Proline is a multifunctional amino acid that is accumulated in high concentrations in plants
under various stress conditions. Proline accumulation is intimately connected to many …

Amid apprehension of global climate change, crop plants are inevitably confronted with a
myriad of abiotic stress factors during their growth that inflicts a serious threat to their …

Highlights•bZIPs are evolutionarily conserved eukaryotic transcription factors.•The
Arabidopsis bZIP family consists of 78 members classified into 13 groups.•bZIPs perform a …

Transcription factors (TFs) play a significant role in signal transduction networks spanning
the perception of a stress signal and the expression of corresponding stress-responsive …

Owing to diverse abiotic stresses and global climate deterioration, the agricultural
production worldwide is suffering serious losses. Breeding stress-resilient crops with higher …

Plant growth and development has to be continuously adjusted to the available resources.
Their optimization requires the integration of signals conveying the plant metabolic status, its …

When plants face an environmental stress such as water deficit, soil salinity, high
temperature, or shade, good communication between above-and belowground organs is …

In agricultural production, abiotic stresses are known as the main disturbance leading to
negative impacts on crop performance. Research on elucidating plant defense mechanisms …

Salt stress impairs nutrient metabolism in plant cells, leading to growth and yield penalties.
However, the mechanism by which plants alter their nutrient metabolism processes in …

Highlights•Sugars serve as nutrients and as regulatory signals.•SnRK1 and TOR control
metabolism and growth oppositely in response to sugars.•Manipulation of SnRK1 and TOR …