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Environmental Sciences
Nouman Khurshid, Muhammad Adnan Bukhari, Tanveer Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad, Wajid Nasim Jatoi, Syed Mohsin Abbas, Amir Latif, Amber Raza, Muhammad Aurangzaib, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah
Summary: The frequent occurrence of drought spells has significantly undermined the sustainability of high-input farming systems, especially for staple crops like wheat. A study investigated the effect of nicotinic acid on the growth and yield of wheat under optimal moisture and drought stress. The results showed that a dose of 2.2159 g L-1 of nicotinic acid had the best performance in terms of various growth traits and yield attributes.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abdul Sattar, Ahmad Sher, Muhammad Ijaz, Sami Ul-Allah, Sajjad Hussain, Umair Rasheed, Jamshad Hussain, Salem Mesfir Al-Qahtani, Nadi Awad Al-Harbi, Samy F. Mahmoud, Mohamed F. M. Ibrahim
Summary: In this study, the effects of individual or combined foliar application of silicon (Si) and melatonin (ML) on wheat under drought stress were investigated. The results showed that the combined application of Si and ML significantly improved grain yield and physiological characteristics of wheat. This treatment can be recommended to enhance wheat productivity in drought-affected regions.
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Agronomy
Ali Asad Bahar, Hafiz Nazar Faried, Kashif Razzaq, Sami Ullah, Gulzar Akhtar, Muhammad Amin, Mohsin Bashir, Nadeem Ahmed, Fahad Masoud Wattoo, Sunny Ahmar, Talha Javed, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Ferdinando Branca, Eldessoky S. Dessoky
Summary: Potassium fertilizer has a significant positive impact on potato crop growth and productivity, especially under partial root irrigation conditions. The study suggests that applying potassium at a rate of 100 kg per hectare is an effective approach to inducing drought tolerance in potato crops.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali Ahmad, Zubair Aslam, Saddam Hussain, Talha Javed, Sadam Hussain, Safdar Bashir, Iqtidar Hussain, Korkmaz Belliturk, Robert Adamski, Dorota Siuta, Eldessoky S. Dessoky, Kamel Hessini
Summary: The impacts of environmental stresses, particularly drought, on wheat productivity were investigated in this study. The application of vermicompost was found to mitigate the negative effects of drought, leading to improved morpho-physiological traits and antioxidant enzyme activities in wheat plants. These findings are of significant importance for sustainable wheat production.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jurica Duvnjak, Ante Loncaric, Lidija Brkljacic, Dunja Samec, Hrvoje Sarcevic, Branka Salopek-Sondi, Valentina Spanic
Summary: Drought stress can significantly reduce wheat growth and development as well as grain yield. This study investigated the morpho-physiological and hormonal responses of six winter wheat varieties to drought stress during stem elongation and anthesis stages and measured grain yield-related traits after harvest. The results showed that some varieties were more tolerant to drought while others were more sensitive.
Article
Plant Sciences
Dongfeng Ning, Yingying Zhang, Xiaojing Li, Anzhen Qin, Chao Huang, Yuanyuan Fu, Yang Gao, Aiwang Duan
Summary: Drought has a significant negative impact on wheat production, but silicon supplementation can enhance wheat resistance to drought stress. In this study, the effects of foliar supplementation of silicon on wheat under drought stress at different growth stages were investigated. It was found that moderate water deficit reduced wheat growth and increased osmolyte content and lipid peroxidation. However, silicon application at the anthesis and filling stages improved wheat growth, antioxidant activity, and soluble sugar content, ultimately leading to increased yield. Overall, foliar silicon supplementation, especially at the reproductive stage, effectively alleviated drought-induced yield reduction in wheat.
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Agronomy
Vesna Kandic, Jasna Savic, Dragana Rancic, Dejan Dodig
Summary: Post-anthesis drought affects wheat production primarily by limiting grain filling. Drought-induced remobilization of stem reserves can provide carbon sources for grain filling. This study aimed to assess the ability of different wheat genotypes to remobilize stem dry matter under water-stressed conditions and estimate its contribution to grain weight. The results showed that defoliated plants had enhanced stem reserve contribution to grain weight, and F6:7 families had higher grain-filling rate and weight compared to parental genotypes. Traits related to chlorenchyma and phloem area were positively associated with grain weight under defoliation.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Motiar Rohman, Md Nesar Uddin, Md Sabibul Haque, Jalal Uddin Ahmed, Akbar Hossain, Mohamed M. Hassan, Mohammad Golam Mostofa
Summary: This study assessed the drought tolerance potential of 127 wheat genotypes through PEG-induced drought, revealing significant variations and correlations among different traits. Cluster analysis identified drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive genotypes, with dry weights and tissue water content playing important discriminatory roles in explaining drought tolerance variations. The study concludes that the identified genotypes can serve as valuable genetic tools for improving wheat productivity in arid and semi-arid regions during unpredictable climate change.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Preeti Rani, Ishan Saini, Narender Singh, Prashant Kaushik, Leonard Wijaya, Amal Al-Barty, Hadeer Darwish, Ahmed Noureldeen
Summary: The study found that potassium sulfate fertilizer can improve water uptake and antioxidant enzyme activity in oilseed crops, maintaining plant growth and physiological functions under water stress.
Article
Agronomy
Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Irfan, Abdul Sattar, Shabir Hussain, Sami Ullah, Tahira Abbas, Haseeb Ur-Rehman, Farukh Nawaz, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Mumtaz Cheema, Jianjun Yang
Summary: The combined application of boron and biochar was found to be the best soil amendment strategy to improve the yield of wheat under cadmium-contaminated soil. Soil-applied boron and biochar triggered the activities of enzymatic antioxidants, increased proline content, reduced hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde content, and increased soluble sugars and total phenolic content.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hafiz Abdul Kareem, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem, Sana Saleem, Shabir A. Rather, Shabir Hussain Wani, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Saud Alamri, Ritesh Kumar, Nikhil B. Gaikwad, Zhipeng Guo, Junpeng Niu, Quanzhen Wang
Summary: This study investigates the effects of nano-zinc oxide on mungbean crops under heat stress. The results show that foliar application of nano-zinc oxide can enhance the growth and yield of crops and alleviate heat stress-induced damage.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Hamidian, Mohsen Movahhedi-Dehnavi, R. Z. Sayyed, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Abdul Gafur, Bahman Fazeli-Nasab
Summary: Salinity stress is a major factor affecting plant growth and yields, and climate changes have exacerbated this issue. This study investigated the effects of MeJ and AM on Crocus sativus L. under salinity stress, and found that these treatments improved the plant's growth and antioxidant mechanisms. However, at a severe salinity level of 120 mM, the use of MeJ and F. mosseae could have adverse effects on saffron.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rabia Naz, Sana Batool, Muhammad Shahid, Rumana Keyani, Humaira Yasmin, Asia Nosheen, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, Saqib Mumtaz, Manzer Hussain Siddiqui
Summary: This study found that concurrent application of H2S and Si can significantly improve wheat growth, reduce disease incidence, and enhance tolerance and defense mechanisms under drought and pathogen (P. triticina) stress conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza, Bilal Zulfiqar, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Noor Muzamil, Muhammad Usman Aslam, Faqeer Muhammad, Jawad Amin, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman
Summary: The experiment explored the effects of Si-NPs on wheat growth and yield, and found that Si-NPs treatment significantly improved the growth and yield of wheat, as well as leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll concentration, while reducing oxidative stress. Therefore, Si-NPs can be a practical method to control drought stress and improve food security.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abdul Sattar, Ahmad Sher, Mohammed A. S. Abourehab, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Nawaz, Sami Ul-Allah, Tahira Abbas, Adnan Noor Shah, Mohamed S. Imam, Nader R. Abdelsalam, Mohamed E. Hasan, Aown Abbas, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid
Summary: Arsenic contamination in soil negatively affects crop growth, yield, and grain quality. A study found that the combined application of silicon and biochar can improve maize yield and reduce the toxic effects of arsenic.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Muhammad Tariq Saeed, Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid, Umair Riaz, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem, Tariq Aziz, Salma Kausar, Mumtaz Cheema
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different endogenous and exogenous phosphorus levels on maize growth and nutrient accumulation. The results showed that exogenous phosphorus application significantly influenced nutrient accumulation during pre- and post-grain filling growth, while endogenous phosphorus had a smaller effect on nutrient accumulation.
COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Ahmed Ramadan, Afnan A. Alnufaei, Sajid Fiaz, Thana K. Khan, Sabah M. Hassan
Summary: The mitochondria are responsible for cellular respiration and energy production. The Cytochrome C complex plays a crucial role in electron transport between complex III and complex IV in the respiratory chain. One of the main subunits of this complex, CcmFN, is believed to be essential for assembling holocytochrome. In the wild-type plant Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum, the ccmfn gene is subjected to high salt stress, resulting in various nucleotide and amino acid modifications. The study also discovered unusual RNA editing types, such as A to C, C to A, A to G, A to U, T to A, T to C, C to G, G to C, and T to G, which differ from typical C to U editing observed in most cases.
FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ahmad Sher, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Abdul Sattar, Sami Ul-Allah, Muhammad Ijaz, Zara Hayyat, Yamin Bibi, Mubashar Hussain, Abdul Qayyum
Summary: Drought stress is a major limiting factor for crop growth and productivity. Melatonin, as an emerging plant hormone, can improve drought tolerance in plants. This study found that the application of 300 μM melatonin promoted the growth, increased yield, improved nutritional quality, and enhanced antioxidant activity in sorghum plants.
BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY
(2023)
Retraction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. Sattar, A. Sher, M. Ijaz, S. Ul-Allah, M. S. Rizwan, M. Hussain
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Rabia Javed, Muhammad Zia, Mumtaz Cheema
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shehla Shoukat, Muhammad Amir Zia, Muhammad Uzair, Roua A. Alsubki, Kaynat Sajid, Sana Shoukat, Kotb A. Attia, Sajid Fiaz, Shaukat Ali, Itoh Kimiko, Ghulam Muhammad Ali
Summary: This study examined the synergistic effects of Bacopa monnieri phytocompounds on neurodegeneration, antioxidant activity, and cognition in an AD mice model. The results showed that bacopaside X and quercetin can provide neuroprotection and potentially treat Alzheimer's disease.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Obaid Ur Rehman, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammad Shahbaz Farooq, Bilal Saleem, Safira Attacha, Kotb A. Attia, Umer Farooq, Sajid Fiaz, Wael. H. El-Kallawy, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Ramzan Khan
Summary: In this study, alkaline-salt responsive lncRNAs were identified using transcriptome-wide analysis. The results revealed the competitive relationships between lncRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs, and a ceRNA network was built. It was found that osa-miR5809b is dysregulated and involved in the defense response of rice against alkaline-salt stress, highlighting the regulatory functions of lncRNAs acting as ceRNAs in the mechanisms underlying alkaline-salt resistance in rice.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Haroon, Hala Tariq, Rabail Afzal, Muhammad Anas, Shanza Nasar, Neha Kainat, Sajid Fiaz, Uswa Irfan, Fahad Idrees, Muhammad Mubashar Zafar
Summary: Recent ribonomics research has identified thousands of RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) that play a crucial role in regulating post transcriptional changes in plant development, growth, and response to various stresses. Methods such as XRNAX and OOPS have been adapted for plant systems and can effectively identify RBPs binding to both coding and non-coding RNAs. This review discusses these methods and the role of RBPs in plant development, growth, and immunity.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Shahbaz Farooq, Hira Fatima, Obaid Ur Rehman, Muhammad Yousuf, Rabia Kalsoom, Sajid Fiaz, Muhammad Ramzan Khan, Muhammad Uzair, Shuhao Huo
Summary: Climate change and scarcity of resources pose major challenges to sustainable rice production. The aerobic rice system, with its high input-use efficiency, has the potential to replace conventional rice under these conditions. However, challenges such as weed infestation and low nitrogen use efficiencies hinder its widespread adoption. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to investigate constraints and risks and provide adjustable measures. This article reviews the implications of climate change on traditional rice systems and presents management strategies for the adoption of the aerobic rice system for sustainable production.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marya Rubab, Summiya Jannat, Haytham Freeg, Hina Abbas, Kotb A. Attia, Sajid Fiaz, Nageen Zahra, Muhammad Uzair, Safeena Inam, Asad Hussain Shah, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Kashif Naeem, Muhammad Ramzan Khan
Summary: In this study, functional KASP markers and morphological traits were used to evaluate the drought tolerance of 40 wheat genotypes. The results showed significant variations in morphological traits, indicating that root length and primary root could be used as selection criteria for drought-tolerant wheat genotypes. KASP genotyping along with morphological data revealed that genotypes Markaz, Bhakar Star, China 2, Aas, and Chakwal-50 performed better under drought stress, suggesting their potential as parents for developing drought-tolerant wheat genotypes.
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Abba Nabayi, Christopher Boon Sung Teh, Ali Kee Zuan Tan, Ngai Paing Tan
Summary: This study compares the nutrient and microbial contents of washed rice water (WRW) from white and brown rice, finding that brown rice WRW has higher levels of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. The nutrient contents of WRW increase with fermentation, except for carbon which decreases. Additionally, brown rice WRW has higher levels of P-solubilizing bacteria, while white rice WRW has higher levels of K-solubilizing bacteria.
PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ahmad Sher, Sami Ul-Allah, Abdul Sattar, Muhammad Ijaz, Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Manaf, Bushra Sarwar
Summary: Rapeseed is an important oil seed crop worldwide, but the increasing demand for edible oil threatens its availability. A two-year field experiment was conducted to characterize rapeseed germplasm in semi-arid climatic conditions. Significant differences were found among rapeseed genotypes in terms of their morphological attributes and yield traits. The genotype 'Dunkled' showed higher seed yield, while 'Nifa-Gold' exhibited better oil seed quality. These results suggest that rapeseed genotypes with variability can be used in breeding programs to improve production and oil quality under different environmental conditions.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FIELD CROPS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ahmad Sher, Sami Ul-Allah, Abdul Sattar, Muhammad Ijaz, Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Manaf, Bushra Sarwar
Summary: Rapeseed is an important oil seed crop globally, and the increasing demand for edible oil has raised concerns about its availability. A two-year field experiment was conducted to study the rapeseed germplasm in semi-arid climatic conditions, and significant differences were observed among genotypes regarding their morphological attributes and yield-contributing traits. The genotype 'Dunkled' exhibited higher seed yield, while 'Nifa-Gold' had better oil quality. These findings suggest that rapeseed genotypes with variability can be advantageous for breeding programs to achieve high production and quality under diverse environmental conditions.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF FIELD CROPS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Ijaz, Sami Ul-Allah, Abdul Sattar, Ahmad Sher, Ijaz Hussain, Ahmad Nawaz
Summary: An experiment was conducted to optimize different organic amendments for sugar beet production and root quality. Among the amendments, poultry manure at an optimized rate of 20 t ha(-1) showed the most effective results in terms of root yield, sugar yield, and sugar quality. The improved yield was attributed to better leaf growth and root yield, resulting in higher reserve accumulation in roots. The 'California' genotype performed better than the 'Serenada' genotype. Therefore, growing the 'California' genotype in sandy loam soils with poultry manure application (20 t ha(-1)) could be a practical option for improving sugar beet yield and sugar recovery.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ghulam Sarwar, Tauseef Anwar, Mehvish Malik, Haseeb ur Rehman, Subhan Danish, Tahani Awad Alahmadi, Mohammad Javed Ansari
Summary: Osmotic stress is a significant concern in agricultural crop production, and organic amendments like activated carbon biochar and gibberellic acid can play a vital role in mitigating its impacts. The study found that potassium-enriched biochar combined with gibberellic acid was the most effective treatment for improving wheat growth attributes under osmotic stress.
