The molecular marker (SSR) has been used to investigate the markers associated with the agronomic traits including days to 50% flowering, tube ring time, days to maturity, plant height, the number of main stems per plant, ...

Organic vegetable production has specific research and innovation requirements which are not shared by other parts of the food and farming sector. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the interactive effects of ...

One of the important and necessary practices for improving nutrients availability in sustainable agriculture is using microorganisms. Beside the negative effects of chemical fertilizers on the soil and human health, plant ...

This paper reports a study on the role of antioxidant enzymes and physiological characteristics of clover cultivars in their resistance against water deficit stress in the field conditions. Four cultivars of clover (Trifolium ...

Oxidative stress is commonly induced when plants are grown under drought stress conditions.To analyze how salicylic acid (SA) can partly alleviate drought-induced oxidative stress and negative impacts of drought on physiology ...

Zinc is a necessary micronutrient in plants whose deficiency can alter essential functions in plant metabolism. High concentrations of Zn can be potentially toxic to plants causing phytotoxicity by the formation of reactive ...

In order to improve the shoot proliferation rate of ‘Dwarf Cavendish' banana shoot tip cultures, polyethylene glycol (PEG6000) was employed at concentrations of 2, 4, and 6% (w/v). The medium without PEG was ...

In this study, the effect of vermicompost and mycorrhizal fungi was investigated on growth, yield, chlorophyll pigments, leaf antioxidant enzymes, and seed silibinin content of Silybum marianum, milk thistle. The ...