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Exploiting Integrated Breeding Strategies to Improve Salinity Tolerance in Crop Plants
Abiotic stress has emerged as a major threat to food security, accounting for the majority of crop and agricultural product losses worldwide. Salinity is one of the primary key variables that inhibit plant gro...
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Open AccessIntroduction, adaptation and characterization of monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii): a non-caloric new natural sweetener
Siraitia grosvenorii, an herbaceous perennial plant, native to the southern parts of China, is commonly used as a low-calorie natural sweetener. It contains cucurbitane-type triterpene glycosides known as mogrosi...
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Flower yield and chemical composition of essential oil from Rosa damascena under foliar application of Ca(NO3)2 and seasonal variation
Rosa damascena is an important essential oil-bearing industrial crop. Rose essential oil is extremely precious natural ingredient in aromatic, cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries. However, ecology and p...
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Foliar application of plant nutrients and kinetin modifies growth and essential oil profile in Rosa damascena under acidic conditions
Rosa damascena Mill. is cultivated for its high-value essential oil in different parts of the world. The flower yield and the composition of essential oil of R. damascena are strongly aff...
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Open AccessCrop-ecology and nutritional variability influence growth and secondary metabolites of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
Plant nutrition and climatic conditions play important roles on the growth and secondary metabolites of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni); however, the nutritional dose is strongly governed by the soil propertie...
