Browsing by Author "Sias, Gershwin"

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    Exogenous carbon monoxide and jasmonic acid mitigate salt stress in Sorghum bicolor
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Sias, Gershwin; Mulaudzi-Masuku, Takalani
    The agricultural sector plays an important role in the world economy. Expanding research is piloting its improved contribution to the economic sector. Despite the economic gain, the increasing population has already put a strain on agriculture, but the effects of abiotic stresses are severely affecting crop production globally. Abiotic stress is not only affecting the immediate plants, but further inhibits soil fertility, which will affect future crop productivity. The damaging effects of salt stress is only expected to intensify, which further obscures the future prospect of food security. Salt stress management should be prioritised to alleviate food insecurity. Understanding the mechanism involved in conferring salt stress tolerance to plants is fundamental in the establishment of crops with improved tolerance. Sorghum bicolor is one of the most important crops globally that is moderately tolerant to drought and salt stress thus in addition to the availability of its genome, sorghum can be the perfect model crop to further elucidate the mechanism involved in salt stress tolerance.
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    Exogenous carbon monoxide and jasmonic acid mitigate salt stress in Sorghum bicolor
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Sias, Gershwin; Mulaudzi-Masuku, Takalani
    The agricultural sector plays an important role in the world economy. Expanding research is piloting its improved contribution to the economic sector. Despite the economic gain, the increasing population has already put a strain on agriculture, but the effects of abiotic stresses are severely affecting crop production globally. Abiotic stress is not only affecting the immediate plants, but further inhibits soil fertility, which will affect future crop productivity. The damaging effects of salt stress is only expected to intensify, which further obscures the future prospect of food security.