Graphene enhances photosynthesis and the antioxidative defense system and alleviates salinity and alkalinity stresses in alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) by regulating gene expression
Zhao Chen, Junpeng Niu, Zhipeng Guo, Xin Sui, Nan Xu, Hafiz Abdul Kareem, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Mingke Yan, Quan Zhang, Jian Cui, Junmei Kang, Zhaolan Wang, Fugui Mi, Đura Karagić, Quanzhen Wang
Abstract
We found that regulating the gene expression of DEGs related to PSII, Cyt b 6 f and PSI under graphene conditions could play a key role in protecting PSI, rapidly recovering PSII, and increasing crop photosynthesis and tolerance under abiotic stress.
Topics & Concepts
PhotosynthesisMedicago sativaAlkalinitySalinityAbiotic componentAbiotic stressGrapheneChemistryBotanyAgronomyBiologyGeneMaterials scienceBiochemistryEcologyNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applications