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Crop Improvement and Abiotic Stress Tolerance Promoted by Moringa Leaf Extract

Md. Abir Ul Islam1, Juthy Abedin Nupur2, Charles T. Hunter3, Abdullah Al Mamun Sohag4, Ashaduzzaman Sagar5, Md. Sazzad Hossain6, Mona F. A. Dawood7,*, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef8, Marián Brestič9,10, Md. Tahjib-UI-Arif4,*

1 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
2 Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
3 Chemistry Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, 32608, USA
4 Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
5 Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
6 Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh
7 Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
8 Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
9 Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, 165 00, Czech Republic
10 Institute of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, 94976, Slovakia

* Corresponding Authors: Mona F. A. Dawood. Email: email; Md. Tahjib-UI-Arif. Email: email

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2022, 91(8), 1557-1583. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.021556

Abstract

Moringa leaf extract (MLE) has been shown to promote beneficial outcomes in animals and plants. It is rich in amino acids, antioxidants, phytohormones, minerals, and many other bioactive compounds with nutritional and growth-promoting potential. Recent reports indicated that MLE improved abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Our understanding of the mechanisms underlying MLE-mediated abiotic stress tolerance remains limited. This review summarizes the existing literature on the role of MLE in promoting plant abiotic stress acclimation processes. MLE is applied to plants in a variety of ways, including foliar spray, rooting media, and seed priming. Exogenous application of MLE promoted crop plant growth, photosynthesis, and yield under both nonstress and abiotic stress conditions. MLE treatment reduced the severity of osmotic and oxidative stress in plants by regulating osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant synthesis, and secondary metabolites. MLE also improves mineral homeostasis in the presence of abiotic stress. Overall, this review describes the potential mechanisms underpinning MLE-mediated stress tolerance.

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APA Style
Islam, M.A.U., Nupur, J.A., Hunter, C.T., Sohag, A.A.M., Sagar, A. et al. (2022). Crop improvement and abiotic stress tolerance promoted by moringa leaf extract. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 91(8), 1557-1583. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.021556
Vancouver Style
Islam MAU, Nupur JA, Hunter CT, Sohag AAM, Sagar A, Hossain MS, et al. Crop improvement and abiotic stress tolerance promoted by moringa leaf extract. Phyton-Int J Exp Bot. 2022;91(8):1557-1583 https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.021556
IEEE Style
M.A.U. Islam et al., “Crop Improvement and Abiotic Stress Tolerance Promoted by Moringa Leaf Extract,” Phyton-Int. J. Exp. Bot., vol. 91, no. 8, pp. 1557-1583, 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2022.021556



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