Roots are important to plants for a wide variety of processes, including nutrient and water uptake, anchoring and mechanical support, storage functions and as a major interface between the plant and various biotic and abiotic factors in the soil environment. Root exploration largely determines the ability of plants to acquire mineral nutrients from soils. Therefore, root architecture, "the 3-dimensional configuration of the plant's root system in the soil", is of great importance for improving crop nutrient efficiency, which is an essential consideration for environmental friendly and...

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit can be considered as old as human life. Pomegranate is native to Iran and the Himalayas and is the most historic fruit tree domesticated for its innumerable health benefits. All parts of this miracle tree-roots, stems, leaves, bark, flowers, fruits, seeds, rind, etc. are being exploited in pharmacy, the leather or dye industry or for decorative value. Although a lot of work regarding beneficial effects of PGRs namely GA3, 6-BA, CPPU, Brassino steroid, NAA, 2,4-D and foliar application have been reported on many fruit crops and proved beneficial for...

Les racines sont importantes pour les plantes pour une grande variété de processus, y compris l'absorption des nutriments et de l'eau, l'ancrage et le support mécanique, les fonctions de stockage et comme une interface majeure entre la plante et divers facteurs biotiques et abiotiques dans l'environnement du sol. L'exploration des racines détermine en grande partie la capacité des plantes à acquérir des nutriments minéraux à partir des sols. Par conséquent, l'architecture racinaire, "la configuration tridimensionnelle du système racinaire de la plante dans le sol", est d'une grande...

Wurzeln sind für Pflanzen für eine Vielzahl von Prozessen wichtig, darunter Nährstoff- und Wasseraufnahme, Verankerung und mechanische Unterstützung, Speicherfunktionen und als wichtige Schnittstelle zwischen der Pflanze und verschiedenen biotischen und abiotischen Faktoren in der Bodenumgebung. Die Erkundung der Wurzeln bestimmt weitgehend die Fähigkeit der Pflanzen, mineralische Nährstoffe aus dem Boden aufzunehmen. Daher ist die Wurzelarchitektur, d. h. die dreidimensionale Konfiguration des pflanzlichen Wurzelsystems im Boden, von großer Bedeutung für die Verbesserung der...

Parthenocarpic cucumber crop was fertilized with 125% of RDF application along with 7 days of interval, which improves growth parameters like plant height, number of primary, internodal distance, stem girth, leaf area and total chlorophyll content, number of fruits per plant, weight of fruit and fruit diameter under naturally ventilated polyhouse conditions. Significantly higher number of primary branches plant-1, number of fruits plant-1, fruit yield plant-1, fruit yield plot-1, fruit yield ha-1 were observed with application of 125% RDF 7 days of intervals upto 90 DAT. The improvement in...