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Comparative Effect of Foliar Application of Silicon, Titanium and Zinc Nanoparticles on the Performance of Vetiver- a Medicinal and Aromatic Plant
In the agriculture sector, the use of nanoparticles (NPs) has become a centre of attraction for plant biological researchers. Several studies have been accomplished regarding the influence of NPs on the growth...
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Silicon Nanoparticles Mediated Increase in Glandular Trichomes and Regulation of Photosynthetic and Quality Attributes in Mentha piperita L.
Interest in the use of the nanoparticles as plant growth elicitors mushroomed within the last decade and the field is quite intriguing to meet the growing needs of the burgeoning population. Peppermint is a pl...
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Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash: A Magic Bullet to Attenuate the Prevailing Health Hazards
Amidst the haze surfacing the earth with the occurrence of ever-increasing diseases, indigenous plant remedies stand as the only ray of hope with its heroic therapeutic properties. Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides ...
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Response of exogenous salicylic acid on cadmium induced photosynthetic damage, antioxidant metabolism and essential oil production in peppermint
The present inquest was undertaken in view of the alarming increase in the concentration of cadmium, nickel etc., in the arable soils of Uttar Pradesh, India and the little attention paid to the effect of thes...
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Unraveling the Cumulative Effect of Soil-Applied Radiation-Processed Sodium Alginate and Polyacrylamide on Growth Attributes, Physiological Activities, and Alkaloids Production in Periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don]
Cancer has taken millions of lives in the passing decade alarming the scientists to urgently design the magic bullets for this jeopardy. Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don reportedly emerged as a remedy to this prob...
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Signaling Pathways of Anticancer Plants: Action and Reaction
Insights into the alterations of the mammalian genome in neoplastic diseases and the mechanism of action of the therapeutic anticancer drugs are one of the extremely important, diverse, and challenging areas o...
