Global increase in water scarcity is a serious problem for sustaining crop productivity. The
lack of water causes the degeneration of the photosynthetic apparatus, an imbalance in key …

Beneficial root-associated rhizospheric microbes play a key role in maintaining host plant
growth and can potentially allow drought-resilient crop production. The complex interaction …

Plants being sessile are constantly challenged by numerous abiotic stressors that
jeopardize their survival. Drought stress is a major constraint in sustainable agriculture that …

Plants defend themselves against ecological stresses including drought. Therefore, they
adopt various strategies to cope with stress, such as seepage and drought tolerance …

Drought stress is an alarming constraint to plant growth, development, and productivity
worldwide. However, plant-associated bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enhance stress …

With the warming global climate, drought stress is considered to be the most important
abiotic factor limiting plant growth and yield in the world. Drought stress has serious impacts …

Drought stress creates water deficit conditions which negatively affect physiological and
biochemical processes that ultimately impede crop production. Recent research …

Drought stress affects plant growth and causes significant issues in meeting global demand
for food crops and fodder. Drought can cause physiological, physicochemical, and …

Roots play important roles in determining crop development under drought. Under such
conditions, the molecular mechanisms underlying key responses and interactions with the …

Drought is one of the major constraints to rain-fed agricultural production, especially under
climate change conditions. Plants evolved an array of adaptive strategies that perceive …