The global agricultural system has been badly affected by adverse environmental changes
in the past few years. These changes, including the rise of abiotic and biotic stressors …

Globally, flooding is a major threat causing substantial yield decline of cereal crops, and is
expected to be even more serious in many parts of the world due to climatic anomaly in the …

Drought, which directly affects the yield of crops and trees, is a natural stress with a profound
impact on the economy. Improving water use efficiency (WUE) and drought tolerance are …

Abscisic acid (ABA) and brassinosteroid (BR) antagonistically regulate many aspects of
plant growth and development. Previous physiological studies have revealed that the …

The group VII ethylene response factors (ERFVIIs) are plant-specific transcription factors that
have emerged as important regulators of abiotic and biotic stress responses, in particular …

Drought and heat are major abiotic stresses frequently coinciding to threaten rice
production. Despite hundreds of stress-related genes being identified, only a few have been …

Lateral organ boundaries domain (LBD) proteins are plant‐specific transcription factors.
Class‐I LBD genes have been widely demonstrated to play pivotal roles in organ …

Drought is one of the hot topics needing urgent attention in the current era of climate
change. It massively disturbs the rice growth and productivity and is becoming a serious …

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants, but crop plants are inefficient in the acquisition
and utilization of applied nitrogen. This often results in producers over applying nitrogen …

Phytohormones are crucial in the regulation of plant growth and development, and in
responses to adverse environments. Multiple cytochrome P450 monooxygenases …