Drought stress, being the inevitable factor that exists in various environments without
recognizing borders and no clear warning thereby hampering plant biomass production …

Plant leaves offer an exclusive windowpane to uncover the changes in organs, tissues, and
cells as they advance towards the process of senescence and death. Drought-induced leaf …

Abstract BRI1-EMS suppressor (BES)/brassinazole-resistant (BZR) family transcription
factors are involved in a variety of physiological processes, but the biological functions of …

BZR1 and BES1 are key transcription factors of brassinosteroid (BR) signaling and
represent the integration node of numerous signaling cascades. Their direct target genes …

Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic heavy metal to plants, animals, and human beings. The use of
growth regulators has reversed the effects of heavy metal stress on germination and early …

Verticillium wilt is caused by the soil‐borne vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae, and
affects a wide range of economically important crops, including upland cotton (Gossypium …

Water stress reduces crop production significantly, and climate change has further
aggravated the problem mainly in arid and semi-arid regions. This was the first study on the …

Biotic and abiotic stresses, especially heavy metal toxicity, are becoming a big problem in
agriculture, which pose serious threats to crop production. Plant hormones have recently …

Abiotic stresses pose significant threat to horticultural crop production worldwide. These
stresses adversely affect plant growth, development, and ultimately declined crop growth …

Wheat is an important staple crop not only in Pakistan but all over the globe. Although the
area dedicated to wheat cultivation expands annually, the quantity of wheat harvested is …