1
|
Murtaza G, Rizwan M, Usman M, Hyder S, Akram MI, Deeb M, Alkahtani J, AlMunqedhi BM, Hendy AS, Ali MR, Iqbal R, Harsonowati W, Habib Ur Rahman M, Rizwan M. Biochar enhances the growth and physiological characteristics of Medicago sativa, Amaranthus caudatus and Zea mays in saline soils. BMC Plant Biol 2024; 24:304. [PMID: 38644487 PMCID: PMC11034111 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04957-1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
Biochar is a promising solution to alleviate the negative impacts of salinity stress on agricultural production. Biochar derived from food waste effect was investigated on three plant species, Medicago sativa, Amaranthus caudatus, and Zea mays, under saline environments. The results showed that biochar improved significantly the height by 30%, fresh weight of shoot by 35% and root by 45% of all three species compared to control (saline soil without biochar adding), as well as enhanced their photosynthetic pigments and enzyme activities in soil. This positive effect varied significantly between the 3 plants highlighting the importance of the plant-biochar interactions. Thus, the application of biochar is a promising solution to enhance the growth, root morphology, and physiological characteristics of plants under salt-induced stress.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ghulam Murtaza
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
| | - Muhammad Rizwan
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
| | - Muhammad Usman
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minghang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
| | - Sajjad Hyder
- Department of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, 51310, Pakistan
| | - Muhammad Irfan Akram
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63000, Pakistan
| | - Maha Deeb
- Soils and Substrates, HEPIA, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Jawaher Alkahtani
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Bandar M AlMunqedhi
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - A S Hendy
- Department of Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia
| | - Mohamed R Ali
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
- Basic Engineering Science Department, Benha Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Benha, 13518, Egypt
| | - Rashid Iqbal
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
| | - Wiwiek Harsonowati
- Research Center for Horticulture, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, 16915, Bogor, Indonesia
| | - Muhammed Habib Ur Rahman
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
| | - Muhammad Rizwan
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Ullah S, Khan MI, Khan MN, Ali U, Ali B, Iqbal R, Z Gaafar AR, AlMunqedhi BM, Razak SA, Kaplan A, Ercisli S, Soudy FA. Efficacy of Naphthyl Acetic Acid Foliar Spray in Moderating Drought Effects on the Morphological and Physiological Traits of Maize Plants ( Zea mays L.). ACS Omega 2023; 8:20488-20504. [PMID: 37323381 PMCID: PMC10268277 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The threat of varying global climates has greatly driven the attention of scientists, as climate change increases the odds of worsening drought in many parts of Pakistan and the world in the decades ahead. Keeping in view the forthcoming climate change, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of varying levels of induced drought stress on the physiological mechanism of drought resistance in selected maize cultivars. The sandy loam rhizospheric soil with moisture content 0.43-0.5 g g-1, organic matter (OM) 0.43-0.55 g/kg, N 0.022-0.027 g/kg, P 0.028-0.058 g/kg, and K 0.017-0.042 g/kg was used in the present experiment. The findings showed that a significant drop in the leaf water status, chlorophyll content, and carotenoid content was linked to an increase in sugar, proline, and antioxidant enzyme accumulation at p < 0.05 under induced drought stress, along with an increase in protein content as a dominant response for both cultivars. SVI-I & II, RSR, LAI, LAR, TB, CA, CB, CC, peroxidase (POD), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) content under drought stress were studied for variance analysis in terms of interactions between drought and NAA treatment and were found significant at p < 0.05 after 15 days. It has been found that the exogenous application of NAA alleviated the inhibitory effect of only short-term water stress, but yield loss due to long-term osmotic stress will not be faced employing growth regulators. Climate-smart agriculture is the only approach to reduce the detrimental impact of global fluctuations, such as drought stress, on crop adaptability before they have a significant influence on world crop production.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sami Ullah
- Department
of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
| | - Muhammad Ishaq Khan
- Department
of Botany, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda 24420, Pakistan
| | - Muhammad Nauman Khan
- Department
of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
- Biology
laboratory, University Public School, University
of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120 KPK, Pakistan
| | - Usman Ali
- Centre
of Plant Biodiversity, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
| | - Baber Ali
- , Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
| | - Rashid Iqbal
- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- Department
of Agroecology-Climate and Water, Aarhus
University, Blichers
Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
| | - Abdel-Rhman Z Gaafar
- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Bandar M. AlMunqedhi
- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Sarah Abdul Razak
- Institute
of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
| | - Alevcan Kaplan
- Department of Crop and Animal Production,
Sason Vocational School, Batman University, Batman 72060, Turkey
| | - Sezai Ercisli
- Department of Horticulture,
Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk Universitesi, Erzurum 25240, Türkiye
- HGF Agro, Ata Teknokent, TR-25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
| | - Fathia A. Soudy
- Genetics and Genetic Engineering Department,
Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Benha 13736 Egypt
| |
Collapse
|