Global climate variations induce extreme temperatures and significantly decrease crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (mainly cold stress …

Climate change and abiotic stress factors are key players in crop losses worldwide. Among
which, extreme temperatures (heat and cold) disturb plant growth and development, reduce …

Unpredicted variability in temperature is associated with frequent extreme low-temperature
events. Wheat is a leading crop in fulfilling global food requirements. Climate-driven …

Plants face a combination of different abiotic stresses under field conditions which are lethal
to plant growth and production. Simultaneous occurrence of chilling and drought stresses in …

Cytokinins promote plant growth and development under normal plant growth conditions
and also play an important role in plant resistance to stress. Understanding the working …

Cold stress is one of the most limiting factors for plant growth and development. Cold stress
adversely affects plant physiology, molecular and biochemical processes by determining …

Priming is an adaptive strategy that improves plant defenses against biotic and abiotic
stresses. Stimuli from chemicals, abiotic cues, and pathogens can trigger the establishment …

Climatic models indicated that in this century, both average temperatures and extreme
events frequency will increase in the Mediterranean basin. These changes are expected to …

More than a half-century has passed since it was discovered that phytohormone cytokinin
(CK) is essential to drive cytokinesis and proliferation in plant tissue culture. Thereafter …

Environmental and abiotic stresses such as drought, waterlogging, chilling, salinity, high
temperatures, pollutions resulting from the use of pesticides and fertilizers, etc., have gained …