Green-synthesized lignin nanoparticles enhance Zea mays resilience to salt stress by improving antioxidant metabolism and mitigating ultrastructural damage.

Soil salinity poses a substantial threat to agricultural productivity, resulting in far-reaching consequences. Green-synthesized lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as significant biopolymers which effectively promote sustainable crop production and enhance abiotic stress tolerance. However, the defensive role and underlying mechanisms of LNPs against salt stress in Zea mays remain unexplored.

The synergistic potential of biochar and nanoparticles in phytoremediation and enhancing cadmium tolerance in plants.

Cadmium (Cd) is classified as a heavy metal (HM) and is found into the environment through both natural processes and intensified anthropogenic activities such as industrial operations, mining, disposal of metal-laden waste like batteries, as well as sludge disposal, excessive fertilizer application, and Cd-related product usage. This rising Cd disposal into the environment carries substantial risks to the food chain and human well-being. Inadequate regulatory measures have led to Cd bio-accumulation in plants, which is increasing in an alarming rate and further jeopardizing higher trophic organisms, including humans.

Enhanced pseudocapacitive energy storage and thermal stability of Sn ion-intercalated molybdenum titanium carbide (MoTiC) MXene.

Electrochemical energy-storage (EES) devices are a major part of energy-storage systems for industrial and domestic applications. Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbide MXene, namely MoTiC, was intercalated with Sn ions to study the structural, morphological, optical, and electrochemical energy-storage effects. The Sn-intercalated modified layered structure, prepared a facile liquid-phase pre-intercalated cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method, showed a higher surface area of 30 m g, low band gap of 1.

InDel Marker Based Estimation of Multi-Gene Allele Contribution and Genetic Variations for Grain Size and Weight in Rice ( L.).

The market success of any rice cultivar is exceedingly dependent on its grain appearance, as well as its grain yield, which define its demand by consumers as well as growers. The present study was undertaken to explore the contribution of nine major genes, , , , , , , , , and , in regulating four size and weight related traits, i.e.

Spatial conservation planning under uncertainty: adapting to climate change risks using modern portfolio theory.

Climate change and urban growth impact habitats, species, and ecosystem services. To buffer against global change, an established adaptation strategy is designing protected areas to increase representation and complementarity of biodiversity features. Uncertainty regarding the scale and magnitude of landscape change complicates reserve planning and exposes decision makers to the risk of failing to meet conservation goals.

Relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-2 gene and colorectal cancer and gastric cancer susceptibility: a meta-analysis.

Background: Recently, the published data on the association between matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) (C-1306T) polymorphism and colorectal cancer (CRC) and gastric cancer (GC) (gastrointestinal cancer) risk remained controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the risk of CRC and GC and single-nucleotide polymorphism of MMP-2(C-1306T).

Methods: Medline, Embase, Science Citation Index, and PubMed were thoroughly searched to identify relevant studies.