Soil salinization adversely affects plant growth and has become one of the major limiting
factors for crop productivity worldwide. The conventional approach, breeding salt-tolerant …

With more than 110,000 varieties of rice, it is a sustainable source of energy for almost half
of the human population. Rice production has seen exponential growth with time; as of now …

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) plantations in North Africa are nowadays threatened with
the spread of the Bayoud disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis, already …

The present study proposes the use of endophytic fungi for mercury bioremediation in in
vitro and host-associated systems. We examined mercury resistance in 32 strains of …

Fungal endophytes can improve plant tolerance to abiotic stress. However, the role of these
plant–fungal interactions in invasive species ecology and their management implications …

Background and aims Non-native Phragmites australis (haplotype M) is an invasive grass
that decreases biodiversity and produces dense stands. We hypothesized that seeds of …

In the arid region Bou-Saâda at the South of Algeria, durum wheat Triticum durum L. cv
Waha production is severely threatened by abiotic stresses, mainly drought and salinity …

The cosmopolitan reed grass Phragmites australis (Poaceae) is an intensively studied
species globally with a substantial focus in the last two decades on its invasive populations …

Coastal systems are immensely valuable to humans. They contain unique ecosystems that
are biodiversity reservoirs and provide key ecosystem services as well as a wealth of …

Halophytes are effective candidates for phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated
saline soils. Still, little is known about the relationships between their potential for metal …