Drought and salinity are the main abiotic stresses limiting crop yield and quality worldwide.
Improving food production in drought-and salt-prone areas is the key to meet the increasing …

Sorghum [(S orghum bicolor L.) M oench] is a highly productive crop plant, which can be
used for alternative energy resource, human food, livestock feed or industrial purposes. The …

The role of amorphous silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) in enhancing growth and yield of
cucumber under water deficit and salinity stresses was assessed. A field experiment under …

Salinity stress is one of the most vital abiotic stresses which results in significant damages of
agricultural production, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Salinity causes …

Plant nutrients are the vital elements for plant growth and survival. Among the seventeen
essential plant nutrients, only three (C, H and O) are derived from the atmosphere and the …

Main conclusion An overview is presented of recent advances in our knowledge of
responses and mechanisms rendering adaptation to saline conditions in sorghum. Different …

Silicon is a beneficial plant nutrient, and yield responses to its application on Si-deficient
soils have been frequently demonstrated in Si-accumulator crops such as rice, sugarcane …

Although silicon (Si) has showed its potential role in mitigating abiotic stress-induced
damages in many plant species its role in coordinated induction of antioxidant defense is yet …

The current study was taken up to examine the role of bioagent (Trichoderma hamatum) in
mitigating the deleterious effects of NaCl stress in Ochradenus baccatus. Varying …

Silicon (Si) may mitigate different nutritional stresses in cultivated plants associated with a
higher activity of enzymatic compounds, which act in the reduction of oxidative stress. Thus …