Drought is the leading threat to agricultural food production, especially in the cultivation of
rice, a semi-aquatic plant. Drought tolerance is a complex quantitative trait with a …

Drought is one of the most important environmental stresses affecting the productivity of
most field crops. Elucidation of the complex mechanisms underlying drought resistance in …

Improvement of chilling tolerance is a major target in rice breeding. The signaling pathways
regulating chilling consist of complex networks, including key transcription factors and their …

Salinity is an important abiotic environmental stress factor threatening agricultural
productivity throughout the world. The detrimental effects of salinity stress are observed at …

Drought represents a major threat to food security. Mechanistic data describing plant
responses to drought have been studied extensively and genes conferring drought …

Cereals are grown in almost every region of the world and are exposed to a variety of
environmental stresses that severely affect their growth and grain yield. Of various abiotic …

Plants are constantly exposed to a variety of environmental stresses. Freezing or extremely
low temperature constitutes a key factor influencing plant growth, development and crop …

Maize, the highest-yielding cereal crop worldwide, is particularly susceptible to drought
during its 2-to 3-week flowering period. Many genetic engineering strategies for drought …

Undoubtedly, drought is one of the prime abiotic stresses in the world. Crop yield losses due
to drought stress are considerable. Although a variety of approaches have been used to …

Plants respond with changes in their pattern of gene expression and protein products when
exposed to low temperatures. Thus ability to adapt has an impact on the distribution and …