Background: Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal. Its emission is suspected to be further increased due to the dramatic application of ash to agricultural soils and newly reclaimed ones. Thereby, Cd stress encountered by plants will exacerbate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo cycles of pedigree selection for grain yield/plant (GY/P) and grain weight (GW) (100-grain weight) were imposed under drought stress and normal irrigation to study the direct and indirect selection of GY/P and GW in bread wheat. The selection started in the F-generation (Cycle-C) of bread wheat ( L.) traced back to the cross () of two Egyptian cultivars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSesame ( L.), the Queen of oilseeds, is infected with different pathogens, restricting its yield. f.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWater deficit stress is one of the major constraints for commercial agriculture, as it disturbs the metabolic processes in plant. Identification of carbon and nitrogen receptors that act on drought resistance helps in breeding for drought resistance varieties. Zn fertilizer can regulate multiple antioxidant defense systems at the transcriptional level in response to drought.
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