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    Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative and Production Constraints in Pakistan: A Review
    (Springer International Publishing, 2023) Raza, Hafiz Ali; Hameed, Muhammad Usman; Islam, Mohammad Sohidul; Lone, Naveed Ahmad; Raza, Muhammad Ammar; Sabagh, Ayman E. L.
    Sugarcane crop has a vital role to play in the economy of developing countries. The crop requires a high amount of water during its development. Therefore, it becomes necessary to adopt innovative, ecofriendly, and water-efficient methods for its cultivation. In this chapter, sugarcane production constraints have been discussed to promote sustainable sugarcane production with special reference to Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) techniques. The constraints include high input costs, poor production practices, water scarcity, lack of implementation of modern technologies, less incentives, climate change, and delay in payment to the farmers. Sugarcane production can significantly be increased by using SSI with less input costs, efficient water utilization, reduction of weed losses, and controlling the infestation of pests and diseases. There is a need to take proper steps for increasing the production and profitability of sugarcane by timely irrigation, cost-effective inputs, better-quality seeds, and preventive measures against post-harvest losses. The capacity building of sugarcane farmers is also recommended. © The Editor(s) (ifapplicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
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    Recent Developments to Mitigate Selenium Deficiency in Agricultural Eco-Systems
    (Tech Science Press, 2022) Naz, Misbah; Shabbir, Rubab; Verma, Krishan K.; Rastogi, Anshu; Rajput, Vishnu D.; Javed, Talha; Raza, Muhammad Ammar
    Under changing climate, trace elements like selenium (Se) have emerged as vital constituent of agro-ecosystems enabling crop plants to off-set the adverse effects of suboptimal growth conditions. The available form of selenium is important for boosting its bioavailability to crop plants having varied agro-botanical traits and root architectural systems. As compared to selenite, the selenate has a weaker soil bonding, higher absorption in the soil solution which results in a comparatively absorption by plant roots. Various factors including dry climate, high pH, optimal ambient air temperature, less accumulation of water, and low concentration of organic matter in the soil tend to boost the selenate ratio in the soil. The use of selenium pelleted seeds has emerged as an interesting and viable alternative to alleviate selenium deficiency in agricultural eco-systems. Similarly, the co-inoculation of a mixture of Selenobacteria and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi represents an evolving promising strategy for the bio-fortification of wheat plants to produce selenium-rich flour to supplement human dietary needs. Furthermore, in-depth research is required to assure the effectiveness of biological fertilization procedures in field conditions as well as to explore and increase our understanding pertaining to the underlying main mechanisms and channels of selenium absorption in plants. The focus of this review is to synthesize the recent developments on Se dynamics in soil-plant systems and emerging promising strategies to optimize its levels for crop plants. Recent developments regarding the use of micro-organisms as a biotechnological mean to enhance plant nutrition and crop quality have been objectively elaborated. The study becomes even more pertinent for arid and semi-arid agro-ecosystems owing to the potential role of selenium in providing stress tolerance to crop plants. Moreover, this review synthesizes and summarizes the recent developments on climate change and bioavailability, and the protective role of selenium in crop plants.
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    Recent trends in hydrogen-associated treatments for maintaining the postharvest quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables: A review
    (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2024) Ali, Maratab; Batool, Sara; Khalid, Nauman; Ali, Sajid; Raza, Muhammad Ammar; Li, Xiaoan; Li, Fujun
    The majority of fruits and vegetables are perishable, thus finding sustainable postharvest treatments to regulate the quality of fresh produce is imperative. Recent research has demonstrated that the exogenous application of hydrogen (H-2)-associated treatments such as H-2 gas or hydrogen-rich water (HRW), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at optimal concentrations can significantly maintain the quality of postharvest fruits and vegetables. The understanding of mode of action of such treatments for quality maintenance and shelf-life extension of harvested fruits and vegetables has undergone substantial development in recent years. This paper addressed recent trends in functionalities of H-2-associated treatments, summarizes the modulations led by possible mechanism of action, lab-scale production strategies, quality-regulating aspects at both physiological and transcriptomics levels, and limitations in H-2-associated treatments for maintaining postharvest quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and suggests future research directions aimed at developing sustainable H-2-associated postharvest treatment. The key findings of this review mainly concluded that H-2-associated treatments are proven to be promising approaches for maintaining the quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, notably by delaying senescence, reducing softening, alleviating chilling injury, lowering the browning, and limiting microbial proliferation by modulating gas respiratory, antioxidant, and peroxiredoxin/thioredoxin systems; phenylpropanoid, GABA-shunt, and AsA biosynthesis pathways; mitochondrial energy, cell wall, color, proline, and lipid metabolisms, and ROS and RNS homeostasis. Future research direction emphasizes the application of hydrogen nanobubble water (HNW), and H-2-associated treatments in combination to regulate overall quality of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.