Abiotic stress in crop production

R Kopecká, M Kameniarová, M Černý… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The vast majority of agricultural land undergoes abiotic stress that can significantly reduce
agricultural yields. Understanding the mechanisms of plant defenses against stresses and …

The critical role of zinc in plants facing the drought stress

M Umair Hassan, M Aamer, M Umer Chattha, T Haiying… - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drought stress affects plant growth and development by altering physiological and
biochemical processes resulting in reduced crop productivity. Zinc (Zn) is an essential …

Drought stress tolerance in wheat and barley: advances in physiology, breeding and genetics research

A Sallam, AM Alqudah, MFA Dawood… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a major threat to most of the agricultural crops grown in tropical and sub-
tropical areas globally. Drought stress is one of the consequences of climate change that …

Drought or/and heat-stress effects on seed filling in food crops: impacts on functional biochemistry, seed yields, and nutritional quality

A Sehgal, K Sita, KHM Siddique, R Kumar… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Drought (water deficits) and heat (high temperatures) stress are the prime abiotic
constraints, under the current and climate change scenario in future. Any further increase in …

Effects of water stress on photosynthesis, yield, and water use efficiency in winter wheat

W Zhao, L Liu, Q Shen, J Yang, X Han, F Tian, J Wu - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drought has become one of the major constraints to agricultural development, particularly in
areas that lack water. Studying the effects of different water stresses on the photosynthesis …

Transcription factors and plants response to drought stress: current understanding and future directions

R Joshi, SH Wani, B Singh, A Bohra, ZA Dar… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Increasing vulnerability of plants to a variety of stresses such as drought, salt and extreme
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of plants to drought stress

SA Anjum, XY Xie, LC Wang… - African journal of …, 2011 - academicjournals.org
Plants in nature are continuously exposed to several biotic and abiotic stresses. Among
these stresses, drought stress is one of the most adverse factors of plant growth and …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacterial mitigation of drought stress in crop plants: implications for sustainable agriculture

OB Ojuederie, OS Olanrewaju, OO Babalola - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses arising from climate change negates crop growth and yield, leading to food
insecurity. Drought causes oxidative stress on plants, arising from excessive production of …

Brassinolide application improves the drought tolerance in maize through modulation of enzymatic antioxidants and leaf gas exchange

SA Anjum, LC Wang, M Farooq… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Brassinolides (BRs) are naturally occurring substances, which modulate plant growth and
development events and have been known to improve the crop tolerance to abiotic stresses …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate negative effects of combined drought and heat stress on tomato plants

NH Duc, Z Csintalan, K Posta - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis can alleviate drought and temperature stresses in
plants, but it is unknown whether the benefits can be maintained when the plants are …