Background Suboptimal water and nutrient availability are primary constraints in global
agriculture. Root anatomy plays key roles in soil resource acquisition. In this article we …

Global warming leads to the concurrence of a number of abiotic and biotic stresses, thus
affecting agricultural productivity. Occurrence of abiotic stresses can alter plant–pest …

The current unpredictable climate changes are causing frequent and severe droughts. Such
circumstances emphasize the need to understand the response of plants to drought stress …

Geneticists and breeders are positioned to breed plants with root traits that improve
productivity under drought. However, a better understanding of root functional traits and how …

Root system architecture plays an important role in plant adaptation to drought stress. The
root system architecture (RSA) consists of several structural features, which includes number …

Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remains a significant …

Seeds of four lentil genotypes (Castelluccio, Eston, Pantelleria, and Ustica) were subjected
to five levels (0, 10, 15, 18, and 21%) of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000). Germination …

In arid and semi-arid regions, planting drought-tolerant species is the most useful strategy in
the reclamation of degraded soils. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of simulated …

The ability of roots to penetrate hard soil is important for crop productivity but specific root
phenes contributing to this ability are poorly understood. Root penetrability and …

Drought stress and pathogen infection simultaneously occur in the field. In this study, the
interaction of these two stresses with chickpea, their individual and combined effect and the …