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Mitigation of drought stress in Zea mays L. through plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria assisted by foliar sorghum water extract
Climate change is introducing several challenges to agriculture’s sustainability. The drought stress is hampering cereal crop productivity. There is...
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Aerated drip irrigation improves watermelon yield, quality, water and fertilizer use efficiency by changing plant biomass and nutrient partitioning
Collaborative implementation of agricultural yield and fertilizer input has been a fundamental issue of sustainable and green production. Aerated...
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Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract and potassium alleviate drought damage in tomato by improving plant water relations, photosynthetic performance, and stomatal function
Drought is a crucial abiotic stress having a devastating effect on crops, including tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum L.). Exogenous application of...
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Plant Sensors Untangle the Water-Use and Growth Effects of Selected Seaweed-Derived Biostimulants on Drought-Stressed Tomato Plants (Solanum lycopersicum)
Drought has become an increasing problem in agriculture in recent years with fresh water becoming a scarce resource. One of the solutions to...
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Convergence in water use efficiency within plant functional types across contrasting climates
Water use efficiency (WUE) provides a direct measure of the inextricable link between plant carbon uptake and water loss, and it can be used to study...
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Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Wheat
Plant parasitic nematodes directly or indirectly damage host plants, invading the roots of wheat and other grains. Nematodes not only use a plant’s...
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An IoT-Based Precision Irrigation System to Optimize Plant Water Requirements for Indoor and Outdoor Farming Systems
Irrigated agriculture plays a crucial role in fulfilling global food demands since it is reliable in some parts of the world, particularly in arid...
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Plant Movements
Terrestrial plants are sessile, and yet they can sense their environment and can respond to sensory information through visible movements to optimize...
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Combined influence of water-absorbing polymer and vegetation on soil water characteristic curve under field condition
AimsWater-absorbing polymer (WAP) is recognized as a suitable soil additive for enhancing water retention and storage in the root zone under arid...
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Long-term K fertilization effects on soil available K, grain yield, and plant K critical value in winter wheat
This study takes advantage of Swiss long-term field experiments (> 30 yrs) with different K fertilization rates at three sites to (i) test the...
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The Plant Water Status
Climate change significantly affects the water status of the soil and plants. Historical analysis of the soil and plant water status showed that it...
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Putting Plant Roots at Light: Temporal Imaging of Plant Roots and Soil Water with a Light Transmission Technique for Linking Water and Root Observations to Soil–Plant Models
Estimating how the “hidden half” of plants, that is the roots, take up water or the influences of root system architecture or root physiological...
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Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions
Stomata play a critical role in surface–atmosphere exchange by controlling the flux of water and CO 2 between the leaf and the atmosphere. However,...
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Remote estimation of leaf water concentration in winter wheat under different nitrogen treatments and plant growth stages
Hyperspectral remote sensing can quickly, nondestructively and accurately monitor crop water concentration and provide technical support for winter...
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Evaluation on the effects of different plant matter in water on Aedes aegypti development (Diptera: Culicidae)
Knowledge on the factors associated with the development of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) can provide a better understanding of vector surveillance and...
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Plant-Microbe Interactions and Crop Production
Plants are living entities that provide food, oxygen, and habitat for other organisms in the environment. Plants, like all living things, require...
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Using Infrared Thermography for High-Throughput Plant Phenoty**
Infrared thermography offers a rapid, noninvasive method for measuring plant temperature, which provides a proxy for stomatal conductance and plant...
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Water Stress and Crop Productivity in the Water-Limited Environment
Drought is a serious restriction as it impacts the food security and lives of over two billion people who lives in arid areas. Water shortage is a...
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Chromium-induced phytotoxicity and its impact on plant metabolism
Chromium (Cr) is a familiar heavy element and is mainly available in nature with a couple of stable oxidation states such as Cr +3 and Cr +6 . Its...
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Inoculation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Mediated Water Stress Tolerance in Quinoa Seeds by Modulating the Phenolics Compounds, Stress Markers, Osmolytes Accumulation and Antioxidant Defense
Several research studies have highlighted the benefits of biofertilizers for plant productivity and soil fertility. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi...
