Seed priming: a feasible strategy to enhance drought tolerance in crop plants
Drought is a serious threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid
and semi-arid regions of the world. Drought adversely affects seed germination, plant …
and semi-arid regions of the world. Drought adversely affects seed germination, plant …
Multidimensional role of silicon to activate resilient plant growth and to mitigate abiotic stress
Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …
Root Response to Drought Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
The current unpredictable climate changes are causing frequent and severe droughts. Such
circumstances emphasize the need to understand the response of plants to drought stress …
circumstances emphasize the need to understand the response of plants to drought stress …
Transcription factors and plants response to drought stress: current understanding and future directions
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 …
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …
Genetic engineering and breeding of drought-resistant crops
H Hu, L Xiong - Annual review of plant biology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
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 …
most field crops. Elucidation of the complex mechanisms underlying drought resistance in …
Elucidating the role of silicon in drought stress tolerance in plants
Predicted changes in climate, with more severe droughts and more extreme weather
variability, are gaining considerable attention from stakeholders because of the already …
variability, are gaining considerable attention from stakeholders because of the already …
Recent advances in the dissection of drought-stress regulatory networks and strategies for development of drought-tolerant transgenic rice plants
D Todaka, K Shinozaki… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Advances have been made in the development of drought-tolerant transgenic plants,
including cereals. Rice, one of the most important cereals, is considered to be a critical …
including cereals. Rice, one of the most important cereals, is considered to be a critical …
Abiotic stress in plants; stress perception to molecular response and role of biotechnological tools in stress resistance
Plants, due to their sessile nature, face several environmental adversities. Abiotic stresses
such as heat, cold, drought, heavy metals, and salinity are serious threats to plant production …
such as heat, cold, drought, heavy metals, and salinity are serious threats to plant production …
Genome-wide classification and expression analysis of MYB transcription factor families in rice and Arabidopsis
Background The MYB gene family comprises one of the richest groups of transcription
factors in plants. Plant MYB proteins are characterized by a highly conserved MYB DNA …
factors in plants. Plant MYB proteins are characterized by a highly conserved MYB DNA …
Expression of flavonoid biosynthesis genes and accumulation of flavonoid in wheat leaves in response to drought stress
D Ma, D Sun, C Wang, Y Li, T Guo - Plant physiology and biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are the low molecular weight polyphenolic secondary metabolic compounds,
and have various functions in growth, development, reproduction, and stress defense …
and have various functions in growth, development, reproduction, and stress defense …