New opportunities in plant microbiome engineering for increasing agricultural sustainability under stressful conditions

MS Afridi, MA Javed, S Ali, FHV De Medeiros… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant microbiome (or phytomicrobiome) engineering (PME) is an anticipated untapped
alternative strategy that could be exploited for plant growth, health and productivity under …

Role of endophytic bacteria in salinity stress amelioration by physiological and molecular mechanisms of defense: A comprehensive review

B Ali, A Hafeez, MA Javed, MS Afridi, HA Abbasi… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is a major concern for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century, as it
has an impact on crop production and soil fertility, which may increase the risk of famine. Of …

Salinity stress improves antioxidant potential by modulating physio-biochemical responses in Moringa oleifera Lam.

M Azeem, K Pirjan, M Qasim, A Mahmood, T Javed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Moringa oleifera Lam. is a common edible plant, famous for several nutritional and
therapeutic benefits. This study investigates the salt-induced modulations in plant growth …

Bacillus thuringiensis PM25 ameliorates oxidative damage of salinity stress in maize via regulating growth, leaf pigments, antioxidant defense system, and stress …

B Ali, A Hafeez, S Ahmad, MA Javed, Sumaira… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinity is the major abiotic stress that disrupts nutrient uptake, hinders plant growth, and
threatens agricultural production. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are the most …

Impact of foliar application of syringic acid on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under heavy metal stress-insights into nutrient uptake, redox homeostasis, oxidative …

J Ma, MH Saleem, B Ali, R Rasheed… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as lead (Pb)] is becoming a serious global
problem due to the rapid development of the social economy. However, accumulation of Pb …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term responses of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) to the individual and combinatorial effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and silicon in the …

J Ma, S Ali, MH Saleem, S Mumtaz… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While of lesser prevalence than boron (B) deficient soils, B-rich soils are important to study
as they can cause B toxicity in the field and subsequently decrease crop yields in different …

Thiourea-Capped Nanoapatites Amplify Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Zea mays L. by Conserving Photosynthetic Pigments, Osmolytes Biosynthesis and Antioxidant …

S Faryal, R Ullah, MN Khan, B Ali, A Hafeez… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salinity is one of the most prevalent abiotic stresses which not only limits plant growth and
yield, but also limits the quality of food products. This study was conducted on the surface …

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 …

Chrysotile-Asbestos-Induced Damage in Panicum virgatum and Phleum pretense Species and Its Alleviation by Organic-Soil Amendment

K Saleem, MA Asghar, MH Saleem, A Raza, G Kocsy… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Asbestos is an industrially important microfiber present in cement industries and some
mining sites and is very toxic to plant growth and development, but it has been neglected …

Efficacy of priming wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds with a benzothiazine derivative to improve drought stress tolerance

AA Al-Huqail, MH Saleem, B Ali, M Azeem… - Functional Plant …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
We evaluated the effects of different concentrations (0.05 and 0.15 mM) of a benzothiazine
(BTh) derivative on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in normal (100% field water capacity, FWC) …