Publications by authors named "P Bhalla"
Deciphering the Vulnerability of Pollen to Heat Stress for Securing Crop Yields in a Warming Climate.
Plant Cell Environ
December 2024
Climate change is leading to more frequent and severe extreme temperature events, negatively impacting agricultural productivity and threatening global food security. Plant reproduction, the process fundamental to crop yield, is highly susceptible to heatwaves, which disrupt pollen development and ultimately affect seed-set and crop yields. Recent research has increasingly focused on understanding how pollen grains from various crops react to heat stress at the molecular and cellular levels.
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- The study focuses on a new probe called DPD, designed for detecting copper (Cu) ions in methanol, utilizing specific chemical components and showing selective binding through UV-Vis measurements.
- Binding studies confirmed a 2:1 stoichiometry ratio and an impressive detection limit of 1.38×10 M for Cu ions.
- The DPD probe also demonstrated its ability to detect SCN ions with a low limit of detection and showed practical application by analyzing real water and blood samples, outperforming existing sensors in selectivity and sensitivity.
Prinsepia utilis Royle, native to the Himalayas, is esteemed in Chinese and Indian folk medicine for its diverse medicinal benefits, targeting arthritis, pain relief, bone disorders, and joint discomfort. This study examined the 25% aqueous methanol extract of P. utilis leaves using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, identifying 78 metabolites, 76 of which were reported for the first time in P.
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