Global climate change is identified as a major threat to survival of natural ecosystems.
Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions …

Among different abiotic stresses, drought stress is the leading cause of impaired plant
growth and low productivity worldwide. It is therefore essential to understand the process of …

The objective of this research was to determine the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles
(ZnONPs) and/or salicylic acid (SA) under arsenic (As) stress on rice (Oryza sativa). ZnONPs …

Drought stress often reduces plant growth. Therefore, in order to decrease the negative
effect of drought stress on rosemary growth and prevent its severe reduction, an experiment …

Melatonin has recently emerged as a multifunctional biomolecule with promising aspects in
plant stress tolerance. The present study examined the effects of foliar‐sprayed melatonin …

Abstract Purpose Silicon (Si) plays beneficial role in alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses
but comparative investigations with Si nanoparticles (Si-NPs) under water restriction on …

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been used worldwide for thousands of years
and play a critical role in traditional medicines, cosmetics, and food industries. In recent …

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a plant with a long history in cooking and folk medicine
that has been distributed worldwide. In the present study, purslane was used as a model …

The climatic changes have great threats to sustainable agriculture and require efforts to
ensure global food and nutritional security. In this regard, the plant strategic responses …

Plants respond to water shortage by regulating biochemical pathways which result in the
biosynthesis of osmotic compounds. Active metabolites and compatible osmolytes control …