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Plant Science and Agronomy
Slovakia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
91
Citations
28527
World Ranking
267
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Agriculture

Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Chlorophyll and Botany are his primary areas of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Electron transport chain and Plant physiology. His Photosystem II research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Photorespiration, Antioxidant and Stomatal conductance.

His Chlorophyll fluorescence research also covers Fluorescence and Horticulture studies. His Chlorophyll research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Crop yield, Agronomy and Chlorophyll a. His work deals with themes such as Regulator and Abiotic component, which intersect with Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Chlorophyll a fluorescence as a tool to monitor physiological status of plants under abiotic stress conditions (416 citations)
  • Frequently asked questions about in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence: Practical issues (370 citations)
  • Frequently asked questions about chlorophyll fluorescence, the sequel (217 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Photosynthesis, Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy and Chlorophyll fluorescence. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Electron transport chain, Chlorophyll and Chlorophyll a. Marian Brestic combines subjects such as Proline, Salinity, Genotype and Stomatal conductance with his study of Horticulture.

His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Salicylic acid and Chloroplast. The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil water and Nutrient in addition to Agronomy. His research integrates issues of Abiotic stress and Plant physiology in his study of Chlorophyll fluorescence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (38.70%)
  • Horticulture (36.52%)
  • Botany (23.04%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Horticulture (36.52%)
  • Photosynthesis (38.70%)
  • Agronomy (21.74%)

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

His primary areas of study are Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Agronomy, Antioxidant and Salinity. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Intercropping and Genotype. The various areas that he examines in his Photosynthesis study include Electron transport chain, Chlorophyll and Acclimatization.

His Chlorophyll research incorporates themes from Photosystem, Photosystem II and Chlorophyll a. His Agronomy study which covers Nutrient that intersects with Weed and Weed control. His studies deal with areas such as Proline, Catalase, Abiotic component and Abiotic stress as well as Salinity.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Role of Salicylic Acid in Plants Exposed to Heavy Metals (43 citations)
  • The Role of Salicylic Acid in Plants Exposed to Heavy Metals (43 citations)
  • Exogenous salicylic acid and hydrogen peroxide attenuate drought stress in rice. (37 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Ecology

Marian Brestic mainly focuses on Horticulture, Photosynthesis, Proline, Chlorophyll and Antioxidant. His work on Seedling, Germination and Xylem as part of general Horticulture research is frequently linked to Shading, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. In the field of Photosynthesis, his study on Chlorophyll fluorescence overlaps with subjects such as Wastewater.

His Chlorophyll fluorescence study is concerned with Botany in general. His Proline research integrates issues from Food science and Salinity. The concepts of his Chlorophyll study are interwoven with issues in Acclimatization, Photosystem II, Photosystem and Chlorophyll a.

Best Publications

  • Chlorophyll a fluorescence as a tool to monitor physiological status of plants under abiotic stress conditions

    Hazem M. Kalaji;Anjana Jajoo;Abdallah Oukarroum;Marian Brestic

  • Frequently asked questions about in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence: Practical issues

    Hazem M. Kalaji;Gert Schansker;Richard J. Ladle;Vasilij Goltsev

  • Impact of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles on Plant: A Critical Review.

    Anshu Rastogi;Marek Zivcak;Oksana Sytar;Oksana Sytar;Hazem M. Kalaji

  • Frequently asked questions about chlorophyll fluorescence, the sequel

    Hazem M. Kalaji;Gert Schansker;Marian Brestic;Filippo Bussotti

  • Application of silicon nanoparticles in agriculture

    Anshu Rastogi;Durgesh Kumar Tripathi;Saurabh Yadav;Devendra Kumar Chauhan

  • Identification of nutrient deficiency in maize and tomato plants by in vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence measurements.

    Hazem M. Kalaji;Abdallah Oukarroum;Vladimir Alexandrov;Margarita Kouzmanova

  • Phytohormone Priming: Regulator for Heavy Metal Stress in Plants

    Oksana Sytar;Oksana Sytar;Pragati Kumari;Saurabh Yadav;Marian Brestic

  • Global plant-responding mechanisms to salt stress: physiological and molecular levels and implications in biotechnology

    Xiaoli Tang;Xingmin Mu;Hongbo Shao;Hongyan Wang

  • Photosynthetic electron transport and specific photoprotective responses in wheat leaves under drought stress

    Marek Zivcak;Marian Brestic;Zuzana Balatova;Petra Drevenakova

  • Phytohormones as Growth Regulators During Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

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  • Performance index as a sensitive indicator of water stress in Triticum aestivum L.

    M. Živčák;M. Brestič;K. Olšovská;P. Slamka

  • Amelioration of salt induced toxicity in pearl millet by seed priming with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): The oxidative damage, antioxidant enzymes and ions uptake are major determinants of salt tolerant capacity.

    Imran Khan;Muhammad Ali Raza;Samrah Afzal Awan;Ghulam Abbas Shah

  • Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security

    Sagar Maitra;Akbar Hossain;Marian Brestic;Milan Skalicky

  • Salinity Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Changing Climate: Adaptation and Management Strategies

    Ayman El Sabagh;Mohammad Sohidul Islam;Milan Skalicky;Muhammad Ali Raza

  • PSII Fluorescence Techniques for Measurement of Drought and High Temperature Stress Signal in Crop Plants: Protocols and Applications

    Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak

  • The Role of Salicylic Acid in Plants Exposed to Heavy Metals

    Anket Sharma;Gagan Preet Singh Sidhu;Fabrizio Araniti;Aditi Shreeya Bali

  • Photosynthesis is improved by exogenous calcium in heat-stressed tobacco plants.

    Wei Tan;Qing wei Meng;Marian Brestic;Katarina Olsovska

  • Photosynthetic responses of sun- and shade-grown barley leaves to high light: is the lower PSII connectivity in shade leaves associated with protection against excess of light?

    Marek Zivcak;Marian Brestic;Hazem M. Kalaji;Govindjee

  • Plasticity of photosynthetic processes and the accumulation of secondary metabolites in plants in response to monochromatic light environments: A review

    Marco Landi;Marek Zivcak;Oksana Sytar;Marian Brestic

  • Photosystem II thermostability in situ: Environmentally induced acclimation and genotype-specific reactions in Triticum aestivum L

    Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak;Hazem M. Kalaji;Robert Carpentier

  • Nano-CuO stress induced modulation of antioxidative defense and photosynthetic performance of Syrian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    Arun Kumar Shaw;Supriya Ghosh;Hazem M. Kalaji;Karolina Bosa

  • Does photorespiration protect the photosynthetic apparatus in French bean leaves from photoinhibition during drought stress

    Marian Brestic;Gabriel Cornic;Michael J. Freyer;Neil R. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Marek Zivcak
Marek Zivcak Slovak University of Agriculture
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev Russian Academy of Sciences
Hazem M. Kalaji
Hazem M. Kalaji Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Hongbo Shao
Hongbo Shao Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Marco Landi
Marco Landi University of Pisa
Vasilij Goltsev
Vasilij Goltsev Sofia University
Anket Sharma
Anket Sharma Texas Tech University
Wenyu Yang
Wenyu Yang Sichuan Agricultural University
Chedly Abdelly
Chedly Abdelly Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria
Weiguo Liu
Weiguo Liu Northwest A&F University

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