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Muhammad Farrukh Saleem
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Sustainable production of bread wheat under terminal heat stress: an investigation of foliar selenium-mediated biochemical regulations in association with yield
High temperature stress during reproductive stages of wheat is a leading constraint in achieving food security. The objectives of study were to investigate heat sensitivity of terminal stages of wheat, to opti...
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Physiological Ecology of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Phytochemical Constituents
Herbal plants have been valued for their medicinal, flavoring, and aromatic properties for centuries. The global market for medicinal and aromatic plants is estimated to be $62 billion, with demand expected to...
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Exogenous Application of Chitosan Mediated Biochemical, Phenological, Quality, and Yield Attributes of Heat-stressed Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
The concurrence of heat stress of different spells at the cotton flowering stage accelerates phenology and declines the fiber quality of cotton. A two-year field trial was conducted to examine the effect of ex...
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Does Exogenous Selenium Elicited Biochemical Regulations Make Economic Improvements in Terminally Heat-Stressed Bread Wheat? An Evidence from Marginal Analysis
Heat spell during the reproductive growth of wheat is a serious threat to achieve food security. An experiment was conducted with the objectives (i) to explore the optimum dose of foliar selenium for alleviat...
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Hydrogen Peroxide Promotes Terminal Heat Stress Recovery in Wheat by Strengthening Leaf Physiological Functioning
Wheat crops are highly sensitive to high temperatures during reproductive and grain filling phases. This study explored how hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) protects grain yield formation in wheat crops exposed to heat d...
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Improving the Spike Initiation and Flowering Stage Heat Tolerance in Bread Wheat Through Foliar Application of Potassium
Coincidence of heat with terminal stages of wheat is chief constraint to accomplish yield potential. The present study was aimed at comparing thermo-sensitivity of terminal stages, optimizing foliar potassium ...
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Superior leaf physiological performance contributes to sustaining the final yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes under terminal heat stress
This study aimed to optimize methods for identifying heat-tolerant and heat-susceptible cotton plants by examining the relationship between leaf physiology and cotton yield. Cotton accessions were exposed to e...
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Manipulation of plant growth stimulants on plant morphology, phenology, and disease incident of Gossypium hirsutum L. under various thermal regimes
Different environmental conditions affect the phenology and insect/disease incidence in cotton crop. Studies on modulatory role of plant growth stimulants on cotton phenology, insect/disease incidence, and the...
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Physiological Ecology of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Phytochemical Constituents
Herbal plants have been valued for their medicinal, flavoring, and aromatic properties for centuries. The global market for medicinal and aromatic plants is estimated to be $62 billion, with demand expected to...
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Exogenous Selenium as a Potent Modulator of Antioxidants, Osmo-protectants, Lipid Peroxidation, and Wheat Grain Yield Under Terminal Heat Stress
The coincidence of terminal heat stress and late grain filling stage is a major constraint in wheat. The objectives of this study were to determine the thermo-sensitivity of reproductive stages of wheat, optim...
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Reducing nutrient uptake in okra weeds by suppressing their population through alligator weed compost mulch for better pod yield and quality
Studies based on the use and role of alligator weed compost mulch in vegetable production are lacking in the literature. Mulches conserve the soil moisture, enhance the nutrient status of soil, and suppress th...
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Biochemically Triggered Heat and Drought Stress Tolerance in Rice by Proline Application
Abiotic stresses are the prime coercion to sustainable crop production in changing climate scenario. Heat and drought stresses at reproductive as well as vegetative stages of rice cause extensive reduction in ...
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Foliar Potassium-Induced Regulations in Glycine Betaine and Malondialdehyde Were Associated with Grain Yield of Heat-Stressed Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Heat stress at reproductive stages of wheat causes grain shriveling. The present study aimed at comparing thermo-sensitivity of terminal stages of wheat and optimization of foliar potassium to alleviate heat a...
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Open AccessPotential agricultural and environmental benefits of mulches—a review
Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in elevated global temperature over the years consequently disturbing the balance of agro-ecological systems worldwide. Therefore, new eco-friendly agricu...
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Exogenous Selenium-Instigated Physiochemical Transformations Impart Terminal Heat Tolerance in Bt Cotton
High temperature during reproductive stages of cotton is a major constraint to achieve potential yield of cotton. The aim of the present study was to determine comparative thermo-sensitivity of squaring and fl...
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Open AccessRole of mineral nutrition in alleviation of heat stress in cotton plants grown in glasshouse and field conditions
Coincidence of high temperature with terminal reproductive pheno-stages of cotton is chief constraint to achieve yield potential. This high temperature interfere plant defensive system, physiological process, ...
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Exogenous Potassium–Instigated Biochemical Regulations Confer Terminal Heat Tolerance in Wheat
Heat stress at spike initiation and flowering is chief constraint hampering the accomplishment of yield potential in wheat crop. The present study was aimed at comparing the thermo-sensitivity of terminal stag...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Exogenously applied growth regulators protect the cotton crop from heat-induced injury by modulating plant defense mechanism
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has not been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessExogenously applied growth regulators protect the cotton crop from heat-induced injury by modulating plant defense mechanism
Episodes of extremely high temperature during reproductive stages of cotton crops are common in many parts of the world. Heat stress negatively influences plant growth, physiology and ultimately lint yield. Th...
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Influence of composted poultry manure and irrigation regimes on some morpho-physiology parameters of maize under semiarid environments
Poultry manure (PM), a rich source for crop nutrients, is produced in ample quantities worldwide. It provides necessary nutrient to soil and has a potential to improve plant water holding availability under se...
