Defense against stress and active suppression of growth are two complementary strategies
by which plants respond to adverse environments. Although beneficial for plant survival …

Plants are often exposed to unfavorable environmental conditions, for instance abiotic
stresses, which dramatically alter distribution of plant species among ecological niches and …

Potato is the third most consumed crop globally after rice and wheat. It is a short-duration
crop, versatile in use, suitable for growing in a wide range of environments, and its …

Water stress adversely impacts many aspects of the physiology of plants, especially
photosynthetic capacity. If the stress is prolonged, plant growth, and productivity are severely …

To understand the effect of heat and drought on three major cereal crops, the physiological
and biochemical (ie, metabolic) factors affecting photosynthesis were examined in rice …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continually generated as a consequence of the normal
metabolism in aerobic organisms. Accumulation and release of ROS into cell take place in …

Recent reports have uncovered the multifunctional role of melatonin in plant physiological
responses under optimal and suboptimal environmental conditions. In this study, we …

Alternative oxidase (AOX) is a non-energy conserving terminal oxidase in the plant
mitochondrial electron transport chain. While respiratory carbon oxidation pathways …

Climate-driven vegetation mortality is occurring globally and is predicted to increase in the
near future. The expected climate feedbacks of regional-scale mortality events have …

Photosynthesis is one of the key processes to be affected by water deficits, via decreased
CO2 diffusion to the chloroplast and metabolic constraints. The relative impact of those …