Burning questions for a warming and changing world: 15 unknowns in plant abiotic stress

PE Verslues, J Bailey-Serres, C Brodersen… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present unresolved questions in plant abiotic stress biology as posed by 15 research
groups with expertise spanning eco-physiology to cell and molecular biology. Common …

Engineering drought and salinity tolerance traits in crops through CRISPR-mediated genome editing: Targets, tools, challenges, and perspectives

RM Shelake, US Kadam, R Kumar, D Pramanik… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the plant-microbe interactions in environments exposed to abiotic stresses: An overview

AE Fadiji, AN Yadav, G Santoyo, OO Babalola - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abiotic stress poses a severe danger to agriculture since it negatively impacts cellular
homeostasis and eventually stunts plant growth and development. Abiotic stressors like …

Breeding crops for drought-affected environments and improved climate resilience

M Cooper, CD Messina - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Breeding climate-resilient crops with improved levels of abiotic and biotic stress resistance
as a response to climate change presents both opportunities and challenges. Applying the …

Replicated evolution in plants

ME James, T Brodribb, IJ Wright… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Similar traits and functions commonly evolve in nature. Here, we explore patterns of
replicated evolution across the plant kingdom and discuss the processes responsible for …

Gene-by-environment interactions in plants: Molecular mechanisms, environmental drivers, and adaptive plasticity

JD Napier, RW Heckman, TE Juenger - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Plants demonstrate a broad range of responses to environmental shifts. One of the most
remarkable responses is plasticity, which is the ability of a single plant genotype to produce …

Plant-microbiota interactions in abiotic stress environments

N Omae, K Tsuda - Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Abiotic stress adversely affects cellular homeostasis and ultimately impairs plant growth,
posing a serious threat to agriculture. Climate change modeling predicts increasing …

Gene regulatory networks shape developmental plasticity of root cell types under water extremes in rice

MA Reynoso, AT Borowsky, GC Pauluzzi, E Yeung… - Developmental Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Understanding how roots modulate development under varied irrigation or rainfall is crucial
for development of climate-resilient crops. We established a toolbox of tagged rice lines to …

Genome-and transcriptome-wide association studies to discover candidate genes for diverse root phenotypes in cultivated rice

S Wei, R Tanaka, T Kawakatsu, S Teramoto, N Tanaka… - Rice, 2023 - Springer
Root system architecture plays a crucial role in nutrient and water absorption during rice
production. Genetic improvement of the rice root system requires elucidating its genetic …

Oryza glumaepatula: A wild relative to improve drought tolerance in cultivated rice

P Thathapalli Prakash, D Chebotarov, J Zhang… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Developing drought-resistant rice (Oryza sativa, L.) is essential for improving field
productivity, especially in rain-fed areas affected by climate change. Wild relatives of rice are …