An Overview of the Characteristics and Potential of Calotropis procera From Botanical, Ecological, and Economic Perspectives

A Kaur, DR Batish, S Kaur, BS Chauhan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.(commonly known as the apple of sodom, calotrope, and
giant milkweed) is an evergreen, perennial shrub of the family Apocynaceae, mainly found …

Plant-soil-microbe interactions in maintaining ecosystem stability and coordinated turnover under changing environmental conditions

M Aqeel, J Ran, W Hu, MK Irshad, L Dong, MA Akram… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecosystem functions directly depend upon biophysical as well as biogeochemical reactions
occurring at the soil-microbe-plant interface. Environment is considered as a major driver of …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating the distinct interactive impact of cadmium and nickel on growth, photosynthesis, metal-homeostasis, and yield responses of mung bean (Vigna …

M Aqeel, N Khalid, A Tufail, RZ Ahmad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Contamination of soils with heavy metals (HMs) caused serious problems because plants
tend to absorb HMs from the soil. In view of HM hazards to plants as well as agro …

Photosynthetic efficiency of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) seedlings in response to Ni and Cd stress

P Dąbrowski, AJ Keutgen, N Keutgen, E Sierka… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Perennial ryegrass is a grass species used to establish lawns in urban areas where
pollution is a major environmental problems. Cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) contribute …

Compared to antioxidants and polyamines, the role of maize grain-derived organic biostimulants in improving cadmium tolerance in wheat plants

Y Alzahrani, MM Rady - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, the strategy of seed soaking has been successfully applied using extracts from
different plant parts for healthy growth of plant under different environmental stresses …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of road proximity on heavy metal concentrations in soils and common roadside plants in Southern California

N Khalid, M Hussain, HS Young, B Boyce… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Concerns about motor vehicle emissions on human health are typically focused on aerial
pollution and are regulated via controls on tailpipe emissions. However, vehicles also …

Structural and functional traits underlying the capacity of Calotropis procera to face different stress conditions

U Iqbal, M Hameed, F Ahmad - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Calotropis procera (Aiton) WT Aiton, originally native to tropical and sub-tropical
regions of northwestern Africa to southwest Asia through the Arabian Peninsula. The present …

Adaptive resilience of roadside trees to vehicular emissions via leaf enzymatic, physiological, and anatomical trait modulations

A Kumar, H Singh, G Kumari, S Bisht, A Malik… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unplanned urbanization and heavy automobile use by the rapidly growing population
contribute to a variety of environmental issues. Roadside plants can mitigate air pollution by …

Adaptation and mitigation potential of roadside trees with bio-extraction of heavy metals under vehicular emissions and their impact on physiological traits during …

A Kumar, P Kumar, H Singh, N Kumar - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
A massive increase in air emissions resulted from the growing population and the increasing
use of automobiles. This air pollution adversely affects living beings including humans …

[HTML][HTML] Sugar beet extract acts as a natural bio-stimulant for physio-biochemical attributes in water stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

A Noman, Q Ali, J Naseem, MT Javed… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2018 - Springer
The present study investigated the role of sugar beet extract (SBE) as a bio-stimulant to
ameliorate the adverse effects of drought on seed germination and growth of wheat (Triticum …