Amid apprehension of global climate change, crop plants are inevitably confronted with a
myriad of abiotic stress factors during their growth that inflicts a serious threat to their …

Increasing vulnerability of plants to a variety of stresses such as drought, salt and extreme
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …

The role of abscisic acid (ABA) receptors, PYR1/PYL/RCAR (PYLs), is well established in
ABA signalling and plant drought response, but limited research has explored the regulation …

Temperature is one of the decisive environmental factors that is projected to increase by 1.
5° C over the next two decades due to climate change that may affect various agronomic …

To match predicted population growth, annual food production should be doubled by 2050.
This is not achievable by current agronomical and breeding practices, due to the impact of …

Improving the performance of rice (Oryza sativa) under drought stress has the potential to
significantly affect rice productivity. Here, we report that the ERF family transcription factor …

Key message Cell wall plasticity plays a very crucial role in vegetative and reproductive
development of rice under drought and is a highly potential trait for improving rice yield …

Wheat is a staple crop produced in arid and semi‐arid areas worldwide, and its production is
frequently compromised by water scarcity. Thus, increased drought tolerance is a priority …

Drought is one of the most serious threats to crop production all over the world and is likely
to worsen with anticipated changes in the climate. Drought impairs normal growth, disturbs …

Key message Our review has described principles and functional importance of CRISPR-
Cas9 with emphasis on the recent advancements, such as CRISPR-Cpf1, base editing (BE) …