Drought generates a complex scenario worldwide in which agriculture should urgently be
reframed from an integrative point of view. It includes the search for new water resources …

Drought stress is an annual global phenomenon that has devastating effects on crop
production, so numerous studies have been conducted to improve crop drought resistance …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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

Considering the more frequent and longer drought events due to climate change, improving
plant drought tolerance became a priority. The search for plant growth promoting …

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

Microbes (eg, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and
endophytes) are the natural inhabitants of the soil-plant-environment ecosystem having the …