Plant secondary metabolites are produced naturally in the plant system as a defense
mechanism to combat environmental stress factors. These metabolites are extensively used …

Cyanobacteria are prominent inhabitants of many agricultural soils, where they potentially
contribute towards biological nitrogen fixation, help in phosphate solubilization and mineral …

Somatic embryogenesis is the formation of an embryo from a cell other than a gamete or the
product of gametic fusion. This is not an artificial phenomenon, and is known in nature as a …

Twenty four strains out of 191 marine microalgal strains exhibited cadmium (Cd) resistance.
They were tested for their Cd removal ability in growth media containing 50 μM Cd. Six …

The potential of microalgae as a biofertilizer in agriculture is increasingly recognized. We
studied the effect of applications of Chlorella on growth of wheat in terms of its …

The eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) synthesis gene cluster isolated from a marine bacterium,
Shewanella putrefaciens strain SCRC-2738, was cloned and expressed in the marine …

Soil degradation, overuse of chemical fertilizer, and biodiversity loss are serious problems
challenging the sustainable development of modern agriculture. In recent years, owing to …

Production of synthetic seeds has unraveled new vistas in in vitro plant propagation
technology, because it offers many useful advantages on a commercial scale for the …

The enzymatic activity of the soil and potential plant growth can both be affected by the
addition of different substances, such as biostimulants. The final objective of this work was to …

The main goal of this study was enhancing the biocontrol activity of Trichoderma spp.(T.
harzianum, T. koningii, T. viride, and T. virens) against Cephalosporium maydis, the cause of …