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Elfanah AMS, Darwish MA, Selim AI, Elmoselhy OMA, Ali AM, El-Maghraby MA, Abdelhamid MT. Hyperspectral reflectance and agro-physiological traits for field identification of salt-tolerant wheat genotypes using the genotype by yield*trait biplot technique. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1165113. [PMID: 37600199 PMCID: PMC10434226 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1165113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Introduction Salinity is the abiotic obstacle that diminishes food production globally. Salinization causes by natural conditions, such as climate change, or human activities, e.g., irrigation and derange misuse. To cope with the salinity problem, improve the crop environment or utilize crop/wheat breeding (by phenotyping), specifically in spread field conditions. For example, about 33 % of the cropping area in Egypt is affected by salinity. Methods Therefore, this study evaluated forty bread wheat genotypes under contrasting salinity field conditions across seasons 2019/20 and 2020/21 at Sakha research station in the north of Egypt. To identify the tolerance genotypes, performing physiological parameters, e.g., Fv/Fm, CCI, Na+, and K+, spectral reflectance indices (SRIs), such as NDVI, MCARI, and SR, and estimated salinity tolerance indices based on grain yield in non-saline soil and saline soil sites over the tested years. These traits (parameters) and grain yield are simultaneously performed for generating GYT biplots. Results The results presented significant differences (P≤0.01) among the environments, genotypes, and their interaction for grain yield (GY) evaluated in the four environments. And the first season for traits, grain yield (GY), plant height (PH), harvest index (HI), chlorophyll content index (CCI), chlorophyll fluorescence parameter Fv/Fm, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in contrasting salinity environments. Additionally, significant differences were detected among environments, genotypes, and their interaction for grain yield along with spectral reflectance indices (SRIs), e.g., Blue/Green index (BIG2), curvature index (CI), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), Modified simple ratio (MSR). Relying on the genotype plus genotype by environment (GGE) approach, genotypes 34 and 1 are the best for salinity sites. Genotypes 1 and 29 are the best from the genotype by stress tolerance indices (GSTI) biplot and genotype 34. Genotype 1 is the best from the genotype by yield*trait (GYT) method with spectral reflectance indices. Discussion Therefore, we can identify genotype 1 as salinity tolerant based on the results of GSTI and GYT of SRIs and recommend involvement in the salinity breeding program in salt-affected soils. In conclusion, spectral reflectance indices were efficiently identifying genotypic variance.
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- Ahmed M. S. Elfanah
- Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
- Food Crops Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt
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- Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia
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- Wheat Research Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Semida WM, Abd El-Mageed TA, Gyushi MAH, Abd El-Mageed SA, Rady MM, Abdelkhalik A, Merah O, Sabagh AE, El-Metwally IM, Sadak MS, Abdelhamid MT. Exogenous Selenium Improves Physio-Biochemical and Performance of Drought-Stressed Phaseolus vulgaris Seeded in Saline Soil. Soil Systems 2023; 7:67. [DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems7030067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Water and salt stresses are among the most important global problems that limit the growth and production of several crops. The current study aims at the possibility of mitigating the effect of deficit irrigation of common bean plants growing in saline lands by foliar spraying with selenium via the assessment of growth, productivity, physiological, and biochemical measurements. In our study, two field-based trials were conducted in 2017 and 2018 to examine the influence of three selenium (Se) concentrations (0 (Se0), 25 (Se25), and 50 mg L−1 (Se50)) on common bean plants grown under full irrigation (I100 = 100% of the crop evapotranspiration; ETc) and deficit irrigation (I80 = 80% of ETc, and I60 = 60% of ETc). Bean plants exposed to water stress led to a notable reduction in growth, yield, water productivity (WP), water status, SPAD value, and chlorophyll a fluorescence features (Fv/Fm and PI). However, foliar spraying of selenium at 25 or 50 mg L−1 on stressed bean plants attenuated the harmful effects of water stress. The findings suggest that foliage application of 25 or 50 mg L−1 selenium to common bean plants grown under I80 resulted in a higher membrane stability index, relative water content, SPAD chlorophyll index, and better efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm, and PI). Water deficit at 20% increased the WP by 17%; however, supplementation of 25 or 50 mg L−1 selenium mediated further increases in WP up to 26%. Exogenous application of selenium (25 mg L−1 or 50 mg L−1) to water-stressed bean plants elevated the plant defense system component, given that it increased the free proline, ascorbic acid, and glutathione levels, as well as antioxidant enzymes (SOD, APX, GPX, and CAT). It was concluded that the application of higher levels (25 or/and 50 mg L−1) of Se improves plant water status as well as the growth and yield of common beans cultivated in saline soil.
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- Wael M. Semida
- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, 31030 Toulouse, France
- Département Génie Biologique, Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, IUT A, 32000 Auch, France
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Siirt University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Behouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Behouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Behouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, 370 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX 77843-2474, USA
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Abd El Mageed TA, Semida W, Hemida KA, Gyushi MA, Rady MM, Abdelkhalik A, Merah O, Brestic M, Mohamed HI, El Sabagh A, Abdelhamid MT. Glutathione-mediated changes in productivity, photosynthetic efficiency, osmolytes, and antioxidant capacity of common beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris) grown under water deficit. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15343. [PMID: 37366423 PMCID: PMC10290831 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Globally, salinity and drought are severe abiotic stresses that presently threaten vegetable production. This study investigates the potential exogenously-applied glutathione (GSH) to relieve water deficits on Phaseolus vulgaris plants cultivated in saline soil conditions (6.22 dS m-1) by evaluating agronomic, stability index of membrane, water satatus, osmolytes, and antioxidant capacity responses. During two open field growing seasons (2017 and 2018), foliar spraying of glutathione (GSH) at 0.5 (GSH1) or 1.0 (GSH1) mM and three irrigation rates (I100 = 100%, I80 = 80% and I60 = 60% of the crop evapotranspiration) were applied to common bean plants. Water deficits significantly decreased common bean growth, green pods yield, integrity of the membranes, plant water status, SPAD chlorophyll index, and photosynthetic capacity (Fv/Fm, PI), while not improving the irrigation use efficiency (IUE) compared to full irrigation. Foliar-applied GSH markedly lessened drought-induced damages to bean plants, by enhancing the above variables. The integrative I80 + GSH1 or GSH2 and I60 + GSH1 or GSH2 elevated the IUE and exceeded the full irrigation without GSH application (I100) treatment by 38% and 37%, and 33% and 28%, respectively. Drought stress increased proline and total soluble sugars content while decreased the total free amino acids content. However, GSH-supplemented drought-stressed plants mediated further increases in all analyzed osmolytes contents. Exogenous GSH enhanced the common bean antioxidative machinery, being promoted the glutathione and ascorbic acid content as well as up-regulated the activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione peroxidase. These findings demonstrate the efficacy of exogenous GSH in alleviating water deficit in bean plants cultivated in salty soil.
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- IUT A, Département Génie Biologique, Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, Auch, France
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- Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
- Institute of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, A. Hlinku 2, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Al-Sheik, Egypt
- Botany Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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Jan B, Bhat MA, Bhat TA, Nazir A, Dar KA, Kamran M, Soufan W, Abdelhamid MT, El Sabagh A. Measuring the Influence of Seedling Age and Nutrient Sources on the Performance of Sweet Corn ( Zea mays L.) under Temperate Climatic Conditions. ACS Omega 2023; 8:18981-18989. [PMID: 37273637 PMCID: PMC10233846 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of the age of a seedling and sources of nutrients on the growth and yield of sweet corn at SKUAST-K during Kharif-2020. The experiment was performed under a factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Factor A was the age of the seedling with three levels, viz., 12-day-old seedlings, 22-day-old seedlings, and 32-day-old seedlings. Factor B was the source of nutrients with five levels, viz., control, recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF), 1/2 RDF + 12 t ha-1 farmyard manure, 1/2 RDF + 4 t ha-1 vermicompost, and 1/2 RDF + 2 t ha-1 poultry manure. The experiment was tested using variety Sugar-75 with a spacing of 75 × 20 cm2. The findings of this study indicated that the age of the seedling and sources of nutrients extended a significant influence on growth parameters, yield attributes, and yield of sweet corn. Significantly highest values for various growth parameters of sweet corn, viz., plant height, number of functional leaves, leaf area index (LAI), and dry matter accumulation from 30 days after transplanting up to the harvest, were noted by transplanting A2 seedlings (22 day old). A similar trend was observed for yield attributes and yield with higher values with transplanting A2 seedlings (22 day old). Plots fertilized with 1/2 RDF + 2 t ha-1 poultry manure registered a significantly higher plant height, leaf area index (LAI), dry matter accumulation, and number of functional leaves, which eventually resulted in a higher green cob yield and green fodder yield under the same treatment. Overall, this study indicated that among different ages of seedlings, transplanting A2 seedlings (22 day old) outperformed other seedling ages, and plots treated with 1/2 RDF + 2 t ha-1 poultry manure outperformed other treatments; a combination of both proved superior in realizing a higher yield and profitability with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 6.57 under temperate climatic conditions.
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- Bisma Jan
- Division
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, Sopore 193201, India
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- Directorate
of Extension, Sher-e-Kashmir University
of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190025, India
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- Division
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, Sopore 193201, India
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- Agromet
Unit, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190025, India
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- Division
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura, Sopore 193201, India
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- College
of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
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- Plant
Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas 77843-2474, United States
- Botany, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh
University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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Sadak MS, Hanafy RS, Elkady FMAM, Mogazy AM, Abdelhamid MT. Exogenous Calcium Reinforces Photosynthetic Pigment Content and Osmolyte, Enzymatic, and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants Abundance and Alleviates Salt Stress in Bread Wheat. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1532. [PMID: 37050158 PMCID: PMC10097001 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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One of the main environmental stresses that hinder crop development as well as yield is salt stress, while the use of signal molecules such as calcium (Ca) has a substantial impact on reducing the detrimental effects of salt on different crop types. Therefore, a factorial pot experiment in a completely randomized design was conducted to examine the beneficial role of Ca (0, 2.5, and 5 mM) in promoting the physiological, biochemical, and growth traits of the wheat plant under three salt conditions viz. 0, 30, and 60 mM NaCl. Foliar application of Ca increased the growth of salt-stressed wheat plants through increasing photosynthetic pigments, IAA, proline, and total soluble sugars contents and improving antioxidant enzymes in addition to non-enzymatic antioxidants glutathione, phenol and flavonoids, β-carotene, and lycopene contents, thus causing decreases in the over-accumulation of free radicals (ROS). The application of Ca increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in wheat plants such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT), which scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and relieved salt stress. An additional salt tolerance mechanism by Ca increases the non-antioxidant activity of plants by accumulating osmolytes such as free amino acids, proline, and total soluble sugar, which maintain the osmotic adjustment of plants under salinity stress. Exogenous Ca application is a successful method for increasing wheat plants' ability to withstand salt stress, and it has a considerable impact on the growth of wheat under salt stress.
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- Mervat Sh Sadak
- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11575, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11575, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth Street, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, 370 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Sadak MS, Sekara A, Al-ashkar I, Habib-ur-Rahman M, Skalicky M, Brestic M, Kumar A, Sabagh AE, Abdelhamid MT. Exogenous aspartic acid alleviates salt stress-induced decline in growth by enhancing antioxidants and compatible solutes while reducing reactive oxygen species in wheat. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:987641. [PMID: 36325561 PMCID: PMC9619216 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.987641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Salinity is the primary environmental stress that adversely affects plants' growth and productivity in many areas of the world. Published research validated the role of aspartic acid in improving plant tolerance against salinity stress. Therefore, in the present work, factorial pot trials in a completely randomized design were conducted to examine the potential role of exogenous application of aspartic acid (Asp) in increasing the tolerance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants against salt stress. Wheat plants were sown with different levels of salinity (0, 30, or 60 mM NaCl) and treated with three levels of exogenous application of foliar spray of aspartic acid (Asp) (0, 0.4, 0.6, or 0.8 mM). Results of the study indicated that salinity stress decreased growth attributes like shoot length, leaf area, and shoot biomass along with photosynthesis pigments and endogenous indole acetic acid. NaCl stress reduced the total content of carbohydrates, flavonoid, beta carotene, lycopene, and free radical scavenging activity (DPPH%). However, Asp application enhanced photosynthetic pigments and endogenous indole acetic acid, consequently improving plant leaf area, leading to higher biomass dry weight either under salt-stressed or non-stressed plants. Exogenous application of Asp, up-regulate the antioxidant system viz. antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, and nitrate reductase), and non-enzymatic antioxidants (ascorbate, glutathione, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, beta carotene, lycopene) contents resulted in declined in reactive oxygen species (ROS). The decreased ROS in Asp-treated plants resulted in reduced hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxidation (MDA), and aldehyde under salt or non-salt stress conditions. Furthermore, Asp foliar application increased compatible solute accumulation (amino acids, proline, total soluble sugar, and total carbohydrates) and increased radical scavenging activity of DPPH and enzymatic ABTS. Results revealed that the quadratic regression model explained 100% of the shoot dry weight (SDW) yield variation. With an increase in Asp application level by 1.0 mM, the SDW was projected to upsurge through 956 mg/plant. In the quadratic curve model, if Asp is applied at a level of 0.95 mM, the SDW is probably 2.13 g plant-1. This study concluded that the exogenous application of aspartic acid mitigated the adverse effect of salt stress damage on wheat plants and provided economic benefits.
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- Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Crop Science, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Metagenomics and Secretomics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Dr. HarisinghGour Central University, Sagar, MP, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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Mohamed HI, El-Sayed AA, Rady MM, Caruso G, Sekara A, Abdelhamid MT. Coupling effects of phosphorus fertilization source and rate on growth and ion accumulation of common bean under salinity stress. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11463. [PMID: 34141469 PMCID: PMC8183427 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many agricultural regions in arid and semiarid climate zone need to deal with increased soil salinity. Legumes are classified as salt-sensitive crops. A field experiment was performed to examine the application of phosphorus (P) fertilizer source and rate on growth, chlorophylls and carotenoid content, DNA and RNA content and ion accumulation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivated under salinity stress. An experimental design was split-plot with three replicates. The main plots included two P sources, namely single superphosphate (SP) and urea phosphate (UP). The sub-plots covered four P rates, i.e., 0.0, 17.5, 35.0, and 52.5 kg P ha-1. All applied P fertilization rates, in both forms, increased plant height, leaf area, dry weight of shoots and roots per plant, and total dry weight (TDW) in t ha-1. The highest accumulation of N, P, K+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, and Cu2+ was determined in the shoot and root of common bean, while 35 kg of P per ha-1 was used compared to the other levels of P fertilizer. The highest P rate (52.5 kg ha-1) resulted in a significant reduction in Na+ in shoot and root of common bean. The response curve of TDW (t ha-1) to different rates of P (kg ha-1) proved that the quadratic model fit better than the linear model for both P sources. Under SP, the expected TDW was 1.675 t ha-1 if P was applied at 51.5 kg ha-1, while under UP, the maximum expected TDW was 1.875 t ha-1 if P was supplied at 42.5 kg ha-1. In conclusion, the 35.0 kg P ha-1 could be considered the best effective P level imposed. The application of P fertilizer as urea phosphate is generally more effective than single superphosphate in enhancing plant growth and alleviating common bean plants against salinity stress.
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- Heba I Mohamed
- Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Fertilization Technology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Alazawi S, Elomri H, Taha R, Bakr M, Abdelhamid MT, Szabados L, Yassin M, Sabah HE, Aboudi K, Ellahie A, Fadul A, Gameil A, Al Battah A, Fernyhough LJ. Neurolymphomatosis of the median nerve, optic nerve, L4 spinal nerve root and cauda equina in patients with B-cell malignancies: a case series. J Med Case Rep 2021; 15:133. [PMID: 33766128 PMCID: PMC7995761 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-021-02714-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurolymphomatosis is rare. Neoplastic lymphocytes are seen to invade nerves (cranial or peripheral), nerve roots or other related structures in patients with hematological malignancy. It is a separate entity from central nervous system lymphoma. Neurolymphomatosis has most commonly been described in association with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neurolymphomatosis in the context of Burkitt lymphoma and the post-renal transplant setting has not been described before. CASE REPORTS We report for the first time in the Arabian Gulf countries and nearby Arab states four cases of neurolymphomatosis (one Asian, and the other 3 are from Arabic nationals) occurring between 2012 and 2017 involving the median nerve, optic nerve, nerve root and cauda equina in patients with Burkitt lymphoma, Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. CONCLUSIONS Neurolymphomatosis is rare and can be difficult to diagnose by biopsy but reliably confirmed by a combined imaging approach. Prior treatment with high-dose dexamethasone might suppress 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) activity and decrease the sensitivity of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). The prognosis is generally poor but using high-dose methotrexate as well as high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation may be an effective way to treat neurolymphomatosis.
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- S Alazawi
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Radiology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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Rehman HU, Alharby HF, Bamagoos AA, Abdelhamid MT, Rady MM. Corrigendum to "Sequenced application of glutathione as an antioxidant with an organic biostimulant improves physiological and metabolic adaptation to salinity in wheat" [Plant Physiol. Biochem. 158 (2021) 43-52]. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 160:414. [PMID: 33551243 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Hafeez Ur Rehman
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 Al Behoos Street, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, 63514, Egypt
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Rehman HU, Alharby HF, Bamagoos AA, Abdelhamid MT, Rady MM. Sequenced application of glutathione as an antioxidant with an organic biostimulant improves physiological and metabolic adaptation to salinity in wheat. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 158:43-52. [PMID: 33296845 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Globally, salinity threatens the agricultural crops productivity by inhibiting plant growth and development through osmotic stress and ionic cytotoxicity. The polygenic nature of salinity offers several pragmatic shotgun approaches to improve salinity tolerance. The present study investigated the potential of glutathione (GSH; 1 mM) as an antioxidant and moringa leaf extract (MLE; 3%) as an organic biostimulant applied in sequence as seed priming and foliar spray on wheat growth, physiology and metabolic adaptation under saline conditions (9.16 dS m-1). Plants without any treatment and water spray (H2O) were considered controls. Salinity induced osmotic stress reduced the plant tissue water status and photosynthetic performance, and perturbed ionic (K+/Na+, Ca2+/Na+, K++Ca2+/Na+) and hormonal (IAA, GA3, zeatin, ABA) homeostasis, consequently affected growth and yield in wheat. Sequenced applied MLE and/or GSH improved osmotic stress tolerance by stabilizing membrane integrity and decreasing electrolyte leakage. These positive results were owed to enhanced endogenous GSH and ascorbate levels. Improved tissue water status was attributed to increased osmotic adjustment, better ionic and hormonal homeostasis contributed to improving photosynthetic efficiency and growth under salinity. Exogenously applied MLE and GSH sequences improved grain yield, which was attributed to the maintenance of green leaf area and delayed senescence associated with an increase in photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence traits. In crux, exogenous applied MLE and/or GSH can be the best physiological strategy to reduce the deleterious effects of salinity and improve physiological and metabolic adaptation in wheat under saline field conditions.
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- Hafeez Ur Rehman
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 Al Behoos Street, 12622, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, 63514, Fayoum, Egypt
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Ulrichs C, Han YJ, Abdelhamid MT, Mewis I. Management of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, using silica-based acaricides. Exp Appl Acarol 2020; 82:243-254. [PMID: 32897464 PMCID: PMC7538411 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-020-00541-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Four silica-based acaricides were examined in laboratory tests for their effectiveness against poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae. All acaricides resulted in 100% mite mortality. Two groups of active ingredients could be differentiated. The products Silicosec® and Ewazid®, based on naturally occurring diatomaceous earth (DE), killed 100% of adult D. gallinae within 48 h exposure time. The time to kill 50% of the mites (LT50) was calculated to be 31.7 and 34.9 h, respectively. The other two products, containing aggregates and agglomerates of pyrogenic synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide as active ingredients, killed the mites in a significantly shorter time: LT50 was 6.3 h for the liquid product Fossil Shield® Instant White and 11.8 h for the powdery product Fossil Shield 90.0 White. This is more remarkable as the quantities of active ingredients used for the DE treatments were several folds higher. The effectiveness of all tested products was also shown in practical tests. A professional company treated five chicken houses on one farm in the Berlin-Brandenburg region with the test products, three houses with Fossil Shield Instant White and one each with Ewazid and Silicosec. Over a period of 46 weeks after stocking, the mite development in the houses was assessed. Only in one of the houses, treated with Fossil Shield Instant White, the mite population remained permanently low. In two houses treated with Fossil Shield Instant White, small mite colonies appeared in week 36, which were controlled by a follow-up spot treatment in week 41. In the houses treated with DE, the first mite colonies appeared 12 weeks after stocking. The number increased continuously over the experimental period and in week 31 after stocking there were clearly visible colonies (2-3 cm diameter) and the first mites could also be detected on the chicken eggs. At this time both houses were treated again with a follow-up spot-treatment, which only led to a slight improvement in one house and to a stabilization of the infestation in the other house. In week 41, large mite colonies were detected in both houses. A spot treatment at this point was ineffective in reducing the infestation. The tests showed faster acaricidal action of the products with the synthetic active ingredients compared to the natural DE-based products. This matches the shorter killing times under laboratory conditions. The experiments in a commercial chicken farm showed that it is possible to control the mite population for a period of 46 weeks by using physically effective SiO2-based products. These products are therefore an effective alternative to the use of chemical acaricides.
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- Christian Ulrichs
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Division Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lentzeallee 55, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Division Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lentzeallee 55, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St. Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Division Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lentzeallee 55, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Gaafar AA, Ali SI, El-Shawadfy MA, Salama ZA, Sękara A, Ulrichs C, Abdelhamid MT. Ascorbic Acid Induces the Increase of Secondary Metabolites, Antioxidant Activity, Growth, and Productivity of the Common Bean under Water Stress Conditions. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:plants9050627. [PMID: 32423048 PMCID: PMC7285268 DOI: 10.3390/plants9050627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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One of the most vital environmental factors that restricts plant production in arid and semi-arid environments is the lack of fresh water and drought stress. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) productivity is severely limited by abiotic stress, especially climate-related constraints. Therefore, a field experiment in split-plot design was carried out to examine the potential function of ascorbic acid (AsA) in mitigating the adverse effects of water stress on common bean. The experiment included two irrigation regimes (100% or 50% of crop evapotranspiration) and three AsA doses (0, 200, or 400 mg L-1 AsA). The results revealed that water stress reduced common bean photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids), carbonic anhydrase activity, antioxidant activities (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical activity scavenging activity and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation assay), growth and seed yield, while increased enzymatic antioxidants (peroxidase), secondary metabolites (phenolic, flavonoids, and tannins), malondialdehyde (MDA), and crop water productivity. In contrast, the AsA foliar spray enhanced all studied traits and the enhancement was gradual with the increasing AsA dose. The linear regression model predicted that when the AsA dose increase by 1.0 mg L-1, the seed yield is expected to increase by 0.06 g m-2. Enhanced water stress tolerance through adequate ascorbic acid application is a promising strategy to increase the tolerance and productivity of common bean under water stress. Moreover, the response of common bean to water deficit appears to be dependent on AsA dose.
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- Alaa A. Gaafar
- Plant Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt; (A.A.G.); (S.I.A.); (Z.A.S.)
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- Plant Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt; (A.A.G.); (S.I.A.); (Z.A.S.)
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- Water Relations and Field Irrigation Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt;
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- Plant Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt; (A.A.G.); (S.I.A.); (Z.A.S.)
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-425 Krakow, Poland
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (M.T.A.); Tel.: +48-12-6625216 (A.S.); +20-1004145751 (M.T.A.)
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- Division Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (M.T.A.); Tel.: +48-12-6625216 (A.S.); +20-1004145751 (M.T.A.)
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Elkeilsh A, Awad YM, Soliman MH, Abu-Elsaoud A, Abdelhamid MT, El-Metwally IM. Exogenous application of β-sitosterol mediated growth and yield improvement in water-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum) involves up-regulated antioxidant system. J Plant Res 2019; 132:881-901. [PMID: 31606785 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Water stress reduces crop production significantly, and climate change has further aggravated the problem mainly in arid and semi-arid regions. This was the first study on the possible effects of β-sitosterol application in ameliorating the deleterious changes in wheat induced by water stress under field condition and drip irrigation regimes. A field experiment with the split-plot design was conducted, and wheat plants were foliar sprayed with four β-sitosterol (BBS) concentrations (0, 25, 75, and 100 mg L-1) and two irrigation regimes [50 and 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc)]. Water stress without BBS treatment reduced biological yield, grain yield, harvest index, and photosynthetic efficiency significantly by 28.9%, 42.8%, 19.6%, and 20.5% compared with the well-watered plants, respectively. Proline content increased in water-stressed and BSS-treated plants, owing to a significant role in cellular osmotic adjustment. Application of BSS was effective in reducing the generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hence the malondialdehyde content significantly in water-stressed and well-watered wheat plants. Application of BSS up-regulated the activity of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, POD, and APX) significantly and increased the content of tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and carotene thereby reducing the levels of reactive oxygen species. The increased antioxidant system in BSS treated plants was further supported by the expression level of SOD and dehydrin genes in both water-stressed and well-watered plants. In the present study, the application of BBS at 100 mg L-1 was beneficial and can be recommended for improving the growth and yield of the wheat crop under water stress.
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- Amr Elkeilsh
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 Al Behoos Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany Department, National Research Centre, 33 Al Behoos Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Abdelhamid MT, El-Masry RR, Darwish DS, Abdalla MMF, Oba S, Ragab R. The Mechanisms Involved in Improving the Tolerance of Plants to Salt Stress Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. Soil Biology 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18975-4_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Abdelhamid MT, Horiuchi T, Oba S. Composting of rice straw with oilseed rape cake and poultry manure and its effects on faba bean (Vicia faba L.) growth and soil properties. Bioresour Technol 2004; 93:183-189. [PMID: 15051080 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2003] [Revised: 10/14/2003] [Accepted: 10/20/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Composting of rice straw with poultry manure and oilseed rape cake and its effects on growth and yield of faba bean and soil properties was studied in pot experiments at Gifu University, Japan in 2001/2002. The composts reached maturity in 90 days, were rich in organic matter and mineral nutrients, had a high level of stability, and no phytotoxicity. The addition of compost (20-200 g pot(-1)) improved selected soil chemical (increased total N, total C and CEC), physical (decreased particle density) and biological (increased soil respiration rate) properties. Application of composts at a rate of 20 g pot(-1) significantly increased growth, yield, yield components and total crude protein of faba bean plants. The benefit of this compost without chemical fertilizer demonstrated the validity and possibility of sustainable agronomic performance of faba bean using locally available recycled organic materials.
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- Magdi T Abdelhamid
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
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