Drought stress is a major obstacle to agriculture. Although many studies have reported on
plant drought tolerance achieved via genetic modification, application of plant growth …

The present study investigated the linkages between drought stress, oxidative damages and
variations in antioxidants in the three rice varieties IR-29 (salt-sensitive), Pokkali (salt …

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stresses and affects plant growth and physiological
metabolisms. Morphological characteristics, chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids, chlorophyll …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of rice bacterial blight is a common
reason for severe economic yield losses in rice. Plant response to one type of stress can be …

India is the second largest producer of tomato accounting for 10.58% of the world's
production (FAO, 2011). The production of tomato in India is about 196.97 lakh tonnes in …

Barley is an ecologically important crop with wide adaptability in varied climatic conditions.
The current study was conducted with the objective of testing the performance of different …

Drought and salinity are the major abiotic stress factors negatively affecting the
morphophysiological, biochemical, and anatomical characteristics of numerous plant …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the main source of staple food for human population. One of the
significant challenges currently is to obtain higher crop yield. Environmental conditions …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and productivity has been negatively affected due to high soil
salinity. However, some salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (ST-PGPB) enhance …