Global warming and climate change are driving an alarming increase in the frequency and
intensity of different abiotic stresses, such as droughts, heat waves, cold snaps, and …

Episodes of prolonged drought coupled with heat waves (ie drought and heat combination)
can have a devastating impact on agricultural production and crop yield. It is therefore not …

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 …

Plants constantly monitor and cope with the fluctuating environment while hosting a diversity
of plant‐inhabiting microbes. The mode and outcome of plant–microbe interactions …

Key message Intensive public sector breeding efforts and public-private partnerships have
led to the increase in genetic gains, and deployment of elite climate-resilient maize cultivars …

To ensure the food security of future generations and to address the challenge of the 'no
hunger zone'proposed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), crop production …

Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …

Plant breeding is a key mechanism for adaptation of cropping systems to climate change.
Much discussion of breeding for climate change focuses on genes with large effects on heat …

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 …

Background Abiotic stresses due to environmental factors could adversely affect the growth
and development of crops. Among the abiotic stresses, drought and heat stress are two …