Chickpea is one of the most economically important food legumes, and a significant source
of proteins. It is cultivated in more than 50 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia …

Salinity is one of the most decisive environmental factors threatening the productivity of crop
plants. Understanding the mechanisms of plant salt tolerance is critical to be able to …

As one of the common abiotic stresses, chilling stress has negative effects on rice growth
and development. Minimization of these adverse effects through various ways is vital for the …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Plants are exposed to a wide range of environmental conditions and one of the major forces
that shape the structure and function of plants are temperature stresses, which include low …

Cold temperature is an important abiotic stress which negatively affects morphological
development and seed production in rice (Oryza sativa L.). At the seedling stage, cold stress …

Background Widespread use of chromium (Cr) contaminated fields due to careless and
inappropriate management practices of effluent discharge, mostly from industries related to …

It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits
associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher latitudes. A meta …

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is cultivated globally under a wide range of climatic conditions
and is subjected to chilling and freezing stresses under temperate and cold climatic …

Fruit quality is a very complex trait that is affected by both genetic and non-genetic factors.
Generally, low temperature (LT) is used to delay fruit senescence and maintain fruit quality …