Sunflower is an oilseed plant important for food and biodiesel production. One cheap way to increase sunflower production is by the application of silicon (Si), which has shown to be beneficial in plants under a series of ...

The role of photorespiration in the foliar assimilation of nitrate (NO 3 -) and carbon dioxide (CO2) was investigated by measuring net CO2 assimilation, net oxygen (O2) evolution, and chlorophyll fluorescence in tomato ...

Net photosynthetic rates often are dependent on leaf size when expressed on a leaf-area basis (CO2 assimilation as ULMOI(.)m(-2.)s(-1)). Therefore, distinguishing between leaf-size-related and other causes of differences ...

Silicon is a nutrient that can provide better development of rice plants grown in environments with water deficit. This element reduces water loss by transpiration, increases photosynthetic rate and acts as an activator ...

INTRODUCTION: Sublethal doses of herbicides can enhance plant growth and stimulate other process, an effect known as hormesis. The magnitude of hormesis is dependent on the plant species, the herbicide and its dose, plant ...

The exploitation of the existing genetic variability for the physiological traits related to the yield and quality of maize forage can assist in the development of superior inbred lines and hybrids. The objective of this ...

A clear interconnection between photorespiration and primary nitrogen assimilation is established in Lotus japonicus, and key transcription factors connected to both routes are identified using transcriptomics and gene ...