Pesticide-tolerant microbial consortia: Potential candidates for remediation/clean-up of pesticide-contaminated agricultural soil

M Shahid, MS Khan, UB Singh - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Reclamation of pesticide-polluted lands has long been a difficult endeavour. The use of
synthetic pesticides could not be restricted due to rising agricultural demand. Pesticide …

Toxicity of fungicides to Pisum sativum: a study of oxidative damage, growth suppression, cellular death and morpho-anatomical changes

M Shahid, B Ahmed, A Zaidi, MS Khan - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering the fungicidal threat to the sustainable agro-environment, the toxicological
impacts of three fungicides, namely kitazin, hexaconazole and carbendazim, on the …

Photoynthetic and productive increase in tomato plants treated with strobilurins and carboxamides for the control of Alternaria solani

J Marek, D de Azevedo, EO Ono, JD Rodrigues… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract During two years (2015 and 2016), an experiment was carried out to investigate the
effects of the application of strobilurin and carboxamides on the photosynthetic efficiency …

The maize stem as a potential source of cellulose nanocrystal: cellulose characterization from its phenological growth stage dependence

RH Longaresi, AJ De Menezes… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study the biomass content in different phenological growth stages (V3, V9, V13,
Tasseling and R3) of the maize plant (Zea mays L.) was investigated. The biomass was …

Fungicide toxicity to legumes and its microbial remediation: a current perspective

M Shahid, MS Khan, A Zaidi - Pesticides in crop production …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the farming communities spread world over are facing acute crop production
problems. Among them, the toxicity of agrochemicals including those of synthetic fungicides …

Do fungicides affect the physiology, reproductive development and productivity of healthy soybean plants?

VB Junqueira, C Müller, AA Rodrigues… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungicides are widely used to control diseases in soybean crops. We hypothesized that
fungicides applied to healthy soybean plants compromise the plant's physiology, affect the …

Conservation tillage and microbially mediated integrated phosphorus management enhance productivity, profitability and energy use efficiency of maize

A Kumar, UK Behera, S Dhar, L Shukla… - The Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Sustainability of maize production systems is threatened by poor economic returns and
resource intensiveness. Therefore, an experiment was conducted at the ICAR-Indian …

Can pyraclostrobin and epoxiconazole protect conventional and stay-green maize varieties grown under drought stress?

H Sulewska, K Ratajczak, K Panasiewicz, HM Kalaji - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Risks associated with drought are increasing and are a global problem. Therefore, there is a
need for new solutions for the safe production of food, while maintaining respect for the …

Cytological abnormalities during pollen development in interspecific hybrids of Nicotiana

J Liao, J Zhang, X Wei, Y Niu, W Suo… - Crop and Pasture …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Nicotiana alata is resistant to Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and of great value in
breeding. However, hybrid sterility constrains the application of interspecific genetic …

Wheat photosynthetic parameters influenced by the use of seaweed extract and fungicide

RDB Ducatti, JA Wordell-Filho, SP Tironi… - Revista …, 2023 - journals.ufrpe.br
Fungicides and seaweed extracts are commonly employed in agricultural fields, yet their
impact on the photosynthetic process in plants remains poorly understood. This study aimed …