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Abdelgalil, A., Mustafa, A., Ali, S & Yassin, O. (2022). Effect of irrigation intervals and foliar spray of zinc and silicon treatments on maize growth and yield components of maize.Current Chemistry Letters, 11(2), 219-226.
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3 Abdelhamid A. A., Elsaghier A. M. M., Aref S. A., Gad M. A., Ahmed N. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2021) Preparation and biological activity evaluation of some benzoylthiourea and benzoylurea compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 371-376.
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7 Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abd-Ella A. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2019) Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Insecticidal Bioefficacy Screening of Some New Pyridine Derivatives. ACS Omega, 4 (5) 8406-8412.
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9 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., and Abd-Ella A. A. (2021) Synthesis and characterization of some distyryl-derivatives for agricultural uses. Eur. Chem. Bull., 10 (1) 35-38.
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13 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abdul-Malik M. A., Abd-Ella A. A., Al-Taifi E. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Mohamed S. K., Zawam S. A., and Bakhite E. A. (2021) A concise review on some synthetic routes and applications of pyridine scaffold compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 337-362.
14 Tolba M. S., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Ahmed M., Hassanien R., Sayed M., Zaki R. M., Mohamed S. K., Zawam S. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2022) Synthesis, reactions, and applications of pyrimidine derivatives. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 121-138.
15 Abdelhafeez I. A., El-Tohamy S. A., Abdul-Malik M. A., Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., and El-Dars F. M. S. (2022) A review on green remediation techniques for hydrocarbons and heavy metals contaminated soil. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 43-62.
16 Tolba M. S., Abdul-Malik M. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Geies A. A., Radwan Sh. M., Zaki R. M., Sayed M., Mohamed S. K., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2022) An overview on synthesis and reactions of coumarin based compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett.,11 (1) 29-42.
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30 Liang Y., Qirong S., and Zhenguo S. (1999) Effect of silicon on enzyme activity and sodium, potassium and calcium concentration in barley under salt stress. J. Plant Soil, 209(2) 217-224.
31 Khoshvaghti H., Eskandari-Kordlar M.,andLotfi R. (2013) Responses of morphological characteristic and grain yield of maize cultivars to water stress at reproductive stage. J. Bio. Env. Sci., 3(5)20-24.
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33 Yassin O., Ismail S., Gameh M., Khalil F., and Ahmed E. (2022) Evaluation of chemical composition of roots of three sugar beets varieties growing under different water deficit and harvesting dates in Upper Egypt. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 1-10.
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35 Mahmoud H. M. (2017)Improvement of maize crop (zeamaysl.)by using of nitrogenfertilization and foliar spray of some activators .Ph.D. Thesis, Department of botany and microbiology Faculty of Science Sohag University.
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3 Abdelhamid A. A., Elsaghier A. M. M., Aref S. A., Gad M. A., Ahmed N. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2021) Preparation and biological activity evaluation of some benzoylthiourea and benzoylurea compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 371-376.
4 Bakhite E. A., Abd-Ella A. A., El-Sayed M. E. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2017) Pyridine derivatives as insecticides. Part 2: Synthesis of some piperidinium and morpholiniumcyanopyridinethiolates and their Insecticidal Activity. J. Saud. Chem. Soc., 21 (1) 95–104.
5 Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abd-Ella A. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Zaki R. M., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2019) Chemical design and toxicity evaluation of new pyrimidothienotetrahydroisoquinolines as potential insecticidal agents. Toxicol. Rep., 6 (2019) 100-104.
6 Gad M. A., Aref S. A., Abdelhamid A. A., Elwassimy M. M., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2021) Biologically active organic compounds as insect growth regulators (IGRs): introduction, mode of action, and some synthetic methods. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 393-412.
7 Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abd-Ella A. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2019) Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Insecticidal Bioefficacy Screening of Some New Pyridine Derivatives. ACS Omega, 4 (5) 8406-8412.
8 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Zaki R. M., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Sayed M., and Abd-Ella A. A. (2021) Synthesis and toxicological studies on distyryl-substituted heterocyclic insecticides. Eur. Chem. Bull., 10 (4) 225-229.
9 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., and Abd-Ella A. A. (2021) Synthesis and characterization of some distyryl-derivatives for agricultural uses. Eur. Chem. Bull., 10 (1) 35-38.
10 Tolba M. S., Sayed M., Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Gaber T. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., and Ahmed M. (2021) Synthesis and spectral characterization of some new thiazolopyrimidinederivatives. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 471-478.
11 Al-Taifi E. A., Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., and Bakhite E. A. (2016) Some reactions of 3-cyano-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2(1H)-thione; Synthesis of new tetrahydroquinolines and tetrahydrothieno[2,3-b]quinolines. Assiut University Journal of Chemistry (AUJC), 45 (1) 24-32.
12 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Sayed M., and Abd-Ella A. A. (2021) Synthesis and spectral characterization of selective pyridine compounds as
bioactive agents. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (3) 255-260.
13 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abdul-Malik M. A., Abd-Ella A. A., Al-Taifi E. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Mohamed S. K., Zawam S. A., and Bakhite E. A. (2021) A concise review on some synthetic routes and applications of pyridine scaffold compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett., 10 (4) 337-362.
14 Tolba M. S., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Ahmed M., Hassanien R., Sayed M., Zaki R. M., Mohamed S. K., Zawam S. A., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2022) Synthesis, reactions, and applications of pyrimidine derivatives. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 121-138.
15 Abdelhafeez I. A., El-Tohamy S. A., Abdul-Malik M. A., Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., and El-Dars F. M. S. (2022) A review on green remediation techniques for hydrocarbons and heavy metals contaminated soil. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 43-62.
16 Tolba M. S., Abdul-Malik M. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Geies A. A., Radwan Sh. M., Zaki R. M., Sayed M., Mohamed S. K., and Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A. (2022) An overview on synthesis and reactions of coumarin based compounds. Curr. Chem. Lett.,11 (1) 29-42.
17 Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Abdul-Malik M. A., Hassanien R., El-Sayed M. E. A., Abd-Ella A. A., Zawam S. A., and Tolba M. S. (2022) Synthesis of new distyrylpyridine analogues bearing amide substructure as effective insecticidal agents. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 23-28.
18 Tolba M. S., Sayed M., Kamal El-Dean A. M., Hassanien R., Abdel-Raheem Sh. A. A., and Ahmed M. (2021) Design, synthesis and antimicrobial screening of some new thienopyrimidines. Org. Commun., Accepted Manuscript (DOI: 10.25135/acg.oc.114.2109.2214).
19 Haggag W.M. (2013) Corn Diseases and Management.J.Appl.Sci.Res., 9 (1) 39-43.
20 El FatahH. Y. A.,El Fattah Mohamed E. A., Hassan M. B. A. D., and MohamedK. A. (2015) An Economic Analysis for Maize Market in Egypt. Middle East J., 4 (4) 873-878.
21 Rogers D.H. (1989) Concepts of Irrigation Scheduling. Central Plains Irrigation Short Course Proceedings. Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University.
22 Naeem M. (2015) Exploring the role of zinc in maize (Zea mays L.) through soil and foliar application. Univers. J. Agric. Res., 3 (3) 69-75.
23 Noulas C., Tziouvalekas M., and Karyotis T. (2018) Zinc in soils, water and food crops. J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol., 49 252-260.
24 Sharma C. P., Mehrotra S. C., Sharma P. N., and Bisht S. S. (1984) Water stress induced by Zn deficiency in cabbage. Curr. Sci., 53(1) 44-45.
25 Nable R. O., and Webb M. J. (1993) Further evidence that zinc is required throughout the root zone for optimal plant growth and development. Plant Soil, 150 (2)247-253.
26 Epstein E., and Bloom (2005) Mineral nutrition of plants: principles and perspectives, 2nd edn.Sinauer Assoc. Inc, Sunderland, UK.
27 Kojic D., Pajevic S.,Jovanovic-Galovic A., Purac J., Pamer E., Skondric S.,Milovac S., Popovic Z., andGrubor-Lajsic G.(2012) Efficacy of natural aluminosilicates in moderating drought effects on the morphological and physiological parameters of maize plants (Zea mays L.).J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr., 12(1) 113-123.
28 Hattori T., Sonobe K., Inanaga S., An P., Tsuji W., Araki H., Eneji A. E.,and Morita S. (2007) Short term stomatal responses to light intensity changes and osmotic stress in sorghum seedlings raised with and without silicon. Environ. Exp. Bot., 60(2) 177-182.
29 Pei Z.F.,Ming D. F., LiuD., Wan G. L., Geng X .X., GongH.J., andZhou W. J. (2010) Silicon improves the tolerance to water-deficit stress induced by polyethylene glycol in wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) seedlings. J. Plant Growth Regul., 29(1) 106-115.
30 Liang Y., Qirong S., and Zhenguo S. (1999) Effect of silicon on enzyme activity and sodium, potassium and calcium concentration in barley under salt stress. J. Plant Soil, 209(2) 217-224.
31 Khoshvaghti H., Eskandari-Kordlar M.,andLotfi R. (2013) Responses of morphological characteristic and grain yield of maize cultivars to water stress at reproductive stage. J. Bio. Env. Sci., 3(5)20-24.
32 El-Mahdy A. M. (2015) Effect of irrigation scheduling, planting ridge width and potassium fertilization on maize crop under upper Egypt conditions. MSc thesis .Department of soils and water Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University.
33 Yassin O., Ismail S., Gameh M., Khalil F., and Ahmed E. (2022) Evaluation of chemical composition of roots of three sugar beets varieties growing under different water deficit and harvesting dates in Upper Egypt. Curr. Chem. Lett., 11 (1) 1-10.
34 Amin M., Ahmad R., Ali A., Aslam M., and Lee D.J. (2016) Silicon fertilization improves the maize (Zea mays L.) performance under limited moisture supply. Cereal Res. Commun., 44(1) 172-185.
35 Mahmoud H. M. (2017)Improvement of maize crop (zeamaysl.)by using of nitrogenfertilization and foliar spray of some activators .Ph.D. Thesis, Department of botany and microbiology Faculty of Science Sohag University.
36 Yilmaz E., Akçay S., Gürbüz T., Dagdelen N., and Sezgin F. (2010) Effect of different water stress on the yield and yield components of second crop corn in semiarid climate. J. Food Agric. Environ., 8(1)415-421.
37 Hussein M. M., Balbaa L. K., and Gaballah M. S. (2007) Salicylic acid and salinity effects on growth of maize plants.Res. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 3 (4) 321-328.
38 Tufail A., Arfan M., Gurmani A. R., Khan, A., and Bano A. (2013) Salicylic acid induced salinity tolerance in maize (Zea mays). Pak. J. Bot., 45 (S1) 75-82.
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