Sustainable agricultural production is critically antagonistic by fluctuating unfavorable
environmental conditions. The introduction of mineral elements emerged as the most …

Abstract Chilling temperatures (1–10ºC) lead to numerous physiological disturbances in the
cells of chilling-sensitive plants and result in chilling injury and death of tropical and …

Environmental stresses such as waterlogging, drought, salinity, high and low temperature,
and elevated CO 2 levels affect plant development and pose an increasing warning to …

The global healthcare market in the post-pandemic era emphasizes a constant pursuit of
therapeutic, adaptogenic, and immune booster drugs. Medicinal plants are the only natural …

Understanding the principles of abiotic and biotic stress responses, tolerance and
adaptation remains important in plant physiology research to develop better varieties of crop …

The drought–stress response in plant involves the cross-talk between abscisic acid (ABA)
and other phytohormones, such as jasmonates and ethylene. The auxin indole-3-acetic acid …

Maize (Zea mays) is the most widely grown crop throughout the world. Its response against
various environmental stress factors is quite complex and dynamic, and can be either elastic …

Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated hairy roots (HR) were developed in the laboratory to
mimic the natural phenomenon of bacterial gene transfer and occurrence of disease …

Abiotic stress is the primary cause of crop loss worldwide, reducing average yields for most
major crop plants by more than 50%. Plants as sessile organisms are constantly exposed to …

Background Water and nitrogen are two of the most critical inputs required to achieve the
high yield potential of modern corn varieties. Under most agricultural settings however they …