Publications by authors named "Sumeira Moin"

The remediation in plant enzymatic activities in Cd-contaminated soil was monitored through tea waste. Tea is an extensively used beverage worldwide with the release of a high quantity of tea waste utilized in the growing condition of on Cd metal contaminated soil. The study was a plan for the natural environmental condition in the greenhouse.

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  • * Researchers have developed new edible films made from Ditriterpenoids and Secomeliacins sourced from Dharek plants, which provide a protective barrier that can improve fruit shelf life by reducing microbial growth and moisture loss.
  • * The study demonstrated that these films enhance the quality of coated fruits over various storage periods, showing promising results in retaining vital phytochemicals and extending freshness compared to untreated fruits.
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  • The article identifies three main types of chemical compounds (aliphatic, oxy heterocyclic, and tannins) found in Adhatoda vasica and Calotropis procera plants using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques.
  • The research tested the antioxidant and tyrosinase-inhibiting properties of leaf extracts and evaluated their effectiveness against various bacterial strains using methods like broth microdilution and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
  • It concludes that both plants are valuable sources of bioactive compounds that could be used for treating bacterial diseases and in drug manufacturing.
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This article discussed the enhanced drought tolerance under arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inoculation and normal growth of plants which linked with the activity of photoreceptors. The photoreceptor action in dual symbiosis under drought stress showed not only the high photosynthetic activity but also provide information about the broad range of physiological responses. The pot experiment conducted in a natural environment where drought condition was observed twice a week via regular irrigation with water up to twelve months.

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In this article, , (Shamber) an exceptional source of Vitamins A and C and full of nutrients, selected for extraction of diverse polyphenols including dietary flavonoids and essential flavonoids by HPLC-DAD technique using various solvents. These essential targeted compounds also analyze after keeping different storage periods and compare with fresh fruits for better efficacy of these compounds. The highest number of phenolic compounds including gallic acid, chlorogenic acid sinapic acid, ferulic acid, myricetin, quercetin, and kaempferol extracted in methanol solvent leading to the new compounds of tetra-O-methylscutellar and heptamethoxy flavone.

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In this article, the assessment of lethal effects of Copper (Cu) on Luffa acutangula and Spinacia oleracea plants investigated in relation to the presence of insect species Oxycarenus hyalinipennis. The analysis of Cu-treated plants displays the information of rapid growth of Oxycarenus hyalinipennis species in triplicate. However, results showed that the impact of metal toxicity appeared as the reduced growth rate of plants, and dense growth of the insect species Oxycarenus halinipennis followed by the chewing/degradation of the toxic plant.

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Enzymes are a biological catalyst, an important protein that accelerates the most biochemical reactions of a plants cell, investigated in this article as a provoked biomarkers under Cu stress. The study was conducted in comparison of (a) Control, (b) Cu stress plants and (c) treated plants in the greenhouse. The treated plants were grown in recycled water, prepared at laboratory scale using potato peel charcoal (PPC) as a sorbent.

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Background: Lignin and cellulose, organic constituents of the plant or plant-based material not commonly used for feeding purpose are referred as Biomass. Patents suggest that this can be used as the best resource of renewable energy. Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) fungi can play an effective role in biomass manufacturing through activated metabolism of the plant under dual symbiosis.

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This article has allied exposure to Ecological Particulate Matter (EPM) and its remediation using potato peel surface (PPC) bio-sorbent on two important edible crops Spinacia oleracea and Luffa acutangula. Fenton reaction acceleration was one of the major stress oxidation reactions as a consequence of iron and copper toxicity, which involve in the formation of hydroxyl radical (OH) through EPM. Results showed that the oxidative stress encouraged by Cu in both species that recruits the degradation of photosynthetic pigments, initiating decline in growth, reduced leaf area and degrade proteins.

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Background: Dual symbiosis played an effective role in drought condition and temperature. Furthermore, performed services in absorption of water and solubilization of chief nutrients specially phosphorus for growth of plants. Phosphorous is essential for plant growth in any climatic condition because of central constituent of ATP providing chemical energy for all metabolic reactions of plants.

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An effort was made after detailed literature survey and few experiments, conducted at Laboratory conditions about the VAM fungus inoculated plants; they have large surface area and more photosynthetic rate, can assimilate more CO2, even can grow in drought condition including water deficiency and high temperature. For this purpose, a greenhouse pot experiment was conducted in which soil manifested with fungi was used and Conocarpus erectus L (common on green belt of Karachi Streets) was selected for testing the fungal engineering. Results demonstrated a well-developed strong roots system and branching pattern of shoots rather than larger surface area of leaves of the fungal engineered plant when compared with non-treated ones.

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