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Plant Science and Agronomy
Turkey
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
13204
World Ranking
1047
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Turkey Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Agronomy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Horticulture, Agronomy, Membrane permeability, Dry matter and Chlorophyll. Along with Horticulture, other disciplines of study including Sodium and Calcium nitrate are integrated into his research. His work is connected to Shoot and Vigna, as a part of Agronomy.

In his works, he performs multidisciplinary study on Dry matter and Solanaceae. His Chlorophyll research incorporates themes from Oxidative stress, Cultivar and Fragaria. Cengiz Kaya interconnects Superoxide dismutase, Antioxidant and Polyphenol oxidase in the investigation of issues within Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Silicon improves salinity tolerance in wheat plants (226 citations)
  • The effects of calcium sulphate on growth, membrane stability and nutrient uptake of tomato plants grown under salt stress (214 citations)
  • The combined effects of gibberellic acid and salinity on some antioxidant enzyme activities, plant growth parameters and nutritional status in maize plants (213 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Horticulture, Chlorophyll, Agronomy, Membrane permeability and Proline. His research in Horticulture intersects with topics in Dry matter and Botany. The various areas that he examines in his Dry matter study include Water use, Mulch, Cucumis and Water content.

His Chlorophyll research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Seed treatment, Nutrient solution and Pepper. When carried out as part of a general Agronomy research project, his work on Shoot, Irrigation, Germination and Crop yield is frequently linked to work in Calcium nitrate, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His research investigates the connection between Cultivar and topics such as Lycopersicon that intersect with problems in Dry weight.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (67.31%)
  • Chlorophyll (43.27%)
  • Agronomy (39.42%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2020)?

  • Proline (29.81%)
  • Antioxidant (15.38%)
  • Food science (11.54%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Cengiz Kaya mainly investigates Proline, Antioxidant, Food science, Catalase and Superoxide dismutase. In the field of Antioxidant, his study on Ascorbate glutathione cycle overlaps with subjects such as Hypotaurine. His Food science research incorporates themes from Salicylic acid and Oxidative stress.

His Catalase study combines topics in areas such as Horticulture and Plant physiology. Cengiz Kaya conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Horticulture and Humic acid through his works. Within one scientific family, Cengiz Kaya focuses on topics pertaining to Chlorophyll under Superoxide dismutase, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Malondialdehyde.

Between 2017 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Melatonin-mediated nitric oxide improves tolerance to cadmium toxicity by reducing oxidative stress in wheat plants. (64 citations)
  • Responses of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in regulating oxidative defence system in wheat plants grown under cadmium stress (53 citations)
  • Integrative roles of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in melatonin‐induced tolerance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants to iron deficiency and salt stress alone or in combination (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture

His primary scientific interests are in Food science, Antioxidant, Oxidative stress, Malondialdehyde and Proline. The study incorporates disciplines such as Superoxide dismutase, Chlorophyll and Catalase in addition to Food science. His Pepper research extends to Catalase, which is thematically connected.

His work on Ascorbate glutathione cycle is typically connected to Melatonin as part of general Antioxidant study, connecting several disciplines of science. His studies in Malondialdehyde integrate themes in fields like Salicylic acid and Glyoxalase system. His Proline study overlaps with Hydrogen peroxide and Sodium hydrosulfide.

Best Publications

  • The effects of calcium sulphate on growth, membrane stability and nutrient uptake of tomato plants grown under salt stress

    A. Levent Tuna;Cengiz Kaya;Muhammad Ashraf;Hakan Altunlu

  • The combined effects of gibberellic acid and salinity on some antioxidant enzyme activities, plant growth parameters and nutritional status in maize plants

    A. Levent Tuna;Cengiz Kaya;Murat Dikilitas;David Higgs

  • Effect of Silicon on Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Maize Grown Under Water-Stress Conditions

    Cengiz Kaya;Levent Tuna;David Higgs

  • Silicon improves salinity tolerance in wheat plants

    A. Levent Tuna;Cengiz Kaya;David Higgs;Bernardo Murillo-Amador

  • Comparative Effects of NaCl and Polyethylene Glycol on Germination, Emergence and Seedling Growth of Cowpea

    B. Murillo-Amador;R. Lopez-Aguilar;C. Kaya;J. Larrinaga-Mayoral

  • The influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation on key growth parameters and fruit yield of pepper plants grown at high salinity

    Cengiz Kaya;Muhammed Ashraf;Osman Sonmez;Salih Aydemir

  • Melatonin-mediated nitric oxide improves tolerance to cadmium toxicity by reducing oxidative stress in wheat plants.

    Cengiz Kaya;Mustafa Okant;Ferhat Ugurlar;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni

  • Supplementary calcium enhances plant growth and fruit yield in strawberry cultivars grown at high (NaCl) salinity

    C Kaya;Halil Kirnak;D Higgs;K Saltali

  • Improved salt tolerance of melon (Cucumis melo L.) by the addition of proline and potassium nitrate

    Cengiz Kaya;A. Levent Tuna;Muhammad Ashraf;Hakan Altunlu

  • Integrative roles of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in melatonin‐induced tolerance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants to iron deficiency and salt stress alone or in combination

    Cengiz Kaya;David Higgs;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed N. Alyemeni

  • THE INFLUENCE OF WATER DEFICIT ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGY, FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY IN EGGPLANTS

    Halil Kirnak;Cengiz Kaya;Ismail Tas;David Higgs

  • ENHANCEMENT OF GROWTH AND NORMAL GROWTH PARAMETERS BY FOLIAR APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN TOMATO CULTIVARS GROWN AT HIGH (NaCl) SALINITY

    Cengiz Kaya;Halil Kirnak;David Higgs

  • Potential Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants Induced by Thiourea.

    Muhammad Ahmed Waqas;Cengiz Kaya;Adeel Riaz;Muhammad Farooq

  • Responses of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in regulating oxidative defence system in wheat plants grown under cadmium stress

    Cengiz Kaya;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni;Parvaiz Ahmad;Parvaiz Ahmad

  • Mycorrhizal colonisation improves fruit yield and water use efficiency in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) grown under well-watered and water-stressed conditions

    C. Kaya;D. Higgs;H. Kirnak;I. Tas

  • Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Application Alleviates Arsenic (As) Toxicity in Soybean Plants by Restricting the Uptake of as and Modulating Key Biochemical Attributes, Antioxidant Enzymes, Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle and Glyoxalase System.

    Parvaiz Ahmad;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni;Asma A Al-Huqail;Moneerah A Alqahtani

  • Response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) cultivars to foliar application of zinc when grown in sand culture at low zinc

    Cengiz Kaya;David Higgs

  • Salicylic acid-induced nitric oxide enhances arsenic toxicity tolerance in maize plants by upregulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and glyoxalase system.

    Cengiz Kaya;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni;Francisco J Corpas

  • The effects of high salinity (NaCl) and supplementary phosphorus and potassium on physiology and nutrition development of spinach

    Cengiz Kaya;David Higgs;Halil Kirnak

  • Effect of foliar applied kinetin and indole acetic acid on maize plants grown under saline conditions

    Cengiz Kaya;Atilla Levent Tuna;Abdulkadir Mustafa Okant

Frequent Co-Authors

David Higgs
David Higgs University of Hertfordshire
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Parvaiz Ahmad
Parvaiz Ahmad Government Degree College, Pulwama
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni King Saud University
Nudrat Aisha Akram
Nudrat Aisha Akram Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University
Hamlyn G. Jones
Hamlyn G. Jones University of Dundee
Andrzej Bajguz
Andrzej Bajguz University of Białystok
Leonard Wijaya
Leonard Wijaya National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Gary M. Pierzynski
Gary M. Pierzynski Kansas State University

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