Key message 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) modulates various defense systems in plants and
confers abiotic stress tolerance. Abstract Enhancement of crop production is a challenge …

Changing climatic scenarios affect plant growth and consequences are more malicious in
drought conditions. This study was performed for better understanding of tolerance …

Cultivated strawberry, one of the major fruit crops worldwide, is an evergreen plant with
shallow root system, and thus sensitive to environmental changes, including drought stress …

The walnut (Juglans regia L.) is an important economic tree worldwide, often cultivated in
arid and semiarid regions. Improving the drought tolerance is of significance for walnut …

Drought is a common and serious abiotic stress in viticulture, and it is urgent to select
effective measures to alleviate it. The new plant growth regulator 5-aminolevulinic acid …

The global climate model predicts frequent and severe droughts in the future, resulting in
limited crop production affecting growth and yield. The extent of drought tolerance in two …

Background: Under the background of drought and nitrogen deposition, global climate
change is changing the supply of resources and environmental conditions that are crucial to …

The compound 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is an essential precursor for the biosynthesis of
porphyrins, including chlorophyll, heme, and cytochromes. The protective effects of ALA on …

Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and dihydroporphyrin iron chelates (DHFe) play roles in plant
growth regulation under normal and stressful conditions. However, definitive data on their …

Aminolevulinic acid (ALA), as a precursor of plant chlorophyll synthesis, can alleviate
damage to photosynthesis and thus improve the drought resistance of plants, but the …