Drought is one of the major stress factors affecting the growth and development of plants. In
this context, drought-related losses of crop plant productivity impede sustainable agriculture …

Soil salinity is a major environmental constraint to crop productivity worldwide. The
“biological” approach to this problem focuses on the management, exploitation, or …

Legumes are well recognized for their nutritional and health benefits as well as for their
impact in the sustainability of agricultural systems. The threatening scenario imposed by …

Abiotic stresses including drought are serious threats to the sustainability of crop yields
accounting for more crop productivity losses than any other factor in rainfed agriculture …

Water deficit is one of the main abiotic factors that affect spring wheat planted in subtropical
regions. Accumulation of proline appears to be a promising approach to maintain the …

Plants are exposed to different abiotic stresses, such as water deficit, high temperature,
salinity, cold, heavy metals and mechanical wounding, under field conditions. It is estimated …

Plants are often subjected to unfavorable environmental conditions–abiotic factors, causing
abiotic stresses-that play a major role in determining productivity of crop yields [1] but also …

The purpose of this review was to characterize the wheat crop phenology under drought
conditions, at different stages of crop growth. Effects of drought on wheat plants are variable …

The full length Rab16A, from the indica rice Pokkali, was introduced into tobacco by
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The transgene was stably integrated into the …

Populus euphratica Oli. is a salt-tolerant species that can cope with up to 450 mM NaCl
under hydroponic conditions and can tolerate high accumulations of Na+ and Cl− in roots …