Global climate change is identified as a major threat to survival of natural ecosystems.
Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 20–24 nucleotide noncoding RNAs abundant in plants and
animals. The biogenesis of plant miRNAs involves transcription of miRNA genes, processing …

Plants are exposed to a variety of abiotic stresses; these stresses have profound effects on
plant growth, survival, and productivity. Tolerance and adaptation to stress require …

Increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and associated climatic variability
is primarily responsible for inducing heat waves, flooding and drought stress. Among these …

Climate change-induced increases in the frequency of extreme weather events, particularly
heatwaves, are a serious threat to crop productivity. The productivity of grain crops is …

Abnormal environmental temperature affects plant growth and threatens crop production.
Understanding temperature signal sensing and the balance between defense and …

Global food security is one of the utmost essential challenges in the 21st century in providing
enough food for the growing population while coping with the already stressed environment …

Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is a climacteric fruit with high sensitivity to ethylene, influenced by
multiple ethylene‐responsive structural genes and transcription factors. However, the roles …

Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in response to biotic and abiotic
stress through acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to decoy mature miRNAs …

The demand for cotton fibres is increasing due to growing global population while its
production is facing challenges from an unpredictable rise in temperature owing to rapidly …