Article
Plant Sciences
Yaling Hou, Wenzhi Zeng, Chang Ao, Ying Luo, Zhao Wang, Menglu Hou, Jiesheng Huang
Summary: Inoculation with salt-tolerant strains B. atrophaeus WZYH01 and Planococcus soli WZYH02 can significantly improve the growth performance and antioxidant levels of maize under salt stress. The effect of Planococcus soli WZYH02 is more prominent. Furthermore, inoculation can protect maize from salt stress by regulating plant hormone levels and increasing nutrient acquisition.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
A. A. Lo'ay, Sally F. Abo EL-Ezz
Summary: The study evaluated the sensitivity of 'Flame seedless' vines to soil salinity stress on different rootstocks. It found that the '1103 Paullson' rootstock exhibited greater tolerance to soil salinity stress during the grape berry development stages, suggesting that grafting 'Flame seedless' vines onto '1103 Paullson' could mitigate soil salinity stress in arid and semi-arid soil conditions.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wallace Melo dos Santos, Maria Isidoria Silva Gonzaga, Jose Airon da Silva, Andre Quintao de Almeida, Jose Carlos de Jesus Santos, Thomas Antonio Silva Gonzaga, Idamar da Silva Lima, Eloa Moura Araujo
Summary: The study found that biochars derived from sugarcane and corncob were more effective in reducing soil salinity compared to gypsum, improving seed germination and plant growth. These biochar treatments also optimized soil reclamation time.
Article
Plant Sciences
Moshira A. El-Shamy, Tarek Alshaal, Hossam Hussein Mohamed, Asmaa M. S. Rady, Emad M. Hafez, Abdullah S. Alsohim, Diaa Abd El-Moneim
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of soil amendments and PGPR on the growth and quality of quinoa under salt-affected soil. The results showed that the combined application of phosphogypsum and PGPR improved the plant's tolerance to water stress and soil salinity, leading to increased productivity and quality of quinoa.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Farah Qazi, Esmaeil Shahsavari, Steven Prawer, Andrew S. Ball, Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic
Summary: Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered as primary pollutants due to their toxic effects. Traditional identification methods are laborious and do not consider the heterogeneous distribution of PAHs. Confocal microscopy is proposed as a rapid and accurate technique for direct analysis of PAHs in soil samples without the complexity of sample pre-processing.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shiyong Zhang, Yongqiang Duan, Liqiang Zhong, Hongyan Liu, Minghua Wang, Xiaohui Chen
Summary: This study revealed that salinity stress has a significant impact on the growth, survival, and antioxidant system of channel catfish. It was found that amino acid metabolism genes were significantly up-regulated in the low salt stress group, immune response genes were significantly up-regulated in the high salt stress group, and fatty acid metabolism genes were significantly up-regulated in both groups.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Md. Manjurul Haque, Md. Sanaullah Biswas, Md Khaled Mosharaf, Md. Amdadul Haque, Md. Shahidul Islam, Kamrun Nahar, Md. Mynul Islam, Habibul Bari Shozib, Md. Mariful Islam, Ferdous-E-Elahi
Summary: This study demonstrates that biofilm-producing rhizobacteria have the ability to promote plant growth, enhance antioxidant defense, and alleviate salt stress. These rhizobacteria can help plants increase biomass accumulation and improve their stress tolerance under saline conditions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Akhilesh Kumar, Saurabh Singh, Arpan Mukherjee, Rajesh Prasad Rastogi, Jay Prakash Verma
Summary: Research isolated 36 salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (ST-PGPB) from sodic soil in India, with 13 strains showing better growth properties in high salt concentrations. Inoculation with Bacillus pumilus strain JPVS11 improved rice growth performance, chlorophyll content, and soil enzyme activities, indicating its potential as a beneficial bacterium for mitigating salinity effects in rice.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Khadiga Alharbi, Emadeldeen Rashwan, Emad Hafez, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Hossam Hussein Mohamed, Tarek Alshaal
Summary: This study investigated the effects of water stress and soil salinity on soybean growth and found that combined application of plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPMs) and potassium humate (K-humate) significantly improved plant growth and yield.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mostafa M. Rady, El-Sayed M. Desoky, Safia M. Ahmed, Ali Majrashi, Esmat F. Ali, Safaa M. A. I. Arnaout, Eman Selem
Summary: The study demonstrates significant improvements in growth, yield, and antioxidant defenses of Phaseolus vulgaris plants grown in salt-affected soil through foliar spray of selenium dioxide nanoparticles, with the most effective concentration being 1.0 mM.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fengliang Zhao, Xiaoping Xin, Yune Cao, Dan Su, Puhui Ji, Zhiqiang Zhu, Zhenli He
Summary: The use of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) as a fertilizer synergist can significantly enhance corn growth and nutrient use efficiency by improving the availability of phosphorus and nitrogen in soils. However, the effects of CNPs on plant growth and soil enzyme activity are dose-dependent, with positive effects within a certain range of concentrations.
Article
Physiology
Xueshan Li, Qiuchi Chen, Qingfei Li, Jiamin Li, Kun Cui, Yunqiang Zhang, Adong Kong, Yanjiao Zhang, Min Wan, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai
Summary: Replacing 66.7% of FO with LO had no significant effects on the growth performance of large yellow croaker, while replacing 100% of FO with LO decreased growth performance and increased inflammation and hepatic lipid content.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Jesus Z. Villarreal, Javiera Perez-Anker, Susana Puig, Marc Xipell, Gerard Espinosa, Esther Barnadas, Ana B. Larque, J. Malvehy, Ricard Cervera, Arturo Pereira, Antonio Martinez-Pozo, Luis F. Quintana, Adriana Garcia-Herrera
Summary: This study demonstrates the feasibility of using ex vivo confocal microscopy for the analysis of basic patterns of lesion in nephropathology. FuCM proves to be as effective as conventional techniques in evaluating acute tubular necrosis and interstitial fibrosis changes, facilitating rapid evaluation of kidney biopsies and restructuring the clinical workflow in renal histopathology.
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abdul Waheed, Yakupjan Haxim, Gulnaz Kahar, Waqar Islam, Mushtaq Ahmad, Khalid Ali Khan, Hamed A. Ghramh, Fatmah M. Alqahtani, Mohamed Hashemand, Zhang Daoyuan
Summary: As a lipid-derived compound, jasmonic acid (JA) regulates growth and defense against environmental stresses. Our study found that exogenous foliar JA application can alleviate the salt-induced stress response in kidney bean plants. Furthermore, JA application can upregulate the antioxidant mechanism and osmolytes of kidney bean plants, enhancing their salt tolerance ability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lorena Maria Cucci, Giuseppe Trapani, Orjan Hansson, Diego La Mendola, Cristina Satriano
Summary: This study developed a hybrid theranostic nano-formulation based on gold nanoparticles and angiogenin to modulate angiogenesis-related phases involved in wound healing. The results suggest promising potential for these nanoplatforms in wound care by regulating angiogenesis processes.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yamshi Arif, Andrzej Bajguz, Shamsul Hayat
Summary: Moringa, also known as the Miracle Tree, has versatile uses in both animals and plants. The extract from Moringa has various beneficial effects on plants, including promoting seed germination, plant growth, and crop yield, as well as mitigating abiotic stress and acting as a biopesticide.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Husna Siddiqui, Khan Bilal Mukhtar Ahmed, Pravej Alam, Shamsul Hayat
Summary: Cadmium is toxic to plants and Brassica juncea plant is a hyperaccumulator for Cd. The research found that applying 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) can reduce the accumulation of Cd in the foliage of mustard plants, protect the photosynthetic machinery, and have a better effect on lower concentrations of Cd.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bilal Ahmad, Sami Ullah Qadir, Tariq Ahmad Dar, Pravej Alam, Peerzada Yasir Yousuf, Parvaiz Ahmad
Summary: Plant-derived smoke contains karrikins (KARs), which are a type of plant growth regulators that affect seed germination, seedling vigor, and other photo-morphogenetic responses. KARs improve plant performance under various environmental constraints by modulating antioxidative metabolism and up-regulating stress-related genes expression. This modulation involves an interplay with transcription factors and endogenous plant growth regulators.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Cengiz Kaya, Ferhat Ugurlar, Muhammed Ashraf, Pravej Alam, Parvaiz Ahmad
Summary: The study investigated the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in wheat plant tolerance to salinity stress (SS) induced by hydrogen sulphide (H2S) through modifying the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle. Plants subjected to SS were treated with either 0.2 mM sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS; H2S donor) or NaHS plus 0.1 mM sodium nitroprusside (SNP; a NO donor). Salinity stress resulted in negative effects on plant growth, leaf water status, leaf K+, and glyoxalase II (gly II), while causing an increase in proline content, leaf Na+ content, oxidative stress, methylglyoxal (MG), glyoxalase I (gly I), and the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase, as well as the levels of endogenous NO and H2S. NaHS supplementation improved plant development, reduced leaf Na+ content and oxidative stress, and altered leaf water status, leaf K+, and the levels of enzymes involved in AsA-GSH, H2S, and NO. The positive effects of NaHS on these traits in the SS-plants were enhanced by SNP supplementation. Moreover, the addition of 0.1 mM cPTIO, a scavenger of NO, counteracted the beneficial effects of NaHS by lowering NO levels. The restoration of beneficial effects by SNP and NaHS + cPTIO together, by increasing NO content, suggested the importance of NO in SS tolerance in wheat plants induced by H2S through the activation of enzymes connected to the AsA-GSH cycle.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Ipsita Samal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Prasanta Kumar Majhi, Sneha Murmu, Asit Kumar Pradhan, Dilip Kumar, Varun Saini, Amit Umesh Paschapur, M. Nikhil Raj, Ankur, Suryakant Manik, Partha Pratim Behera, Deepak Kumar Mahanta, J. Komal, Pravej Alam, Thamer Al Balawi
Summary: Horticultural production is crucial for economic growth, but insect infestations pose a threat. Endophytic entomo-pathogenic fungi (EEPF) can be utilized as a biological control tool to protect plants by enhancing growth, nutrition, and tolerance to external factors. EEPF also influences insect performance and preferences while regulating plant defenses. However, current research on EEPF is limited, and there is a need to uncover and analyze more unexplored EEPFs.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Faizan, Pravej Alam, Vishnu D. Rajput, Ahmad Faraz, Shadma Afzal, S. Maqbool Ahmed, Fang-Yuan Yu, Tatiana Minkina, Shamsul Hayat
Summary: Nanoparticles (NPs) have been proven to be effective in enhancing plant growth and mitigating the stress caused by heavy metals. This review highlights the unique physiochemical properties and the potential of NPs in improving nutrient uptake and tolerance to heavy metal stress. It also provides insights into future research directions for phytoremediation and sustainable agriculture.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Fangfang Xu, Wenxiang Liu, Hui Wang, Pravej Alam, Wei Zheng, Mohammad Faizan
Summary: In this study, a total of 20 ASMT genes were identified in tea plants and classified into three subfamilies. These genes were unevenly distributed on seven chromosomes, with two pairs of genes showing fragment duplication. Gene sequence analysis showed that the structures of the ASMT genes in tea plants were highly conserved, with slight differences in gene structures and motif distributions among different subfamily members. Transcriptome analysis revealed that most CsASMT genes did not respond to drought and cold stresses, while CsASMT08, CsASMT09, CsASMT10, and CsASMT20 significantly responded to these stresses. CsASMT08 and CsASMT10 were highly expressed under low-temperature stress and negatively regulated in response to drought stress. Combined analysis indicated that CsASMT08 and CsASMT10 were potential regulators of abiotic stress resistance in tea plants. These findings provide insights into the functional properties of CsASMT genes in melatonin synthesis and abiotic stress in tea plants.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan Carlos Garcia-Cruz, Daniel Huelgas-Mendez, Jorge Santiago Jimenez-Zuniga, Xareni Rebollar-Juarez, Mariel Hernandez-Garnica, Ana Maria Fernandez-Presas, Fohad Mabood Husain, Rawaf Alenazy, Mohammed Alqasmi, Thamer Albalawi, Pravej Alam, Rodolfo Garcia-Contreras
Summary: Bacteriophages, as the most abundant biological entity on Earth, play crucial roles in bacterial ecology, animal and plant health, and biogeochemical cycles. In addition to phage therapy, they have potential applications in food preservation, surface disinfection, treatment of dysbiosis, and modulation of microbiomes. Bacteriophages can also be used for non-bacterial infections, pest control, reducing bacterial virulence and antibiotic resistance, and even combating global warming.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Kanwal Riaz, Toheed Iqbal, Sarzamin Khan, Amjad Usman, Mariam S. Al-Ghamdi, Ashwag Shami, Rania Ali El Hadi Mohamed, Abdulrahman A. Almadiy, Fahd Mohammed Abd Al Galil, Nawal Abdulaziz Alfuhaid, Nazeer Ahmed, Pravej Alam
Summary: Mealworms have great potential as a sustainable food source for humans due to their favorable nutritional profile and low environmental impact. Feed formulation and optimization are important for meal production.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ahmad Faraz, Mohammad Faizan, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Shamsul Hayat, Mohammad Faisal, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Eslam M. Abdel-Salam
Summary: This study investigated the use of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) as seed primers to enhance the growth of Brassica juncea. The results showed that seed priming with 4 mg/L CuO NPs for 30 minutes significantly increased the growth indices and biochemical parameters of B. juncea. Antioxidant enzyme activity and biochemical parameters were also enhanced. This suggests that CuO NPs can effectively improve the performance of B. juncea and may have potential in other crop species.
Review
Plant Sciences
Mohammad Faizan, Pravej Alam, Vishnu D. Rajput, Shareen, Khushdeep Kaur, Ahmad Faraz, Tatiana Minkina, S. Maqbool Ahmed, Vijay Rani Rajpal, Shamsul Hayat
Summary: The changing global climate has led to abiotic stresses that negatively impact plant growth and agricultural output. Vitamin E, as a non-enzymatic antioxidant, shows promise in mitigating these stresses by scavenging reactive oxygen species, regulating cellular redox state, providing photoprotection, and enhancing resistance against abiotic stresses.
PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
(2023)
Review
Horticulture
Luomin Cui, Zemao Liu, Yunlong Yin, Yiping Zou, Mohammad Faizan, Pravej Alam, Fangyuan Yu
Summary: This paper reviews the progress of research on ornamental plants related to natural polyploidy, chromosome doubling, the 2n gametes pathway, and plant ploidy identification. It emphasizes the importance of chromosome doubling and sexual hybridization as the main routes in polyploid breeding, and suggests enhancing the research and application of these methods to improve breeding efficiency and strengthen the utilization of polyploid plants.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yamshi Arif, Priyanka Singh, Husna Siddiqui, Mohd Shiraz, Anayat Rasool Mir, Pravej Alam, Shamsul Hayat
Summary: Different osmolytes have diverse effects on the germination, morphological, and physio-biochemical responses of Nigella sativa. Among the tested osmolytes, sodium chloride has the most pronounced and deleterious impact on the plant, while polyethylene glycol has the least toxic outcomes on the physiological processes and overall health of the plant.
BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
