Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 20 - 20
Published: Dec. 26, 2024
Soil
in
the
karst
region
usually
features
high
geogenic
cadmium
(Cd)
and
limited
available
phosphorus
(P).
Appropriate
phosphate
amendment
is
crucial
for
alleviating
Cd
accumulation
food
crops
reducing
health
risks.
However,
interaction
of
P
Cd-rich
soil-plant
systems
poorly
understood.
In
this
study,
a
pot
experiment
was
conducted
to
investigate
translocation
soil-pepper
system
under
different
rates
Ca(H2PO4)2.
The
results
showed
that
biomass
pepper
not
affected
by
application
Ca(H2PO4)2,
even
up
0.45
g/kg,
but
nitrogen
potassium
fertilizers.
High
contents
total
(6.19
mg/kg)
bioavailable
(2.72
mg/kg,
44%)
studied
soils
resulted
elevated
content
pepper,
it
decreased
order
root
(8.18
>
stem
(4.89
fruit
(3.88
mg/kg).
This
indicates
planted
may
present
potential
Furthermore,
neither
influences
rhizosphere
soil
nor
uptake
transport
plants.
findings
study
highlight
monocalcium
suitable
choice
fruits
other
remediation
strategies
are
needed.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 20, 2025
Increasing
salinity
stress
is
a
significant
challenge
in
agriculture,
affecting
~
20%
of
irrigated
areas
worldwide.
It
can
induce
osmotic
stress,
oxidative
and
nutrient
imbalance
plants.
Using
rhizobacterial
species
biochar
be
an
effective
method
to
overcome
this
issue.
Bacillus
pumilus
rhizobacteria
that
enhance
plant
salt
tolerance,
facilitate
solubilization
saline
soils,
generate
stress-alleviating
metabolites.
On
the
other
hand,
nitrilotriacetic
acid
mixed
(NAT-BC)
increase
crop
yields
mitigate
by
improving
nutrients
water
uptake.
That's
why
present
study
was
carried
out
explore
combined
effect
NAT-BC
on
sunflowers
both
non-saline
salinity-stress
sunflowers.
Four
treatments,
i.e.,
0NAT-BC,
pumilus,
0.75NAT-BC,
+
were
applied
four
replications
following
completely
randomized
design
(CRD).
Results
showed
0.75NAT-BC
caused
enhancement
sunflower
height
(103%),
stem
diameter
(45%),
head
(74%),
stomatal
conductance
(60%),
protein
content
(11%)
rate
over
control
under
stress.
A
improvement
chlorophyll
(19%),
b
(35%),
total
(54%)
compared
confirm
efficacy
concluded
applying
treatment
alleviate
via
contents,
which
most
representative
attribute
current
study.
Growers
are
recommended
apply
achieve
better
growth
Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 416 - 416
Published: April 14, 2025
Banana
is
a
commercially
important
crop
widely
cultivated
in
tropical
and
subtropical
regions,
but
its
cultivation
the
canal
command
basins
challenged
due
to
development
of
waterlogged
sodic
soils.
The
present
study
aimed
induce
sodicity
tolerance
through
integration
secondary
metabolites
plants
during
tissue
culture
organogenesis
phase.
Secondary-metabolite-treated
were
assessed
for
their
performance
soil
areas
Samesee
block
Lucknow
district
Uttar
Pradesh,
India.
Metabolite-treated
(MT)
exhibited
significantly
better
growth
yield
compared
untreated
control
(UTC)
plants.
Key
physiological
enhancements
MT
included
increased
activities
defense-related
enzymes
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD),
phenylalanine
ammonia
lyase
(PAL),
peroxidase
(POD),
proline
along
with
reduced
Na+/K+
ratio.
metabolic
profile
showed
higher
expression
antioxidants,
phenolic
compounds,
flavonoids.
production
such
as
trihydroxy
methylene–di-oxyflavone,
rush
flavanone,
rutin,
anthocyanins,
neodiosmin,
arachidonic
acid,
trigalloyl-HHDP-glucose,
which
belongs
subclasses
flavonoids,
sugar
alcohols.
Consequently,
produced
(20.85
kg
per
plant)
UTC
(8.35
kg)
greater
biomass.
These
results
suggest
that
treatments
using
metabolite
extracted
from
salt-tolerant
bacteria
can
be
used
an
effective
strategy
enhancing
banana
plants,
contributing
sustainable
economic
viability
conditions.
BMC Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: Nov. 16, 2024
Cadmium
(Cd)
is
a
potentially
harmful
metal
with
significant
biological
toxicity
that
adversely
affects
plant
growth
and
physiological
metabolism.
Excessive
Cd
exposure
in
plants
leads
to
stunted
owing
its
negative
impact
on
functions
such
as
photosynthesis,
nutrient
uptake,
water
balance.
Potassium-enriched
biochar
(KBC)
Bacillus
altitudinis
rhizobacteria
(RB)
can
effectively
overcome
this
problem.
significantly
enhances
by
improving
the
soil
structure,
encouraging
retention,
enhancing
microbial
activity
slow-release
nutrient.
Rhizobacteria
promote
root
ion
transport
availability
while
promoting
health
conservation
through
RB
production.
This
study
examined
effects
of
combining
+
KBC
an
amendment
rice,
both
without
stress.
Four
treatments
(control,
KBC,
RB,
KBC)
were
applied
using
completely
randomized
design
(CRD)
four
replications.
The
results
showed
combination
increased
rice
height
(38.40%),
shoot
length
(53.90%),
(12.49%)
above
control
under
Additionally,
there
notable
improvements
chlorophyll
(15.31%),
b
(25.01%),
total
(19.37%)
compared
stress,
which
also
potential
treatment.
Moreover,
N,
P,
K
concentrations
roots
shoots
confirmed
could
improve
Consequently,
these
findings
suggest
effective
alleviate
stress
rice.
Farmers
should
use
achieve
better
cadmium
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Sept. 19, 2024
Drought
stress
inhibits
oat
growth
and
yield.
The
application
of
fulvic
acid
(FA)
can
improve
the
drought
resistance
oats,
but
corresponding
molecular
mechanism
FA-mediated
remains
unclear.
Here,
we
studied
effects
FA
on
tolerance
leaves
through
physiological,
transcriptomic,
metabolomics
analyses,
identified
FA-induced
genes
metabolites
related
to
tolerance.
Physiological
analysis
showed
that
under
stress,
increased
relative
water
chlorophyll
contents
leaves,
enhanced
activity
antioxidant
enzymes
(SOD,
POD,
PAL,
CAT
4CL),
inhibited
accumulation
malondialdehyde
(MDA),
hydrogen
peroxide
(H
2
O
)
dehydroascorbic
(DHA),
reduced
degree
oxidative
damage
in
improved
promoted
plants.
Transcriptome
metabolite
analyses
revealed
652
differentially
expressed
(DEGs)
571
(DEMs)
FA-treated
stress.
These
DEGs
DEMs
are
involved
a
variety
biological
processes,
such
as
phenylspropanoid
biosynthesis
glutathione
metabolism
pathways.
Additionally,
may
be
regulating
role
phenylpropanoid
In
conclusion,
our
results
suggest
promotes
by
attenuating
membrane
lipid
peroxidation
system,
biosynthesis,
pathways
leaves.
This
study
provides
new
insights
into
complex
mechanisms
which
improves
crops.
