Hossam S. El-Beltagi^1,2,*, Mohamed Fathi El-Nady³, Adel A. Rezk^1,4, Abdelaziz M. Tahoon⁵, Mohammed I. Al-Daej¹, Dina Abdulmajid⁶, Mohamed M. El-Mogy⁷, Elsayed Abd Elmaksoud Abomarzoka⁸, Sherif Mohamed El-Ganainy^7,9, Metwaly Mahfouz Salem Metwaly³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.10, pp. 2535-2556, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.056734 - 30 October 2024

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. Bakanae disease is a significant rice disease widely distributed in rice-growing regions worldwide. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to assess the optimal concentrations of paclobutrazol (PBZ) as a treatment for rice grains (cv. Sakha 108) to control bakanae disease, also evaluating its impact on grain germination, seedling growth parameters as well as disease index. Paclobutrazol concentrations had no significant impact on seed germination, regardless of whether the seeds were incubated with Fusarium fujikuroi or not. Application of PBZ, either alone or in… More >

Ashaduzzaman Sagar¹ , Md. Sabibul Haque¹, Md. Alamgir Hossain¹, Md. Nesar Uddin¹, Jannat E. Tajkia¹, Md. Ashik Mia¹, Toufika Hossain Shabi², Md. Solaiman Ali Fakir¹, Md. Abdul Kader^3,4,5, Walid Soufan⁶, Md. Atikur Rahman⁷, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal⁸, Mohammad Sohidul Islam⁹, Ayman El Sabagh^10,*, A. K. M. Zakir Hossain^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.8, pp. 2349-2368, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028974 - 25 June 2023

Abstract Salt stress is one of the major limitations to modern agriculture that negatively influences plant growth and productivity. Salt tolerant cultivar can provide excellent solution to enhance stress tolerance with plant fitness to unfavorable environments. Therefore, this study was aimed to screen salt tolerant sorghum genotypes through evaluating of different morphological, biochemical, and physiological attributes in response to salinity stress. In this study, we have been evaluated total six sorghum genotypes including Hybrid sorgo, Debgiri, BD-703, BD-706, BD-707, and BD-725 under salt stress (12 dS m⁻¹ NaCl). The response variables included length and weight of root… More >

ABDUL SAMAD¹, KANVAL SHAUKAT^1,*, MAHMOOD-UR-REHMAN ANSARI², MEREEN NIZAR¹, NOREEN ZAHRA³, AMBREEN NAZ⁴, HAFIZ MUHAMMAD WALEED IQBAL⁵, ALI RAZA⁶, VLADAN PESIC⁷, IVICA DJALOVIC⁸

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.3, pp. 523-532, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.023704 - 03 January 2023

Abstract Salinity is one of the major abiotic factors that limit the growth and productivity of plants. Foliar application of plant growth regulators (PGRs) may help plants ameliorate the negative impacts of salinity. Thus, a field experiment was conducted at the Botanical Garden University of Balochistan, Quetta, to explore the potential role of PGRs, i.e., moringa leaf extract (MLE; 10%), proline (PRO; 1 µM), salicylic acid (SA; 250 µM), and thiourea (TU; 10 mM) in ameliorating the impacts of salinity (120 mM) on Plantago ovata, an important medicinal plant. Salinity hampered plant photosynthetic pigments and metabolites but… More >

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam¹, Mohd Mostofa Kamal², Mohammad Faruk Hossain³, Jamil Hossain⁴, Mohammad Golam Azam^4,11, Mst Masuma Akhter⁵, M. Kamrul Hasan⁶, Ibrahim Al-Ashkar⁷, Khalid F. Almutairi⁷, Ayman EL Sabagh^8,*, Md Atikur Rahman⁹, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal¹⁰, Mohammad Sohidul Islam^6,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.3, pp. 955-981, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.025138 - 29 November 2022

Abstract Drought is one of the critical conditions for the growth and productivity of many crops including mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek). Screening of genotypes for variations is one of the suitable strategies for evaluating crop adaptability and global food security. In this context, the study investigated the physiological and biochemical responses of four drought tolerant (BARI Mung-8, BMX-08010-2, BMX-010015, BMX-08009-7), and four drought sensitive (BARI Mung-1, BARI Mung-3, BU Mung-4, BMX-05001) mung bean genotypes under wellwatered (WW) and water deficit (WD) conditions. The WW treatment maintained sufficient soil moisture (22% ± 0.5%, i.e., 30% deficit… More >

Alfaro-Corres Arnoldo Enrique^1,#, Lecona-Guzman Carlos Alberto^1,#, Gutiérrez-Miceli Federico Antonio¹, Martínez-Esteves Manuel², Silverio-Gómez María del Carmen³, Medina-Lara María de Fátima², Ruiz-Lau Nancy^4,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.2, pp. 629-643, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.023970 - 12 October 2022

Abstract The effect of water deficit was determined on both in vitro and soil seedling as well as in cells in suspension of Agave americana L. In order to do the establishment of cells, the formation of callus was induced; for it two auxins were evaluated: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 4-mino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid (picloram) at three concentrations (0.25, 0.5 and 0.75 mg L⁻¹) in three explants (leaf, root and meristems) cultured in MS semisolid medium. The callogenesis response was related to the type and section of the explant, as well as the regulator used, and a cell suspension was established… More >

Yingying Zhang^1,2,3, Jinhai Liu^1,2,3, Zhuosheng Yan⁴, Gangshun Rao⁵, Xiangru Tang^1,2,3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.1, pp. 121-130, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.022697 - 06 September 2022

Abstract Irrigation with desalinated seawater is an effective way to use ocean resources and save freshwater resources. However, seawater irrigation would cause yield loss of rice. In order to explore the effects of ultrasonic seed treatment on rice performances under seawater irrigation, the present study was conducted with three irrigation treatments (fresh water (SW0), ten times diluted seawater (SW1%, 0.34% salinity), and five times diluted seawater (SW2%, 0.68% salinity)) and two seed treatments (ultrasonic treated seeds (UT) and untreated seeds (CK)). Compared with SW0 + CK treatment, SW1 + CK and SW2 + CK treatments significantly… More >

Uttam Kumer Sarker¹, A. N. Md. Anamul Karim¹, F. M. Jamil Uddin¹, Ahmed Khairul Hasan¹, Najrul Islam¹, Md. Romij Uddin^1,*, Md. Alamgir Hossain², Sabry Hassan³, Mohamed M. Hassan³, Mahmoud F. K. Soliman⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.12, pp. 2775-2789, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.023112 - 29 August 2022

Abstract Chickpea yield is decreasing day by day due to drought stress, which could be an immense risk for future food security in developing countries. Management practices could be the most excellent approach to diminish loss due to this abiotic factor. The current research work was designed to explore the tolerance reaction of chickpea genotypes against management practices, through morphological and biochemical parameters and evaluate yield performance across drought prone location of Bangladesh. Four genotypes BD-6048, BD-6045, BD-6090, BD-6092 and eight management practices, e.g., severe water stress (SWS), i.e., without irrigation, 10 cm thick mulching with… More >

MD. REZWAN MOLLA^1,2,4, MD. MOTIAR ROHMAN^2,*, MD. ROBYUL ISLAM^1,2, MIRZA HASANUZZAMAN^3,*, LUTFUL HASSAN⁴

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.7, pp. 1613-1627, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.019243 - 17 March 2022

Abstract Waterlogging is an illustrious abiotic stress and the constrictions it enforces on plant roots have negative effects on growth and development. This study was undertaken to investigate waterlogging stress tolerant potential in chilli (Capsicum annum L.) genotypes through evaluating morphological, physiological, biochemical and anatomical parameters. Thirty-five days old seedlings of 10 chilli genotypes were exposed to waterlogging stress maintaining water height 3–5 cm over the soil surface artificially for three days. This duration (36–38 DAE) was termed as waterlogging period, and subsequent withdrawal of waterlogging condition (39–45 DAE) was regarded as a recovery phase. Based on… More >

Dalila Jacqueline Escudero-Almanza¹, Oscar Cruz-Alvarez¹, Ofelia Adriana Hernández-Rodríguez¹, Juan Luis Jacobo-Cuellar¹, Esteban Sánchez-Chávez², Pablo Preciado-Rángel³, Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda-Barrios^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.6, pp. 1141-1152, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.019129 - 14 February 2022

Abstract Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch.] is a deciduous tree whose fruits (nuts) are of high economic value and offer excellent nutritional benefits. However, soils high in sulphates can limit its growth and development. Working with 5-year-old trees of ‘Western Schley’ pecan grown in soils high in sulphates, the levels of proline and oxidative metabolism were recorded in the leaflets. Results showed that different levels of visible leaflet damage (‘sufficiency’, ‘low’, ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’) were associated with different levels of leaflet sulphates (mg kg⁻¹): ‘sufficiency’ (≤40), ‘low’ (41–60), ‘moderate’ (61–80) and ‘severe’ (80–100). ‘Severe’ sulphate damage was… More >

Ali Abdelmoteleb¹, Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza^2,*, Ahmed Mohamed Elbaalawy³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.1, pp. 21-32, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.016227 - 16 August 2021

Abstract The salinity stress is one of the most relevant abiotic stresses that affects the agricultural production. The present study was performed to study the improvement of the salt tolerance of tomato plants which is known for their susceptibility to salt stress. The present study aimed to assess to what extent strain Azospirillum brasilense (N040) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae improve the salt tolerance to tomato plants treated with different salt concentration. The inoculant strain A. brasilense (N040) was previously adapted to survive up to 7% NaCl in the basal media. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of… More >