Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Priya Yadav, Mohammad Wahid Ansari, Babeeta C. Kaula, Yalaga Rama Rao, Moaed Al Meselmani, Zahid Hameed Siddiqui, Shashi Bhushan Brajendra, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Varsha Rani, Abhijit Sarkar, Randeep Rakwal, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Narendra Tuteja
Summary: The tomato, known for its anti-oxidative and anti-cancer properties, is an important cash crop that brings various health benefits to humans. However, environmental stresses, particularly abiotic stresses, have a negative impact on tomato growth and productivity. This review examines how salinity stress affects tomato growth and development through toxicity by ethylene and cyanide, as well as ionic, oxidative, and osmotic stresses. The authors highlight the role of salicylic acid, compatible solutes, polyamines, and ethylene inhibitors in regulating ethylene and cyanide metabolism in response to salinity stress. They also discuss the cooperation between ethylene, salicylic acid, and polyamines with mitochondrial alternating oxidase, salt overly sensitive pathways, and the antioxidants system in enhancing salinity stress resistance in tomatoes.
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Agronomy
Mohammed Mohammed El-Hawary, Omnia S. M. Hashem, Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Summary: Ascorbic acid (AA) and salicylic acid (SA) are effective antioxidants that protect plants against stresses, including salinity. In this study, we investigated the physiological response of wheat to AA and SA, as well as their combined treatment, under saline conditions. The results showed that the combined treatment of AA and SA significantly enhanced photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant content, and yield in wheat plants. Moreover, it reduced osmolytes and lipid peroxidation content. Our findings highlight the importance of using AA and SA as beneficial compounds for wheat farming under salty conditions.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Solomon Boamah, Shuwu Zhang, Bingliang Xu, Tong Li, Alejandro Calderon-Urrea, Richard John Tiika
Summary: This study investigated the potential of the plant-growth-promoting fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum (TG1) to enhance plant growth and physiological responses in wheat seedlings under salt stress. The results showed that TG1 treatment significantly increased germination rate, seedling growth, salicylic acid (SA) content, and antioxidant enzyme activity in wheat seedlings, as well as upregulated the expression of stress-responsive genes under salt stress conditions.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kashif Shahzad, Sadam Hussain, Muhammad Arfan, Saddam Hussain, Ejaz Ahmad Waraich, Shahid Zamir, Maham Saddique, Abdur Rauf, Khaled Y. Kamal, Christophe Hano, Mohamed A. El-Esawi
Summary: This study found that GA(3) could improve maize growth under salt stress by reducing oxidative stress and increasing antioxidant enzymes activities, antioxidant genes expression, and K+ ion concentration. Compared with the control, the GA(3)P + GA(3)FS treatment showed the highest promotion of roots and shoots length, fresh and dry weights, chlorophyll content, antioxidant enzymes activities, total soluble protein, K+ concentration, and antioxidants genes expression levels under different salinity levels, while reducing H2O2 content and Na+ ion concentration.
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Horticulture
Bhavna Nigam, Rama Shanker Dubey, Dheeraj Rathore
Summary: Managing sustainable crop production under escalating soil salinity is a major challenge in the coming years. Exogenous application of protectants can ameliorate the adverse effects of salinity on plant growth. This study evaluated the potential role of salicylic acid (SA) and PGPB (Stenotrophomonas sp.) on spinach and soybean cultivars grown under two different salt concentrations. The results showed that 100 ppm salt had more severe effects than 50 ppm salt on the crops and cultivars. Exogenous protectants improved plant growth and yield, as well as osmotic adjustment and antioxidant activity under salt stress. Overall, PGPB was found to be a more effective protectant than SA in reducing salt-induced yield loss.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Nauman Khan, Yanhui Li, Chengcheng Fu, Jin Hu, Linlin Chen, Jiasen Yan, Zaid Khan, Honghong Wu, Zhaohu Li
Summary: This study used polyacrylic acid coated nanoceria to prime rapeseed seeds and found that the nanoprimed seeds showed improved seedling growth and salt tolerance compared to the control group. The improvement may be attributed to the nanopriming effect on reducing oxidative stress, increasing salicylic acid content, and regulating the expression of salicylic acid biosynthesis genes.
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Plant Sciences
Faisal Rasheed, Naser A. Anjum, Asim Masood, Adriano Sofo, Nafees A. Khan
Summary: Soil salinization is a major threat to agriculture globally, reducing cultivated land area and crop productivity. Studies have shown the importance of salicylic acid and sulfur in enhancing plant salinity tolerance, but their interaction has been less explored.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Atlaw Anbelu Sahile, Rahmatullah Jan, Sajjad Asaf, Muhammad Hamayun, Muhammad Imran, Arjun Adhikari, Sang-Mo Kang, Kyung-Min Kim, In-Jung Lee
Summary: In this study, rhizobacteria with plant growth-promoting traits were isolated, among which ALT29 and ALT43 showed the highest tolerance to salinity stress. Inoculation with these bacteria significantly improved soybean growth under salt stress, enhancing plant growth parameters and reducing stress-related physiological indicators.
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Environmental Sciences
Sadaf Choudhary, Andleeb Zehra, Mohammad Mukarram, Kaiser Iqbal Wani, M. Naeem, M. Masroor A. Khan, Tariq Aftab
Summary: The study showed that exogenously applied salicylic acid can improve the tolerance of Mentha arvensis and Cymbopogon flexuosus to boron stress by regulating antioxidant mechanisms and limiting boron uptake, thereby protecting the structural integrity of leaves and increasing essential oil content.
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Plant Sciences
Congcong Zhang, Xu Lu, Haokai Yan, Meishuang Gong, Wenhui Wang, Baihong Chen, Shaoying Ma, Sheng Li
Summary: Salt stress is a major limiting factor for crop growth and yield, while nitrogen is essential for plant growth and has been reported to enhance salt tolerance. However, the interaction between salt and nitrogen in grapes is not well understood. This study found that moderate nitrogen supplementation can improve salt tolerance in grapes by regulating physiology, endogenous hormones, and signaling pathways.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Ghulam Abbas, Sadia Rehman, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Hayssam M. Ali, Muhammad Ansar Farooq, Yinglong Chen
Summary: The study found that the application of potassium (K) and humic acid (HA) improved plant tolerance to salinity stress in wheat genotypes. The combined application of 10 mM K and HA was most effective in alleviating salt stress and increasing plant biomass. Genotype SARC 1 performed better than SARC 5 for cultivation on saline soils.
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Plant Sciences
Qina Huang, Rusong Xu, Yan Zhang, Zongxiong Yan, Hongwei Chen, Guosheng Shao
Summary: Salicylic acid (SA) application can alleviate the toxic effects of cadmium (Cd) on plants by increasing nutrient accumulation, enhancing the activity of antioxidative defense system, and reducing lipid peroxidation. SA application can also improve Cd tolerance by modulating the expression of Cd stress tolerance genes and affecting manganese (Mn) accumulation. Furthermore, SA application can regulate the expression of iron (Fe) related genes to reduce the response to Cd exposure.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Kleane Targino Oliveira Pereira, Salvador Barros Torres, Emanoela Pereira de Paiva, Tatianne Raianne Costa Alves, Maria Lilia de Souza Neta, Jefferson Bittencourt Venancio, Lauter Silva Souto, Clarisse Pereira Benedito, Tayd Dayvison Custodio Peixoto, Miguel Ferreira Neto, Nildo da Silva Dias, Francisco Vanies da Silva Sa
Summary: Discontinuous hydration cycles can improve the response of maize seeds to saline stress, while water alone failed to enhance the salt stress tolerance of maize seeds. However, discontinuous hydration cycles with gibberellic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and salicylic acid promoted salt stress tolerance in maize.
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Plant Sciences
Sofi J. Hussain, Nafees A. Khan, Naser A. Anjum, Asim Masood, M. Iqbal R. Khan
Summary: The study investigates the effects of salicylic acid and sulphur on plants under saline stress, showing that separate supplementation of salicylic acid and sulphur can enhance antioxidant capacity and reduce damage caused by saline stress. In contrast, combined supply of salicylic acid and sulphur significantly improves the activity of nitrogen assimilatory enzymes and glutamate synthase, increases nitrogen and proline content, and improves enzyme activities related to antioxidant defense.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Zilin Cai, Hao Guo, Shijing Shen, Qilu Yu, Jinbin Wang, Engao Zhu, Pinghua Zhang, Lili Song, Yanjun Zhang, Kewei Zhang
Summary: In this study, SA-deficient transgenic Arabidopsis lines were successfully generated by introducing different expression vectors. Compared with NahG transgenic plants, S5Hpro::EGFP-S3H transgenic plants reduced SA levels by converting SA to 2,3-DHBA. This provides new germplasm resources for studying SA signaling in plant development, leaf senescence, and disease resistance.
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Microbiology
Husna, Anwar Hussain, Mohib Shah, Muhammad Hamayun, Amjad Iqbal, Muhammad Qadir, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Hosam O. Elansary, In -Jung Lee
Summary: The aim of this research was to utilize plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for the sequestration and biotransformation of toxic forms of chromium and arsenic into non-toxic forms. The study found that the isolated rhizobacteria strains were able to tolerate high levels of chromate and arsenate, and convert them into least toxic forms. Additionally, they released stress-related metabolites and plant hormones, benefiting the soybean seedlings.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thangavelu Sakthi Priya, Tse-Wei Chen, Shen-Ming Chen, Thangavelu Kokulnathan, Bih-Show Lou, Wedad A. Al-onazi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Jaysan Yu
Summary: This study presents a hydrothermal method to prepare perovskite-type potassium niobate (KNbO3) using a deep eutectic solvent (DES), which is utilized as an electrode material for the determination of bisphenol A (BPA). The synthesized KNbO3 is characterized by different microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. The KNbO3-modified electrode exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity for BPA due to its active sites, large electrochemical surface area, high electrical conductivity, and rapid electron transfer. The fabricated sensor shows a wide detection range, low limit of detection, high sensitivity, and good anti-interference abilities, and it is successfully applied to determine BPA in food samples, demonstrating its practicality. This design provides a new approach to fabricate efficient electrode materials for various electrochemical applications using a DES medium.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Solabomi Olaitan Ogunyemi, Xinyan Xu, Lihui Xu, Yasmine Abdallah, Muhammad Rizwan, Luqiong Lv, Temoor Ahmed, Hayssam M. Ali, Fahad Khan, Chengqi Yan, Jianping Chen, Bin Li
Summary: Recently, the application of cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4NPs) has gained popularity due to its diverse properties. This study successfully synthesized Co3O4NPs using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower extract and characterized their structure and size. The Co3O4NPs inhibited the growth and biofilm formation of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and significantly reduced disease leaf area percentage in infected rice plants. Additionally, Co3O4NPs enhanced the photochemical efficacy of PSII and photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis plants. These findings suggest that Co3O4NPs can be a useful agent in the management of phytopathogen diseases.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ramadhass Keerthika Devi, Muthusankar Ganesan, Tse-Wei Chen, Shen -Ming Chen, Rabab Ahmed Rasheed, Wedad A. Al-onazi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Xiaoheng Liu, Jaysan Yu
Summary: This work reported a method for quick and sensitive electrochemical detection of TCP using a La2Sn2O7 HNS-modified electrode. The La2Sn2O7 HNS was prepared using a simple method and characterized using various analysis techniques. The results showed that the La2Sn2O7 HNS can detect TCP with high sensitivity, good selectivity, and applicability.
Article
Plant Sciences
Zainab Waris, Zahra Noreen, Anis Ali Shah, Sheeraz Usman, Adnan Noor Shah, Muhammad Rizwan, Ryan Casini, Hosam O. O. Elansary
Summary: The research shows that cadmium can enter plants easily from the soil solution and cause harmful effects, even at low concentrations. The experiment conducted on lettuce (Lactuca sativa) demonstrates that the addition of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) can mitigate the toxicity of cadmium by promoting plant growth and enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tauqeer Sardar, Mehwish Maqbool, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Ryan Casini, Eman A. Mahmoud, Hosam O. Elansary
Summary: The challenges in producing medicinal metabolites from wild plants include low yields, slow growth, seasonal variations, genetic variability, and regulatory and ethical constraints. Overcoming these challenges requires interdisciplinary approaches and innovative strategies to optimize production, increase yield and biomass, and ensure sustainability and scalability.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Syeda Laila Rubab, Abdul Rauf Raza, Bushra Nisar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Yasir Altaf, Riaz Hussain, Noreen Sajjad, Muhammad Safwan Akram, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashraf Shaheen, Muhammad Fayyaz ur Rehman, Hayssam M. Ali
Summary: The work involves the synthesis, DFT studies, Hirshfeld charge analysis, and crystal data exploration of (R)-2-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)propanamido)benzoic acid methyl ester (5), a promising compound for further chemical transformations. The compound was obtained through esterification of anthranilic acid and fusion reactions, and its structure was verified using various spectroscopic techniques and single-crystal XRD. DFT studies revealed the reactivity of the compound, and in vitro and in silico analysis demonstrated its potential as an antibacterial agent.
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Plant Sciences
Waheeda Mushtaq, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mehwish Maqbool, Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, Ryan Casini, Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad, Hosam O. Elansary
Summary: This study investigated the antioxidant and antibacterial capabilities of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) synthesized using methanolic leaf extracts of the medicinal herb Viscum album. The synthesis of ZnONPs was confirmed by TEM and UV-Vis analysis. The green-manufactured ZnONPs showed superior antibacterial activity compared to the wild herbal medicinal extracts, and the aqueous extracts of ZnONPs had higher concentrations of DNA gyrase-B inhibitory components. The methanolic extracts exhibited higher antioxidant capacity compared to the aqueous extracts.
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Horticulture
Madeeha Ansari, Shakil Ahmed, Muhammad Tajammal Khan, Najwa A. A. Hamad, Hayssam M. M. Ali, Asim Abbasi, Iqra Mubeen, Anum Intisar, Mohamed E. E. Hasan, Ihsan K. K. Jasim
Summary: This study tested the potential of silver nanoparticles synthesized using neem leaf extract against Alternaria solani, the pathogen causing early blight disease in tomato plants. The results showed that silver nanoparticles inhibit the growth of the pathogen and enhance the plant's defense mechanisms. Therefore, their utilization in crop protection programs is recommended.
Article
Horticulture
Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Shaghef Ejaz, Walid F. A. Mosa, Sajid Ali, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Sami Ullah, Hayssam M. M. Ali, Anna Lisek, Muhammad Akbar Anjum
Summary: This study aimed to maintain the quality of stored persimmons by using edible coatings. Aloe vera gel combined with food hydrocolloids, gum arabic or tragacanth gum, was applied on persimmon fruits and successfully reduced weight loss, decay incidence, respiration rate, ethylene production, electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde, H2O2 and superoxide anion content. The composite coatings inhibited color change, maintained higher antioxidative enzymes activity, and suppressed the activity of cell wall degrading enzymes, thus preserving cell wall components. Aloe vera gel/gum arabic was found to be the most effective coating treatment.
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Environmental Studies
Asad Aziz, Muhammad Mushahid Anwar, Muhammad Majeed, Sammer Fatima, Syed Shajee Mehdi, Wali Muhammad Mangrio, Amine Elbouzidi, Muhammad Abdullah, Shadab Shaukat, Nafeesa Zahid, Eman A. Mahmoud, Ryan Casini, Kowiyou Yessoufou, Hosam O. Elansary
Summary: This study uses the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to evaluate the ecosystem services and social welfare value associated with the peri-urban landscape in the Gujrat district of Pakistan. The findings indicate that the peri-urban landscape provides valuable amenities and recreational opportunities that are highly valued by the community, leading to a significant willingness to pay for their preservation. These results highlight the importance of considering natural and green landscapes in city expansion and sustainable development efforts, particularly in developing countries.
Article
Immunology
Arif Ali Khattak, Jiahui Qian, Lihui Xu, Ali Athafah Tomah, Ezzeldin Ibrahim, Muhammad Zafar Irshad Khan, Temoor Ahmed, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Munirah Abdullah Al-Dosary, Hayssam M. Ali, Bin Li
Summary: By utilizing protein-protein interaction networks, genomic data, and molecular docking, this study identified potential therapeutic relationships between two proteins (guaA and metG) corresponding to Acidovorax oryzae and Enfumafungin, providing novel drug candidates for precision treatment of bacterial brown stripe disease.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Waqas Ahmed Minhas, Naima Mumtaz, Hafeez Ur-Rehman, Shahid Farooq, Muhammad Farooq, Hayssam M. Ali, Mubshar Hussain
Summary: Climate change, pest infestation, and soil degradation are causing a decline in wheat yield. Conservation tillage and crop rotation can improve soil health and reduce weed infestation, resulting in higher wheat yield.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Jameel Ahmed Bhutto, Zhonglin He, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Eman A. Mahmoud, Hosam O. Elansary
Summary: Designing novel drugs using data-driven and virtual screening approaches, such as machine learning and data mining, is a popular research topic in the pharmaceutical industry. In this study, ML models were trained using data collected from academic research articles, and molecular descriptors were utilized. The best ML models were selected and optimized to identify potential compounds for aromatase inhibitors. These models accurately predicted the inhibition values of compounds in a database, and new compounds were designed based on the predictions. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential significance of data-driven and virtual screening approaches in pharmaceutical research.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Falak Naz Tariq, Mehreen Shafiq, Nadeem Khawar, Gul Habib, Haji Gul, Azam Hayat, Mujaddad Ur Rehman, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Eman A. Mahmoud, Hosam O. Elansary
Summary: This study isolated and characterized multidrug resistant Citrobacter freundii strains, and identified the genes involved in antibiotics resistance. The AmpC and AmpR genes were found to be associated with resistance to multiple antibiotics.