Potential role of biochar on capturing soil nutrients, carbon sequestration and managing environmental challenges: a review

Z Elkhlifi, J Iftikhar, M Sarraf, B Ali, MH Saleem… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BC) properties and its influences within agricultural soil health and environmental
ecosystems largely depend on feedstock, residence time and pyrolysis conditions. The …

Plant microbiome engineering: hopes or hypes

MS Afridi, S Ali, A Salam, W César Terra, A Hafeez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Multifaceted Impacts of Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp. in Managing Various Plant Diseases and Crop Yield Improvement

N Mehmood, M Saeed, S Zafarullah, S Hyder… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The modern agricultural system has issues with the reduction of agricultural productivity due
to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses. It is also expected that in the future the entire …

Efficacy of priming wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds with a benzothiazine derivative to improve drought stress tolerance

AA Al-Huqail, MH Saleem, B Ali, M Azeem… - Functional Plant …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
We evaluated the effects of different concentrations (0.05 and 0.15 mM) of a benzothiazine
(BTh) derivative on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in normal (100% field water capacity, FWC) …

Exploring the recuperative potential of brassinosteroids and nano-biochar on growth, physiology, and yield of wheat under drought stress

MAS Raza, MA Ibrahim, A Ditta, R Iqbal, MU Aslam… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Drought stress as a result of rapidly changing climatic conditions has a direct negative
impact on crop production especially wheat which is the 2nd staple food crop. To fulfill the …

Biochemical Response of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) to Selenium (Se) under Drought Stress

J Ali, I Jan, H Ullah, S Fahad, S Saud, M Adnan, B Ali… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought stress restricts the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) by disrupting its
biochemical and physiological functions. The current study was conducted to evaluate the …

Alleviating effects of salicylic acid spray on stage-based growth and antioxidative defense system in two drought-stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars

I HUSSAIN, MY Ashraf, MH SALEEM… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Approximately 33% of the arable land around the world is vulnerable to drought, which is a
very serious issue affecting the yield and productivity of cereal crops. Two contrasting rice …

Iron Sulfate (FeSO4) Improved Physiological Attributes and Antioxidant Capacity by Reducing Oxidative Stress of Oryza sativa L. Cultivars in Alkaline Soil

A Saleem, A Zulfiqar, B Ali, MA Naseeb, AS Almasaudi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rice ranks second among cereals in dietary uses around the world. Rice is deficient in iron
(Fe), and these are important micronutrients for infants, men, and women. Fortification of rice …

Bacterial-Mediated Salinity Stress Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.): A Fortunate Way toward Sustainable Agriculture

B Ali, A Hafeez, MS Afridi, MA Javed, Sumaira… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable agriculture is threatened by salinity stress because of the low yield quality and
low crop production. Rhizobacteria that promote plant growth modify physiological and …

Efficacy of Naphthyl Acetic Acid Foliar Spray in Moderating Drought Effects on the Morphological and Physiological Traits of Maize Plants (Zea mays L.)

S Ullah, MI Khan, MN Khan, U Ali, B Ali, R Iqbal… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The threat of varying global climates has greatly driven the attention of scientists, as climate
change increases the odds of worsening drought in many parts of Pakistan and the world in …