Role of biotechnology in creating sustainable agriculture

S Das, MK Ray, D Panday… - PLOS Sustainability and …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This narrative review paper discusses the role of biotechnology in the development of
sustainable agriculture. The paper begins by defining sustainability and highlights the …

A perspective on biotechnological applications of thermophilic microalgae and cyanobacteria

A Patel, L Matsakas, U Rova, P Christakopoulos - Bioresource Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of expanding our knowledge on microorganisms derived from extreme
environments stems from the development of novel and sustainable technologies for our …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of salinity stress on PSII in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes, probed by chlorophyll-a fluorescence

MS Akhter, S Noreen, S Mahmood, M Ashraf… - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Chlorophyll-a fluorescence is an efficient tool to determine the photosynthetic
capacity of plants and the health status of plants under normal or stress conditions including …

Methyl Jasmonate Alleviated the Adverse Effects of Cadmium Stress in Pea (Pisum sativum L.): A Nexus of Photosystem II Activity and Dynamics of Redox Balance

H Manzoor, Mehwish, S Bukhat, S Rasul… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in leaves reduces photosynthetic capacity by degrading
photosynthetic pigments, reducing photosystem II activity, and producing reactive oxygen …

Involvement of ethylene in melatonin‐modified photosynthetic‐N use efficiency and antioxidant activity to improve photosynthesis of salt grown wheat

S Khan, Z Sehar, M Fatma, IR Mir, N Iqbal… - Physiologia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The involvement of melatonin in the regulation of salt stress acclimation has been shown in
plants in this present work. We found that the GOAL cultivar of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) …

Linking changes in chlorophyll a fluorescence with drought stress susceptibility in mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

H Bano, HR Athar, ZU Zafar, HM Kalaji… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, the mung bean cv. NM‐13‐1Tol was selected as drought‐tolerant and
NM‐54Sens as drought‐sensitive. The effects of progressive drought (16 days) on the …

Salicylic Acid Induced Photosynthetic Adaptability of Raphanus sativus to Salt Stress is Associated with Antioxidant Capacity

S Bukhat, H Manzoor, HR Athar, ZU Zafar… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2020 - Springer
Despite the plethora of published reports on ameliorative effects of exogenously applied
salicylic acid (SA) to plants under salt stress, a critical role of SA in redox balance …

Single and combined exposure to micro (nano) plastics and azithromycin disturbing the photosynthetic carbon fixation of Synechocystis sp.

X You, M You, Y Lyu, G Peng, W Sun - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Revealing the ecotoxicity of micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) and azithromycin (AZM) is of great
importance regarding their wide occurrence in aquatic environments. Herein, we …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteria: harnessing the power of microorganisms for plant growth promotion, stress alleviation, and phytoremediation in the Era of sustainable …

T Nawaz, S Saud, L Gu, I Khan, S Fahad, R Zhou - Plant Stress, 2024 - Elsevier
In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable agriculture, cyanobacterium has emerged as
a viable option to offer multifaceted benefits to both crops and the environment. This …

Is photoprotection of PSII one of the key mechanisms for drought tolerance in maize?

N Bashir, HR Athar, HM Kalaji, J Wróbel… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the most important abiotic stress factors limiting maize production
worldwide. The objective of this study was to investigate whether photoprotection of PSII was …