With the increase in world population, the demography of humans is estimated to be
exceeded and it has become a major challenge to provide an adequate amount of food …

The rhizosphere is the region around the plant roots where maximum microbial activities
occur. In the rhizosphere, microorganisms' beneficial and harmful activities affect plant …

Background and aims Abiotic stresses lead to drastic changes in functional and
physiological anatomy in plants such as generation of reactive oxygen species, loss of …

Among abiotic stresses, heat stress is described as one of the major limiting factors of crop
growth worldwide, as high temperatures elicit a series of physiological, molecular, and …

Plants are sessile organisms that face environmental threats throughout their life cycle, but
increasing global warming poses an even more existential threat. Despite these unfavorable …

Biostimulants constitute an emerging group of crop management products used to enhance
productivity under abiotic stress conditions. The ability of some biostimulant products, such …

Sweet potato is one of the most economically important crops for addressing global food
security and climate change issues, especially under conditions of extensive agriculture …

The plant phytohormone ethylene regulates numerous physiological processes and
contributes to plant–microbe interactions. Plants induce ethylene production to ward off …

Environmental abiotic stresses challenge food security by depressing crop yields often
exceeding 50% of their annual production. Different methods, including conventional as well …

Deficit irrigation is a good strategy to increase water use efficiency. For this purpose, two
field experiments were conducted during the winter seasons of 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 …