Trehalose (Tre) has been reported to play a critical role in plant response to salinity and the
involved mechanisms remain to be investigated in detail. Here, the putative roles of Tre in …

Extreme environmental conditions such as drought, cold or high soil salinity impede plant
growth and require specific adaptation capacity. In response to environmental stresses, a …

Main conclusion Previous studies on engineering osmoprotectant metabolic pathway genes
focused on the performance of transgenic plants under salt stress conditions rather than …

Background Drought stress during flowering is a major contributor to yield loss in maize.
Genetic and biotechnological improvement in yield sustainability requires an understanding …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are major regulators of gene expression during plant development
under normal and stress conditions. In this study, we analyzed the expression of 150 …

High salinity interferes in sugarcane growth and development, affecting not only crop yield
but also reducing sucrose concentration in culms. Sugarcane plants submitted to salt stress …

Globally, many crop production areas are threatened by drought and salinity. Potato
(Solanum tuberosum L.) is susceptible to these challenging environmental conditions. In this …

Climate change has threatened global food security. There is an unrelenting need to
understand various factors associated with abiotic stress and their response, adaptability …

Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide of glucose that confers tolerance against abiotic
stresses in many diverse organisms, including higher plants. It was previously reported that …

The current increase in salinity can intensify the disparity between potential and actual crop
yields, thus affecting economies and food security. One of the mitigating alternatives is plant …