Background Abiotic stresses, like drought, are the major cause of shrinking plant, growth
crop yields and quality. Nanotechnology has provided a significant improvement in …

Abstract Historical Pb–Zn mining and smelting in Kabwe in Zambia have made it one of the
most polluted cities in the world. Four soil profiles were collected around the smelter and in …

While tropical forests are undergoing rapid transformation as a result of direct human
impacts, many deforested areas are reverting to forest through natural or human-assisted …

Water deficit is a significant environmental stress that has a negative impact on plant growth
and yield. In this research, the positive significance of kaolin and SiO2 nanoparticles in …

Investigations on host affiliations, seasonal variation and physiological response to drought
tolerance of dark septate endophytes (DSE) in extremely arid desert environments can help …

Increasing salinization is a real threat to food security by diminishing the performance of
glycophyte staple crop wheat. To tackle salinity, one option is to identify and use salt-tolerant …

Background The impacts of climate change, such as increased soil dryness and nutrient
deficiency, highlight the need for environmentally sustainable restoration of forests and …

Afforestation with native trees can enhance the conversion of degraded saline lands into
productive landscapes with considerable economic and environmental benefits. To identify …

Aim of study: Phreatophyte species of the Prosopis genus are very important to natural
ecosystems in Africa, South America and Asia due to their uses as food and seed sources …

Despite measures to mitigate drought, study on the extent of agricultural and hydrological
drought vulnerability is still neglected in the savanna ecological zone of Nigeria. This study …