Water scarcity has affected much of Chile for the past 15 years, and Amelichloa caudata, a native species adapted to arid conditions, may offer a solution. The hypothesis of this study is that both acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and biosolids (BSs) can positively influence plant growth under water stress. This study assessed the effects of ASA and BSs on edaphic, physiological, biochemical, and productive parameters of A. caudata under water scarcity conditions. Results showed that both treatments enhanced biomass production, plant height, leaf number, and canopy weight. ASA improved water retention, mitigating water stress effects and leading to biomass levels comparable to controls. In contrast, BSs did not show significant benefits and had the lowest biomass values under all conditions. The highest root dry weight was observed in water-restricted plants, while ASA-treated plants had lower malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, indicating reduced oxidative stress. However, BS treatment increased MDA levels, suggesting more severe oxidative damage. Despite improvements in water retention, high salt concentrations in BSs may limit their effectiveness and further research is required to optimize application rates.

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a very valuable horticultural crop that is produced all over the world and has a significant economic impact in Asia. Several biotic and abiotic stresses (soil -borne and foliar diseases, insect pests, drought, salt, heat, and frost) severely damage the crop, however, pose a serious threat to its output. As a result, it's crucial to make efforts to introduce valuable resistance genes into tomato from their wild relatives. This study analyzed the growth of inter and intra- specific tomato hybrids to determine the high -quality hybrids. By crossing wild (S. pimpinellifolium PI1, PI4) and domesticated tomato (S. Lycopersicum LY13, LY4, LY26, LY9, and LY11) and S. Lycopersicum cv micro -tom LY15) species, hybrids of tomato plants produced by interspecific. For morphological characteristics, the fruit weight of tomato hybrids results intermediate among prenatal lines. Results towards number of fruits per turs also show intermediate findings but LY 13 X PI4 show lesser number of fruits per truss in hybrids on the same hand LY15 XLY4 show high yield and maximum number of fruits as compared to parents. Despite of fact that the wild parent male had a strong influence on hybrids for numerous morphological traits like fruit set per truss, fruit diameter, leaf length, and fruit yield. After crossing with wild cultivars, F1 tomato hybrids also had biochemical traits in reducing sugar, non -reducing sugar, total sugar, total soluble solids, and lycopene, which were improved in cultivated tomato. The wild type of tomato played a significant part in raising the lycopene content in hybrids. Therefore, it is considered that this research would expand the gene pool available for tomato breeding globally, enabling it to better adapt to climate change and withstand biotic and abiotic stress.

Permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) at the lunar poles pique scientific interest on account of their cold trapping of volatiles that is highly relevant in the current scope of lunar exploration. Interiors of PSRs are largely unknown due to the challenging illumination conditions. In this letter, we describe a method for synthesizing images at PSRs based on the knowledge of incident solar illumination geometry and local topography that reflects light into PSRs.