Functions and strategies for enhancing zinc availability in plants for sustainable agriculture

M Hamzah Saleem, K Usman, M Rizwan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn), which is regarded as a crucial micronutrient for plants, and is considered to be a
vital micronutrient for plants. Zn has a significant role in the biochemistry and metabolism of …

Early drought stress warning in plants: Color pictures of photosystem II photochemistry

M Moustakas, I Sperdouli, J Moustaka - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought, the major limiting factor for plant growth and crop productivity, affecting several
physiological and biochemical processes, is expected to increase in duration, intensity, and …

Phytoremediation as an effective remedy for removing trace elements from ecosystems

A Mocek-Płóciniak, J Mencel, W Zakrzewski… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pollution of soil by trace elements is a global problem. Conventional methods of soil
remediation are often inapplicable, so it is necessary to search intensively for innovative and …

Evaluation of phytoremediation potential of aromatic plants: A systematic review

B Mishra, M Chandra - Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is regarded as one of the most severe environmental and agricultural
concerns. Phytoremediation is becoming more popular, an environmentally benign, solar …

Excess zinc supply reduces cadmium uptake and mitigates cadmium toxicity effects on chloroplast structure, oxidative stress, and photosystem II photochemical …

I Sperdouli, IDS Adamakis, A Dobrikova, E Apostolova… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salvia sclarea L. is a Cd2+ tolerant medicinal herb with antifungal and antimicrobial
properties cultivated for its pharmacological properties. However, accumulation of high …

A hormetic spatiotemporal photosystem II response mechanism of salvia to excess zinc exposure

M Moustakas, A Dobrikova, I Sperdouli, A Hanć… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exposure of Salvia sclarea plants to excess Zn for 8 days resulted in increased Ca, Fe, Mn,
and Zn concentrations, but decreased Mg, in the aboveground tissues. The significant …

Harnessing chlorophyll fluorescence for phenotyping analysis of wild and cultivated tomato for high photochemical efficiency under water deficit for climate change …

I Sperdouli, I Mellidou, M Moustakas - Climate, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fluctuations of the weather conditions, due to global climate change, greatly influence plant
growth and development, eventually affecting crop yield and quality, but also plant survival …

The bioactivities of sclareol: A mini review

J Zhou, X Xie, H Tang, C Peng, F Peng - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sclareol, a diterpene alcohol isolated from the herbal and flavor plant clary sage (Salvia
sclarea L.), is far-famed as the predominant ingredient in the refined oil of Salvia sclarea (L.) …

Preliminary investigation of the use of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. as a Cd accumulator in contaminated Mediterranean soils: the relationships among cadmium …

SG Papadimou, Ν Barbayiannis, EE Golia - Euro-Mediterranean Journal …, 2024 - Springer
The plant Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. has been used in a preliminary study to investigate
its phytoremediation potential in moderately and heavily Cd-polluted Greek soils. For this …

Biological activity and profiling of Salvia sclarea essential oil obtained by steam and hydrodistillation extraction methods via chemometrics tools

MG Aćimović, MT Cvetković… - Flavour and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Salvia sclarea L. or clary sage is cultivated worldwide in temperate and sub‐tropical
climates, as an ornamental and essential oil (EO) bearing plant. EO is obtained from fresh …