Search Results - "Physiology and molecular biology of plants"

Glutathione in plants: biosynthesis and physiological role in environmental stress tolerance by Hasanuzzaman, Mirza, Nahar, Kamrun, Anee, Taufika Islam, Fujita, Masayuki

“…Glutathione (GSH; γ-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine) is a small intracellular thiol molecule which is considered as a strong non-enzymatic antioxidant. Glutathione…”
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Application of chitosan on plant responses with special reference to abiotic stress by Hidangmayum, Akash, Dwivedi, Padmanabh, Katiyar, Deepmala, Hemantaranjan, Akhouri

“…Chitosan is a natural biopolymer modified from chitins which act as a potential biostimulant and elicitor in agriculture. It is non-toxic, biodegradable and…”
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How do plants defend themselves against pathogens-Biochemical mechanisms and genetic interventions by Kaur, Simardeep, Samota, Mahesh Kumar, Choudhary, Manoj, Choudhary, Mukesh, Pandey, Abhay K., Sharma, Anshu, Thakur, Julie

“…In agro-ecosystem, plant pathogens hamper food quality, crop yield, and global food security. Manipulation of naturally occurring defense mechanisms in host…”
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Plant growth under water/salt stress: ROS production; antioxidants and significance of added potassium under such conditions by Ahanger, Mohammad Abass, Tomar, Nisha Singh, Tittal, Megha, Argal, Surendra, Agarwal, R. M.

“…Plants are confronted with a variety of environmenmtal stresses resulting in enhanced production of ROS. Plants require a threshold level of ROS for vital…”
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CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing of drought and salt tolerance (OsDST) gene in indica mega rice cultivar MTU1010 by Santosh Kumar, V. V., Verma, Rakesh Kumar, Yadav, Shashank Kumar, Yadav, Pragya, Watts, Archana, Rao, M. V., Chinnusamy, Viswanathan

“…Development of abiotic stress tolerant rice cultivars is necessary for sustainable rice production under the scenario of global climate change, dwindling fresh…”
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MYB transcription factor genes as regulators for plant responses: an overview by Ambawat, Supriya, Sharma, Poonam, Yadav, Neelam R., Yadav, Ram C.

“…Regulation of gene expression at the level of transcription controls many crucial biological processes. Transcription factors (TFs) play a great role in…”
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ACC deaminase and antioxidant enzymes producing halophilic Enterobacter sp. PR14 promotes the growth of rice and millets under salinity stress by Sagar, A., Sayyed, R. Z., Ramteke, P. W., Sharma, S., Marraiki, Najat, Elgorban, Abdallah M., Syed, Asad

“…Rhizobacteria are known to ameliorate salinity stress through a wide variety of mechanisms including the production of aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate…”
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AP2/ERF, an important cold stress-related transcription factor family in plants: A review by Ritonga, Faujiah Nurhasanah, Ngatia, Jacob Njaramba, Wang, Yiran, Khoso, Muneer Ahmed, Farooq, Umar, Chen, Su

“…Increasing the vulnerability of plants especially crops to a wide range of cold stress reduces plant growth, development, yield production, and plant…”
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RNAi technology: a new platform for crop pest control by Mamta, B., Rajam, M. V.

“…The insect pests are big threat in meeting the food demands for future generation. The present pest control strategies, including the existing transgenic…”
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Salicylic acid alleviates chromium (VI) toxicity by restricting its uptake, improving photosynthesis and augmenting antioxidant defense in Solanum lycopersicum L by Gupta, Samta, Seth, Chandra Shekhar

“…Contamination of agricultural soil by chromium (Cr) is a serious menace to environmental safety and global food security. Although potential of salicylic acid…”
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Brassinosteroid seed priming with nitrogen supplementation improves salt tolerance in soybean by Soliman, Mona, Elkelish, Amr, Souad, Trabelsi, Alhaithloul, Haifa, Farooq, Muhammad

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of brassinosteroid (24-epibrassinolide, EBL) seed priming and optimal nitrogen (N) supply in improving salt…”
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Nitric oxide mitigates salt stress effects of pepper seedlings by altering nutrient uptake, enzyme activity and osmolyte accumulation by Shams, Mostafakamal, Ekinci, Melek, Ors, Selda, Turan, Metin, Agar, Guleray, Kul, Raziye, Yildirim, Ertan

“…This study was planned to evaluate the role of exogenous application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor, on the deleterious effect of salinity in…”
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Improvement of drought tolerance of soybean plants by using methyl jasmonate by Mohamed, Heba Ibrahim, Latif, Hanan Helmy

“…Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a naturally occurring plant growth regulator and play vital roles in plant defense and many developmental processes such as root…”
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Meta-QTLs, ortho-MQTLs and candidate genes for nitrogen use efficiency and root system architecture in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Saini, Dinesh Kumar, Chopra, Yuvraj, Pal, Neeraj, Chahal, Amneek, Srivastava, Puja, Gupta, Pushpendra Kumar

“…In wheat, meta-QTLs (MQTLs), ortho-MQTLs, and candidate genes (CGs) were identified for nitrogen use efficiency and root system architecture. For this purpose,…”
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Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPR) induce antioxidant tolerance against salinity stress through biochemical and physiological mechanisms by Neshat, Mohammadreza, Abbasi, Alireza, Hosseinzadeh, Abdulhadi, Sarikhani, Mohammad Reza, Dadashi Chavan, Davood, Rasoulnia, Abdolrahman

“…Salinity is one of the most severe abiotic stress in the world. Also, the irrigated lands have been treated with second salinity. Canola is one of the most…”
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Meta-QTL analysis and identification of candidate genes for drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Kumar, Anuj, Saripalli, Gautam, Jan, Irfat, Kumar, Kuldeep, Sharma, P. K., Balyan, H. S., Gupta, P. K.

“…Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis for drought tolerance was undertaken in bread wheat to identify consensus and robust MQTLs using 340 known QTLs from 11 earlier…”
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Impact of combined stress of high temperature and water deficit on growth and seed yield of soybean by Jumrani, Kanchan, Bhatia, Virender Singh

“…Elevated temperature and water deficit are the major abiotic factors restricting plant growth. While in nature these two stresses often occur at the same time;…”
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Interactive role of zinc and iron lysine on Spinacia oleracea L. growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant capacity irrigated with tannery wastewater by Zaheer, Ihsan Elahi, Ali, Shafaqat, Saleem, Muhammad Hamzah, Ali, Mohsin, Riaz, Muhammad, Javed, Sehar, Sehar, Anam, Abbas, Zohaib, Rizwan, Muhammad, El-Sheikh, Mohamed A., Alyemeni, Mohammed Nasser

“…Untreated wastewater contains toxic amounts of heavy metals such as chromium (Cr), which poses a serious threat to the growth and physiology of plants when…”
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Foliar spray of Auxin/IAA modulates photosynthesis, elemental composition, ROS localization and antioxidant machinery to promote growth of Brassica juncea by Mir, Anayat Rasool, Siddiqui, Husna, Alam, Pravej, Hayat, Shamsul

“…Auxins (Aux) are primary growth regulators that regulate almost every aspect of growth and development in plants. It plays a vital role in various plant…”
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Magnetic field regulates plant functions, growth and enhances tolerance against environmental stresses by Radhakrishnan, Ramalingam

“…Global climatic fluctuations and the increasing population have been responsible for the decline in the crop productivity. The chemical fertilizers,…”
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