The recent rapid climate changes and increasing global population have led to an increased
incidence of abiotic stress and decreased crop productivity. Environmental stresses, such as …

Crop plants are affected by a variety of abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme
temperatures, and oxidative stress and cause a significant yield loss (more than 50%). In the …

Abiotic stresses are major limiting factors that pose severe threats to agricultural production.
Conventional breeding has significantly improved crop productivity in the last century, but …

Plants are considered the backbone of life on earth. The colorful life on this planet has
emerged as a consequence of over 3.5 billion years of unceasing evolution. Life on earth …

Increasing global population, urbanization and industrialization are increasing the rate of
conversion of arable land into wasteland. Supplying food to an ever-increasing population is …

Abiotic stresses such as extremes of temperature and pH, high salinity and drought,
comprise some of the major factors causing extensive losses to crop production worldwide …

Agricultural production and quality are adversely affected by various abiotic stresses
worldwide and this will be exacerbated by the deterioration of global climate. To feed a …

Climate fluctuation mediated abiotic stress consequences loss in crop yields. These stresses
have a negative impact on plant growth and development by causing physiological and …

Drought, extreme temperatures and high salinity are major limiting factors for plant growth
and crop productivity. In their quest to feed the ever-increasing world population, agricultural …

Abiotic stresses such as drought, high salinity, and extreme temperatures are common
adverse environmental conditions that significantly reduce the crop productivity. Plants have …