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Climate change represents a major threat to agriculture. High ambient temperatures, as a result of global warming, are currently limiting plant growth and development. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of sodium...
Temperatures above the threshold levels limit many physiological and biochemical processes required for plant survival. Therefore, the aim of the present experiment was to determine the individual and combined effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP)...
Temperatures above the threshold levels limit many physiological and biochemical processes required for plant survival. Therefore, the aim of the present experiment was to determine the individual and combined effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP)...
Medicinal plants are of undoubted value, as they have been used for centuries to treat various diseases and health disorders in almost every part of the world. In several studies, the use of medicinal plants was found effective in treatment of...
The effects of magnesium (Mg) supplementation on the growth performance, oxidative damage, DNA damage, and photosynthetic pigment synthesis, as well as on the activity level of carbonic anhydrase (CA), ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco...
The present thesis comprises six chapters. In Chapter 1 (Introduction), the importance of the problem “Study of the Effect of N, P and S Application on the Performance of Rapeseed-mustard”, has been discussed briefly. In view of the lacunae in the...
A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of plant growth regulator triacontanol – a naturally occurring long-chain aliphatic alcohol – on growth, yield and quality parameters of two varieties (Hyb-SC-3 and Hyb-Himalata) of...
Hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus L.) is one of the important leguminous crops widely cultivated in many regions of the tropics and subtropics. Its seeds and pods contain as much as 20-28% protein and thus serve as a good source of vegetable proteins...
Salinity stress affects many metabolic facets of plants and induces anatomical and morphological changes resulting in reduced growth and productivity. To overcome the damaging effects of salinity, different strategies of the application of nutrients...
Commercial cultivation of linseed for both seed and fibre is not keeping pace with increasing demand for linseed products. Although, different strategies are being adopted to produce a dual-purpose linseed crop with good yield of seed and fibre,...
Seven cultivars of rapeseed-mustard, viz. IGC-01 and Pusa Gaurav of Brassica carinata, Jagannath, Kranti, Rohini and TERI (0E) M21-Swarna of Brassica juncea and Hyola PAC-401 of Brassica napus, were evaluated in a randomized complete block design...
The response of mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss cv. Varuna) to presowing seed treatment with sodium chloride (NaCl) was investigated. The plants raised from treated seeds were sprayed with water or 10-6 M GA3 at the 30- day stage. The...
A pot experiment was conducted during 20042005 on opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and the influence of 106 M gibberellic acid (GA3) and 106 M triacontanol (TRIA) either alone or together, on the growth, yield, quality and morphine content. Among...
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is a rich source of lycopene and vitamins. Lycopene may help counteract the harmful effects of substances called “free radicals”, which are thought to contribute to age-related processes and a number of types...
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is a rich source of lycopene and vitamins. Lycopene may help counteract the harmful effects of substances called “free radicals”, which are thought to contribute to age-related processes and a number of types...
A pot experiment was conducted at the Botany Department, A.M.U., Aligarh, on 2 root crop plants, viz. turnip (Brassica rapa L.), non-sugar-producing and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), sugar-producing, to compare their physiological activity (Hill...
A field experiment was conducted on three better performing cultivars of rapeseed-mustard selected on the basis of seed yield and fatty acid composition of oil. The cultivars included two erucic acid free, viz. Brassica napus L. cv. Hyola PAC-401...
Abstract: An out door pot experiment was carried out to investigate the influence of salt stress on performance of four linseed (Linum usìtatìssìmum L.) genotypes namely, Laxmi-27, Parvati, Rashmi and Shubhra in terms of growth, carbonic anhydrase (...
The feasibility of split (soil + foliar) applications of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and addition of a small quantity of sulfur (S) in the spray was tested for improving performance of rapeseed-mustard genotypes in a factorial randomized field...
Salt stress alters a wide array of plant metabolic mechanisms. Different strategies of the application of nutrients and phytohormones are required to overcome the adverse effects of salt stress. The main objective of the present study was to...
Soil salinity is one of the major factors responsible for the low productivity of crop plants and has become an increasing threat for agriculture. In this context, the selection of tolerant genotype/s may be one of the remedies. Keeping this in view...
Hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus L.) serves as a good source of vegetable proteins in human diet, and its seeds and pods contain as much as 20–28% protein. The bean contains tyrosinase enzyme, which has potential use for the treatment of hypertension...
Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is an important oilseed and fibre crop. However, the production of linseed crop is unable to keep pace with the increasing demand of linseed products. Under these circumstances, the best strategy for dual-purpose...
The main objective of the present studies was to determine the best dose of calcium (Ca+ 2) in Experiment 1, and in Experiment 2 aimed to test whether the growth and photosynthetic pigments of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) cv.'TARA'could be enhanced...
Different strategies of the application of nutrients are required to overcome the adverse effects of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in response to NaCl stress. The objective of the present study was to determine if different added levels of nitrogen (...
Nickel toxicity affects many metabolic facets of plants and induces anatomical and morphological changes resulting in reduced growth and productivity. To overcome the damaging effects of nickel (Ni) stress, different strategies of the application of...
Exposure of heavy metals to human beings has risen dramatically in the last 50 years. In today’s urban and industrial society, there is no escaping from exposure to toxic chemicals and heavy metals. Humans are more likely to be exposed to heavy...
Exposure of heavy metals to human beings has risen dramatically in the last 50 years. In today’s urban and industrial society, there is no escaping from exposure to toxic chemicals and heavy metals. Humans are more likely to be exposed to heavy...
Nitric oxide (NO) has now gained significant place in plant science, mainly due to its properties (free radical, small size, no charge, short-lived, and highly diffusible across biological membranes) and multifunctional roles in plant growth,...
Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient required by plants. Nitrogen use efficiency of the plants, by increasing the efficiency of mechanisms plants use to accumulate and utilize nitrogen. Development of crop varieties with high nitrogen use...
Today, there is emerging focus on the importance of medicinal plants that have occupied a significant position in solving the health care problems in human life. Karkade is an important medicinal plant and is used for curing various illnesses. The...
Eruca sativa Mill. (rocket) is an important plant that contains health promoting agents. The feasibility of applications of plant growth regulators (kinetin GA3, spermidine and naphthalene acetic acid) was tested for improving performance of rocket...
In the present study, N and S assimilation, antioxidant enzymes activity, and yield were studied in N and S-treated plants of Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss. (cvs. Chuutki and Radha) under salt stress. The treatments were given as follows: (...
Soil salinity is one of the important environmental factors that produce serious agricultural problems. The objective of the present study was to determine the interactive effect of salicylic acid (SA) and calcium (Ca) on plant growth,...
A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of sulfur on cadmium (Cd) stress tolerance in Triticum aestivum L. (cv. Samma). The treatments were given as follows: 0 mM S + 0 mM Cd (control), 1 mM S + 0 mM Cd (S1), 5 mM S + 0 mM Cd (S2...
Nitric oxide (NO), a small diffusible, ubiquitous bioactive molecule, acts as prooxidant as well as antioxidant, and also regulates remarkable spectrum of plant cellular mechanisms. The present work was undertaken to investigate the role of nitric...
Cadmium (Cd) in soil poses a major threat to plant growth and productivity. In the present experiment, we studied the effect of calcium (Ca2+) and/or potassium (K+) on the antioxidant system, accumulation of proline (Pro), malondialdehyde (MDA), and...
Two concentrations (10-5M and 10-3M) of both GA3 and 2,4-D were used as foliar spray to evaluate the response of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Khedri seedlings. They affected some of the anatomical characteristics of the first leaf emerging...
Water stress is a serious threat to the agricultural production. Therefore, the present experiment was aimed to study the effect of abscisic acid (ABA) and/or proline (Pro) on the performance of faba bean under water stress condition. Under water...
Nitric oxide and salicylic acid are signaling and ubiquitous bioactive molecules that regulate cellular mechanism in plants under abiotic stress. Therefore, the present experiment was conducted to study the interactive effect of NO and/or SA in...
Salinity is one of the main environmental constraints to crop productivity worldwide. The aim of the experiment was to study the role of mycorrhiza (Glomus clarum Nicol. & Schenck) in tolerance of wheat genotypes to salt stress in terms of...
he increasing demand of water in agriculture has compelled to search alternative source of water which could prove more economic and effective. Therefore, this investigation was carried out to study the effect of sewage effluents on Khaya...
Nitric oxide (NO) and salicylic acid (SA) are well known as signaling and ubiquitous bioactive molecules that play a key role in tolerance of plant to abiotic stress by regulating the various plant cellular mechanisms. Therefore, the present...
Nitric oxide (NO) and salicylic acid (SA) are well known as signaling and ubiquitous bioactive molecules that play a key role in tolerance of plant to abiotic stress by regulating the various plant cellular mechanisms. Therefore, the present...
Like other abiotic stresses, boron (B) toxicity is an important environmental constraint that limits crop productivity worldwide. B toxicity alters many physiological processes necessary for plant survival. The aim of the present study was to...
Agricultural biotechnology is very familiar with the properties of nanomaterial and their potential uses. Therefore, the present experiment was conducted to test the beneficial effects of nanosilicon dioxide (nSiO2: size- 12 nm) on the seed...
esearch into nanotechnology, an emerging science, has advanced in almost all fields of technology. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of nano-silicon dioxide (nano-SiO2) in plant resistance to salt stress through improvement of...
Vicia faba L. (faba bean) is an important legume and is cultivated essentially as a cool-season crop. Changes in sowing dates and lack of precipitation expose faba bean crop to drought and heat stresses. The gradual rise in global temperatures owing...
Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that are a threat to crop production worldwide. Drought stress impairs the plants growth and yield. Therefore, the aim of the present experiment was to select the tolerant genotype/s on the basis...
Heat stress adversely affects the growth and yield of faba bean crop. Accumulation of ClpB/Hsp100 class of proteins is a critical parameter in induction of acquired heat stress tolerance in plants. Heat-induced expression of ClpB/Hsp100 genes has...
We cloned and characterized the full-length coding sequence of a small heat shock protein 17.9 gene from faba bean encoding 160 amino acids and containing the conserved α-crystallin domain at the C-terminus. Homology and phylogenetic analysis...
Heat stress (HS) is the major constraint to crop productivity worldwide. The objective of the present experiment was to select the tolerant and sensitive genotype(s) on the basis of morpho-physiological and biochemical characteristics of ten Vicia...
Climate change is resulting in heightened incidences of plant heat stress episodes. Production of transgenic crops with enhanced heat stress tolerance is a highly desired agronomic trait for the sustainability of food production in 21st century. We...
Nanotechnology opens a large scope of novel application in the fields of biotechnology and agricultural industries, because nanoparticles (NPs) have unique physicochemical properties, i.e., high surface area, high reactivity, tunable pore size, and...
Crop plants are adversely affected by abiotic stresses. Drought is the most widespread and damaging of all environmental stresses. At the global level, significant proportion of cultivable land masses is affected by high salt levels. Heat and cold...
This book presents a holistic view of the complex and dynamic responses of plants to nanoparticles, the signal transduction mechanisms involved, and the regulation of gene expression. Further, it addresses the phytosynthesis of nanoparticles, the...
Plant nutrient is certainly a boon for plant growth and development. Among the nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and potassium are key nutrients and improve crop productivity by enhancing growth and physiological function of plant. However,...