Botany-Research Publications: Recent submissions
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Rethinking underutilized cereal crops: pan-omics integration and green system biology
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-09-30)Main conclusion: Due to harsh lifestyle changes, in the present era, nutritional security is needed along with food security so it is necessary to include underutilized cereal crops (UCCs) in our daily diet to counteract ... -
Soil Microbiome: Diversity, Benefits and Interactions with Plants
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-10-09)Plant roots aid the growth and functions of several kinds of microorganisms such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, endophytic bacteria, actinomycetes, nematodes, protozoans which may impart ... -
Genome-wide identification and gene expression analysis of GHMP kinase gene family in banana cv. Rasthali
(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2023-09-20)Background: The GHMP kinase gene family encompasses ATP-dependent kinases, significantly involved in the biosynthesis of isoprenes, amino acids, and metabolism of carbohydrates. Banana is a staple tropical crop that is ... -
Microbe-Assisted Bioremediation of Pesticides from Contaminated Habitats: Current Status and Prospects
(CRC Press, 2023-10-19)Pesticide use is expanding worldwide due to a continuous increase in agricultural intensification in order to meet the global food demand. The extensive use of pesticides and their persistence in the aquatic and terrestrial ... -
Valorization of fish processing industry waste for biodiesel production: Opportunities, challenges, and technological perspectives
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-11-09)The fish industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, which generates massive waste, and its unsafe disposal may pose severe health and environmental hazards. Thus, the valorization of fish waste has ... -
Drought priming modulates ABF, GRFs, related microRNAs and induce metabolic adjustment during heat stress in chickpea
(Elsevier Masson s.r.l., 2023-09-09)Drought and high temperature stress may occur concomitantly or individually in succession causing cellular dysfunctions. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key stress regulator, and its responsive genes are controlled by ABRE (Abscisic ... -
Biotechnological attributes of biostimulants for relieving metal toxicity
(Elsevier, 2023-08-04)A global scourge, heavy metals (HMs) toxicity with high concentration causes reactive oxygen species (ROS) to attack key biological molecules and has emerged in the past few years, posing a serious threat to human lives ... -
Nanotechnology as a powerful tool in plant sciences: Recent developments, challenges and perspectives
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-08-24)In today's global climate emergency, agricultural practices are becoming increasingly unsustainable. There are a number of alarming issues that require immediate action, including soil erosion, excessive use of natural ... -
Exogenous application of biostimulants for As stress tolerance in crop plants
(Elsevier, 2023-08-04)Arsenic (As) is a nonessential toxic metalloid existing in two different inorganic forms: arsenite As (III) and arsenate As (V) which cause hindrance in plant developmental processes and are hazardous to human beings. As ... -
Gene delivery methods: Advances and opportunities of nanoparticles-based techniques
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Functional characterization of microbes and their association with unwanted substance for wastewater treatment processes
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-07-06)Nowadays, microorganisms can be used to eliminate a variety of pollutants such as toxic metal ions from wastewater. These emergences of harmful elements in wastewater, high-priced cultivation of microbes and technical ... -
Drought priming induced thermotolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during reproductive stage; a multifaceted tolerance approach against terminal heat stress
(Elsevier Masson s.r.l., 2023-06-23)In wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), terminal heat stress obstructs reproductive functioning eventually leading to yield loss. Drought priming during the vegetative stage can trigger a quicker and effective defense response ... -
Drought priming evokes essential regulation of Hsp gene families, Hsfs and their related miRNAs and induces heat stress tolerance in chickpea
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-07-26)Optimum temperature is crucial for plant's survival. During high temperature stress, heat shock proteins (Hsps) are expressed many folds essentially controlled by explicit heat shock factors (Hsfs).We have narrowed key ... -
Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Behavior Complexity of Senescence Responses in Himalayan Tree Species Ulmus wallichiana
(Springer, 2023-05-17)The Himalayas present a highly contrasting environment for the organisms that inhabit it, with summer and winter being the most disparate seasons. As winter approaches, the temperature drops, and deciduous plants, such as ... -
Seaweed-associated epiphytic bacteria: Diversity, ecological and economic implications
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-07-18)The microbial communities associated with seaweeds remain underexplored, despite their enormous biodiversity and the fact that they differ significantly from their free-living marinecounterpart. Studying the epiphytic ... -
Transcriptome analysis of ovules offers early developmental clues after fertilization in Cicer arietinum L.
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-05-11)Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds are valued for their nutritional scores and limited information on the molecular mechanisms of chickpea fertilization and seed development is available. In the current work, comparative ... -
Advantageous features of plant growth-promoting microorganisms to improve plant growth in difficult conditions
(Elsevier, 2023-04-21)Microbes play a fundamental role in plant growth and development. The valuable microbes, also known as plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) belong to different groups such as fungi, bacteria, and archaea which are ... -
Immune signaling networks in plant-pathogen interactions
(Elsevier, 2023-04-21)Plants and their pathogens are in a constant coevolutionary fight for dominance. The consequences of these interactions are particularly important for human activities as they may have significant implications for agricultural ... -
Plant-Microbe Interaction - Recent Advances in Molecular and Biochemical Approaches: Volume 2: Agricultural Aspects of Microbiome Leading to Plant Defence
(Elsevier, 2023-04-21)Plant-Microbe Interaction - Recent Advances in Molecular and Biochemical Approaches: Agricultural Aspects of Microbiome Leading to Plant Defence, Volume Two continues the work of Volume One, covering the role of these plant ... -
Understanding plant-plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) interactions for inducing plant defense
(Elsevier, 2023-04-21)Rhizobacteria fostering plant growth have received considerable attention in modern agriculture as they are capable of enhancing growth of the plants and are also a chemical fertilizer replacement. Besides enhancing growth, ...