Abiotic stresses and soil nutrient limitations are major environmental conditions that reduce
plant growth, productivity and quality. Plants have evolved mechanisms to perceive these …

Temperature is a key factor governing the growth and development, distribution, and
seasonal behavior of plants. The entire plant life cycle is affected by environmental …

Dynamic environmental changes such as extreme temperature, water scarcity and high
salinity affect plant growth, survival, and reproduction. Plants have evolved sophisticated …

Heat stress (HS) is becoming an increasingly significant problem for food security as global
warming progresses. Recent studies have elucidated the complex transcriptional regulatory …

Tea is one of the world's oldest crops and is cultivated to produce beverages with various
flavours. Despite advances in sequencing technologies, the genetic mechanisms underlying …

Crop yield has been greatly enhanced during the last century. However, most elite cultivars
are adapted to temperate climates and are not well suited to more stressful conditions. In the …

MYB transcription factors (TF s) have been demonstrated to play diverse roles in plant
growth and development through interaction with basic helix‐loop‐helix (bHLH) TF s. Mdb …

Highlights•AREB/ABFs are predominant transcription factors in ABA-dependent gene
expression.•DREB2A is a key transcription factor in ABA-independent osmotic-stress …

Drought negatively impacts plant growth and the productivity of crops around the world.
Understanding the molecular mechanisms in the drought response is important for …

Drought represents a major constraint on maize production worldwide. Understanding the
genetic basis for natural variation in drought tolerance of maize may facilitate efforts to …