Publications by authors named "Badal Mahakalkar"
The rapid advancement in the field of omics approaches plays a crucial role in the development of improved industrial oil crops. Industrial oil crops are important for many sectors like food processing, biofuels, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, making them indispensable contributors to global economies and these crops serve as vital elements in a multitude of industrial processes. Significant improvements in genomics have revolutionized the agricultural sector, particularly in the realm of oil crops.
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- Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that significantly reduces crop yields, while silicon (Si) is known to help plants cope with Cd toxicity, although its exact mechanisms are not fully clear.
- A study on mungbean plants showed that Si supplementation improved growth, biomass, and photosynthetic efficiency under Cd stress, as measured by non-invasive leaf imaging techniques.
- Enzyme analyses indicated that Si enhanced the activity of key enzymes that reduce oxidative stress, while metabolomic profiling revealed significant changes in metabolic pathways related to antioxidant defense, particularly in flavanols and flavonoids, contributing to the plants' resilience to Cd exposure.