Plants cannot move, so they must endure abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and
extreme temperatures. These stressors greatly limit the distribution of plants, alter their …

Salt stress is a major environmental stress that affects plant growth and development. Plants
are sessile and thus have to develop suitable mechanisms to adapt to high-salt …

The dramatic temperature fluctuations spurred by climate change inhibit plant growth and
threaten crop productivity. Unraveling how plants defend themselves against temperature …

The root: shoot ratio has long been known to be enhanced in plants under drought stress.
Here we discovered that osmotic stress enhances long-distance sucrose transport to …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of
rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in …

Salt stress simultaneously causes ionic toxicity, osmotic stress, and oxidative stress, which
directly impact plant growth and development. Plants have developed numerous strategies …

Plant salt-stress response involves complex physiological processes. Previous studies have
shown that some factors promote salt tolerance only under high transpiring condition, thus …

Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a cold-sensitive species that often faces chilling stress, which
adversely affects growth and reproduction. However, the genetic basis of low-temperature …

Exposure to cold triggers a spike in cytosolic calcium (Ca2+) that often leads to
transcriptional reprogramming in plants. However, how this Ca2+ signal is perceived and …