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Cost-effective tannery wastewater treatment using cyanobacteria: insights on the growth pattern and seedling vigor improvement with spent biomass
Nowadays to cope-up with the emerging global clean-water crisis , wastewater needs to be remediated properly to be used as an alternative source. Here...
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy as a Powerful Tool for Distinguishing High- and Low-Vigor Soybean Seed Lots
The tests commonly used to determine seed vigor are often laborious and time-consuming; thus, rapid methods are highly required for identifying...
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Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers as carriers for hormones (IAA and GA3) delivery in seed invigoration for enhancing germination and seedling vigor of agricultural crops (groundnut and black gram)
In the present study, nanofibers were developed from biodegradable polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). PVA at 10% has produced fiber with required size...
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AzospirillumāBacillus associations: synergistic effects on in vitro PGP traits and growth of pearl millet at early seedling stage under limited moisture conditions
The association of plant beneficial Azospirillum and Bacillus spp. strains expressing different sets of PGP traits may have complementary or...
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Responses of Rice Seed Quality to Large-Scale Atmospheric Nonthermal Plasmas
Atmospheric nonthermal plasma (ANTP) is used for various biological applications including seed quality improvements in crop production. However, the...
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The Effect of Seed Moisture Content of Hybrid Maize at Harvest Time on Seed Germination Traits and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity under Simulated Environmental Stresses with Silicon Foliar Application
Seed quality of hybrid maize is affected by different factors, including maturity time and environmental conditions of plant growth. In this study,...
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Management of plant vigor and soil health using two agriusable nanocompounds and plant growth promotory rhizobacteria in Fenugreek
Application of nanocompounds and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) plays an important role in improving plant growth and soil health. In...
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Impact of lead on seed germination, seedling growth, chemical composition, and forage quality of different varieties of Sorghum
Due to heavy metal contamination, there are currently significant losses in agriculture and food security. Anthropogenic sources led to increased...
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Genome Editing: Mechanism and Utilization in Plant Breeding
Advances in genome editing technologies have opened new horizons and empowered scientists to make desired amends in the plant genomes. With the...
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Antifungal activity of copper oxide nanoparticles derived from Zizyphus spina leaf extract against Fusarium root rot disease in tomato plants
Incorporating green chemistry concepts into nanotechnology is an important focus area in nanoscience. The demand for green metal oxide nanoparticle...
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Growth Enhancement of Radish Seed Induced by Low-Temperature Argon Plasma
The process of seed germination is described as the culmination of a series of events that start with wetting and end with the emergence of the...
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Dual Role of Potassium Silicate and Salicylic Acid: Plant Growth Promotor and Plant Immunity Booster Against Bakanae Disease of Rice
Bakanae, caused by a fungal pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi is a major burden in rice cultivation. Management of this disease is crucial as it has the...
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The AS7265x Chipset as an Alternative Low-Cost Multispectral Sensor for Agriculture Applications Based on NDVI
Recently, new low-cost multispectral sensors have been commercialized, paving the way for a large number of new agricultural applications...
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Effect of Silicon (Si) Seed Priming on Germination and Effectiveness of its Foliar Supplies on Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum) Genotypes under Semi-Arid Environment
Silicon (Si), a nutrient that currently arousing more and more interest from researchers, particularly in relation to water deficit resistance for...
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PLDĪ±1-knockdown soybean seeds display higher unsaturated glycerolipid contents and seed vigor in high temperature and humidity environments
BackgroundSoybean oil constitutes an important source of vegetable oil and biofuel. However, high temperature and humidity adversely impacts soybean...
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The Role of Epigenetic Transcriptional Regulation in Brassica Vegetables: A Potential Resource for Epigenetic Breeding
The Brassica genus includes many economically important vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, pak choi, turnip, etc....
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Plasma activated water: the next generation eco-friendly stimulant for enhancing plant seed germination, vigor and increased enzyme activity, a study on black gram (Vigna mungo L.)
Chemical fertilization in agriculture is threatening to the ecosystem. Therefore, the use of eco-friendly stimulant for crop revolution is highly...
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Photodynamic Inactivation in agriculture: combating fungal phytopathogens resistant to conventional treatment
Botrytis cinerea is a severe threat in agriculture, as it can infect over 200 different crop species with gray mold affecting food yields and...
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Influence of Sugar Mill Effluent on Germination and Growth of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum) and Mustard (Brassica nigra)
The study is to understand the physico-chemical characteristics and different applications of sugar mill effluent considered compared with...
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Bio-priming with a Novel Plant Growth-Promoting Acinetobacter indicus Strain Alleviates Arsenic-Fluoride Co-toxicity in Rice by Modulating the Physiome and Micronutrient Homeostasis
Sustainable remediation of arsenic-fluoride from rice fields through efficient bio-extraction is the need of the hour, since these toxicants severely...
