Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a globally important cereal plant, and as a primary source of food it
accounts for 35–75% of the calorie intake of more than 3 billion humans. With the likely …

Background and aims The most fundamental activity of the people of Bangladesh is
agriculture. Modelling projections for Bangladesh indicate that warmer temperatures linked …

Besides other deleterious effects, drought elevates ethylene level too in plants. Increased
ethylene concentration reduces root elongation and development that consequently retard …

Global food production relies on irrigation, especially in low rainfall areas such as South
Africa. The study was conducted to determine the effect of drought stress on growth, yield …

Drought and heat stress are among the two most important environmental factors influencing
crop growth, development, and yield processes. A comprehensive understanding of the …

The aim of this study was to monitor the effect of foliar application of humic acid on plant
growth, photosynthetic metabolism and grain quality of durum wheat grown in a …

Rice is used as a model cereal to study drought response at the molecular level, with the
goal of applying results to other cereals. To assess the relevance of results from rice to other …

Drought stress during the grain filling stage severely affects the quality and quantity of starch
in rice grains. The enzymes such as ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase, EC 2.7 …

Effects of environmental stressors on the parent may be transmitted to the F1 generation of
plants that support global food, oil, and energy production for humans and animals. This …

Delayed senescence in rice plants caused by heavy use of nitrogen results in much non-
structural carbohydrate (NSC) left in the straw and leads to low harvest index. This study was …