Current scenario and future prospects of endophytic microbes: promising candidates for abiotic and biotic stress management for agricultural and environmental …

U Anand, T Pal, N Yadav, VK Singh, V Tripathi… - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Globally, substantial research into endophytic microbes is being conducted to increase
agricultural and environmental sustainability. Endophytic microbes such as bacteria …

Effects of water stress on photosynthesis, yield, and water use efficiency in winter wheat

W Zhao, L Liu, Q Shen, J Yang, X Han, F Tian, J Wu - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drought has become one of the major constraints to agricultural development, particularly in
areas that lack water. Studying the effects of different water stresses on the photosynthesis …

Wheat growth, yield, and quality under water deficit and reduced nitrogen supply. A review

N Ali, M Akmal - Gesunde Pflanzen, 2022 - Springer
This review summarizes wheat crop growth, yield, and quality response to moisture stress
and nitrogen availability in the rhizosphere. The high nitrogen demand of wheat crop …

Leaf growth, gas exchange and assimilation performance of cowpea varieties in response to Bradyrhizobium inoculation

T Ayalew, T Yoseph, P Högy, G Cadisch - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Supplying nitrogen to crops through selecting high N fixing legumes and effective inoculant
is one of the key strategies to improve crop productivity. However, studies related to the …

Calibration and validation of the AquaCrop model for full and deficit irrigated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)

EK Kanda, A Senzanje, T Mabhaudhi - Physics and chemistry of the earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study aimed at calibrating and validating the AquaCrop model for cowpea under full and
deficit irrigation. The experiments used to calibrate and validate AquaCrop consisted of …

Topography-mediated light environment regulates intra-specific seasonal and diurnal patterns of photosynthetic plasticity and plant ecophysiological adaptation …

A Mishra, R Gupta, RK Joshi, SC Garkoti - Physiology and Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Due to substantial topographic variations in the Himalaya, incident solar radiation in the
forest canopy is highly unequal. This results in significant environmental differences at finer …

Legume germination is delayed in dry soils and in sterile soils devoid of microbial mutualists: Species‐specific implications for upward range expansions

AM Keeler, NE Rafferty - Ecology and evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is affecting species and their mutualists and can lead to the weakening or
loss of important interspecific interactions. Through independent shifts in partner phenology …

Seasonal variation in soil CO2 emission and leaf gas exchange of well‐managed commercial Citrus sinensis (L.) orchards

L Munjonji, KK Ayisi, TP Mafeo, T Maphanga… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To investigate whether soil clay content, cultivar and seasonal variation have any
effect on soil CO2 emission rates and leaf CO2 assimilation rates in a drip-irrigated …

High relative humidity improve chilling tolerance by maintaining leaf water potential in watermelon seedlings

J Lu, F Shireen, F Cheng, Z Bie - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Low temperature is a major environmental factor that severely impairs plant growth and
productivity. Although the response to low temperature stress is well studied, the …

Carbon assimilation and water-use efficiency in cowpea varieties inoculated with Bradyrhizobium, measured using 13C natural abundance

T Ayalew, T Yoseph, G Cadisch - Journal of Plant Interactions, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Moisture stress is one of the most important constraints for crop production in arid regions.
Cowpea is a vital food legume that has been cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical regions …