Drought is an important abiotic stress factor limiting crop productivity worldwide and its
impact is increasing with climate change. Regardless of the plant growth period, drought has …

In the whole life process, many factors including external and internal factors affect plant
growth and development. The morphogenesis, growth, and development of plants are …

Increasing vulnerability of plants to a variety of stresses such as drought, salt and extreme
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …

Agricultural production and quality are adversely affected by various abiotic stresses
worldwide and this will be exacerbated by the deterioration of global climate. To feed a …

Ethylene is essential for many developmental processes and a key mediator of biotic and
abiotic stress responses in plants. The ethylene signaling and response pathway includes …

Increasing vulnerability of crops to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses can have a
marked influence on the growth and yield of major crops, especially sugarcane (Saccharum …

The genus Brassica belongs to the plant family Brassicaceae, which includes many
important crop species that are used as oilseed, condiments, or vegetables throughout the …

Soil salinity is one of the major environmental stresses faced by the plants. Sodium chloride
is the most important salt responsible for inducing salt stress by disrupting the osmotic …

Background As one of the largest transcription factor families in plants, the
APETALA2/Ethylene-Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) superfamily is involved in various …

Multiple environmental stresses affect growth and development of plants. Plants try to adapt
under these unfavorable condition through various evolutionary mechanisms like …