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Transcriptome-Wide Analysis Revealed the Potential of the High-Affinity Potassium Transporter (HKT) Gene Family in Rice Salinity Tolerance via Ion Homeostasis

Bioengineering, 2022
The high-affinity potassium transporter (HKT) genes are key ions transporters, regulating the plant response to salt stress via sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) homeostasis.
Shahid Hussain, Rui Zhang, Shuli Liu, Rongkai Li, Yicheng Zhou, Yinglong Chen, Hongyan Hou, Qigen Dai   +7 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Effects of sludge‐based biochar application on heavy metals bioavailability and migration–transformation in coastal saline soil

Vadose Zone Journal
The objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental risks posed by heavy metals during the remediation of coastal saline soil using sewage sludge and sludge‐based biochar, with a view to providing a theoretical basis for the sustainable use of ...
Zequn Hao, Ziyi Shen, Yunlong Li, Yanchao Bai, Wengang Zuo   +4 more
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Mechanisms of Microorganisms Alleviating Drought and Salt Stresses in Plants

Microorganisms
Drought and salt stresses are critical environmental constraints affecting plant growth and development, and microorganisms can enhance plant tolerance to these abiotic stresses through complex mechanisms.
Di Feng, Wenxiang Li, Pengfei Huang, Meiying Gu, Guangmu Tang, Yanhong Ding, Gang Cao, Wanli Xu   +7 more
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Methyl Jasmonate Alleviates the Deleterious Effects of Salinity Stress by Augmenting Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Ion Homeostasis in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Agronomy, 2022
Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a potent player that fine-tunes growth and developmental activities under salinity stress. In this study, we investigated the influence of MeJA on two rice cultivars (NJ9108 and XD22) subjected to different salinity stresses ...
Shahid Hussain, Rui Zhang, Shuli Liu, Rongkai Li, Yang Wang, Yinglong Chen, Hongyan Hou, Qigen Dai   +7 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Effects of irrigation levels and sowing methods on forage productivity and soil salinity in Northwestern Egypt

Discover Soil
Sustainable forage production in the northwestern coastal zone of Egypt is significantly constrained by soil salinity and limited water availability, which are common challenges across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region.
Omnia M. Wassif, M. Wassif, Hassan El-Shaer   +2 more
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Dynamic Quantification and Prediction of Salt Tolerance Threshold in Summer Maize Under Different Regimes of Brackish Water Irrigation

Agriculture
To investigate how different training modes of salt stress priming affect the dynamic variation of the salt tolerance threshold (STT) in summer maize, a micro-plot experiment with staged brackish water irrigation was conducted. Based on physiological and
Suhan Peng, Tao Ma, Jiao Liu, Zang Zhong, Hetong Wang, Qiwei Jiang, Sackelia Fayiah Willie, Wanli Xu   +7 more
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Germination Responses of Ryegrass (Annual vs. Perennial) Seed to the Interactive Effects of Temperature and Salt-Alkali Stress

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Ryegrass is considered a useful grass species for forage production and turf purposes. Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)are two species of ryegrass with similar genomes. So far, little information exists
Jixiang Lin, Jixiang Lin, Xiaoyu Hua, Xiaoyuan Peng, Bolin Dong, Xiufeng Yan   +5 more
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Sustainable Poly(Lactic Acid)/Graphene Oxide Bioelectronic Platform for Neurotransmitters Sensing and Tunable Stimulation of Astrocytes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces sustainable PLA/graphene oxide bioelectronic interfaces featuring electrodes with tunable conductivity and strong electrocatalytic performance. These platforms were used to implement a new method for tuning astrocyte Ca2+ signaling and for the efficient detection of key biomarkers.
Alessandra Scidà, Giulia Cazzador, Roberta Fabbri, Matteo Calosi, Alessandro Silvestri, Andrea Candini, Fabiola Liscio, Franco Corticelli, Aikaterini Konstantoulaki, Andrea D'Iorio, Marco Caprini, Vincenzo Palermo, Monica Bertoldo, Valentina Benfenati, Chiara Zanardi, Emanuele Treossi   +15 more
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