Improving crop drought resistance with plant growth regulators and rhizobacteria: Mechanisms, applications, and perspectives

H Zhang, X Sun, M Dai - Plant Communications, 2022 - cell.com
Drought is one of the main abiotic stresses that cause crop yield loss. Improving crop yield
under drought stress is a major goal of crop breeding, as it is critical to food security. The …

GABA: A key player in drought stress resistance in plants

MM Hasan, NM Alabdallah, BM Alharbi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid involved in various physiological
processes; it aids in the protection of plants against abiotic stresses, such as drought, heavy …

Exogenous nitric oxide reinforces photosynthetic efficiency, osmolyte, mineral uptake, antioxidant, expression of stress-responsive genes and ameliorates the effects …

GSH Alnusairi, YSA Mazrou, SH Qari, AA Elkelish… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Salinity stress is one of the major environmental constraints responsible for a reduction in
agricultural productivity. This study investigated the effect of exogenously applied nitric oxide …

Beneficial features of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhiza for improving spinach plant growth, root morphological traits, physiological properties, and soil enzymatic …

D Jabborova, K Annapurna, S Paul, S Kumar, HA Saad… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can promote plant growth, improve soil
properties, and maintain microbial activity. The effects of biochar and AMF on plant growth …

Melatonin mitigates drought induced oxidative stress in potato plants through modulation of osmolytes, sugar metabolism, ABA homeostasis and antioxidant enzymes

AA El-Yazied, MFM Ibrahim, MAR Ibrahim, IN Nasef… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effect of melatonin (MT) on potato plants under drought stress is still unclear in the
available literature. Here, we studied the effect of MT as a foliar application at 0, 0.05, 0.1 …

Physiology of gamma-aminobutyric acid treated Capsicum annuum L. (Sweet pepper) under induced drought stress

B Iqbal, F Hussain, MS Khan, T Iqbal, W Shah, B Ali… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
There is now widespread agreement that global warming is the source of climate variability
and is a global danger that poses a significant challenge for the 21st century. Climate crisis …

Exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid improves the photosynthesis efficiency, soluble sugar contents, and mineral nutrients in pomegranate plants exposed to drought …

S Zarbakhsh, AR Shahsavar - BMC Plant Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), as a regulator of many aspects of plant growth, has
a pivotal role in improving plant stress resistance. However, few studies have focused on the …

Enhancement of wheat seed germination, seedling growth and nutritional properties of wheat plantlet juice by plasma activated water

J Wang, JH Cheng, DW Sun - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2023 - Springer
Previous studies have shown the great potential of using plasma-activated water (PAW) on
improving agriculture seed germination, however, information on the influence of PAW on …

Roles of exogenous α-lipoic acid and cysteine in mitigation of drought stress and restoration of grain quality in wheat

A Elkelish, MM El-Mogy, G Niedbała, M Piekutowska… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cysteine (Cys) and α-lipoic acid (ALA) are naturally occurring antioxidants (sulfur-containing
compounds) that can protect plants against a wide spectrum of environmental stresses …

Exogenous GABA improves the resistance of apple seedlings to long-term drought stress by enhancing GABA shunt and secondary cell wall biosynthesis

X Chen, N Li, C Liu, H Wang, Y Li, Y Xie, F Ma… - Tree …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Drought stress is an important factor limiting apple production. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)
exists widely in plants and participates in the response to abiotic stress as a metabolite or …