This review deals with the adaptive mechanisms that plants can implement to cope with the
challenge of salt stress. Plants tolerant to NaCl implement a series of adaptations to …

The social development, economic growth and booming population have caused
aggravated water pollution, making clean water shortage an urgent issue to be solved. In …

Plants control water‐use efficiency (WUE) by regulating water loss and CO2 diffusion
through stomata. Variation in stomatal control has been reported among lineages of …

Ornamental plants use unique adaptive mechanisms to overcome the negative effects of
drought stress. A large number of species grown in the Mediterranean area offer the …

Severe water stress conditions limit growth and development of floricultural crops which
affects flower quality. Hence, development of effective approaches for drought tolerance is …

Seaweed extracts (SWE) might play an important role in enhancing growth and
phytochemical composition of medicinal shrubs. In this study, we investigate the …

Drought stress is one of the most important abiotic stress limiting the plant survival and
growth in the Mediterranean environment. In this work, two species typically grown in …

Critical shortages of fresh water throughout arid regions are forcing growers to decide
among the following options, applying insufficient fresh water, causing water stress, applying …

People who live in isolated coastal locations currently struggle to find clean drinking water in
many areas. There are a number of ways to obtain pure drinking water; however, the solar …

In this study, effects of silicon (Si) on the growth and activities of major antioxidant enzymes,
such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and …