Genetic improvement of wheat for drought tolerance: Progress, challenges and opportunities

T Bapela, H Shimelis, TJ Tsilo, I Mathew - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wheat production and productivity are challenged by recurrent droughts associated with
climate change globally. Drought and heat stress resilient cultivars can alleviate yield loss in …

Brassinosteroids and the tolerance of cereals to low and high temperature stress: photosynthesis and the physicochemical properties of cell membranes

I Sadura, A Janeczko - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cereals, which belong to the Poaceae family, are the most economically important group of
plants. Among abiotic stresses, temperature stresses are a serious and at the same time …

Morphophysiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Under Drought Stress

SJ More, K Bardhan, V Ravi, R Pasala… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a” miracle of the tropics,” is a critical
component of the approaches to alleviate poverty, hunger, and malnutrition and increase …

Back to the future for drought tolerance

LM Guadarrama‐Escobar, J Hunt, A Gurung… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Global agriculture faces increasing pressure to produce more food with fewer resources.
Drought, exacerbated by climate change, is a major agricultural constraint costing the …

Silicon-Mediated Growth, Physiological, Biochemical and Root Alterations to Confer Drought and Nickel Stress Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.)

H Ishaq, EA Waraich, S Hussain, M Ahmad, Z Ahmad… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Abiotic stresses are the leading environmental factors which adversely affect plant
growth and development particularly drought and nickel stress. Maize is susceptible to …

Completing the picture of field-grown cereal crops: a new method for detailed leaf surface models in wheat

M Theiß, A Steier, U Rascher, M Müller-Linow - Plant methods, 2024 - Springer
Background The leaf angle distribution (LAD) is an important structural parameter of
agricultural crops that influences light interception, radiation fluxes and consequently plant …

Potassium supply for improvement of cereals growth under drought: A review

CA Damalas, SD Koutroubas - Agronomy Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium (K) is an essential macronutrient that determines crop productivity and promotes
crop growth under conditions of abiotic stress. In this review paper, peer‐reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Stress-Inducible Expression of HvABF2 Transcription Factor Improves Water Deficit Tolerance in Transgenic Barley Plants

R Al-Sayaydeh, J Ayad, W Harwood, AM Al-Abdallat - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), a major cereal crop grown in arid and semi-arid regions, faces
significant yield variability due to drought and heat stresses. In this study, the HvABF2 gene …

Different Responses to Water Deficit of Two Common Winter Wheat Varieties: Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics

AV Popova, G Mihailova, M Geneva, V Peeva, E Kirova… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since water scarcity is one of the main risks for the future of agriculture, studying the ability of
different wheat genotypes to tolerate a water deficit is fundamental. This study examined the …

Sunflower germplasms' response to different water and salinity stress levels in greenhouse and field conditions under subsurface drip irrigation

S Saylak, S Irmak, KM Eskridge… - Irrigation and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is moderately tolerant to salt and water stress, but its
production can still be significantly and adversely affected by increases in these stressors as …