Mitigation of salinity stress in finger millet through silicon supplementation: Impacts on growth and physiological traits Sumaiya S. SHAIKH, Nitin T. GORE, Abhinav A. MALI, Suraj D. UMDALE, Pankaj S. MUNDADA, Vitthal T. BARVKAR, Tukaram D. NIKAM, Mahendra L. AHIRE Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2025 Finger millet is a vital food crop in Asian and African countries, but its growth and yield can be negatively affected by salt stress. The application of silicon (Si) has been shown to enhance plant stress tolerance. This study investigates the effects of Si supplementation on finger millet under salinity stress. Seeds were grown in plastic pots with garden soil and treated with control, NaCl (200 mM), Si (10 ppm), and NaCl + Si (200 mM + 10 ppm Si). Physiological traits were assessed at one, two, three, and four months after sowing, while agro-morphological traits were evaluated at maturity. Growth parameters significantly declined under the 200 mM NaCl treatment. At each month of analysis, root length was dramatically reduced under salt stress compared to the control. However, Si supplementation under salinity stress significantly improved both shoot and root lengths at all stages of analysis. Silicon application alleviated the negative effects of NaCl, promoting growth and biomass production. Si also enhanced chlorophyll and carotenoid content under salinity stress compared to NaCl alone, while reducing membrane damage. Although osmolyte accumulation increased under salinity, it decreased with Si application, as did the specific activity of antioxidative enzymes. In conclusion, Si application as a fertilizer significantly improves finger millet stand establishment and productivity. The salt-tolerant landrace of finger millet (ST-JA-WA) holds potential for crop improvement programs aimed at enhancing stress resilience.
Antiaris toxicaria (Upas Tree) Suraj Dhanyakumar Umdale, Pankaj Shivnarayan Mundada, Mahendra Laxman Ahire Exploring Poisonous Plants Medicinal Values Toxicity Responses and Therapeutic Uses, 2023 Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. is a “Poisonous Plant” belonging to the Moraceae family. It is commonly known as antiaris, bark cloth tree, false iroko, bemu, Ipoh, false mvule or upas tree, Chandkuda, and poison arrow tree. It is an important plant for its veneer, plywood and ethanomedicinal properties. The bark latex is used for dart and arrow poisons, darts and blow darts, while the leaves, bark and seeds are used as an anodyne, antidysenteric and febrifuge as well as utilized for the treatment of hepatitis. The bark latex contains cardiac glycosides, viz., Antiarin and Convallatoxin, and cardenolide cardiac glycosides, such as antiarosides, antiarotoxinin, phenylpropanoid, prenylflavanones and lignan derivatives. It has been shown to possess various pharmacological properties such as antibacterial activities, anti-arrhythmic, anti-osteoporosis, epilepsy, anticonvulsant activity, antidepressant-like activity, treating mental illness and anti-tumor activity. The present chapter summarizes the recent knowledge on the phytoconstituents and pharmacological applications of A. toxicaria.
Insights into Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Small Millets through Transcriptomics Pankaj Shivnarayan Mundada, Abhinav Arvind Mali, Sumaiya Shahabuddin Shaikh, Nitin Tanaji Gore, Suraj Dhanyakumar Umdale, Archana Ashokrao Naik, Vitthal Tanaji Barvkar, Tukaram Dayaram Nikam, Mahendra Laxman Ahire Omics of Climate Resilient Small Millets, 2022
Plant performance and defensive role of proline under environmental stress Pankaj S. Mundada, Suchita V. Jadhav, Supriya S. Salunkhe, Swati T. Gurme, Suraj D. Umdale, Tukaram D. Nikam, Mahendra L. Ahire Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress Hormones Biostimulants and Sustainable Plant Growth Management, 2021
Silicon and plant responses under adverse environmental conditions Pankaj S. Mundada, Suchita V. Jadhav, Supriya S. Salunkhe, Swati T. Gurme, Suraj D. Umdale, Rajkumar B. Barmukh, Tukaram D. Nikam, Mahendra L. Ahire Plant Performance Under Environmental Stress Hormones Biostimulants and Sustainable Plant Growth Management, 2021
Application of molecular markers to appraise the genetic fidelity of Ceropegia spiralis, a threatened medicinal plant of South India Current Science, 2013
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Highly efficient in vitro proliferation and genetic stability analysis of micropropagated Ceropegia evansii by RAPD and ISSR markers: A critically endangered plant … JJ Chavan, NB Gaikwad, PR Kshirsagar, SD Umdale, KV Bhat, GB Dixit, ... Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant … , 2015 2015 Citations: 61
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An insight into the role of silicon on retaliation to osmotic stress in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) PS Mundada, VT Barvkar, SD Umdale, SA Kumar, TD Nikam, ML Ahire Journal of Hazardous Materials 403, 124078 , 2021 2021 Citations: 45
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