Silicon supplementation modulates antioxidant system and osmolyte accumulation to balance salt stress in Benth.

Experiments were conducted to investigate the role of silicon (Si, 2 mM potassium silicate - KSiO) in ameliorating the salinity (200 mM NaCl) triggered growth retardation, photosynthetic inhibition and the oxidative damage in Talh trees ( Benth). Salinity stress reduced length and dry biomass accumulation of root and shoot which were significantly improved by Si supplementation. Application of Si enhanced the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments including chlorophyll , chlorophyll , total chlorophylls and carotenoids resulting in greater photosynthetic activity measured in terms of net CO assimilation.

Biofabrication of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles With Flower Buds Extract and Finding Its Novel Application in Controlling the Growth and Mycotoxins of .

is a leading plant pathogen that causes Fusarium head blight, stalk rot, and Gibberella ear rot diseases in cereals and posing the immense threat to the microbiological safety of the food. Herein, we report the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from (SaZnO NPs) flower bud extract by combustion method and investigated their application for controlling of growth and mycotoxins of . Formation of SaZnO NPs was confirmed by spectroscopic methods.

Role of calcium in AMF-mediated alleviation of the adverse impacts of cadmium stress in [Wight] A.J. Scott.

The aim of this study was to evaluate cadmium stress induced changes in the growth, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activity of associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and their amelioration by calcium application. Cadmium stress can cause alterations in the physiological and biochemical processes in plants. A calcium application combined with an AMF treatment resulted in the reduction of lipid peroxidation and the production of hydrogen peroxide, thereby mediating the mitigation of cadmium induced oxidative stress.

Phylogenetic affiliation and determination of bioactive compounds of bacterial population associated with organs of mud crab, .

Mud crab belongs to the genus is an economically valuable and preferred species for costal aquaculture in Asian countries, including India. In recent years, there has been a tremendous expansion of farming, which has led to increasing research on its habit and habitats. However, there has been no study undertaken to understand the role of the bacterial population associated with the different organs of the mud crab, .