Early-stage detection of biotic and abiotic stress on plants by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging analysis

J Moustaka, M Moustakas - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most agricultural land, as a result of climate change, experiences severe stress that
significantly reduces agricultural yields. Crop sensing by imaging techniques allows early …

Early drought stress warning in plants: Color pictures of photosystem II photochemistry

M Moustakas, I Sperdouli, J Moustaka - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought, the major limiting factor for plant growth and crop productivity, affecting several
physiological and biochemical processes, is expected to increase in duration, intensity, and …

Hormesis in photosystem II: a mechanistic understanding

M Moustakas, J Moustaka, I Sperdouli - Current Opinion in Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hormesis in photosystem II (PSII) that is observed in appropriately planned studies is a dose
or-time-response relationship to a disruption of homeostasis illustrated by U-shaped …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium toxicity in Salvia sclarea L.: An integrative response of element uptake, oxidative stress markers, leaf structure and photosynthesis

AG Dobrikova, EL Apostolova, A Hanć… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The herbal plant Salvia sclarea L.(clary sage) is classified to cadmium (Cd) accumulators
and considered as a potential plant for phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soil …

Harnessing the role of foliar applied salicylic acid in decreasing chlorophyll content to reassess photosystem II photoprotection in crop plants

M Moustakas, I Sperdouli, IDS Adamakis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salicylic acid (SA), an essential plant hormone, has received much attention due to its role in
modulating the adverse effects of biotic and abiotic stresses, acting as an antioxidant and …

Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) alleviate arsenic toxicity in soybean by modulating photosynthetic function, nutrient uptake and antioxidant potential

M Faizan, JA Bhat, HA El-Serehy, M Moustakas… - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The consequences of climate change, and the increased accumulation of metalloids, like
arsenic (As), in the environment, are significantly affecting crop performance and yield …

Excess zinc supply reduces cadmium uptake and mitigates cadmium toxicity effects on chloroplast structure, oxidative stress, and photosystem II photochemical …

I Sperdouli, IDS Adamakis, A Dobrikova, E Apostolova… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salvia sclarea L. is a Cd2+ tolerant medicinal herb with antifungal and antimicrobial
properties cultivated for its pharmacological properties. However, accumulation of high …

Plant photochemistry, reactive oxygen species, and photoprotection

M Moustakas - Photochem, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light energy, absorbed as photons by chlorophylls and other pigment molecules consisting
of light-harvesting complexes (LHCs), is transferred to the reaction centres (RCs), where …

A hormetic spatiotemporal photosystem II response mechanism of salvia to excess zinc exposure

M Moustakas, A Dobrikova, I Sperdouli, A Hanć… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exposure of Salvia sclarea plants to excess Zn for 8 days resulted in increased Ca, Fe, Mn,
and Zn concentrations, but decreased Mg, in the aboveground tissues. The significant …

Harnessing chlorophyll fluorescence for phenotyping analysis of wild and cultivated tomato for high photochemical efficiency under water deficit for climate change …

I Sperdouli, I Mellidou, M Moustakas - Climate, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fluctuations of the weather conditions, due to global climate change, greatly influence plant
growth and development, eventually affecting crop yield and quality, but also plant survival …