Plant roots associate with diverse microbes (including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, and
viruses) collectively called the root-associated microbiome. Among them, mycorrhizal fungi …

Nitrogen is abundant in the atmosphere but is generally the most limiting nutrient for plants.
The inability of many crop plants, such as cereals, to directly utilize freely available …

Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

With global warming and water scarcity, improving the drought tolerance and quality of crops
is critical for food security and human health. Here, foliar application of carbon dots (CDs, 5 …

Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) signaling consists of three steps:(1) initiation of a change in
cellular Ca 2+ concentration in response to a stimulus,(2) recognition of the change through …

Soil drought, an important abiotic stress, seriously inhibits plant growth and physiological
activities. However, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in soil can enhance plant adaptability …

Abstract Main Conclusion The responses of plants to different abiotic stresses and
mechanisms involved in their mitigation are discussed. Production of osmoprotectants …

Legumes acquire fixed nitrogen (N) from the soil and through endosymbiotic association
with diazotrophic bacteria. However, establishing and maintaining N2-fixing nodules are …

Increasing demand for safe food by an ever-growing human population emphasizes the
urgency for increasing crop yields and reducing the losses caused by abiotic and biotic …

Plant–microbe symbioses require intense interaction and genetic coordination to
successfully establish in specific cell types of the host and symbiont. Traditional RNA-seq …