The substantial influence of microbes on crop growth, stress resilience, and ecological
restoration has generated considerable interest due to the intricate interplay between these …

In recent years, higher plants have emerged as intrinsic sources for generating vast
quantities of valuable therapeutic proteins to meet the demands of disease prevention or …

Introduction Heavy metals such as iron, copper, manganese, cobalt, silver, zinc, nickel, and
arsenic have accumulated in soils for a long time due to the dumping of industrial waste and …

Background Anthocyanins are important contributors to coloration across a wide
phylogenetic range of plants. Biological functions of anthocyanins span from reproduction to …

Fresh tomato fruits (TFs) contain a high moisture content of 90–94%, which makes storage
and transportation over long distances difficult. Lately, numerous investigators have …

Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni) are nutrients that are crucial for plant growth;
however, when they are present at higher concentrations, they can cause toxicity in plants …

The interaction between biochar application and calcium ions (Ca 2+) in plants, in terms of
activating plant defense mechanism would be useful to improve plant resilience and …

Due to metal toxicity, widespread industrialization has negatively impacted crop yield and
soil quality. The current study was aimed to prepare and characterize biochar made from …

The limited genetic diversity in tomatoes presents significant hurdles for traditional breeding
efforts. However, the emergence of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic …

The tomato as a raw material for processing is globally important and is pivotal in dietary
and agronomic research due to its nutritional, economic, and health significance. This study …