Publications by authors named "Khajista Jabeen"

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  • Oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a significant role in arsenic toxicity, negatively impacting plant water absorption and overall health.
  • The study investigated the effects of an arsenic-resistant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), specifically the strain MD3, on maize, aiming to mitigate the harmful effects of arsenic.
  • Results showed that maize under high arsenic stress experienced reduced osmotic potential and growth, but the MD3 strain helped counteract these stress effects, enhancing growth and physiological conditions.
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Contamination of the environment due to speedup of anthropogenic activities has become a serious threat to modern humanity. Among the contaminants, the new emerging concern is the heavy metal (HM) contamination in the environment. Because the persistence and harmfulness of heavy metals affect the ecosystem and the health of plants, animals, and humans, they are the most toxic substances in the environment.

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  • The study investigates how organic amendments like municipal solid waste compost, farmyard manure, and press mud can help improve the salinity tolerance of okra plants by reducing osmotic and oxidative stress.
  • Under saline conditions, certain combinations of these amendments significantly increased the plants' osmotic potential, total soluble sugars, and antioxidant enzyme activities, indicating improved stress resistance.
  • The most effective treatment (5% farmyard manure + press mud) showed notable enhancements in key physiological parameters and reduced harmful compounds, suggesting a viable approach to support okra growth in saline environments.
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Avena sativa L. a cereal crop that is badly affected by several abiotic and biotic stresses. In the current study, silicon nanoparticles are used to mitigate the harmful effects of root rot disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn on the growth of A.

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The current study was designed to evaluate the antifungal properties of Datura metel L. against Rizoctonia solani Kuhn. To achieve this objective, six concentrations of leaves & stem methanol extract of D.

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Blue mold pathogen, isolated from infected L., was identified as a species through morphological and molecular characterisation. Internal Transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was utilised for DNA sequencing.

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The final quality of pharmaceutically active herbal preparation is significantly contributed by extraction procedures. Hence in the last decade Microwave assisted extraction (MAE) has been introduced. This is an efficient and modern tool with multiple benefits as compared to the traditional methods of extraction.

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Background: Mungbean [ (L.) Wilczek] is an important pulse crop globally. This imperative crop is severely affected by charcoal rot disease caused by (Tassi) Goid.

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The antifungal activity of Melia azedarach L. leaves was investigated against Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.

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Aqueous, ethanol and n-hexane extracts from leaves, fruit, root-bark and stem-bark of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels were tested for their antifungal activity against Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab.

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