Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 1340 - 1340
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Biostimulants
such
as
seaweed
extracts
are
emerging
crop
management
products
that
can
enhance
productivity
and
nutritional
quality
under
abiotic
stress
conditions.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
to
assess
the
effectiveness
of
a
seaweed-derived
biostimulant
(Kelpak®)
in
alleviating
salinity
spinach.
A
greenhouse
experiment
which
consisted
five
treatments
(T1
=
Control
plants
(no
NaCl
or
extract
(SWE),
T2
subjected
300
mM
without
SWE,
T3
+
1%
dilution
T4
2.5%
T5
5%
SWE)
was
conducted.
The
results
showed
addition
SWE
reduced
growth,
relative
water
content,
chlorophyll,
quality.
Similarly,
induced
severe
oxidative
stress,
indicated
by
excessive
amounts
superoxide
radicals,
malondialdehyde
upregulation
catalase,
peroxidase,
polyphenols,
flavonoids.
Interestingly,
treated
with
displayed
substantial
enhancement
performance,
reduction
improved
quality,
characterised
considerable
minerals,
proximate
constituents,
vitamins.
These
support
use
enhancing
growth
spinach
saline
cultivation.
Plant Biotechnology Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Summary
Genotype
restriction
poses
a
significant
bottleneck
to
stable
transformation
in
the
vast
majority
of
plant
species,
thereby
severely
impeding
advancement
bioengineering,
particularly
for
crops.
Nanoparticles
(NPs)
can
serve
as
effective
carriers
transient
delivery
nucleic
acids,
facilitating
gene
overexpression
or
silencing
plants
genotype‐independent
manner.
However,
applications
NP‐mediated
systems
comprehensive
genomic
studies
remained
underexplored
plants,
especially
crops
that
face
challenges
genetic
transformation.
Consequently,
there
is
an
urgent
need
efficient
capable
generating
whole
seedlings
with
uniformly
transformed
acids.
We
have
developed
straightforward
and
modified
carbon
dot
(MCD)‐mediated
system
delivering
DNA
plasmids
into
seeds
wheat,
which
also
applicable
other
species.
This
facilitates
generation
contain
transferred
plasmids.
Furthermore,
our
study
demonstrates
this
serves
excellent
platform
conducting
functional
including
validation
functions,
protein
interactions
regulation,
omics
studies,
genome
editing.
significantly
enhances
research
any
Thus,
provides
first
time
evidence
new
MCDs
genomics
epigenomic
bioengineering
potentially
leading
improvement
desirable
agronomic
traits
Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(43), P. 19998 - 20026
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
critical
review
comprehensively
analyses
nano-sized
metal
oxide
fertilizers
(NMOFs)
and
their
transformative
potential
in
sustainable
agriculture.
