Global climate change is identified as a major threat to survival of natural ecosystems.
Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions …

Plant secondary metabolites are bioactive scaffolds that are crucial for plant survival in the
environment and to maintain a defense mechanism from predators. These compounds are …

Plant hormones play a vital role in promoting growth, development and metabolism of the
plant, as well as act as a protector against various environmental stresses. In particular …

Salinity stress occurs due to the accumulation of high levels of salts in soil, which ultimately
leads to the impairment of plant growth and crop loss. Stress tolerance-inducing compounds …

Soil salinity is an adverse abiotic factor which reduces plant growth, yield and quality. Plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have a great potential to enhance growth and …

Drought and heat factors have negative impacts on wheat yield and growth worldwide.
Improving wheat tolerance to heat and drought stress is of the utmost importance to maintain …

The heavy metal contamination in plant-soil environment has increased manifold recently. In
order to reduce the harmful effects of metal stress in plants, the application of beneficial soil …

Heavy metal toxicity is one of the main factors that limit crop growth and yield in the world.
Salicylic acid (SA) is thought to be a plant hormone that plays an important role in plant …

An experimentation was carried out to appraise whether or not nitric oxide (NO) contributes
to salicylic acid (SA)-induced salinity tolerance particularly by regulating ascorbate …

Heat stress is found to be a detrimental factor for growth and development of alfalfa
(Medicago sativa L.) which is tremendously invaluable forage due to its high feed value and …