[HTML][HTML] Plants' physio-biochemical and phyto-hormonal responses to alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress: A comprehensive review

A Wahab, G Abdi, MH Saleem, B Ali, S Ullah, W Shah… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water, a necessary component of cell protoplasm, plays an essential role in supporting life
on Earth; nevertheless, extreme changes in climatic conditions limit water availability …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological responses to drought, salinity, and heat stress in plants: a review

TB Dos Santos, AF Ribas, SGH de Souza… - Stresses, 2022 - mdpi.com
On the world stage, the increase in temperatures due to global warming is already a reality
that has become one of the main challenges faced by the scientific community. Since …

[HTML][HTML] WRKY transcription factors (TFs): Molecular switches to regulate drought, temperature, and salinity stresses in plants

MA Khoso, A Hussain, FN Ritonga, Q Ali… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The WRKY transcription factor (TF) belongs to one of the major plant protein superfamilies.
The WRKY TF gene family plays an important role in the regulation of transcriptional …

Secondary metabolites in the drought stress tolerance of crop plants: A review

B Yadav, A Jogawat, MS Rahman, OP Narayan - Gene Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Plants encounter various abiotic stresses under field conditions. Among them, drought stress
adversely affects crop productivity and threatens global food security. Drought stress triggers …

Phytohormone signaling and crosstalk in regulating drought stress response in plants

P Salvi, M Manna, H Kaur, T Thakur, N Gandass… - Plant Cell Reports, 2021 - Springer
Phytohormones are ubiquitously involved in plant biological processes and regulate cellular
signaling pertaining to unheralded environmental cues, such as salinity, drought, extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Multidimensional role of silicon to activate resilient plant growth and to mitigate abiotic stress

RA Mir, BA Bhat, H Yousuf, ST Islam, A Raza… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …

Coactive role of zinc oxide nanoparticles and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for mitigation of synchronized effects of heat and drought stress in wheat plants

A Azmat, Y Tanveer, H Yasmin, MN Hassan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study intended to investigate the potential of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
(PGPR) and green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs)(fruit extract of Papaya) …

[HTML][HTML] The role of plant-associated bacteria, fungi, and viruses in drought stress mitigation

M Poudel, R Mendes, LAS Costa, CG Bueno… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress is an alarming constraint to plant growth, development, and productivity
worldwide. However, plant-associated bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enhance stress …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of drought stress on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, phytochemical contents, and antioxidant activities in lettuce seedlings

YK Shin, SR Bhandari, JS Jo, JW Song, JG Lee - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study monitored changes in chlorophyll fluorescence (CF), growth parameters, soil
moisture content, phytochemical content (proline, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, total phenol …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic improvement of wheat for drought tolerance: Progress, challenges and opportunities

T Bapela, H Shimelis, TJ Tsilo, I Mathew - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat production and productivity are challenged by recurrent droughts associated with
climate change globally. Drought and heat stress resilient cultivars can alleviate yield loss in …