Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity is continuously
increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat is a staple food and a source of …

Wheat is consumed as a staple food by more than 36% of world population. Wheat provides
nearly 55% of the carbohydrates and 20% of the food calories consumed globally. The …

Plants are frequently exposed to a plethora of unfavorable or even adverse environmental
conditions, termed as abiotic stresses (such as salinity, drought, heat, cold, flooding, heavy …

Soil salinity is one of the most important problems of crop production in estuarine and
coastal zones. Improvement in salt tolerance of major food crops is an important way for the …

Managing sustainable crop production under escalating soil salinity will be a great
challenge in coming years. Exogenous application of protectants has been recognized to …

Salinity decreases yield in arid and semi-arid areas. With increasing demand for irrigation
water, alternative sources are being sought. Seawater salinity was previously considered …

Salicylic acid (SA) is a phenolic phytohormone acting as signaling molecule and tolerance
against abiotic stresses. It plays a vital role within the plant response to adverse …

Background Two field experiments were conducted at the Research and Production Station,
National Research Centre, El-Nubaria Province, El-Behira Governorate, Egypt, during the …

Exogenously applied salicylic acid has been shown to be an essential signal molecule
involved in both local defense reactions and induction of systemic resistance response of …

Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid play an important role in plants coping with abiotic stresses.
An experiment was conducted to examine the effect of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid on …