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  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,837 Views
17 Pages

9 August 2022

Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal and high concentrations in plants causes toxicity of their edible parts and acts as a carcinogen to humans and animals. Paspalum vaginatum is widely cultivating as turfgrass due to its higher abiotic stress...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,114 Views
19 Pages

Loss and Early Recovery of Biomass and Soil Organic Carbon in Restored Mangroves After Paspalum vaginatum Invasion in West Africa

  • Julio César Chávez Barrera,
  • Juan Fernando Gallardo Lancho,
  • Robert Puschendorf and
  • Claudia Maricusa Agraz Hernández

Invasive plant species pose an increasing threat to mangroves globally. This study assessed the impact of Paspalum vaginatum invasion on carbon loss and early recovery following four years of restoration in a mangrove forest with Rhizophora racemosa...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,622 Views
15 Pages

Microorganisms and Biochar Improve the Remediation Efficiency of Paspalum vaginatum and Pennisetum alopecuroides on Cadmium-Contaminated Soil

  • Jiahao Liang,
  • Jiechao Chang,
  • Jiayao Xie,
  • Liquan Yang,
  • Mohamed S. Sheteiwy,
  • Abdel-Raouf A. Moustafa,
  • Mohamed S. Zaghloul and
  • Haiyan Ren

4 July 2023

Phytoremediation can help remediate potential toxic elements (PTE) in soil. Microorganisms and soil amendments are effective means to improve the efficiency of phytoremediation. This study selected three microorganisms that may promote phytoremediati...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,857 Views
14 Pages

Seasonal Paspalum vaginatum Physiological Characteristics Change with Agricultural Byproduct Biochar in Sandy Potting Soil

  • Dounia Fetjah,
  • Zaina Idardare,
  • Bouchaib Ihssane,
  • Lalla Fatima Zohra Ainlhout and
  • Laila Bouqbis

7 April 2022

A plastic pot open-air trial was conducted with the Paspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum) using different rates of biochar or compost addition to sandy loam soil and two water treatments (60% and 20% of the water-holding capacity of the control) dur...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,281 Views
18 Pages

15 May 2023

Cadmium (Cd) is considered to be one of the most toxic metals, causing serious harm to plants’ growth and humans’ health. Therefore, it is necessary to study simple, practical, and environmentally friendly methods to reduce its toxicity....

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,991 Views
21 Pages

29 January 2021

The continuing decline in global drinking water reserves necessitates finding alternative water sources for turfgrass irrigation, especially in southern semi-arid Mediterranean countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential of...

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  • Open Access
842 Views
16 Pages

3 September 2025

Background: DNA methylation, as an epigenetic modification, is crucial in the regulatory mechanism of salt resistance in plants. Methods: To gain deeper insight into the relationship between DNA methylation and mRNA exons in halophytes and their pote...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,757 Views
19 Pages

16 February 2023

The calmodulin-like (CML) family is an important calcium (Ca2+) sensor in plants and plays a pivotal role in the response to abiotic and biotic stresses. As one of the most salt-tolerant grass species, Paspalums vaginatum is resistant to multiple abi...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,482 Views
17 Pages

Response of Warm Season Turf Grasses to Combined Cold and Salinity Stress under Foliar Applying Organic and Inorganic Amendments

  • Dina Taher,
  • Emam Nofal,
  • Mahmoud Hegazi,
  • Mohamed Abd El-Gaied,
  • Hassan El-Ramady and
  • Svein Ø. Solberg

Turfgrasses are considered an important part of the landscape and ecological system of golf courses, sports fields, parks, and home lawns. Turfgrass species are affected by many abiotic stresses (e.g., drought, salinity, cold, heat, waterlogging, and...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,944 Views
21 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of NAC Gene Family Members in Seashore Paspalum Under Salt Stress

  • Xuanyang Wu,
  • Xiaochen Hu,
  • Qinyan Bao,
  • Qi Sun,
  • Pan Yu,
  • Junxiang Qi,
  • Zixuan Zhang,
  • Chunrong Luo,
  • Yuzhu Wang and
  • Xueli Wu
  • + 1 author

23 December 2024

The NAC gene family plays a crucial role in plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Paspalum Vaginatum, a warm-season turfgrass with exceptional salt tolerance, can be irrigated with seawater. However, the NAC gene fa...

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  • Open Access
1,004 Views
15 Pages

Towards a Circular Economy: Unlocking the Potentials of Cigarette Butt Recycling as a Resource for Seashore Paspalum Growth

  • Thais Huarancca Reyes,
  • Marco Volterrani,
  • Lorenzo Guglielminetti and
  • Andrea Scartazza

31 July 2025

The cigarette butt (CB) recycling process yields several byproducts, including cleaned filters, solid debris (mainly paper and tobacco), and wastewater. This study aimed to assess, for the first time, the long-term suitability of these recycled bypro...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,638 Views
13 Pages

28 January 2022

The effects of pyrolyzed agricultural waste generated from banana leaves on the development and physiological responses of Paspalum vaginatum in different water conditions were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTI...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,522 Views
15 Pages

Callus Irradiation Is an Effective Tool for Creating New Seashore Paspalum Germplasm for Stress Tolerance

  • Zhuyi Bai,
  • Qing Yu,
  • Yuying Zheng,
  • Zhiyong Wang,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Zhimin Yang and
  • Yu Chen

5 October 2022

Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Swartz) is a perennial warm-season turfgrass which is known for its superb salinity tolerance. Compared to bermudagrass, seashore paspalum exhibited the adverse character of faster vertical growth, wider leaf, we...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,168 Views
10 Pages

Global Distributions of Clarireedia Species and Their In Vitro Sensitivity Profiles to Fungicides

  • Jian Hu,
  • Huangwei Zhang,
  • Yinglu Dong,
  • Shan Jiang,
  • Kurt Lamour,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Yu Chen and
  • Zhimin Yang

11 October 2021

Dollar spot is reported to be caused by multiple Clarireedia species and is a serious problem on many turfgrasses around the world. To our knowledge, the distribution of different Clarireedia species and their sensitivity profiles to fungicides remai...

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  • Open Access
46 Citations
5,449 Views
14 Pages

Identification and Validation of Reference Genes for Seashore Paspalum Response to Abiotic Stresses

  • Yu Liu,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Lei Xu,
  • Hui Lai,
  • Yu Chen,
  • Zhimin Yang and
  • Bingru Huang

Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) is among the most salt- and cadmium-tolerant warm-season perennial grass species widely used as turf or forage. The objective of this study was to select stable reference genes for quantitative real-time polymer...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,823 Views
16 Pages

Nutritional Value of Climate-Resilient Forage Species Sustaining Peri-Urban Dairy Cow Production in the Coastal Grasslands of Benin (West Africa)

  • Bossima Ivan Koura,
  • Alessandro Vastolo,
  • Dieu donné Kiatti,
  • Monica Isabella Cutrignelli,
  • Marcel Houinato and
  • Serena Calabrò

15 December 2022

Along the coast of West Africa, grazing ruminants rely on perennial forage species remaining in uncultivated plots, roadsides, and marshlands during the dry season. To assess the quality of these forages, thirteen drought-tolerant plants were harvest...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,086 Views
14 Pages

Nitrifying Microbes in the Rhizosphere of Perennial Grasses Are Modified by Biological Nitrification Inhibition

  • Yi Zhou,
  • Christopher J. Lambrides,
  • Jishun Li,
  • Qili Xu,
  • Ruey Toh,
  • Shenzhong Tian,
  • Peizhi Yang,
  • Hetong Yang,
  • Maarten Ryder and
  • Matthew D. Denton

Soil nitrification (microbial oxidation of ammonium to nitrate) can lead to nitrogen leaching and environmental pollution. A number of plant species are able to suppress soil nitrifiers by exuding inhibitors from roots, a process called biological ni...

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  • Open Access
191 Views
23 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Transcriptomic Analysis of MYB Transcription Factors in Seashore Paspalum Under Salt Stress

  • Yuzhu Wang,
  • Xuanyang Wu,
  • Qi Sun,
  • Wenjie Lu,
  • Zhanfeng Ren,
  • Zeng-Yu Wang and
  • Xueli Wu

21 January 2026

The MYB transcription factor family plays crucial roles in plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) is a halophytic grass species with remarkable salt tolerance, yet its MYB gene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,467 Views
13 Pages

21 June 2023

The irrigation of extensive green roofs with recycled or saline water could contribute to the conservation of valuable drinking water supplies. In such cases, the continuous monitoring of substrate electrical conductivity (ECsw) is of immense importa...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,478 Views
10 Pages

1 August 2019

Warm-season turfgrass species prevail in tropical and subtropical areas, but can also be grown in the transition zone. In this case, cold tolerance is a key aspect for germination and successful turfgrass establishment. The germination response to su...