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Integrated Application of Micronutrients Improves Productivity and Seed Quality of Canola Crop under Conventional Tillage System
Micronutrient application rate and tillage practices are considered important factors in triggering the productivity of oilseed crops, especially canola (Brassica napus L.). The soil in the area is deficient in a...
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Analyzing phenotypic diversity in Brassica rapa genotypes based on morpho-physiological characteristics using multivariate analyses
To estimate variability in Brassica rapa, 60 locally collected genotypes, including two check cultivars (BSA and Toria A), were collected at diverse locations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. These 60 genotypes, ...
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Open AccessGC–MS based antioxidants characterization in Saussurea heteromalla (D. Don) Hand-Mazz by inhibition of nitric oxide generation in macrophages
For centuries, medicinal plants have served as the cornerstone for traditional health care systems and same practice is still prevalent today. In the Himalayan region, Saussurea heteromalla holds a significant pl...
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Correction: Analyzing phenotypic diversity in Brassica rapa genotypes based on morpho-physiological characteristics using multivariate analyses
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Foliar application of 5-aminolevulinic acid improves the salt tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by enhancing the morphological attributes and antioxidant defense mechanism
Salinity is among the main abiotic stresses affecting crop growth and productivity in many regions across the globe. This study aimed to assess the potential of foliar application of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA...
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Balanced NPK Nutrition Improves Forage Productivity and Quality of Pearl Millet Grown in Semi-arid Regions of Pakistan
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is an important crop in Pakistan, cultivated as fodder and grain crop in areas suffering harsh weather conditions. The high nutritional value of pearl millet grain and fodder mak...
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Exogenous Application of Silicon and Sulfate Improved Drought Tolerance in Sunflowers Through Modulation of Morpho-physiological and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the main oilseed crops used in essential components of human and animal nutrition. Drought stress due to climate change severely affects the sunflower's growth and produ...
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Optimum Zinc Fertilization and Sowing Date Improved Growth, Yield Components, and Grain Zn Contents of Bread Wheat Under Different Tillage Systems
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a staple food of millions across the globe. However, wheat productivity is very low due to inappropriate sowing time, conventional tillage system, and imbalanced fertilizatio...
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Correction to: Advances in Biotechnological Tools and Their Impact on Global Climate Change and Food Security
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Biosafety and Biosecurity in Genetically Modified Crops
Genetically modified crops is a term used for the crops where a foreign gene is transformed from an unrelated species through genetic engineering. Genetically modified crops have gained attention in current ce...
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Advances in Biotechnological Tools and Their Impact on Global Climate Change and Food Security
Climate change exists in a variety of forms such as temperature fluctuation, changing rainfall pattern, flood, and disease which impose negative impact on crop production and are alarming for food security. Cl...
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Selenium Biofortification in Agronomic Crops
Selenium (Se) is the most significant micronutrient, which is necessary for living organisms including plants, animals as well as in humans and is present in organic and inorganic forms in biomass, plants, wat...
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Biochar for Plant Stress Tolerance for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Biochar is also known as charcoal that is produced by the process of thermal degradation of biomass in anaerobic conditions such as pyrolysis. The liquid and gaseous biofuels are produced by pyrolysis. The pyr...
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Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Commercial Utilization
Plant biostimulants are specialized goods that are used to boost crop productivity and swiftly spreading throughout the agricultural chemical and seed industries. Biostimulants are distinct from conventional c...
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Seed Priming for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Seed priming is relatively a quick and easy way to boost germination, yield in many crops of field and vigor index, especially those cultivated in harsh situations of field environment. Priming of seed is best...
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Genomics for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Legumes
Abiotic stress is an environmental constraint that negatively influences the growth of legumes. Additionally, it is predicted that in the future, it will have devastating effects on the growth and yield of cro...
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Exogenous application of strigolactone alleviates drought stress in maize seedlings by regulating the physiological and antioxidants defense mechanisms
Drought stress is an alarming threat to food security in the climate change scenario. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of strigolactone for drought tolerance in maize seedlings. The treatment...
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The Effect of Selenium Concentration on the Quantitative and Qualitative Yield of Four Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Genotypes
Selenium (Se) plays an important role as a trace element in all the living organisms especially in animals. In plants, it can trigger a variety of plant growth cascades including germination, yield, and nutrit...
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Open AccessExogenous application of silicon improves the performance of wheat under terminal heat stress by triggering physio-biochemical mechanisms
Due to climate change, temperature in late February and early March raised up which cause heat stress at reproductive stage (terminal growth phase of wheat crop) which has become the major causative factor tow...
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Silicon Alleviates Arsenic Toxicity in Maize Seedlings by Regulating Physiological and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms
Arsenic (As) is a toxic heavy metal, found abundant in the environment, especially in industrial waste and pesticide formulations. The present study was conducted to evaluate the role of silicon (Si) applicati...
