Drought is a severe and complex abiotic stress that negatively affects plant growth and crop
yields. Numerous genes with various functions are induced in response to drought stress to …

The mining of heavy metals from the environment leads to an increase in soil pollution,
leading to the uptake of heavy metals into plant tissue. The build-up of toxic metals in plant …

Plants are exposed to diverse abiotic stresses like drought, heat, salinity, and high-metal
concentrations at different stages of their life cycle. As protection against stress, plants …

Toxic heavy metals and metalloids in agricultural ecosystems are crucial factors that limit
global crop productivity and food safety. Industrial toxic heavy metals and metalloids such as …

Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids such as cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As)
poses a major threat to the environment and to human health. Vacuolar sequestration is one …

Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic to both plants and humans. Light plays crucial roles in plant
growth, development and stress responses, but how light functions in plant Cd response …

Soil water uptake by roots is a key component of plant water homeostasis contributing to
plant growth and survival under ever‐changing environmental conditions. The water …

SNF1-related kinases 2 (SnRK2s) are central regulators of plant responses to environmental
cues simultaneously playing a pivotal role in the plant development and growth in favorable …

Background The migration of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil to rice is a cause for
concern. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the response of rice roots to …

Phosphatidic acid (PA) is a simple phospholipid observed in most organisms. PA acts as a
key metabolic intermediate and a second messenger that regulates many cell activities. In …