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-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

The multifaceted role of jasmonic acid in plant stress mitigation: An overview

M Rehman, MS Saeed, X Fan, A Salam, R Munir… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants, being sessile, have developed complex signaling and response mechanisms to
cope with biotic and abiotic stressors. Recent investigations have revealed the significant …

Exploiting the drought tolerance of wild Elymus species for bread wheat improvement

A Khan, A Ali, Z Ullah, I Ali, P Kaushik… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Crop wild resources are excellent sources of new genetic variation for resilience against
climate extremes. However, detailed characterization of the desirable phenotypes is …

Plant growth regulators affecting maize leaf senescence and area index impact yield under drought

SK Fard, A Soleymani, H Javanmard - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing leaf area duration (LAD, delaying leaf senescence) may be a suitable method to
enhance maize (Zea mays L.) growth in drought stress conditions. Accordingly, it was …

Biochemical and phenological characterization of diverse wheats and their association with drought tolerance genes

I Ali, S Anwar, A Ali, Z Ullah, DN Binjawhar, H Sher… - BMC plant biology, 2023 - Springer
Drought is one of the most important wheat production limiting factor, and can lead to severe
yield losses. This study was designed to examine the effect of drought stress on wheat …

Water stress effects on stay green and chlorophyll fluorescence with focus on yield characteristics of diverse bread wheats

A Ali, Z Ullah, H Sher, Z Abbas, A Rasheed - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion The study provided an insight toward better understanding of stay-green
mechanisms for drought tolerance improvement and identified that synthetic-derived wheats …

The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield

S Anwar, A Ali, Z Ullah, DN Binjawhar… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deficiency of micronutrients is a major problem faced by nearly half of the world population
due to intake of poor-quality food. To overcome the problem of malnutrition, biofortification of …

Comparative Effects of Hydropriming and Iron Priming on Germination and Seedling Morphophysiological Attributes of Stay-Green Wheat

S Sumbal, A Ali, D Nasser Binjawhar, Z Ullah… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Seed priming is considered to play an essential role in the overall improvement of
agricultural crops. The current research work was carried out in order to investigate the …

Melatonin-Induced Stress Enhanced Biomass and Production of High-Value Secondary Cell Products in Submerged Adventitious Root Cultures of Stevia rebaudiana …

B Naz, A Afzal, H Ali, N Ahmad, H Fazal, R Ullah… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Stress is one of the important factors that directly or indirectly affects the plant architecture,
biochemical pathways, and growth and development. Melatonin (MEL) is an important stress …