Bermudagrass is widely utilized in parks, lawns, and golf courses. However, cold is a key factor limiting resource use in bermudagrass. Therefore, it is meaningful to study the mechanism of bermudagrass response to cold. Nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signal molecule with multiple biological functions. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate whether NO play roles in bermudagrass re...

Growth temperature and genotype can influence seedling vigor in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), identifying genotypes that perform well under different extremes may broaden the range of temperatures over which optimum growth could be obtained. To this end, a controlled environment study was conducted to evaluate response advanced breeding lines utility rapid, fluorescence-based measurements (th...

The effects of pristine polystyrene microplastics (pMPs) without any pretreatment at different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 50, and 100 mg/L) on Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin two initial algae densities (105 106 cells mL) were assessed in this study. Hormesis-like found when microalgae grew with pMPs. results showed that pMPs inhibited growth under a high concentration tolerated by individual ...

Abstract To investigate the effects of water withholding on 17 tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) landraces collected from different climatic zones Iran and two commercial hybrids, polyphasic OJIP fluorescence transient, relative content (RWC), electrolyte leakage (EL) vegetative growth parameters were analyzed. Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT) for all studied drought factor index (DFI) based...

Acute toxicity of excess Cu on the photosynthetic performance of Chlorella pyrenoidosa was examined by using chlorophyll a fluorescence transients and JIP-test after exposure to elevated Cu concentrations for a short time period. High Cu concentration resulted in a significant suppression in photosynthesis and respiration. The absorption flux (ABS/RC) per PSII reaction center increased with inc...