Global climate change is identified as a major threat to survival of natural ecosystems.
Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions …

Global food security for a growing population with finite resources is often challenged by
multiple, simultaneously occurring on-farm abiotic stresses (ie, drought, salinity, low and …

Modern agriculture increasingly demands an alternative to synthetic chemicals (fertilizers
and pesticides) in order to respond to the changes in international law and regulations, but …

Plants must cope with different environmental stresses during their whole lifetime. Abiotic
stresses like drought, salt, mineral nutrition disturbances and temperature stress are …

Plant development and physiology are strongly influenced by the environmental light
spectrum that triggers and controls several functional and structural response in plants …

The role of biocontrol products is expected to increase worldwide consumer demand and
facilitate the implementation of sustainable agricultural policies. New biocontrol agents must …

Plant biostimulants are under investigation as innovative products to improve plant
production and fruit quality, without resulting in environmental and food contaminations …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known for exerting beneficial effects on
plant growth and tolerance to plant pathogens. However, their specific role in mediating …

In the past century, plant biostimulants have been increasingly used in agriculture as
innovative and sustainable practice. Plant biostimulants have been mainly investigated as …

Drought and heat stresses are the main constrains to agricultural crop production worldwide.
Precise and efficient phenotyping is essential to understand the complexity of plant …