In the era of rapid climate change, abiotic stresses are the primary cause for yield gap in
major agricultural crops. Among them, salinity is considered a calamitous stress due to its …

Plants are regularly exposed to biotic and abiotic stresses that adversely affect agricultural
production. Omics has gained momentum in the last two decades, fueled by statistical …

Recently, the use of endophytic fungi for promoting growth and alleviating abiotic stress has
gained considerable attention. However, the association of compatible endophytic fungi with …

Drought is one of the foremost environmental factors that limit the growth of plants. Leaf
thickness (LT) is an important quantitative trait in plant physiology. The experiment was …

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) or linseed is one of the important industrial crops grown all
over the world for seed oil and fiber. Besides oil and fiber, flax offers a wide range of …

Flax, or linseed, is considered a “superfood”, which means that it is a food with diverse
health benefits and potentially useful bioactive ingredients. It is a multi-purpose crop that is …

Heavy metal (HM) contamination and high environmental temperature (HT) are caused by
anthropogenic activities that negatively impact soil microbial communities and agricultural …

Adverse environmental stresses occurring simultaneously exhibit a lethal effect on crop
productivity at the global level. Here, we investigated the individual and synergistic effects of …

Plants are widely considered as the primary source for sustaining life on earth. As plants are
sessile by nature, they are continuously exposed to many environmental stresses at various …

Seed is the dissemination unit of plants initiating an important stage in the life cycle of plants.
Seed development, comprising two phases: embryogenesis and seed maturation, may …