Selenium Nanoparticle Treatments Alleviate Chilling Injury and Preserve the Quality of Valencia Orange Fruit in Cold Storage

Zahra Sadat Amiri; Zahra Pakkish; Fatemeh Nasibi

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 411-422

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2023.358947.641

Abstract
  In this study, we evaluated the effects of selenium nanoparticles on chilling injury and improving the shelf life of Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit. Treatments included 0.5 and 1 mg L-1 selenium nanoparticles, with three replicates per treatment and six replicates in total. Statistical analyses ...  Read More

Waterlogging Impairs Quality and Flower Longevity in Zinnia elegans Jacq. cv. ‘Dreamland’

Fariba Bagheri; Abdolhosein Rezaei Nejad; Mohammad Reza Raji

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 287-308

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2022.344923.572

Abstract
  Waterlogging may be imposed by intense rainfall, excessive irrigation, or poor drainage. In Iran, besides the northern parts of the country with high precipitation, waterlogging may occur due to over-irrigation, or inadequate drainage especially for landscape use of ornamentals. In this study, the joint ...  Read More

Salicylic Acid Improves Tolerance Against Salt Stress Through Boosting Antioxidant Defense System in Black Bean

Fatemeh Heidarian; Parto Roshandel

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 175-189

https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhst.2020.297885.345

Abstract
  To evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) on seed germination of black bean plant under saline conditions, seeds were primed with salicylic acid (0, 2, 10, and 20 mM) and germinated under salt stress (0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl). The measured parameters included the percentage and rate of seed germination, ...  Read More