Plant Growth Regulators Mediated Changes in the Growth, Photosynthesis, Nutrient Acquisition and Productivity of Mustard
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Experimental Setup and Treatment Plan
2.3. Morphological Traits
2.4. Chlorophyll Content and Photosynthetic Parameters
2.5. Relative Water Content (RWC)
2.6. Leaf Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) Activity
2.7. Leaf Nitrate Reductase (NR) Activity
2.8. Leaf Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium contents
2.9. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.10. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
2.11. Yield and Quality Features
2.12. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Morphological Traits
3.2. Physio-Biochemical Attributes
3.2.1. Chlorophyll Content and Gas Exchange Parameters
3.2.2. Relative Water Content (RWC)
3.2.3. Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) Activity
3.2.4. Nitrate Reductase (NR) Activity
3.2.5. Mineral Nutrient Content
3.2.6. Yield and Quality Characteristics
3.3. Microscopic Studies
3.3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3.3.2. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
3.3.3. Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shah, S.H.; Islam, S.; Alamri, S.; Parrey, Z.A.; Mohammad, F.; Kalaji, H.M. Plant Growth Regulators Mediated Changes in the Growth, Photosynthesis, Nutrient Acquisition and Productivity of Mustard. Agriculture 2023, 13, 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030570
Shah SH, Islam S, Alamri S, Parrey ZA, Mohammad F, Kalaji HM. Plant Growth Regulators Mediated Changes in the Growth, Photosynthesis, Nutrient Acquisition and Productivity of Mustard. Agriculture. 2023; 13(3):570. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030570
Chicago/Turabian StyleShah, Sajad Hussain, Shaistul Islam, Saud Alamri, Zubair Ahmad Parrey, Firoz Mohammad, and Hazem M. Kalaji. 2023. "Plant Growth Regulators Mediated Changes in the Growth, Photosynthesis, Nutrient Acquisition and Productivity of Mustard" Agriculture 13, no. 3: 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030570
APA StyleShah, S. H., Islam, S., Alamri, S., Parrey, Z. A., Mohammad, F., & Kalaji, H. M. (2023). Plant Growth Regulators Mediated Changes in the Growth, Photosynthesis, Nutrient Acquisition and Productivity of Mustard. Agriculture, 13(3), 570. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030570