Article
Plant Sciences
Tianyu Feng, Yan Zhang, Min He, Mingcai Zhang, Zhaohu Li, Yuyi Zhou, Liusheng Duan
Summary: The research indicates that COR can enhance cold resistance in rice, promote seed germination, increase accumulation of protective substances, and mitigate the harmful effects of reactive oxygen on cells under cold stress. Additionally, COR induces the expression of cold-responsive genes, aiding rice in withstanding cold stress.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shangguang Du, Xueyong Huang, Yali Cai, Yingbin Hao, Shengrong Qiu, Lihua Liu, Meng Cui, Liping Luo
Summary: The study found that 93-11 had higher levels of antioxidant concentrations and activity after chilling treatment compared to Qiutianxiaoting, reaching the peak at 36 hours; Phenolic compounds decreased in Qiutianxiaoting between 12 and 36 hours but then increased at 48 hours, while in 93-11, they increased with chilling time; HPLC detected and quantified 10 phenolic compounds, with gallic acid and caffeic acid predominantly in 93-11, and rutin only in Qiutianxiaoting.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wen-Tao Luo, Li He, Fang Li, Jiao-Kun Li
Summary: This study found that exogenous salicylic acid can alleviate the harmful effects of antimony toxicity on plants, improving growth performance and antioxidant defense mechanisms in rice seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaowei Zhang, Yiqing Feng, Tongtong Jing, Xutao Liu, Xizhen Ai, Huangai Bi
Summary: This study demonstrated that melatonin positively regulates the chilling tolerance of cucumber seedlings by activating antioxidant enzymes and inducing key genes related to photosystems and carbon assimilation. The proteome analysis and western blot data revealed that melatonin upregulates protein levels associated with photosystems and carbon assimilation, ultimately alleviating damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and reducing oxidative damage to cucumber seedlings under chilling stress.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Arpad Szekely, Timea Szaloki, Mihaly Jancso, Janos Pauk, Csaba Lantos
Summary: Nowadays, hyperspectral remote sensing data are widely used in nutrient management, crop yield forecasting, and stress monitoring. Handheld spectrometers were used in this research to validate the data through chlorophyll-a fluorescence measurements under natural cold stress. The study monitored 16 rice cultivars with different origins and tolerances in the seedling stage, under different temperature regimes across two seasons.
Article
Agronomy
Pan Shu, Yujing Li, Lanting Xiang, Jiping Sheng, Lin Shen
Summary: Ethylene regulates the response of tomato fruit to chilling stress by affecting hormone and protein expression, and can reduce or intensify cold injury in tomato fruit through ethephon or 1-methylcyclopropene treatment. This study suggests a new regulatory pathway where ethylene enhances tolerance to chilling stress in tomato fruit by synergistically regulating antioxidant enzymes and ATP synthases.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Yingzi Wang, Qin Yu, Yinhua Li, Juan Li, Jinhua Chen, Zhonghua Liu, Jian'an Huang, Mohammad S. Al-Harbi, Esmat F. Ali, Mamdouh A. Eissa
Summary: The addition of NO can reduce the relative conductivity of tea leaves, inhibit the elevated malondialdehyde content, promote the accumulation of proline, soluble protein and sugar, increase the superoxide dismutase, catalase activities, thereby alleviating the damage of cold stress on tea leaves. The study provides significant insights into how tea plants sense and defend against chilling stress, contributing to improving production levels and economic benefits, as well as offering theoretical foundations for controlling chilling stress in tea plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ali Raza, Wei Su, Ziqi Jia, Dan Luo, Yi Zhang, Ang Gao, Muhammad Azhar Hussain, Sundas Saher Mehmood, Yong Cheng, Yan Lv, Xiling Zou
Summary: Trehalose acts as a growth modulator and improves cold stress tolerance in rapeseed seedlings. The study found that exogenous trehalose mitigates the adverse effects of cold stress on rapeseed seedlings, increasing their survival rate. Trehalose regulates antioxidant and osmotic balance, participates in metabolism and signaling networks to enhance cold stress tolerance.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Bingwen Wang, Dangquan Zhang, Wenfeng Wang, Yukun Song, Mengfei Lu, Shen Ding
Summary: Cadmium and selenium can jointly affect plant growth. This study investigated the effects of different foliar application doses of selenium on the accumulation of cadmium in walnut seedlings under cadmium stress. The results showed that selenium application increased walnut biomass and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities in walnut roots and leaves. Additionally, selenium application reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, as well as decreased the accumulation of cadmium in different parts of walnuts.
Article
Agronomy
Milica Kanjevac, Biljana Bojovic, Andrija Ciric, Milan Stankovic, Dragana Jakovljevic
Summary: Wheat is widely grown cereal and low temperature stress affects its development. This study investigated different priming methods (hormo-, halo-, osmo-, and hydropriming) to enhance wheat's resistance to low temperatures. Priming showed positive effects on growth, vigor index, and protein content. Antioxidant enzymes and phenolic compounds were significantly affected by seed priming, with the best results observed with hormo- and hydropriming. The study concludes that seed priming is a promising approach to increase wheat seedlings' resistance to low temperature stress.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chenlu Liu, Hongtao Wang, Xiuzhi Zhang, Fengwang Ma, Tianli Guo, Cuiying Li
Summary: The study demonstrates that exogenous GABA treatment has a mitigation effect on apple seedlings under drought stress, increasing leaf water content, reducing leaf lipid peroxidation, enhancing photosynthesis, decreasing stomatal conductance, and improving antioxidant capacity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shakeel Ahmad, Ihsan Muhammad, Guo Yun Wang, Muhammad Zeeshan, Li Yang, Izhar Ali, Xun Bo Zhou
Summary: The study demonstrated that under drought stress conditions, melatonin application can promote the growth of maize seedlings, alleviate oxidative damage, and enhance plant resistance to stress.
Article
Horticulture
Rana Naveed Ur Rehman, Aman Ullah Malik, Ahmad Sattar Khan, Mahmood Ul Hasan, Raheel Anwar, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Wasim Haider
Summary: The study demonstrated that pre-storage treatment with hot water and methyl salicylate could effectively reduce chilling injury and maintain better quality of sweet pepper fruits during shelf life after cold storage.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Minyi Huang, Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, Yongxiang Wu, Chunlin He, Kaituo Wang, Shangdong Yang, Hiromi Kurokawa, Hirofumi Matsui, Gjergj Dodbiba, Toyohisa Fujita
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different nanobubbles on the growth and Cd accumulation of rice seedlings under hydroponic conditions. The results showed that Cd alone decreased the biomass, photosynthetic pigment content, and antioxidant enzyme activity of rice seedlings, while inducing lipid peroxidation. However, when different types of nanobubbles were introduced into the nutrient solution, the bioavailability of Cd in the solution was reduced, resulting in significantly decreased Cd content in rice. Nanobubbles increased the biomass of rice, enhanced photosynthesis, and improved the antioxidant capacity of rice by increasing antioxidant enzyme activities to alleviate Cd-induced oxidative stress. Moreover, nanobubbles increased the Fe content in rice, which decreased the Cd content, as Cd is antagonistic to Fe. Overall, these findings suggest that nanobubbles have the potential to mitigate Cd stress, improve rice yield, and should be further explored in production.
Article
Plant Sciences
Qiqi Ouyang, Yanwen Zhang, Xiaoyi Yang, Chong Yang, Dianyun Hou, Hao Liu, Huawei Xu
Summary: The overexpression of OsPIN9 in rice affects plant architecture and chilling tolerance by disrupting auxin and ROS homeostasis.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaomeng Fu, Runfei Gui, Wu Li, Zifeng Gao, Umair Ashraf, Jiangtao Tan, Qiuyi Ye, Jiale Chen, Huijia Xie, Zhaowen Mo
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of nitrogen and α-ketoglutaric acid application on morpho-physiological attributes, aroma regulations, and nutrient uptake in fragrant rice. Results showed that nitrogen had more prominent effects on agronomic traits, while α-ketoglutaric acid had a greater impact on the 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline content in grains. Overall, both nitrogen and α-ketoglutaric acid modulated growth, yield, and aroma in fragrant rice.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Lin Li, Zheng Zhang, Hua Tian, Umair Ashraf, Zhaowen Mo, Xiangru Tang, Meiyang Duan, Zaiman Wang, Tiaoyan Wu, Shenggang Pan
Summary: The use of deep nitrogen fertilization coupled with mechanical pot-seedling transplanting rice significantly improved grain yield, nutrient accumulation, and economic profitability compared to traditional broadcasting fertilizer methods. Deep placement of nitrogen fertilization also promoted root morphological indexes and leaf physiological activities, leading to higher benefit/cost ratio and making it a better alternative for conventional rice production systems.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohsin Nawaz, Liao Li, Farrukh Azeem, Samina Shabbir, Ali Zohaib, Umair Ashraf, Hubiao Yang, Zhiyong Wang
Summary: In this study, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Axonopus compressus under drought stress were identified and compared with the control group. The findings suggest the presence of a strong mechanism of drought tolerance in Axonopus compressus, providing a framework for further investigations into the specific roles of these genes in response to drought.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaomeng Fu, Lin Ma, Runfei Gui, Umair Ashraf, Yuzhan Li, Xiaojuan Yang, Jianwen Zhang, Muhammad Imran, Xiangru Tang, Hua Tian, Zhaowen Mo
Summary: The study revealed that the application of hydrogen rich water can promote the early growth of fragrant rice plants under salt stress, reduce oxidative stress, and enhance antioxidant enzyme activities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lin Ma, Zhuoli Huang, Shuying Li, Umair Ashraf, Wenjing Yang, Hecheng Liu, Daitianshu Xu, Wu Li, Zhaowen Mo
Summary: Melatonin application improved plant biomass and seedling growth, especially in low N treatment, which further activated antioxidant defense system. Additionally, melatonin application and low N treatment activated enzymes involved in N metabolism and resulted in higher Cd concentration in shoot and root of maize seedlings.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yanhong Li, Zhaowen Mo, Yuzhan Li, Jun Nie, Leilei Kong, Umair Ashraf, Shenggang Pan, Meiyang Duan, Hua Tian, Xiangru Tang
Summary: The study demonstrated that applying nitrogen fertilizer and reducing irrigation water during the tillering stage can increase rice yield and 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) content in grains. Treatments with higher nitrogen levels (N2) and lower water levels (W3) were more effective in improving grain yield and aroma compared to other nitrogen and water levels.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Muhammad Waseem, Feiyan Huang, Qiyu Wang, Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Farhat Abbas, Fiaz Ahmad, Umair Ashraf, Waseem Hassan, Sajid Fiaz, Xianwen Ye, Lei Yu, Yanguo Ke
Summary: The study indicates the significant epigenetic role of cytochrome P450 (CYP) in rice under non-biotic stresses, with DNA methylation playing a crucial role in gene expression regulation. Analysis of CYP family genes under salinity and drought stresses provided insights into their involvement in genetic expression and environmental stress responses in plants.
GM CROPS & FOOD-BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD CHAIN
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Lin Li, Qiankun Li, Zhihuan Lin, Zheng Zhang, Hua Tian, Umair Ashraf, Yousef Alhaj Hamoud, Meiyang Duan, Xiangru Tang, Shenggang Pan
Summary: The deep application of nitrogen fertilizer and straw incorporation had significant effects on rice grain yield and quality, nutrient accumulation, and root morphology and physiological traits. The DF+S treatment showed the best results in terms of yield and quality, enhancing rice productivity and nutrient acquisition.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lin Ma, Leilei Kong, Runfei Gui, Xiaojuan Yang, Jianwen Zhang, Qi Gong, Dejun Qin, Maosen Zhuang, Umair Ashraf, Zhaowen Mo
Summary: The study found that the application of hydrogen-rich water (HRW) can enhance the growth of fragrant rice under lead stress and slightly alleviate root inhibition caused by cadmium toxicity, by regulating antioxidant defense response to reduce the toxic effects of cadmium and lead on growing rice plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gegen Bao, Umair Ashraf, Xiaorong Wan, Qi Zhou, Shengyu Li, Chunling Wang, Longxin He, Xiangru Tang
Summary: This study found that under foliar zinc application, the 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) and zinc contents in aromatic rice were substantially increased, leading to improved 2AP biosynthesis through various pathways such as the activation of the PSCS2 gene. Multiple transcription factors (TFs) were involved in regulating the formation of 2AP in fragrant rice under zinc treatments. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between 2AP biosynthesis pathway genes and TFs in aromatic rice.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zheng Zhang, Yifei Wang, Yunyan Chen, Umair Ashraf, Lin Li, Minghua Zhang, Zhaowen Mo, Meiyang Duan, Zaiman Wang, Xiangru Tang, Shenggang Pan
Summary: The study revealed that placing 50% of the total amount of fertilization as basal fertilization deep placement with the rest as topdressing benefited the rice growth and yield.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Farhat Abbas, Yanguo Ke, Yiwei Zhou, Yunyi Yu, Muhammad Waseem, Umair Ashraf, Xinyue Li, Rangcai Yu, Yanping Fan
Summary: In this study, 37 ARF genes were identified and analyzed in Hedychium coronarium, with HcARF5 potentially playing a crucial role in the regulation of HcTPS3. The research revealed the involvement of HcARF5 in the synthesis of the floral volatile compound beta-ocimene and its influence on flower development.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuzhan Li, Luxin Liang, Shicong Huang, Wu Li, Umair Ashraf, Lin Ma, Zhaowen Mo
Summary: The study showed that melatonin and catechol can improve the growth and antioxidant response of fragrant rice seedlings, helping to alleviate the toxicity caused by cadmium stress. The combined or interactive effects of the two substances with cadmium stress may have impacts on the growth and antioxidant response of fragrant rice seedlings.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Quanqing Deng, Taobing Yu, Zhen Zeng, Umair Ashraf, Qihan Shi, Suihua Huang, Tengxiang Lian, Jianwen Chen, Wardah Muzaffar, Wankuan Shen
Summary: The study demonstrated that appropriate silicon application substantially improved sugarcane growth performance, increasing the levels of silicon, phosphorus, potassium, and other nutrients in plants. Furthermore, silicon application also impacted the physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and bacterial community structures in the rhizosphere soil, enhancing the growth of sugarcane.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Arooj Fatima, Saddam Hussain, Sadam Hussain, Basharat Ali, Umair Ashraf, Usman Zulfiqar, Zubair Aslam, Sami Asir Al-Robai, Fatima Omari Alzahrani, Christophe Hano, Mohamed A. El-Esawi
Summary: Salinity and alkalinity stresses have significant negative impacts on maize growth and yield, with alkalinity stress showing a greater effect than salinity stress. Under stress conditions, hybrid DK-6714 outperforms FH-1231 in terms of seedling growth, antioxidant activities, and biochemical attributes.
