In recent decades, many new and exciting findings have paved the way to the better
understanding of plant responses in various environmental changes. Some major areas are …

Maize (Zea mays) is the most widely grown crop throughout the world. Its response against
various environmental stress factors is quite complex and dynamic, and can be either elastic …

Salinity is a crucial problem which has affected crop productivity globally. Ascorbic acid is
considered helpful against abiotic stresses due to its powerful antioxidant potential. In the …

Abiotic stress is a major threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid
and semi-arid regions of the world. The seed is an important component of agriculture …

Rice is an important staple crop produced and consumed worldwide. However, poor seed
emergence is one of the main impediments to obtaining higher yield of rice especially in hot …

Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses that reduce plant growth and
performance by changing physiological and biochemical processes. In addition to improving …

Drought and osmotic stresses are major threats to agricultural crops as they affect plants
during their life cycle. The seeds are more susceptible to these stresses during germination …

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) is a member of the Solanaceae family and one of the
most important vegetables grown in Egypt. It has a particular importance as being a raw …

Seed priming is a simple, low cost and effective approach for enhancement of seed
germination, early seedling growth and yield under stressed and nonstressed conditions …

Drought is a worldwide problem, getting more serious with global climate change. Among
various strategies, seed priming is the simplest approach for improving drought tolerance in …