Drought is one of the critical limitations to agricultural soils and crop *** of water is increasing due to climate change that lead to increasing threats to global food ***,ecofriendly and cost effective strategies a...
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Drought is one of the critical limitations to agricultural soils and crop *** of water is increasing due to climate change that lead to increasing threats to global food ***,ecofriendly and cost effective strategies are highly desirable for mitigating drought stress along with sustainable and smart agricultural *** aim of the study was to mitigate DS using seed priming and exogenous supplementation ofβ-aminobutyric acid(BABA)in linseed(Linum usitatissimum L.).Different doses(0,50,100 and 150μM)of BABA were used for seed priming agent and foliar spraying under three soil moisture levels viz.,25%(SM25),45%(SM45)and 65%(SM65).The response variables of both experiments included different agro-botanical traits and oxidative stress indicators such as melondialdehyde content,free proline accumulation,and antioxidant defense in *** linseed plants showed water stress at SM25 that reduced plant height,number of branches per plant,time taken to flower initiation and heading,and root and shoot dry ***,the number of capsules and seeds per capsule showed a significant decline at SM25,which led to a drastic reduction in 100-seed weight yield in linseed plants in both ***,seed priming and foliar supplementation with of BABA(50–100μM)significantly improved these morpho-agronomical attributes in linseed plants under *** results revealed that the BABA was fully active in linseed plants at ***,the combination of SM25 with BABA significantly improved the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase(SOD),catalase(CAT),ascorbate peroxidase(APX),and peroxidase(POD)activity,which significantly enhanced DS tolerance in linseed *** findings might be useful to oil seed breeders and farmers linseed for breeding program in linseed plants as well as sustainable agricultural production of oil seed crop plants.
Laboratory diagnostic capacity is crucial for an optimal national response to a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 *** laboratory-acquired infections and the loss of critical human resources,especially durin...
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Laboratory diagnostic capacity is crucial for an optimal national response to a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 *** laboratory-acquired infections and the loss of critical human resources,especially during a public health emergency,requires laboratories to have a good biorisk management system in *** this study,we aimed to evaluate laboratory biosafety and biosecurity in Pakistan during the COVID-19 *** this cross-sectional study,a self-rated anonymous questionnaire was distributed to laboratory professionals(LPs)working in clinical diagnostic laboratories,including laboratories performing polymerase chain reaction(PCR)-based COVID-19 diagnostic testing in Punjab,Sindh,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces as well as Islamabad during March 2020 to April *** questionnaire assessed knowledge and perceptions of LPs,resource availability,and commitment by top management in these *** total,58.6%of LPs performing COVID-19 testing reported that their laboratory did not conduct a biorisk assessment before starting COVID-19 testing in their *** 31%of LPs were aware that COVID-19 testing could be performed at a biosafety level 2 laboratory,as per the World Health Organization interim biosafety guidelines.A sufficiently high percentage of LPs did not feel confident in their ability to handle COVID-19 samples(32.8%),spills(43.1%),or other accidents(32.8%).These findings demonstrate the need for effective biosafety program implementation,proper training,and establishing competency assessment *** findings also suggested that identifying and addressing gaps in existing biorisk management systems through sustainable interventions and preparing LPs for surge capacity is crucial to better address public health emergencies.
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