ArticleBMC plant biology2024
Mitigation of drought stress in maize and sorghum by humic acid: differential growth and physiological responses.
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- Combined application of nano-magnesium oxide and humic acid improves potato drought tolerance and soil health.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Humic Acid Modulates Photosynthetic Responses to PEG-Induced Drought inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A validation study by integrated analysis of physiological, biochemical, and meta-gene expression responses to drought stress in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.).Protoplasma · 2026Article
- Enhanced nitrogen dynamics and uptake in cotton via organic liquid fertilizer partial substitution.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Humic acid application improves soil quality and wheat yield in saline-alkali soils.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Cultivar-specific drought responses in pineapple revealed by concurrent changes in PSII and PSI energy partitioning.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Enhancing drought tolerance in faba bean using ascorbic and humic acids: role of antioxidant enzymes and compatible solutes.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Structure-Based Function of Humic Acid in Abiotic Stress Alleviation in Plants: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Enhanced phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil using chelating agents and plant growth regulators: effect and mechanism.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDrought is a major determinant for growth and productivity of all crops, including cereals, and the drought-induced detrimental effects are anticipated to jeopardize world food security under the ongoing global warming scenario. Biostimulants such as humic acid (HA) can improve drought tolerance in many cereals, including maize and sorghum. These two plant species are genetically related; however, maize is more susceptible to drought than sorghum. The physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying such differential responses to water shortage in the absence and presence of HA, particularly under field conditions, are not fully understood.
resultsHerein, the effects of priming maize and sorghum seeds in 100 mg L
conclusionThe current results identify significant quantitative differences in a set of critical physiological biomarkers underlying the differential responses of field-grown maize and sorghum plants against drought. They also reveal the potential of HA priming as a drought-alleviating biostimulant and as an effective approach for sustainable maize and sorghum production and possibly other crops in drought-affected lands.
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