Spain is the second highest rice-producing country in European Union, with approximately 105,000 ha used to grow this crop. The major regions are Andalusia, Extremadura, Catalonia, and Valencia, followed by Aragon Navarre. main soil texture throughout Spanish rice areas silty clay loam, alkaline soils (pH > 7.5)—except Extremadura area = 5.5–6)—and a low organic matter content. Water quality...

Water scarcity is one of the key global challenges affecting food safety, security, and human health. Constructed wetlands (CWs) provide a sustainable tool to remediate wastewater. Here we explored potential vertical flow-CWs (VF-CWs) vegetated with ten indigenous wetland plant species treat chromium (Cr)-contaminated water. The plants were develop VF-CWs Cr-contaminated water in batch mode. Re...

The effects of salt stress on growth and some physiological parameters of halophytic plant, Leptochloa fusca L. Kunth, were investigated. The seedlings were irrigated with half-strength Hoagland solution and then treated with different concentrations of NaCl (0, 100, 300, 500 and 700 mM) for 15 days. The fresh and dry weights of both root and shoot were unchanged at 100 mM NaCl and decreased at...

Sodium/proton exchangers (NHX) are key players in plant responses to salinity and have a central role in establishing ion homeostasis. NHXs can be localized in tonoplast or plasma membranes, where they exchange sodium ions for protons, resulting in the removal of ions from the cytosol into vacuole or extracellular spaces. In the present study, the expression pattern of the gene encoding Na+/H+ ...

Soil salinity severely affects plant nutrient use efficiency and is a worldwide constraint for sustainable crop production. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, with inherent salinity tolerance, are able to enhance plant growth and productivity by inducing modulations in various metabolic pathways. In the present study, we reported the isolation and characterization of a salt-tolerant rhizobac...

The native forage, false Rhodes grass [Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P.M. Peterson and N.W. Snow], represents an important component of the arid semi-arid rangelands Americas, due to its large area distribution tolerance drought cattle grazing. Precise information on nutritive value factors that influence this trait is relevant for effective utilization as a forage in regions world. Here, we charac...

Glyamifop (R&D code: FG001), (R)-(2-(4-(6-chlorobenzoxazol-2-oxy) phenoxy) propionyl) glycine ethyl ester is a newly developed aryloxyphenoxypropionate (HRAC Group 1) herbicide for weed control in paddy fields. This work determined the effect of on weeds and its safety rice glasshouse. controlled common gramineous fields at 100 g a.i. ha−1: fresh weight inhibition rates Echinochloa crus-gal...