Publications by authors named "Mohammad-Saiful Alam"

Heat shock, a transient exposure to high temperatures, is a substantial hazard to rice ( L.) production and sustainability. The objective of this review paper is to summarize the impact of heat shock on rice and explore approaches to mitigate its adverse effects to achieve sustainable production.

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  • Salt in the soil significantly impacts plant growth, lowering agricultural productivity, especially for salt-sensitive crops like tomatoes.
  • The study investigated the effects of mineral fertilization and manure-biochar compost (MBC) on tomato plants grown in saline conditions, finding that MBC improved growth and yield.
  • MBC not only enhanced tomato health by increasing nutrient levels and reducing leaf damage but also helped the plants better cope with salt stress through improved osmotic adjustment and antioxidant capacity.
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  • Ammonia oxidising archaea (AOA) play a crucial role in nitrification in acidic agricultural soils, with two main phylogenetic groups, Nitrososphaerales and Candidatus Nitrosotaleaceae, identified as dominant in these environments.
  • The study examined how varying fertilisation practices over 20 years affected the composition and activity of AOA in low pH soils, using high-throughput sequencing of the ammonia monooxygenase gene (amoA) and measuring nitrification rates.
  • Findings showed that long-term fertilisation significantly influences AOA community structure and activity, especially favoring Nitrososphaerales, while revealing that different fertilisation histories contribute to the diversity and stability of AOA
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A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of green manure and nitrogen fertilizer on morpho-physiological traits, yield and post-harvest nutrient status of the soil during season of 2017. The experiment was laid out with a randomized complete block design with twelve treatments, and was replicated thrice. The treatments were T1 [Control (no green manure + no fertilizer)], T2 ( + N0), T3 (+ N15), T4 (+ N30), T5 (+ N45), T6 (+ N60), T7 ( + N0), T8 ( + N15), T9 ( + N30), T10 ( + N45), T11 ( + N60), and T12 (N60).

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The components of the root exudates from two transgenic insect-resistant cotton lines and their parental cotton lines, and their effects on the growth of Fusarium oxysporum were investigated. The results demonstrated that the resistance of transgenic insect-resistant cotton to F. oxysporum was significantly reduced compared with their parental lines.

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