Drought stress is an inevitable factor that disturbs the production of plants by altering
morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular functions. Breeding for drought …

Climate change has rapidly increased incidences of frequent extreme abiotic stresses, such
as heat, drought, salinity, and waterlogging. Each of these stressors negatively affects the …

Cowpea is sensitive to drought and heat stress, particularly at the reproductive stages of
development. Both stresses limit growth and yield, and their effect is more devastating when …

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is responsible for the recovery of nitrogen in environment.
Specific bacteria carry out the fixing of molecular nitrogen (N2) into bioavailable complexes …

The Coffea arabica HB12 gene (CaHB12), which encodes a transcription factor belonging to
the HD-Zip I subfamily, is upregulated under drought, and its constitutive overexpression …

Due to the increasing demand for high-quality and high fiber-yielding cotton (Gossypium
spp.), research into the development of stress-resilient cotton cultivars has acquired greater …

Abstract Main conclusion The combined Agrobacterium-and biolistic-mediated methods of
cotton transformation provide a straightforward and highly efficient protocol for obtaining …

Plant Hormones in Crop Improvement examines the signaling pathways and mechanisms
associated with phytohormones, with particular focus on stress resilience. The growing …

Climate change is a silent killer that has disastrous consequences for living things. Plants,
as sessile creatures, are exposed to a wide spectrum of biotic stress. Climate change …

Drought stress is becoming a daunting challenge for the twenty-first-century agriculture
worldwide, provoking significant threat to food security as well as to growth and productivity …