Water deficit is one of the most problematic stressors worldwide. In this context, use biostimulants represents an increasingly ecological practice aimed to improve crop tolerance and mitigate negative effects on productivity. Here, effect derived from foliar application ERANTHIS®®, a biostimulant based seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum Laminaria digitata) yeast extracts, was tested tomato plants gr...

Phytohormones are involved in diverse aspects of plant life including the regulation of plant growth, development and reproduction, as well as governing biotic and abiotic stress responses. We have generated a comprehensive transcriptional reference map of the early potato responses to exogenous application of the defence hormones abscisic acid, brassinolides (applied as epibrassinolide), ethyl...

The effect of seed presowing treatment with polyamines (2.5 mM putrescine, 5.0 mM spermidine and 2.5 mM spermine) on growth and internal levels of different plant growth regulators in two spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars MH-97 and Inqlab-91 was studied. The primed seeds of each treatment and non-primed seeds were sown in a field in which NaCl salinity of 15 dS m was developed. Alth...

RAV (related to ABI3/VP1) protein containing an AP2 domain in the N-terminal region and a B3 domain in the C-terminal region, which belongs to AP2 transcription factor family, is unique in higher plants. In this study, a gene (GhRAV1) encoding a RAV protein of 357 amino acids was identified in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Transient expression analysis of the eGFP:GhRAV1 fusion genes in tobacco ...

Many vigorous herbaceous perennials need early growth regulation. Treatment at the plug stage could improve early growth control or maintain product size in the plug tray. Concise (uniconazole, Fine Americas, Inc.), is a growth regulator labeled for use on ornamental greenhouse crops in the US. We treated plugs of five herbaceous perennials with a 2-minute dip into 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 mg/L Conci...

in order to evaluation of plant densities and row spacing effects on growth and yield of wheat, an experiment was conducted by using four plant densities (125, 250, 375 and 500 plants per m2),two row spacing (12.5 and 25 cm), in a randomized complete block design with three replicates in anbare-ololum reign in rainfed and saline conditions during 2008-2009. results showed that leaf area index (...

Effects of humic acid on some vegetative characteristics and mineral concentrations of Mexican lime were investigated under different salinity concentrations. Four doses of humic acid (0, 1500, 3000 and 4000 mg/kg soil) and four salinity levels (1500, 2500, 3500 and 4500 µmos) were applied on Mexican lime seedlings. Experiment was conducted as a factorial arrangement based on a completely rando...

in order to investigate the effect of organic and chemical fertilizers on growth characteristics of marjoram, a factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the agricultural research station, ferdowsi university of mashhad during 2012-2013 growing season. treatments were comprised of four urea levels (0, 21.7, 108.7 and 195.7 kg.ha-1) a...

For many years, the plant hormones auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, gibberellin, abscisic acid, brassinosteroid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid have been extensively studied as key regulators of plant growth and development. However, recent biochemical and genetic analyses have revealed that secretory peptides are also responsible for intercellular signaling in plants and regulate various events ...