Publications by authors named "H Sonah"
The rapid advancement in the field of omics approaches plays a crucial role in the development of improved industrial oil crops. Industrial oil crops play a crucial role across 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe MD-2-related lipid-recognition (ML/Md-2) domain is a lipid/sterol-binding domain that are involved in sterol transfer and innate immunity in eukaryotes. Here we report a genome-wide survey of this family, identifying 84 genes in 30 fungi including plant pathogens. All the studied species were found to have varied ML numbers, and expansion of the family was observed in Rhizophagus irregularis (RI) with 33 genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are crucial in facilitating the transportation of water and various small solutes across biological membranes. The evolutionary path and functional roles of TIPs is poorly understood in plants. In the present study, a total of 976 TIPs were identified in 104 diverse species and subsequently studied to trace their lineage-specific evolutionary path and tissue-specific function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSilicon (Si) can significantly improve the salt tolerance of plants, but its mechanism remains unclear. In this study, role of abscisic acid (ABA) in Si derived salt resistance in tobacco seedling was investigated. Under salt stress, the photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate of tobacco seedlings were reduced by 86.
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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.