Drought stress restricts plant growth and development by altering metabolic activity and
biological functions. However, plants have evolved several cellular and molecular …

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of
crop wild relatives and underutilized species harboring the much-needed natural allelic …

Background Salt stress is one of the main abiotic stresses that limits rice production
worldwide. Rice salt tolerance at the bud burst stage directly affects the seedling survival …

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the five major oilseed crops cultivated worldwide.
Salt stress is a common adverse condition for the growth of this crop in many countries and …

To alleviate the salinity and drought stresses faced in agricultural production, and to improve
crop water use efficiency (WUE) in drought-prone regions, novel management strategies are …

Functional genomics has transformed from futuristic concept to well‐established scientific
discipline during the last decade. Cotton functional genomics promise to enhance the …

Background Salt stress is one of the most damaging abiotic stresses in production of Upland
cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Upland cotton is defined as a medium salt-tolerant crop …

Salt stress is one of the major devastating factors affecting the growth and yield of almost all
crops, including the crucial staple food crop sweet potato. To understand their molecular …

Soil salinization is an important factor limiting food security and ecological stability. As a
commonly used greening tree species, Robinia pseudoacacia often suffers from salt stress …

A homologous GhDof1, which belongs to a large family of plant-specific transcription factor
DOF, was isolated from Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). GhDof1 protein was located …