Exploring the diverse applications of sol-gel synthesized CaO:MgAlO nanocomposite: morphological, photocatalytic, and electrochemical perspectives.

A nanocomposite of CaO:MgAlO was synthesized through a straightforward and cost-effective sol-gel method. The investigation of the novel CaO:MgAlO nanocomposite encompassed an examination of its morphological and structural alterations, as well as an exploration of its photocatalytic activities and electrochemical characteristics. XRD analysis revealed a nanocomposite size of 24.

Changes in Endophyte Communities across the Different Plant Compartments in Response to the Rice Blast Infection.

The rice blast disease, caused by the fungal pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia oryzae), poses a significant threat to the global rice production. Understanding how this disease impacts the plant's microbial communities is crucial for gaining insights into hostpathogen interactions.

MXene-modified electrodes and electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted much attention as promising tools in renewable energy conversion technology. This is mainly because of their beneficial qualities, such as their impressive efficiency levels and low-cost fabrication techniques. An overview of MXene-modified electrodes in DSSCs is given in this review article.

BiFeO/FeO electrode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation and photocatalytic dye degradation: A single step synthetic approach.

Herein, mixed-phase BiFeO/FeO (BF-M) nanocomposite has been successfully prepared in a simple single-step synthetic strategy and its structural, physicochemical and magnetic properties have been characterized. The performance of as-synthesized mixed-phase BF-M catalyst has been investigated in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation and photocatalytic dye degradation analysis by comparing with the partials FeO with BiFeO (BF-P). The BF-M photocatalyst has degraded 95.

Applications of endophytic microbes in agriculture, biotechnology, medicine, and beyond.

Endophytes are emerging as integral components of plant microbiomes. Some of them play pivotal roles in plant development and plant responses to pathogens and abiotic stresses, whereas others produce useful and/or interesting secondary metabolites. The appreciation of their abilities to affect plant phenotypes and produce useful compounds via genetic and molecular interactions has paved the way for these abilities to be exploited for health and welfare of plants, humans and ecosystems.

Augmented Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dye Effluents by Plant Endophytes: A Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Alternative.

Textile industry consumes a large proportion of available water and releases huge amounts of toxic azo dye effluents, leading to an inevitable situation of acute environmental pollution that has been a significant threat to mankind. Decolorization or detoxification of harmful azo dyes has become a global priority to overcome the disastrous consequences and salvage the ecosystem. Biodegradation of textile azo dyes by endophytes stands to be a lucrative and viable alternative over conventional physico-chemical methods, owing to their eco-friendliness, cost-competitive and non-toxic nature.

Assembly of genomic reads of elite indica rice cultivar onto 2101 reference bacterial genomes for identification of co-sequenced endophytic bacteria.

Reference based assembly of genomic reads of the elite indica rice cultivar RP Bio-226 was carried out against 2101 reference bacterial genomes using Bowtie-2 genome assembly tool. Five types of data: Number of paired end reads concordantly aligned exactly only once, number of paired end reads concordantly aligned more than once, number of mates that make the pairs aligned exactly only once, number of mates that make the pairs aligned more than once and overall percentage of alignment were collected. Interpretation of the results and identification of endophytes based on these alignment statistics are described in detail in our research article "L.

Genome inside genome: NGS based identification and assembly of endophytic Sphingopyxis granuli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa genomes from rice genomic reads.

The interactions between crop plants and the endophytic bacteria colonizing them are poorly understood and experimental methods were found to be inadequate to meet the complexities associated with the interaction. Moreover, research on endophytic bacteria was focused at host plant species level and not at cultivar level which is essential for understanding the role played by them on the productivity of specific crop genotype. High throughput genomics offers valuable tools for identification, characterization of endophytic bacteria and understand their interaction with host plants.

Proteins for breaking barriers in lignocellulosic bioethanol production.

Reduction in fossil fuel consumption by using alternate sources of energy is a major challenge facing mankind in the coming decades. Bioethanol production using lignocellulosic biomass is the most viable option for addressing this challenge. Industrial bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass, though possible now, is not economically viable due to presence of barriers that escalate the cost of production.