Differential genetic and biochemical responses of Beta vulgaris and Beta maritima under salt stress.

Background: Screening and raising salt-tolerant crops on saline land is an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative. This study investigated the physiological and molecular processes in eight Beta vulgaris and Beta maritima accessions.

Results: A preliminary study was carried out to determine the sublethal concentration of NaCl.

Improvement of salt tolerance in Vicia faba (L.) seedlings: a comprehensive investigation of the effects of exogenous calcium chloride.

Background: This study investigated the effects of the different concentrations of CaCl (10 and 15 mol m) on the growth, physiology, and cytological characteristics of salt-stressed Vicia faba (L.) seedlings grown under greenhouse conditions.

Results: Salinity stress (150 mol m NaCl) had detrimental effects on all measured growth parameters, increased the micronucleus count number (MCN) by 26.

Enhancing in vitro regeneration via somatic embryogenesis and Fusarium wilt resistance of Egyptian cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cultivars.

Background: Somatic embryogenesis offers a reliable method for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) regeneration and genetic enhancement against Fusarium wilt. This study aimed to establish a tailored somatic embryogenesis system for Egyptian cultivars, fostering genetic improvements and Fusarium wilt-resistance lines.