Heat stress (HS) caused by rapidly warming climate has become a serious threat to global
food security. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop for over half of the world's …

The number and intensity of heat waves has increased, and this trend is likely to continue
throughout the 21st century. Often, heat waves are accompanied by drought conditions. It is …

Ambient temperatures are predicted to rise in the future owing to several reasons associated
with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress-a severe …

Global warming threatens many aspects of human life,, for example, by reducing crop
yields,,. Breeding heat-tolerant crops using genes conferring thermotolerance is a …

As a result of global warming, plants are subjected to ever-increasing abiotic stresses
including heat and drought. Drought stress frequently co-occurs with heat stress as a result …

Rising global temperatures due to climate change are affecting crop performance in several
regions of the world. High temperatures affect plants at various organizational levels …

Increasing severity of high temperature worldwide presents an alarming threat to the
humankind. As evident by massive yield losses in various food crops, the escalating adverse …

Heat stress often results in the generation of reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen
peroxide, which plays a vital role as a secondary messenger in the process of abscisic acid …

Global rice crop production is being threatened by a frequent rise in high temperatures and
drought. Drought and heat stresses adversely affect the morphological, physiological, and …

Rice exhibits enormous genetic diversity, population structure and molecular marker-traits
associated with abiotic stress tolerance to high temperature stress. A set of breeding lines …