Molecular and genetic bases of heat stress responses in crop plants and breeding for increased resilience and productivity

M Janni, M Gullì, E Maestri, M Marmiroli… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To ensure the food security of future generations and to address the challenge of the 'no
hunger zone'proposed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), crop production …

Physiological and molecular insights on wheat responses to heat stress

MK Lal, RK Tiwari, V Gahlaut, V Mangal, A Kumar… - Plant cell reports, 2021 - Springer
Increasing temperature is a key component of global climate change, affecting crop growth
and productivity worldwide. Wheat is a major cereal crop grown in various parts of the globe …

Heat stress transcription factors as the central molecular rheostat to optimize plant survival and recovery from heat stress

A Bakery, S Vraggalas, B Shalha, H Chauhan… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Heat stress transcription factors (HSFs) are the core regulators of the heat stress (HS)
response in plants. HSFs are considered as a molecular rheostat: their activities define the …

Accelerating Breeding for Heat Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An Integrated Approach

MAT Ayenan, A Danquah, P Hanson… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Heat stress is a major limiting factor for crop productivity. Tomato is highly sensitive to heat
stress, which can result in a total yield loss. To adapt to current and future heat stress, there …

Natural variation in HsfA2 pre‐mRNA splicing is associated with changes in thermotolerance during tomato domestication

Y Hu, A Mesihovic, JM Jiménez‐Gómez… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wild relatives of crops thrive in habitats where environmental conditions can be restrictive for
productivity and survival of cultivated species. The genetic basis of this variability …

[HTML][HTML] Confronting the data deluge: How artificial intelligence can be used in the study of plant stress

E Koh, RS Sunil, HYI Lam, M Mutwil - Computational and Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advent of the genomics era enabled the generation of high-throughput data and
computational methods that serve as powerful hypothesis-generating tools to understand …

Genome-wide identification of the heat shock transcription factor gene family in two kiwifruit species

J Tu, M Abid, J Luo, Y Zhang, E Yang, X Cai… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
High temperatures have a significant impact on plant growth and metabolism. In recent
years, the fruit industry has faced a serious threat due to high-temperature stress on fruit …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of a novel heat shock transcription factor gene TaHsfA2-11 and its overexpression improves thermotolerance in wheat

G Li, Z Liu, H Zhang, B Zhao, Y Zhang, Z Ma… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High temperature is a major constrait limiting the yield and quality of wheat. Wheat heat
shock transcription factor (Hsf) plays important roles in regulating plant response to heat …

RNA-Seq Highlights Molecular Events Associated With Impaired Pollen-Pistil Interactions Following Short-Term Heat Stress in Brassica napus

N Lohani, MB Singh, PL Bhalla - Frontiers in plant science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The global climate change is leading to increased frequency of heatwaves with crops getting
exposed to extreme temperature events. Such temperature spikes during the reproductive …

CaHsfA1d Improves Plant Thermotolerance via Regulating the Expression of Stress- and Antioxidant-Related Genes

WX Gai, X Ma, Y Li, JJ Xiao, A Khan, QH Li… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heat shock transcription factor (Hsf) plays an important role in regulating plant
thermotolerance. The function and regulatory mechanism of CaHsfA1d in heat stress …