Glycine betaine (GB) and proline are two major organic osmolytes that accumulate in a
variety of plant species in response to environmental stresses such as drought, salinity …

Biotic and abiotic stresses impose a major threat to agriculture. Therefore, the efforts to
develop stress-tolerant plants are of immense importance to increase crop productivity. In …

Proline accumulation occurs in a wide range of plant species in response to various kinds of
environmental stresses. A large body of evidence suggests that a positive correlation occurs …

Brassica oilseed species now hold the third position among oilseed crops and are an
important source of vegetable oil. The most common Brassica oil-seed crops grown for …

Plants are constantly faced with biotic or abiotic stress, which affects their growth and
development. Yield reduction due to biotic and abiotic stresses on economically important …

One-month old calli of two indica rice genotypes, ie, Basmati-370 and Basmati-Kashmir
were subjected to two iso-osmotic concentrations (− 0.57 MPa and− 0.74 MPa) created with …

Drought is a major abiotic stress that greatly affects canola growth, production, and quality.
Moreover, water scarcity is projected to be more severe and frequent as a result of climate …

Aromatic Tagetes plants produce secondary products which have a biological activity
against a wide range of micro-organisms, insects and nematodes. Tagetes oils are also …

Responses of 20 d-old plants of two Brassica napus L. cultivars Dunkeld and Cyclon to NaCl
salinized soil [electrical conductivity 2.4 (control), 4.0, 8.0 or 12.0 dS m− 1] were examined …

Abiotic stress factors are the main limitation to plant growth and yield in agriculture. Among
them, drought stress caused by water deficit, is probably the most impacting adverse …