TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing sustainable plant production and food security
T2 - Understanding the mechanisms and impacts of electromagnetic fields
AU - Ayesha, Sadaf
AU - Abideen, Zainul
AU - Haider, Ghulam
AU - Zulfiqar, Faisal
AU - El-Keblawy, Ali
AU - Rasheed, Aysha
AU - Siddique, Kadambot H.M.
AU - Khan, Muhammad Burhan
AU - Radicetti, Emanuele
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has not had any funding support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - The prevalence of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) caused by electromagnetic radiation is increasing in our daily lives, potentially bringing both adverse and beneficial effects. EMFs have garnered significant research attention in various disciplines, including agricultural science. However, our understanding of the impact of EMFs on the ecophysiological performance of plants under suboptimal conditions is limited. Despite this, there are indications that EMFs can improve crop productivity by enhancing seed germination, plant nutrition, precision farming, water use efficiency, root hydraulic conductance, plant water uptake, anti-oxidative defense, pest prevention, stress signaling, and hormonal pathways. This review highlights the practical application of EMFs for increasing plant biomass production by elucidating the underlying mechanisms involved in seed germination, plant growth, water relations, ion flux, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense. We also highlight the prospects for using EMFs in sustainable agriculture and their potential to alleviate the conventional agricultural pressures related to food security issues.
AB - The prevalence of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) caused by electromagnetic radiation is increasing in our daily lives, potentially bringing both adverse and beneficial effects. EMFs have garnered significant research attention in various disciplines, including agricultural science. However, our understanding of the impact of EMFs on the ecophysiological performance of plants under suboptimal conditions is limited. Despite this, there are indications that EMFs can improve crop productivity by enhancing seed germination, plant nutrition, precision farming, water use efficiency, root hydraulic conductance, plant water uptake, anti-oxidative defense, pest prevention, stress signaling, and hormonal pathways. This review highlights the practical application of EMFs for increasing plant biomass production by elucidating the underlying mechanisms involved in seed germination, plant growth, water relations, ion flux, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense. We also highlight the prospects for using EMFs in sustainable agriculture and their potential to alleviate the conventional agricultural pressures related to food security issues.
KW - Electromagnetic radiations
KW - Food security
KW - Growth
KW - Nutrient
KW - Oxidative stress
KW - Photosynthesis
KW - Seed germination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85167447504&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.stress.2023.100198
DO - 10.1016/j.stress.2023.100198
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85167447504
SN - 2667-064X
VL - 9
JO - Plant Stress
JF - Plant Stress
M1 - 100198
ER -
