Background: Leaf surface phenotypes can indicate plant health and relate to a plant's adaptations to environmental stresses. Identifying these phenotypes using non-invasive techniques can assist in high-throughput phenotyping and can improve decision making in plant breeding. Identification of...

The aim of this study was to extent the range of knowledge about water relations and stomatal responses to water stress to ten Mediterranean plants with different growth forms and leaf habits. Plants were subjected to different levels of water stress and a treatment of recovery. Stomatal attributes ...

An experiment was conducted to study the physiological properties of Orychophragmus violaceus seedlings under soil drought stress. Results showed that the relative water content and chlorophyll content of leaves of O. violaceus gradually decreased with the prolonged and intensified drought stress,...

Seed coat mucilages are mainly polysaccharides covering the outer layer of the seeds to facilitate seed hydration and germination, thereby improving seedling emergence and reducing seedling mortality. Four types of polysaccharides are found in mucilages including xylan, pectin, glucomannan, and...

Long- and short-term variations were investigated in the water relations of expanded leaves of this arid shrubby deciduous species, which is native in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Egypt. The study was carried out throughout the growing period (May to December) near the campus of Athens ...

Drought is an important factor-limiting yield in maize. Cytokinins are well reported for reducing the perilous effects of drought stress in maize (Zea mays L.). A net house study was planned to compare the efficacy of synthetic cytokinins, benzyl amino purine (BAP) with a natural source of...

Lepidium sativum is a medicinal plant used in the form of seeds. A green house experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of moisture stress on the quality parameters of Chandrasur at the Agriculture Research Center, JNKVV, Jabalpur, The various treatments exhibited a significantly wide...

Moringa oleifera Lamk. syn. M. pterygosperma Gaertn. (Moringaceae), is an emerging medicinal plant, commonly known as Shigru or Sahajan. All parts of the plant have medicinal value and are used as drug for the treatment of various diseases and ailments. The details of the plant description,...

The present trial assesses the cytoplasmic effects of Brassica napus (AC) and Brassica carinata (BC) on certain characteristics of Brassica rapa (A), Brassica oleracea (C) and Brassica nigra (B). Alloplasmic lines were developed from AC × A, AC × C, BC × B and BC × C hybrids followed by recurrent...

Declining numbers in honeybees and various wild bee species pose a threat to global pollination services. The identification and quantification of the pollination service provided by different taxa within the pollinator guild is a prerequisite for the successful establishment of nature conservation ...