Article
Plant Sciences
Raby Nget, Edna A. Aguilar, Pompe C. Sta. Cruz, Consorcia E. Reano, Pearl B. Sanchez, Manuel R. Reyes, P. V. Vara Prasad
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different genotypes and N and P fertilizer sources on the growth, seed yield, and seed protein of soybean in Cambodia. The results showed that the application of different N and P sources significantly increased seed yield and protein. Different genotypes also had varying effects on growth and yield traits. Overall, N and P application, as well as Nitroplus inoculation, can help increase soybean yield in Cambodia.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Cailong Xu, Tingting Wu, Shan Yuan, Shi Sun, Tianfu Han, Wenwen Song, Cunxiang Wu
Summary: Increasing soybean production is crucial for global food security and human health. This study shows that selecting soybean cultivars with larger seed sizes does not necessarily result in higher seed yield or protein content. In fact, it may even reduce seed yield. Additionally, there is a negative correlation between seed lipids content and hundred seed weight.
Article
Agronomy
Maoyan Zou, Taoxiong Shi, Wei Wang, Guangda Ding, Fangsen Xu, Lei Shi
Summary: This study investigated the genetic mechanism of seed yield and related traits in oilseed rape (B. napus) in response to nitrogen deficiency. Significant quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were detected for plant height, branch number, pod number, seed number, 1000-seed weight, and seed yield under optimal and low nitrogen conditions. Stable QTLs were integrated from multiple trials, and consensus QTLs and unique QTLs were obtained. Epistatic interactions affecting seed yield were identified. These findings provide insights into the genetic basis of yield traits under low nitrogen conditions and facilitate the breeding of nitrogen-efficient varieties.
MOLECULAR BREEDING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jing Li, Yangguo Zhou, Hehe Gu, Zhifeng Lu, Rihuan Cong, Xiaokun Li, Tao Ren, Jianwei Lu
Summary: The imbalance of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) in intensive crop production systems exacerbates N loss. Optimizing N and K nutrient management is urgent to improve crop yield and reduce environmental risks. In this study, the effects of N and K co-application on rapeseed seed yield and sustainable N management were investigated. The results showed that co-application of N and K was necessary for high seed yield, and the contribution of N fertilizer depended on K nutritional status. Inadequate K supplies reduced seed yield by decreasing branches and pods per plant. K deficiency inhibited N absorption by rapeseed, leading to soil N surplus, especially under high N conditions. On the contrary, N application followed by K fertilizer promoted N absorption, raised NUE, and decreased N surplus. Compared to no N and K fertilization, combined N and K fertilization significantly increased seed yield, with a higher increase than N or K fertilization alone. The co-application of 180 kg hm-2 of N and 120 kg hm-2 of K2O achieved high seed yield and sustainable N management in rapeseed. Therefore, cooperative N and K fertilization management is critical for increasing seed yield and NUE. In practice, attention should be paid to K fertilizer input besides N fertilization to achieve higher seed yield and minimize ecological nutrient footprint.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Youqiang Wang, Zhe Zhao, Sheliang Wang, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu
Summary: This study demonstrates a synergistic effect of co-application of nitrogen and boron on rapeseed NUE and yield production. High boron efficiency genotypes have the potential to increase yield and reduce nitrogen inputs under boron deficient conditions.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Elvira Sari Dewi, Issaka Abdulai, Gennady Bracho-Mujica, Mercy Appiah, Reimund P. Roetter
Summary: This study investigated the effects of drought and salinity on the growth and productivity of tropical sorghum varieties. The results showed that drought and salinity significantly reduced transpiration and canopy conductance in all cultivars, with Samurai2 being the most affected. Biomass, grain yield, and grain weight also declined under both salinity and drought*salinity treatments. Water use efficiency increased under drought*salinity, but reduced in Samurai2 for grain production. These findings highlight the complex interactions between water stress and salinity in tropical sorghum.
Article
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.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Priyanka Bhatia, Meetu Gupta
Summary: This review discusses the role of micronutrient seed priming in attenuating heavy metal stress. Priming enhances plants' tolerance to subsequent stress events by accumulating signaling proteins that boost the plant's defensive capacity. The "defense memory" induced by priming persists in both current and future generations. Therefore, micronutrient seed priming is considered a promising approach to improve seed germination potential, productivity, and resistance against metalloid stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Etsushi Kumagai, Takayuki Yabiku, Toshihiro Hasegawa
Summary: US soybean yields have steadily increased, with new cultivars showing higher seed number and consistent yield gains. In contrast, Japanese cultivars have low yields and a trade-off between increased seed weight and decreased seed number. Improving both traits simultaneously has been difficult. Innovation is needed to resolve this trade-off.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Satish Kumar Sanwal, Parveen Kumar, Hari Kesh, Vijai Kishor Gupta, Arvind Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Babu Lal Meena, Giuseppe Colla, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Pradeep Kumar
Summary: Salinity stress significantly reduces plant height, stem numbers, and tuber yield in potato varieties. Salt-tolerant genotypes exhibit better performance under salt stress due to a strong antioxidant defense system and osmotic adjustment, suggesting their potential for breeding new high-yielding, salt-tolerant lines. Specific physiological and biochemical traits were identified as predominant for tuber yield under salt stress, providing insights for further genetic and molecular studies on salt tolerance in potato.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yan Zhang, Ping Li, Jie Zhang, Yaqi Li, Aixia Xu, Zhen Huang
Summary: Using SLAF-seq technology, this study developed high-quality SNP markers and identified SNPs significantly associated with salt tolerance and yield-related traits in B. napus. Several candidate genes orthologous to Arabidopsis genes known to be associated with salt tolerance were also discovered, providing a novel genetic resource for breeding high-yield cultivars resistant to salt stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lu Zhai, Lingli Xie, JinSong Xu, Benbo Xu, Jing Dong, XueKun Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the effects and mechanisms of Thidiazuron (TDZ) treatment on seed size of Brassica napus, providing important insights for improving rapeseed yield.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon, Donna Mitchell-McCallister, Katie L. Lewis, Glen L. Ritchie
Summary: The study demonstrates that improved N partitioning efficiency in newer cultivars and high levels of residual soil nitrate-N allow sustained plant growth and yield, even with reduced N application. Reducing N inputs in residual N-rich soils is advantageous for maintaining yield and increasing profits.
Article
Plant Sciences
Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, Yawen Zeng, Humayun Raza, Dur Muhammad, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Uzair, Mueen Alam Khan, Rashid Iqbal, Ayman EL Sabagh
Summary: Salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects wheat production. Selecting salt-tolerant genotypes based on leaf water content and relative water content can improve the performance of wheat under salinity stress. Principal component analysis also indicates substantial genetic variation in response to salinity levels.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zaid Ulhassan, Su Yang, Di He, Ali Raza Khan, Abdul Salam, Wardah Azhar, Sajid Muhammad, Skhawat Ali, Yasir Hamid, Imran Khan, Mohamed Salah Sheteiwy, Weijun Zhou
Summary: This study found that seed priming with silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) can alleviate the phytotoxicity of chromium (Cr) in Brassica napus seedlings. SiO2 NPs reduce the accumulation of Cr, enhance nutrient acquisition, improve photosynthetic performance, and boost plant immunity. SiO2 NPs have the potential to be used as stress-reducing agents for crops grown in Cr-contaminated areas.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
K. Chattopadhyay, J. Vijayan, A. Ray, K. Chakraborty, R. K. Sarkar
Article
Plant Sciences
Koushik Chakraborty, Subhankar Mondal, Soham Ray, Pankajini Samal, Bhubaneswar Pradhan, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Meera Kumari Kar, Padmini Swain, Ramani K. Sarkar
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Koushik Chakraborty, Akankhya Guru, Priyanka Jena, Soham Ray, Arti Guhey, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Ramani K. Sarkar
Summary: The presence of the SUB1 gene in the genetic background positively influences leaf gas film thickness and hydrophobicity in rice, while the removal of the film results in increased stress perception and tolerance loss. Additionally, artificial removal of the film leads to changes in gene expression and metabolic processes, affecting the adaptive responses in rice genotypes.
Article
Agronomy
Debashree Dalai, Mridul Chakraborti, Tapan Kumar Mondal, Soham Ray, Meera Kumari Kar, Koushik Chakraborty, Dipti Ranjan Pani, Sutapa Sarkar, Lotan Kumar Bose, Motilal Behera, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Deepa, Joshitha Vijayan, Sushanta Kumar Dash, Chinmay Pradhan, Bhaskar Chandra Patra, Bishnu Charan Marndi
Summary: The genome sequences of nine Oryza species were surveyed to identify cross-transferable markers, revealing 359 STMS markers transferable to O. coarctata, with 77 common with O. sativa complex. These markers were distributed over 11 chromosomes, with nearly 76% located within various genes of Oryza, showing unique genome specific polymorphism patterns.
Article
Plant Sciences
Pallavi Dhiman, Nitika Rajora, Shubham Bhardwaj, Sreeja S. Sudhakaran, Amit Kumar, Gaurav Raturi, Koushik Chakraborty, Om Prakash Gupta, B. N. Devanna, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Rupesh Deshmukh
Summary: This review explores the role of silicon in alleviating salt stress in plants, including its impact on physiological and biochemical processes, the molecular mechanisms behind its beneficial effects, and its interaction with plant responses at transcriptomics and proteomics levels.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Upendra Kumar, Megha Kaviraj, Snehasini Rout, K. Chakraborty, P. Swain, P. K. Nayak, A. K. Nayak
Summary: The combined application of AA and Avi2 significantly improved chlorophyll content, water status, antioxidant enzyme activities, and photosynthetic efficiency in rice cultivars under moisture deficit stress. This combination also increased the expression of nifH gene in rice roots and significantly enhanced grain yield in both drought-tolerant and drought-susceptible rice cultivars.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Koushik Chakraborty, Soham Ray, Joshitha Vijayan, Kutubuddin A. Molla, Ramawatar Nagar, Priyanka Jena, Subhankar Mondal, Binay B. Panda, Birendra Prasad Shaw, Padmini Swain, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Ramani K. Sarkar
Summary: The response of rice to fresh- and saline-water flooding varies, with Rashpanjor showing tolerance to both types of flooding, while Varshadhan performs well in freshwater but not in saline-water flooding. Salt stress inhibits Varshadhan's aerenchyma formation, while it plays a more significant role in Rashpanjor's tolerance mechanism.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
K. Chakraborty, P. Jena, S. Mondal, G. K. Dash, S. Ray, M. J. Baig, P. Swain
Summary: This study explores the relative contribution of different members of the DREB gene family to drought/osmotic stress tolerance in rice, finding that DREB1B significantly correlates with stress tolerance indices in both indica and japonica ecotypes.
Article
Plant Sciences
Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Koushik Chakraborty, Prabhudatta Samal, Ramani Kumar Sarkar
Summary: The hybridization between Indian landrace Rashpanjor and high yielding variety Swarna revealed potential QTLs for tolerance to stagnant flooding, as well as multiple genes affecting yield attributing traits.
PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
B. Pradhan, D. Panda, S. K. Bishi, K. Chakraborty, S. K. Muthusamy, S. K. Lenka
Summary: Incorporating C-4 photosynthetic traits into C-3 crops is a rational approach for meeting future crop productivity demands. Traditional plant breeding is unlikely to achieve this goal, so new biotechnological crop improvement strategies are needed. A fundamental understanding of C-3, C-4, and C-3-C-4 intermediate metabolism is crucial for the targeted use of biotechnological tools. This review assesses recent progress in engineering C-4 photosynthetic traits in C-3 crops and discusses the lessons learned from genetic engineering attempts in rice.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ankita Mohanty, Koushik Chakraborty, Subhankar Mondal, Priyanka Jena, Rajendra K. Panda, Kailash C. Samal, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
Summary: This study investigates the variability of rice tolerance to salinity stress at the seedling and reproductive stages, and the influence of ion exclusion and tissue tolerance on salt tolerance. The results reveal that ion exclusion alone is sufficient for seedling stage tolerance, while a balance between ion exclusion and tissue tolerance is crucial for prolonged salt tolerance at the reproductive stage.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Sangram Keshori Mohanty, Joshitha Vijayan, Bishnu Charan Marndi, Ananta Sarkar, Kutubuddin Ali Molla, Koushik Chakraborty, Soham Ray, Ramani Kumar Sarkar
Summary: The study investigated the sensitivity of rice to salt stress at the flowering stage and identified several stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) which could be utilized in future breeding programs. These QTLs were associated with spikelet degeneration, K+ concentration, stress susceptibility index, and spikelet sterility, demonstrating their potential impact on improving salt tolerance in rice.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Debarati Bhaduri, Koushik Chakraborty, A. K. Nayak, Mohammad Shahid, Rahul Tripathi, Rashmita Behera, Sudhanshu Singh, Ashish K. Srivastava
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
R. K. Sarkar, K. Chakraborty, K. Chattopadhyay, S. Ray, D. Panda, A. M. Ismail
ADVANCES IN RICE RESEARCH FOR ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bhubaneswar Pradhan, Koushik Chakraborty, Nibedita Prusty, Deepa, Arup Kumar Mukherjee, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Ramani Kumar Sarkar
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Elmira Jalilzadeh Khoie, Zohreh Jabbarzadeh, Parviz Norouzi, Mohsen Barin, Maryam Razavi
Summary: This study investigated the impact of silicon on plant traits of rose plants and found that silicon treatment can improve flowering stem length and diameter, petal thickness, flower weight, and delay flower senescence. Foliar application of silicon also increased leaf content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and silicon.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Daocheng Ma, Weichao Teng, Yi-Ting Mo, Biao Yi, Wen-Lang Chen, Yan-Ping Pang, Linghui Wang
Summary: This study investigated the nutrient requirements and effects of fertilization on the soil properties and growth status of Erythropalum scandens seedlings through a series of pot experiments. The results revealed that E. scandens seedlings have a stronger sensitivity to nitrogen levels, and excessive fertilization can lead to soil acidification. Proper fertilization treatments can promote better growth status of the seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Javid Norouzi, Saeed Sayfzadeh, Davood Eradatmand Asli, Hamidreza Zakerin, Esmaeil Hadidi Masouleh
Summary: The effect of nitrogen splitting and different irrigation conditions on agronomic and physiological traits of corn was examined. Drought stress resulted in decreased yield, increased proline and abscisic acid contents. The Maxima cultivar exhibited higher resistance to drought stress. Single cross 704 cultivar showed better adaptability to drought stress and nitrogen deficiency.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ibrahim Erdal, Hakan Aktas, Cennet Yaylaci, Sevkiye Armagan Turkan, Gulnur Aydin, Yunus Hor
Summary: The study examined the effects of growth media made of peat and different domestic materials on tomato nutrition, growth, and yield as an alternative to cocopeat in Turkiye. It was found that using vermicompost and its mixtures with peat as growth media resulted in the highest leaf and fruit nutrient concentrations. The highest fruit yields and biomass weights were obtained with solely peat and 1:1 peat + vermicompost medium. Peat-containing growth media, especially peat + vermicompost mixtures, can be used as alternatives to cocopeat in soilless tomato cultivation.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kiron Bhakat, Ekramul Islam, Samir Kumar Mukherjee
Summary: This study investigated the effectiveness of bacterially solubilized zinc (BSZn) on the early growth of rice plants and the concentration of zinc in the plant parts. The results showed that BSZn can promote seed germination and seedling growth, increase chlorophyll and carotenoid content, and enhance zinc accumulation in the roots of rice seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
