Cereals are important crops worldwide that help meet food demands and nutritional needs.
In recent years, cereal production has been challenged globally by frequent droughts and …

Poaceae represent the most important group of crops susceptible to abiotic stress. This large
family of monocotyledonous plants, commonly known as grasses, counts several important …

Drought is likely the main abiotic stress that affects wheat yield. The identification of drought-
tolerant genotypes represents an effective way of dealing with the continuous decrease in …

Improving crop performance under water-limiting conditions is essential for achieving
environmentally sustainable food production. This requires significant progress in both the …

Little information is available on the physiological and biochemical responses to water
stress in eggplant (Solanum melongena). We evaluated four genetically diverse eggplant …

Background Drought waves are currently invading the world and affecting crop production.
Such a problem requires continuous research to develop more tolerant plants without …

The function of water for plants is crucial, including playing the roles in metabolic reactions.
The aims of this article are to give information on the effects of drought stress on plant …

Arsenic (As), one of the major pollutants in the soil, is an important environmental concern
as its consumption can cause adverse health symptoms in living organisms. Its …

Abstract 'Corbarino'(COR) and 'Lucariello'(LUC) belong to the family of Mediterranean long
shelf-life tomato landraces, producing high quality fruits under low water input cultivation …

The growth and yield of rice plants are hampered drastically when exposed to various
abiotic stresses as rice is sensitive to most of the stressors. As a stress response, plants …