The present study aimed to witness the plant-microbe interaction associated with salt tolerance in crops. We isolated endophytic microbe from root zone of halophytic grass. Later, endophyte was tested saline medium and identified using nucleotide sequencing (GenBank under accession numbers: SUB9030920 AH1_AHK_ITS1 MW570850: AH1_AHK_ITS4 MW570851). Rice maize seeds were coated Aspergillus terreus sown separate plastic pots. Later 21-day-old seedlings subjected three NaCl concentrations,...

Response of photosynthetic apparatus in some sunflower cultivars, i.e., S.28111, Hysun-33, Hysun-39, and SF0049, to salt, drought, combined stresses were studied. The stress caused severe damage as compared single stress. maximum quantum yield PSII, phenomenological fluxes, plastoquinone pool size, performance indexes, driving force absorption greatly affected by the Among produced synergistic effect (greater damage) Hysun-33 cross-tolerance (lesser S.28111. Similarly, concerning ion...

Abstract The physiological performance of some sunflower genotypes (S.28111, SF0049, Hysun-33, Hysun-39) under salt, drought stress separately and in combination was examined. Salt, a these stresses were applied to plants by gradual increments. exposed for two weeks. Relative water content, osmotic potential, stomatal conductance, index, dark adapted quantum yield chlorophyll contents reduced upon salinity stresses. However, when subjected stresses, greater reduction all tested attributes...

Ischemic stroke (IS) is a leading cause of death globally. IS occurs due to blockage cerebral arteries, neuronal injury, tissue death, and brain infarcts. This induces lack oxygenation the which neuroinflammation, characterised by interactions involving molecules can exacerbate damage but also aid recovery through processes like microglial phagocytosis. Post-stroke depression (PSD) affects 30–33% survivors, complicating with various symptoms. The pathophysiology PSD involves disruptions in...

Official journal of the Postgraduate Institute Agriculture, University Peradeniya. Tropical Agricultural Research publishes complete accounts research outstanding significance, together with critical review articles on all aspects agriculture including agronomy and crop production, horticulture, agricultural biology, food nutrition, soil water resource management, engineering, economics, animal science, biotechnology, plant protection, genetics breeding.Tropical is now indexed in DOAJ.

The Vaccinium genus comprises more than 126 genera of perennial flowering plants that are commonly adapted to poor and acidic soils or epiphytic environments. Their molecular genomic characterization is a result the recent advent in next-generation sequencing technology. In current research, extracts were prepared different media, such as petroleum ether, methanol ethanol. An extract macrocarpon (cranberry) was used at dose 200–400 mg/kg by weight (B.wt). Levels oxidative stress markers,...

Potato is an important food and cash crop globally faces many challenges in Pakistan. These include issues with soil fertility, pest disease pressure shortages of high-quality seed potatoes. The scarcity seeds a massive hassle Farmers Pakistan, often reuse their or obtain them from informal sources. This practice leads to increased quality deterioration tuber-borne diseases, resulting decreased yields. To address this situation, aeroponic techniques can effectively meet challenge. Aeroponics...

Environmental issues associated with intensive use of nitrogenous fertilizers have generated an interest in alternative management systems. An experiment was conducted to mitigate nitrate leaching from sandy soil using different waste materials such as charcoal, manure, sawdust, wood ash, and control (no amendment). Urea applied at the rate 300 kg nitrogen (N) ha−1. Nitrate determined during six events. During incubation experiment, release also amended charcoal rates 0, 10, 20, 40 t 100,...

Two drought-tolerant transgenic rice lines, L-8 (single copy) and L-23 (two copy), expressing the Capsicum annuum methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 (CaMsrB2) gene were selected for stress tolerance phenotyping under drought conditions. The two lines on basis of laboratory experiments performing well against drought. Field assessment CaMsrB2 in a environment was conducted. For assessments, small plots prepared at Department Botany University Karachi to test physiological response lines....

Effect of Pythium aphanidermatum (damping off/root rot pathogen) on the physiology Luffa cylindrica (sponge gourd) and its management by microbial antagonists were studied. In this regard, plants exposed to P. suspension (@1 × 10−3cfu/ml) initiate disease. Later, three biocontrol agents, i.e., Paecilomyces variotii (3 10−1cfu/ml), Bacillus subtilis (0.65×10−1cfu/ml), Trichoderma harzianum (2 10−1cfu/ml) employed for disease control management. Non-destructive chlorophyll "a'' fluorescence...

Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms were isolated in vitro experiment, and wheat crops planted pots for 5 months treated with rock phosphate, manure combination treatments of manure, phosphate to compare control treatment. The result shows that the index ranged between 1.4 1.6 microorganisms, decrease soil pH which has an enormous influence on solubility significantly influenced by addition is 6.5 comparing 8 control. Soil soluble extractable phosphorous also increased a recording...

Zinnias originates from Mexico and has high demand in the floriculture market. The need to reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers highlighted importance of sustainable alternatives like organic manures. Compost application horticulture is gaining attention as a alternative fertilizers, aiming enhance soil health plant growth. However, there limited understanding its effects This study investigates compost growth, flowering attributes, vase life Zinnia elegans improve cultivation techniques...

Hydatidosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus. It among parasitic diseases that imperil livestock production. This study aims to determine prevalence hydatid cysts ruminants slaughtered in Kafur Abattoir, Katsina State. Post-mortem examination visceral organs 600 (200 cattle, 100 sheep and 300 goats) was carried out for six months (September 2022-March 2023). The overall 144 (24%). 46 (23%) 14(14%) 84 (28%) goat. significantly associated with goats (OR>1.0, 95%...

Research examines the impact of zinc (Zn) and boron (B) on growth, yield potato plants. The screen house experiment used four treatments: T1 (Control), T2 (Zn 5g/L), T3 (B 2g/L), T4 5g/L + B 2g/L). Growth characteristics were evaluated, such as emergence percentage, plant vigor, number stem /meter2, height, diameter. In addition, essential metrics tubers, tuber weight (g), dry matter content, specific gravity also assessed. findings indicated that concurrent administration had a substantial...

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) enables the study of cellular diversity at single cell level. It provides a global view cell-type specification during onset biological mechanisms such as developmental processes and human organogenesis. Various statistical, machine deep learning-based methods have been proposed for classification. Most utilizes unsupervised lower dimensional projections obtained from large reference data. In this work, we reference-based method type classification,...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) ranks as the fourth most important staple food globally, after rice, wheat, and maize. In Pakistan, virus Y (PVY) leafroll (PLRV) are among critical pathogens affecting potato crops, causing yield losses of up to 90%. Fifteen advanced lines from Program Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) were screened for resistance these economically significant viruses. The experiment was conducted in glasshouse Crop Diseases Institute, NARC, Islamabad, during 2023-24,...

ADEM is diagnosed as an acute disseminated demyelinating disease of the CNS. It normally initiated by viral infections. The objective current research was to elucidate etiology, immunologic characteristics and management in 430 subjects Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Of causes most commonly identified were influenza, 25%; measles, 20%; varicella, 18%. Perhaps this may show how distribution infective agents common region explain occurrence ADEM. They have similarly given out high...

Abstract Microbial inoculants for controlling soil pathogens are an environmentally sustainable approach attaining agricultural intensification. Charcoal root rot might threaten global food security and degrade prime lands. antagonists to control charcoal disease were not properly studied with reference physiological photochemical basis. This research was aimed examine the impact of newly isolated microbial biocontrol agents (MBCAs) on growth photosynthetic efficiency (photosystem II) in...