Key message Current development of advanced biotechnology tools allows us to
characterize the role of key genes in plant productivity. The implementation of this …

The urgency to reduce resource depletion and waste production is expected to lead to an
economy based on renewable resources. Biofuels, for instance, are a great green …

Rice is the most important food crop in the world and is a primary source of food for more
than half of the world population. However, salinity is considered the most common abiotic …

Synthetic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are being extensively used in our daily lives;
however, they may also pose a risk to public health and environment. Nowadays, biological …

Field experiments were conducted in 2017 and 2018, in order to investigate the effects of
potassium (K) application on photosynthetic capacity and carbohydrate metabolism of the …

Tomato (Lycoperiscon esculentum) and rice (Oryza sativa) are the two most important
agricultural crops whose productivity is severely impacted by salinity stress. Soil salinity …

Salt stress is one of the major environmental factors impairing crop production. In our
previous study, we identified a major QTL for salinity tolerance on chromosome 2H on barley …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) grown under field conditions was exposed to five
irrigation water salinities (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 dS m–1; 4: 1 NaCl: CaCl2 molar ratio) from …

In order to cope with challenges linked to climate change such as salinity, plants must
develop a wide spectrum of physiological and molecular mechanisms to rapidly adapt …

Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) is an important photoprotective mechanism in rice;
however, little is known regarding its role in the photosynthetic response of rice plants with …