Biostimulant substances for sustainable agriculture: Origin, operating mechanisms and effects on cucurbits, leafy greens, and nightshade vegetables species

F Cristofano, C El-Nakhel, Y Rouphael - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a pressing matter of anthropogenic nature to which agriculture contributes
by abusing production inputs such as inorganic fertilizers and fertigation water, thus …

Sulfur-induced salinity tolerance in lettuce is due to a better P and K uptake, lower Na/K ratio and an efficient antioxidative defense system

WE de Souza Freitas, AB de Oliveira, RO Mesquita… - Scientia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lettuce is widely grown in several regions of the globe, even where the availability of good
quality water is scarce. Thus, it is essential to develop research and techniques that allow …

Silicon supplementation induces physiological and biochemical changes that assist lettuce salinity tolerance

HS Lemos Neto, M de Almeida Guimarães… - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
Little is known abou the effects of silicon on the physiological and biochemical
characteristics of vegetables under salt stress. Our aim was to evaluate Silicon's role as …

Tolerância de cultivares de pimentão (Capsicum annuum L.) à salinidade na germinação e crescimento inicial

MP Barros, M de Almeida Guimarães… - Research, Society and …, 2021 - rsdjournal.org
The use of cultivars tolerant to salinity is one of the strategies for food production in regions
affected by soil salinization. The objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerance of …

Inhibition of Seed Germination of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by Salinity Stress: Insight of Enzymatic Activity

NH Samarah, ALQ Nisreen, RI Al-Zyout - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Salinity stress inhibits seed germination of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) due to osmotic stress
and ion toxicity. Therefore, the objective of this study is to understand how salinity reduces …

Efeito da aplicação de silício na germinação de sementes de pimenta sob estresse salino

CMG dos Santos, VW Trovato… - Research, Society and …, 2020 - rsdjournal.org
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the germination of Naga Jolokia seeds
(Capsicum chinense Jacq.) Under salt stress with the effect of applying silicon doses. The …