Irfan, B Akhtar, SU Rehman, MK Daud… - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
Excessive use of pesticides can adversely affect the growth of non-target host plants in
different ways. Pesticide-induced stress can affect non-target plants through elevated levels …

Cadmium stress antioxidant responses and root-to-shoot communication in grafted tomato plants

PL Gratão, CC Monteiro, T Tezotto, RF Carvalho… - Biometals, 2015 - Springer
Many aspects related to ROS modulation of signaling networks and biological processes
that control stress responses still remain unanswered. For this purpose, the grafting …