Pollution of the environment by toxic metals creates stress conditions that generally negatively affect plant growth and development. Cadmium is a highly toxic metal that enters the environment mainly through industrial ...

Artemisia melanolepis Boiss is an endemic species in Iran distributed in north and north west of the country. In the present work, metabolites' content of the aerial parts of A. melanolepis was analyzed at three growth ...

Arsenic (As) is one of the most hazardous metalloids for plants, however, little is understood about the role of silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) in improving rice tolerance under As toxicity. An experiment was conducted in ...

To investigate the combining ability of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) inbred lines and also the inheritance of several physiological traits of this plant in normal irrigation and water-deficit-stress conditions, eight ...

Chlorophyll a fluorescence measurement is a useful tool for studying the herbicides' effects with different modes of action on the photosynthetic apparatus. In this research, the chlorophyll a fluorescence response of ...

To determine the gene action and inheritance of grain filling rate and remobilization of stem reserves in bread wheat, a 6×6 half diallel was performed. The F1 seeds along with parental varieties were evaluated under ...

The wild barberry shrubs, commonly known as black barberry, are naturally widespread in the north and northeast elevations of Iran. Besides a rich gene bank, these are highly considered concerning food and medicinal purposes. ...

Water deficiency limits nutrient availability and causes physiological disruptions resulting in decreased crop productivity in the field. The spray of Fe and Zn on drought-stressed plants may reduce some of the detrimental ...

The South American plant, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, is a good source of steviol glycosides, antioxidants, all of the essential amino acids, and other important nutritional compounds. The present study was conducted to ...

Drought is the most important stress factor that reduces plant growth and yield. However, the application of moisture absorbents may decrease the negative effects of drought. This study aims to investigate the effect of ...