The major challenges that agriculture is facing in the twenty-first century are increasing
droughts, water scarcity, flooding, poorer soils, and extreme temperatures due to climate …

Drought has become a major threat to food security, because it affects crop growth and
development. Drought tolerance is an important quantitative trait, which is regulated by …

Highlights•Source to sink relations determine crop yield.•Metabolic engineering allows to
improve photoassimilation.•Mathematical models identify metabolic bottlenecks.• …

Sugar transport and distribution have a direct impact on the growth and development of
plants. Many sugars significantly influence salt stress response. The sensing of salt stress …

Root exudates contribute to shaping the root-associated microbiomes, but it is unclear which
of the many exudate compounds are important in this process. Here, we focused on …

Plant abiotic stresses endanger crop production and food security to a growing degree
under the present climate change scenario. This calls for effective measures to be deployed …

Since the dawn of modern biotechnology public and private enterprise have pursued the
development of a new breed of drought tolerant crop products. After more than 20 years of …

Drought has a serious impact on agriculture worldwide. A plant's ability to adapt to
rhizosphere drought stress requires reprogramming of root growth and development …

Drought stress seriously impacts on plant development and productivity. Improvement of
drought tolerance without yield penalty is a great challenge in crop biotechnology. Here, we …

Water deficit inhibits maize (Zea mays L.) seedling growth and yield. Application of
exogenous melatonin can improve drought tolerance of corn, but little is known regarding …