Plants' physio-biochemical and phyto-hormonal responses to alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress: A comprehensive review

A Wahab, G Abdi, MH Saleem, B Ali, S Ullah, W Shah… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water, a necessary component of cell protoplasm, plays an essential role in supporting life
on Earth; nevertheless, extreme changes in climatic conditions limit water availability …

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 …

Nano-iron oxide accelerates growth, yield, and quality of Glycine max seed in water deficits

DB Dola, MA Mannan, U Sarker, MAA Mamun… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Drought is one of the most destructive abiotic stresses that impact the growth, physiology,
yield, and nutritional quality of seeds of crop plants. In modern agriculture, the use of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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

J Ma, S Ali, MH Saleem, S Mumtaz, G Yasin… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Melatonin and abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants

R Colombage, MB Singh, PL Bhalla - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increasing food demand by the growing human population and declining crop productivity
due to climate change affect global food security. To meet the challenges, developing …

Mitigation of salinity stress in barley genotypes with variable salt tolerance by application of zinc oxide nanoparticles

B Ali, MH Saleem, S Ali, M Shahid, M Sagir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Salinity has become a major environmental concern of agricultural lands, impairing crop
production. The current study aimed to examine the role of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO …