In the last years, there is a growing demand for plants used in traditional medicine. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) contains different phytocompounds, that have demonstrated various pharmacological activities. The endophytic fungus, Piriformospora indica, has been reported to enhance the growth of host plants and allow them to survive under abiotic and biotic stress. This study was undertaken t...

Most plants demonstrate wide interactive and complex adaptive morphological, biochemical, physiological responses when subjected to salinity stress. Salt stress negatively impacts agricultural yields more especially cultivated crops throughout the world. Of interest this study is maize a salt- sensitive crop that widely grown worldwide, receiving most attention due its significant attributes ab...

Cadmium as a heavy metal is also considered as a serious threat for the environment. This element is accumulated in soil through industrial processes as well as phosphate fertilizers and aggregates into the food chain. This study was conducted in order to investigate the different levels of cadmium effects on growth features of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) plants. Root and shoot weight and heig...

Evaluation and characterization are crucial steps in the exploitation of germplasm collections. The Sant'Angelo Lodigiano unit of the Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA) maintains a broad collection of Triticum spp, including more than 4000 genotypes of T. aestivum. Such collection represents a wide source of genetic variability for many agronomic an...

Post-anthesis drought affects wheat production worldwide, primarily through the limitation of grain filling. The enhanced remobilization stem reserves induced by can provide considerable carbon sources for aim this study, which was part an ongoing wheat-breeding program targeting tolerance, to assess ability 20 contrasting common genotypes (2 cultivars, 8 F6:7 families (FAM), and 10 parent (PAR...