Elevated CO reduced antimony toxicity in wheat plants by improving photosynthesis, soil microbial content, minerals, and redox status.

Introduction: Antimony (Sb), a common rare heavy metal, is naturally present in soils at low concentrations. However, it is increasingly used in industrial applications, which in turn, leads to an increased release into the environment, exerting a detrimental impact on plant growth. Thus, it is important to study Sb effects on plants under the current and future CO (eCO).

Sprouts Grown under Elevated CO Hyperaccumulate Glucosinolates and Antioxidants and Exhibit Enhanced Biological and Reduced Antinutritional Properties.

The nutritional and health-promoting properties of plants are largely determined by their tissue chemistry. Tuning growth conditions could affect the accumulation of phytochemicals and, therefore, enhance the biological activities. Herein, the impact of elevated CO (eCO; 620 µmol CO mol air) on growth and chemical composition of sprouts of three cultivars (Haraz, Khider and Rajab) was investigated.

Laser light as a promising approach to improve the nutritional value, antioxidant capacity and anti-inflammatory activity of flavonoid-rich buckwheat sprouts.

Buckwheat sprouts are rich in several nutrients such as antioxidant flavonoids that have a positive impact on human health. Although there are several studies reported the positive impact of laser light on crop plants, no studies have applied laser light to enhance the nutritive values of buckwheat sprouts. Herein, the contents of health-promoting minerals, metabolites and enzymes as well as the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were determined in laser-treated (He-Ne laser, 632 nm, 5 mW) common buckwheat (CBW) and tartarybuckwheat (TBW) sprouts.

Influence of elevated CO on nutritive value and health-promoting prospective of three genotypes of Alfalfa sprouts (Medicago Sativa).

Alfalfa sprouts are well known for their nutritive values. Although there are several studies reported the positive impact of elevated CO (eCO) on plants, there are no in-depth, comprehensive studies on how eCO could improve the sprouting of plant seeds. Herein, the production of health-promoting metabolites was determined in eCO (620 ppm)-treated Alfalfa sprout cultivars (Giza 1, Nubaria and Ismailia 1).

Elevated CO improves glucosinolate metabolism and stimulates anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties of broccoli sprouts.

Sprouting process enhances plant bioactive compounds. Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L) sprouts are well known for their high levels of glucosinolates (GLs), amino acids, and antioxidants, which offer outstanding biological activities with positive impacts on plant metabolism. Elevated CO (eCO, 620 ppm) was applied for 9 days to further improve nutritive and health-promoting values of three cultivars of broccoli sprouts i.

Innovative application of helium-neon laser: enhancing the germination of Adansonia digitata and evaluating the hepatoprotective activities in mice.

The laser pretreatment of seed is drawing pronounced attention from the scientific community for its positive impact in boosting germination, seedling , and growth of plants. In this study, the laser pretreatment of Adansonia digitata (A. digitata) seeds was evaluated.

Provenance effect on bioactive phytochemicals and nutritional and health benefits of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca.

Balanites aegyptiaca L. is a multipurpose tree distributed in Africa and Middle East. Several parts of B.