Raising temperature and increased drought events induced by a changing climate have
increased the need for efficient use of natural resources and energy supplies. Producing …

Increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and associated climatic variability
is primarily responsible for inducing heat waves, flooding and drought stress. Among these …

Photosynthesis is one of the key processes to be affected by water deficits, via decreased
CO2 diffusion to the chloroplast and metabolic constraints. The relative impact of those …

Background Plants are often subjected to periods of soil and atmospheric water deficits
during their life cycle as well as, in many areas of the globe, to high soil salinity …

Under drought, limited photo-assimilates synthesis and their poor partitioning is a main
constraint to final yield production in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). To study the potassium …

Air pollution is one of the biggest problems of urban environments today. Heavy metals are
particularly important in terms of components that pollute the air. This is due to the reason …

Responses of plant leaf stomatal conductance and photosynthesis to water deficit have
been extensively reported; however, little is known concerning the relationships of stomatal …

Abstract Models disagree on how to represent effects of drought stress on plant gas
exchange. Some models assume drought stress affects the marginal water use efficiency of …

Whether photosynthesis is limited during water stress and recovery because of diffusive or
biochemical factors is still open to debate, and apparent contradictions appear when various …

Air pollution is among the major problems stemming from modern urban life. Millions of
people worldwide die from air pollution every year. Especially heavy metals have great …