Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, widely known as sweet leaf, is a perennial herbal species of the
Asteraceae family, which is widely used as a natural sweetener in many countries around …

Most crop species are cultivated in nutrient-deficient soils, in combination with other
challenging constraints that are exacerbated by the current climate changes. The …

Salicylic acid (SA), an eminent stress tolerance phytohormone, assists plants in dealing with
abiotic stress. A pot experiment was carried out to substantiate the SA's ability to protect the …

Drought is a major yield-limiting factor for rice production. Present study is a first of its own
kind to show the promising role of plant growth regulators (PGRs)[methyl jasmonate (MJ) …

A two-year field experiment was conducted at the Islamic Azad University, Iran, in 2018 and
2019 growing season to examine the influence of foliar application of zinc and salicylic acid …

Wheat productivity is drastically affected by late sowing, as it faces high temperatures during
grain filling which decreases the crop yield. In this experiment, several seed priming agents …

The seeds of many plants, including fennel (Foeniculum vulgare L.), are tiny and have low
food reserves. Therefore, planting them accurately in the soil to achieve optimal yields is …

Abstract Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) is an alternative sugar crop currently gaining
importance in several geographic regions of the world. Generally, crop is propagated by …

Results: The results showed as the water potential decreased to-0.1,-0.3,-0.5, and-0.7 MPa,
seed germination percentage respectively went down by 8.43, 43.26, 61.80, and 88.76% in …

Introduction One of the non-biological stresses for crop plants is drought and lack of water,
which is the most important factor limiting the growth of crop plants in arid and semi-arid …