Seed priming in field crops: potential benefits, adoption and challenges

M Farooq, M Usman, F Nadeem… - Crop and Pasture …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Seed priming is a presowing technique in which seeds are moderately hydrated to the point
where pregermination metabolic processes begin without actual germination. Seeds are …

ACC-deaminase producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and biochar mitigate adverse effects of drought stress on maize growth

S Danish, M Zafar-ul-Hye, F Mohsin, M Hussain - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Availability of good quality irrigation water is a big challenge in arid and semi arid regions of
the world. Drought stress results in poor plant growth and low yield; however, the …

Terminal drought and heat stress alter physiological and biochemical attributes in flag leaf of bread wheat

A Sattar, A Sher, M Ijaz, S Ul-Allah, MS Rizwan… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Heat stress along with low water availability at reproductive stage (terminal growth phase of
wheat crop) is major contributing factor towards less wheat production in tropics and sub …

Influence of seed priming techniques on grain yield and economic returns of bread wheat planted at different spacings

M Farooq, M Hussain, MM Habib… - Crop and Pasture …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
A 3-year study evaluated the effect of different seed-priming techniques on the performance
of two bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, Seher-2006 and Shafaq-2006, planted in …

Green revolution 'stumbles' in a dry environment: Dwarf wheat with Rht genes fails to produce higher grain yield than taller plants under drought

S Jatayev, A Kurishbayev, L Zotova… - Plant, Cell & …, 2020 - elibrary.ru
Green revolution ‘stumbles’ in a dry environment: Dwarf wheat with Rht genes fails to produce
higher grain yield than taller plants under drought КОРЗИНА ПОИСК НАВИГАТОР СЕССИЯ …

[HTML][HTML] Achene yield and oil quality of diverse sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids are affected by different irrigation sources

A Sher, M Suleman, A Sattar, A Qayyum, M Ijaz… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a major oilseed crop grown for its
edible oil across the globe, including Pakistan. The production of edible oil in Pakistan is …

Silver nanoparticles protect tillering in drought-stressed wheat by improving leaf water relations and physiological functioning

M Sarwar, MF Saleem, N Ullah, MJ Khan… - Functional Plant …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
The tillering phase of wheat (Triticum aestivum) crops is extremely susceptible to drought.
We explored the potential of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in protecting wheat genotypes …

Optimizing zinc seed priming for improving the growth, yield and grain biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) wilczek)

MU Haider, M Hussain, M Farooq… - Journal of Plant …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Among the micronutrients, zinc (Zn) is one of the most vital nutrient required for the growth
and development of plants. This research was conducted to optimize Zn seed priming …

[PDF][PDF] Foliage applied selenium improves photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant potential and wheat productivity under drought stress.

MOA Rady, WM Semida, TAA El-Mageed… - 2020 - researchgate.net
Selenium (Se) has been extensively reported to alleviate negative effects of abiotic stresses,
including drought on several economic plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating the impact of seed rate and sowing dates on wheat productivity in semi-arid environment

S Tahir, A Ahmad, T Khaliq, MJM Cheema - Int. J. Agric. Biol, 2019 - researchgate.net
Variation in temperature significantly decreased wheat productivity. Appropriate seed rate
and sowing time is crucial to achieve the higher yield on a sustainable basis. To evaluate …