Drought stress, being the inevitable factor that exists in various environments without
recognizing borders and no clear warning thereby hampering plant biomass production …

Grain legumes are important sources of proteins, essential micronutrients and vitamins and
for human nutrition. Climate change, including drought, is a severe threat to grain legume …

Food security, lowering the risk of climate change and meeting the increasing demand for
energy will increasingly be critical challenges in the years to come. Producing sustainably is …

Despite being some of the most important crops globally, there has been limited research on
forages when compared with cereals, fruits, and vegetables. This review summarizes the …

Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …

Increased periods of water shortage and higher temperatures, together with a reduction in
nutrient availability, have been proposed as major factors that negatively impact plant …

Biotic and abiotic constraints seriously affect the productivity of agriculture worldwide. The
broadly recognized benefits of legumes in cropping systems—biological nitrogen fixation …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), one of the most important grain legume crops for
direct human consumption, faces many challenges as a crop. Domesticated from wild …

Background Plants depend on their root systems to acquire the water and nutrients
necessary for their survival in nature, and for their yield and nutritional quality in agriculture …

Climate change is projected to constitute a significant threat to food security if no adaptation
actions are taken,. Transformation of agricultural systems, for example switching crop types …