By the year 2050, the world's population is predicted to have grown to around 9–10 billion
people. The food demand in many countries continues to increase with population growth …

In natural and agroecosystems, plants are continuously exposed to several environmental
stress factors. Besides having evolved several indigenous tolerance mechanisms, proper …

Phoebe zhennan (Gold Phoebe) is a threatened tree species in China and a valuable and
important source of wood and bioactive compounds used in medicine. Apart from …

Alnus cremastogyne, a broad-leaved tree endemic to south-western China, has both
commercial and restoration importance. However, little is known of its morphological …

Understanding physiological processes involved in drought‐induced mortality is important
for predicting the future of forests and for modelling the carbon and water cycles. Recent …

Studies on tree water relations, hydraulic architecture and effects of nutrients on growth have
been carried out for many years, but not often concurrently. Only recently have the functional …

Increased soil nutrient availability can promote tree growth while drought impairs metabolic
functioning and induces tree mortality. However, limited information is available about the …

Sufficient water and fertilizer inputs in agriculture play a major role in crop growth,
production, and quality. In this study, the response of sugarcane to limited water irrigation …

Silvicultural activities employed during stand development are used to manage the
distribution of site resources (light, water and nutrients) to the trees within the stand …

Salinity problems can be minimized to a certain level by the development of salt tolerant
cultivars; however, this process is very slow. In the past, plant breeders achieved significant …