Developing drought‐smart, ready‐to‐grow future crops

A Raza, MS Mubarik, R Sharif, M Habib… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breeding crop plants with increased yield potential and improved tolerance to stressful
environments is critical for global food security. Drought stress (DS) adversely affects …

Recent advances in microbial-assisted remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

U Zulfiqar, FU Haider, MF Maqsood, W Mohy-Ud-Din… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil contamination with cadmium (Cd) is a severe concern for the developing world due to
its non-biodegradability and significant potential to damage the ecosystem and associated …

Selenium biofortification and interaction with other elements in plants: a review

X Zhou, J Yang, HJ Kronzucker, W Shi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals and its deficiency in the diet
is a global problem. Crop plants are the main source of Se for consumers. Therefore, there is …

Nano‐enabled stress‐smart agriculture: Can nanotechnology deliver drought and salinity‐smart crops?

A Raza, S Charagh, H Salehi, S Abbas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salinity and drought stress substantially decrease crop yield and superiority, directly
threatening the food supply needed to meet the rising food needs of the growing total …

Targeting nitrogen metabolism and transport processes to improve plant nitrogen use efficiency

SV The, R Snyder, M Tegeder - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In agricultural cropping systems, relatively large amounts of nitrogen (N) are applied for
plant growth and development, and to achieve high yields. However, with increasing N …

Toward improving nitrogen use efficiency in rice: Utilization, coordination, and availability

Y Liu, B Hu, C Chu - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer drives crop productivity and underlies intensive agriculture, but
overuse of fertilizers also causes detrimental effects to ecosystem. To cope with this …

Insights to improve the plant nutrient transport by CRISPR/Cas system

SA Ceasar, T Maharajan, VE Hillary… - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
We need to improve food production to feed the ever growing world population especially in
a changing climate. Nutrient deficiency in soils is one of the primary bottlenecks affecting the …

Exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-induced signaling events and field performance associated with mitigation of drought stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L

HG Abd El-Gawad, S Mukherjee, R Farag… - Plant Signaling & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Not much information is available to substantiate the possible role of γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) signaling in mitigating water-deficit stress in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) …

Maize production under drought stress: nutrient supply, yield prediction

A Széles, É Horváth, K Simon, P Zagyi, L Huzsvai - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Maize yield forecasting is important for the organisation of harvesting and storage, for the
estimation of the commodity base and for the provision of the country's feed and food …

Enhancement of nitrogen use efficiency through agronomic and molecular based approaches in cotton

MS Chattha, Q Ali, M Haroon, MJ Afzal… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cotton is a major fiber crop grown worldwide. Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient for cotton
production and supports efficient crop production. It is a crucial nutrient that is required more …