Plants face a constantly changing environment, requiring fine tuning of their growth and
development. Plants have therefore developed numerous mechanisms to cope with …

Agriculture water resources are expected to decline due to increasing water demand and
ongoing climate change. In this context, water-saving irrigation techniques, such as partial …

Unreasonable layout of drip irrigation systems and inappropriate irrigation decision-making
methods in orchards in water-scarce areas in Northern China result in low water use …

Environmental stresses that perturb plant water relations influence abscisic acid (ABA)
concentrations, but it is unclear whether long‐distance ABA transport contributes to changes …

As changes occur in climate, abiotic stress to agricultural production is an inevitable threat to
farmers' ability to meet an increasing demand to feed people. Plants have developed a …

In previous studies, we demonstrated that ammonium nutrition enhances the drought
tolerance of rice seedlings compared to nitrate nutrition and contributes to a higher root …

Plant scientists and farmers are facing major challenges in providing food and nutritional
security for a growing population, while preserving natural resources and biodiversity …

Non-hydraulic root-sourced signal (nHRS) is so far affirmed to be a unique positive early-
warning response to drying soil, however its physiological and agronomic implications are …

Panax notoginseng cultivation planting conditions are harsh and require high soil moisture
and slope of cultivated land, plus it takes 3–7 years from planting to harvesting. At present …

Aims Deep-rooted agricultural crops can potentially utilize deep soil moisture to reduce
periods where growth is water limited. Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is a deep-rooted …