[HTML][HTML] Food legumes and rising temperatures: effects, adaptive functional mechanisms specific to reproductive growth stage and strategies to improve heat tolerance
Ambient temperatures are predicted to rise in the future owing to several reasons associated
with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress-a severe …
with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress-a severe …
Effects of brassinosteroids on the plant responses to environmental stresses
Brassinosteroids are found in a wide range of organisms from lower to higher plants. They
are steroidal plant hormones implicated in the promotion of plant growth and development …
are steroidal plant hormones implicated in the promotion of plant growth and development …
[HTML][HTML] Temperature stress and redox homeostasis in agricultural crops
R Awasthi, K Bhandari, H Nayyar - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Plants are exposed to a wide range of environmental conditions and one of the major forces
that shape the structure and function of plants are temperature stresses, which include low …
that shape the structure and function of plants are temperature stresses, which include low …
Brassinosteroids and their role in response of plants to abiotic stresses
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are polyhydroxylated steroidal plant hormones that play pivotal role
in the regulation of various plant growth and development processes. BR biosynthetic or …
in the regulation of various plant growth and development processes. BR biosynthetic or …
[HTML][HTML] Brassinosteroids make plant life easier under abiotic stresses mainly by modulating major components of antioxidant defense system
BV Vardhini, NA Anjum - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Various abiotic stress factors significantly contribute to major worldwide-losses in crop
productivity by mainly impacting plant's stress tolerance/adaptive capacity. The latter is …
productivity by mainly impacting plant's stress tolerance/adaptive capacity. The latter is …
Food crops face rising temperatures: an overview of responses, adaptive mechanisms, and approaches to improve heat tolerance
N Kaushal, K Bhandari, KHM Siddique… - Cogent food & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The rising temperatures are resulting in heat stress for various agricultural crops to limit their
growth, metabolism, and leading to significant loss of yield potential worldwide. Heat stress …
growth, metabolism, and leading to significant loss of yield potential worldwide. Heat stress …
Hormone interactions in stomatal function
BR Acharya, SM Assmann - Plant molecular biology, 2009 - Springer
Research in recent years on the biology of guard cells has shown that these specialized
cells integrate both extra-and intra-cellular signals in the control of stomatal apertures …
cells integrate both extra-and intra-cellular signals in the control of stomatal apertures …
Boosting crop yields with plant steroids
C Vriet, E Russinova, C Reuzeau - The Plant Cell, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Plant sterols and steroid hormones, the brassinosteroids (BRs), are compounds that exert a
wide range of biological activities. They are essential for plant growth, reproduction, and …
wide range of biological activities. They are essential for plant growth, reproduction, and …
Phytohormone regulation of legume-rhizobia interactions
BJ Ferguson, U Mathesius - Journal of chemical ecology, 2014 - Springer
The symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia leads to the
formation of root nodules. Nodules are highly organized root organs that form in response to …
formation of root nodules. Nodules are highly organized root organs that form in response to …
Effect of brassinosteroids on drought resistance and abscisic acid concentration in tomato under water stress
GF Yuan, CG Jia, Z Li, B Sun, LP Zhang, N Liu… - Scientia …, 2010 - Elsevier
The effect of brassinosteroid (BR) on relative water content (RWC), stomatal conductance
(gs), net photosynthetic rate (PN), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci), lipid peroxidation …
(gs), net photosynthetic rate (PN), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci), lipid peroxidation …