Physiological and Molecular Response of Wheat to Soil-Applied Encapsulated Calcium Carbide Under Salinity Stress

Effect of Substrate Dependent Ethylene on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.) at Physiological and Molecular Levels Under Salinity Stress

“…Today it has been proved as a potent source of ethylene, a diverse plant growth regulator Ahmad et al, 2012). It has been postulated that small amounts of C 2 H 4 in the rhizosphere could be physiologically active in influencing the growth and development of plants (Muromtsev et al, 1991;Ahmad et al, 2012).…”

“…Some studies have reported significant increases in growth and yield of wheat, cotton, maize, okra and rice due to the application of CaC 2 (Bibik et al, 1995;Ahmad et al, 2004a and b;Yaseen et al, 2006;Kashif et al, 2008;Ahmad et al, 2012). Ethylene released from CaC 2 , as a result of microbial reduction, has been reported as a potent source of plant hormone C 2 H 4 (Bibik et al 1995;Ahmad et al, 2008;Ahmad et al, 2012).…”

“…Some studies have reported significant increases in growth and yield of wheat, cotton, maize, okra and rice due to the application of CaC 2 (Bibik et al, 1995;Ahmad et al, 2004a and b;Yaseen et al, 2006;Kashif et al, 2008;Ahmad et al, 2012). Ethylene released from CaC 2 , as a result of microbial reduction, has been reported as a potent source of plant hormone C 2 H 4 (Bibik et al 1995;Ahmad et al, 2008;Ahmad et al, 2012). Keerthisinghe et al (1996) and Randall et al (2001) reported improvement in yield of wheat, cotton, rice and maize crops in response to soil application of coated CaC 2, (CCC) which gradually released C 2 H 2 .…”

“…Salinity is one of the most serious problem for world's agriculture (Ahloowalia et al, 2004;Turan et al, 2010;Nawaz et al, 2010;Ahmad et al, 2012), since salts in the root zone affect plants at all growth stages. Several growth inhibitory effects of salinity have been described, such as decreased germination rate (Bernardo et al, 2000a), decreased leaf cell expansion and leaf growth (Cramer et al, 2001), reduced leaf area, dry matter accumulation, diminished rates of net carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) assimilation and relative growth have been described (Bernardo et al, 2000b).…”

“…Calcium carbide (CaC 2 ) has gained popularity as a good source of ethylene (C 2 H 2 ) (Muromtsev et al, 1991;Bibik et al, 1995;Ahmad et al, 2012). Some studies have reported significant increases in growth and yield of wheat, cotton, maize, okra and rice due to the application of CaC 2 (Bibik et al, 1995;Ahmad et al, 2004a and b;Yaseen et al, 2006;Kashif et al, 2008;Ahmad et al, 2012).…”