Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more
water efficient cropping systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and …

Background The soil represents a reservoir that contains at least twice as much carbon as
does the atmosphere, yet (apart from 'root crops') mainly just the above-ground plant …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Turgrfass used on landscapes, parks, sports fields, and golf courses has significant
ecological, environmental, and economic impacts. The economic value of seed production …

In many regions of the world, such as Southern Europe and most Mediterranean areas, the
frequency and magnitude of droughts and heat waves are expected to increase under …

Climate change and its effects on grassland productivity vary across Europe. The
Mediterranean and Nordic regions represent the opposite ends of a gradient of changes in …

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on
environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of …

Characterizing variation in plant functional traits is often key to understanding community‐
level processes and predicting ecosystem responses to environmental change. Trait‐based …

Abstract Knowledge of drought resistance of cool‐season turfgrasses is important because
drought stress can occur wherever they are grown even in humid regions with wet climates …

Background and aims This study explored the effects of Epichloë gansuensis endophyte on
water use efficiency (WUE), nutrient content and biomass accumulation of Achnatherum …