To date, soil salinity becomes a huge obstacle for food production worldwide since salt
stress is one of the major factors limiting agricultural productivity. It is estimated that a …

Adverse environmental conditions due to climate change, combined with declining soil
fertility, threaten food security. Modern agriculture is facing a pressing situation where novel …

The productivity of cereal crops under salt stress limits sustainable food production and food
security. Barley followed by sorghum better adapts to salinity stress, while wheat and maize …

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 …

The date palm is a commercially important woody crop and is a good target plant for
improving agricultural yields in extreme environments. However, salinity has been the …

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit is one of the ancient crops that have been cultivated
for thousands of years in the arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa. Its nutritional …

In response to various environmental stresses, plants have evolved a wide range of defense
mechanisms, resulting in the overexpression of a series of stress-responsive genes. Among …

Among the various abiotic stresses, drought is the major factor limiting crop productivity
worldwide. Citrus has been recognized as a fruit tree crop group of great importance to the …

Wood vinegar (WV) is extensively used in agriculture in the form of organic fertilizer and
antibacterial agent. WV is a liquid mixture of biologically active components that could …

Environmental stresses are major cause of poor lower yield and poor quality of fruits. Among
these, fruit yield is low due to irrigation with brackish water. The adverse effects of poor …