Role of non-microbial biostimulants in regulation of seed germination and seedling establishment

S Gupta, K Doležal, MG Kulkarni, E Balázs… - Plant Growth …, 2022 - Springer
The application of biostimulants from natural origin represents one of the most innovative
and promising strategies to promote plant growth and improve crop productivity. The …

Cultivation of aromatic plant for nature-based sustainable solutions for the management of degraded/marginal lands: techno-economics and carbon dynamic

D Yadav, A Yadav, M Singh, P Khare - Carbon Research, 2023 - Springer
The cultivation of aromatic grasses on marginal/degraded land attracts attention due to their
remediation potential, low input cost, and economic gain. During the distillation of these …

Eco-friendly production of biochar via conventional pyrolysis: Application of biochar and liquefied smoke for plant productivity and seed germination

AA Abdelhafez, X Zhang, L Zhou, M Cai, N Cui… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional pyrolysis of agricultural wastes may emit considerable amounts of greenhouse
gases that affect negatively the surrounding environment. A trial was done to capture the …

Rice straw-derived smoke water promotes rice root growth under phosphorus deficiency by modulating oxidative stress and photosynthetic gene expression

S Pinit, L Ariyakulkiat, J Chaiwanon - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Plant-derived smoke has been shown to promote plant growth and seed germination, but its
roles and mechanisms in response to nutrient deficiency stress remain unclear. Plants …

Plant-derived smoke ameliorates salt stress in wheat by enhancing expressions of stress-responsive genes and antioxidant enzymatic activity

N Hayat, N Afroz, S Rehman, SH Bukhari, K Iqbal… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses are the biggest threat to the increasing population worldwide. Salt stress is
one of the most significant abiotic stresses, affecting 20% of the crop production around the …

Plant-derived smoke enhances plant growth through ornithine-synthesis pathway and ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in soybean

Z Zhong, T Kobayashi, W Zhu, H Imai, R Zhao… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
To investigate the mechanism of promotive effect of plant-derived smoke on the soybean
growth, a gel-free/label-free proteomics was performed. Smoke solutions were irrigated on …

Morphological, biochemical, and proteomic analyses to understand the promotive effects of plant-derived smoke solution on wheat growth under flooding stress

S Komatsu, H Yamaguchi, K Hitachi, K Tsuchida… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat is an important staple food crop for one-third of the global population; however, its
growth is reduced by flooding. On the other hand, a plant-derived smoke solution enhances …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of wheat seedlings to salinity and plant-derived smoke

ŞS Çatav, Y Surgun-Acar, F Zemheri-Navruz - South African Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is great interest in developing strategies to reduce the detrimental effects of salinity on
plant growth and crop yield. Plant-derived smoke containing many promotive and inhibitory …

Transcriptomic diversity in seedling roots of European flint maize in response to cold

FP Frey, M Pitz, CC Schön, F Hochholdinger - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Low temperatures decrease the capacity for biomass production and lead to
growth retardation up to irreversible cellular damage in modern maize cultivars. European …

Subcellular proteomics to understand promotive effect of plant-derived smoke solution on soybean root

Y Murashita, T Nishiuchi, SU Rehman, S Komatsu - Proteomes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant-derived smoke solution enhances soybean root growth; however, its mechanism is not
clearly understood. Subcellular proteomics techniques were used for underlying roles of …