Defense against stress and active suppression of growth are two complementary strategies
by which plants respond to adverse environments. Although beneficial for plant survival …

The changing climate scenarios harshen the biotic stresses including boosting up the
population of insect/pest and disease, uplifting weed growth, declining soil beneficial …

In the context of climate change, drought is one of the most limiting factors that influence
crop production. Maize, as a major crop, is highly vulnerable to water deficit, which causes …

Phytohormones are ubiquitously involved in plant biological processes and regulate cellular
signaling pertaining to unheralded environmental cues, such as salinity, drought, extreme …

Increasing vulnerability of plants to a variety of stresses such as drought, salt and extreme
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …

INTRODUCTION Transcription factors (TFs) are often studied one by one or in clusters of a
few related factors. However, the integration and networks of transcriptional changes to …

Highlights•AREB/ABFs are predominant transcription factors in ABA-dependent gene
expression.•DREB2A is a key transcription factor in ABA-independent osmotic-stress …

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many key processes involved in plant
development and adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. Under stress conditions, plants …

Drought is one of the leading factors responsible for the reduction in crop yield worldwide.
Due to climate change, in future, more areas are going to be affected by drought and for …

As sessile organisms, plants have developed specific mechanisms that allow them to rapidly
perceive and respond to stresses in the environment. Among the evolutionarily conserved …