Environmental stresses negatively affect plant development and significantly influence
global agricultural productivity. The growth suppression due to soil salinity involves osmotic …

Drought is one of the most detrimental abiotic stresses across the world which is seriously
hampering the productivity of agricultural crops. Maize is among the leading cereal crops in …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used in industry due to their unique physical
and chemical properties. However, AgNPs have caused environmental concerns. To …

Polysaccharides from marine algae are one novel source of plant defense elicitors for
alternative and eco-friendly plant protection against phytopathogens. The effect of …

Tropospheric ozone (O 3) concentrations have now reached levels that can potentially affect
crop production in several regions of the world. The interacting effects of the elevated O 3 …

In potato crops, fungicides are applied to inhibit diseases produced by pathogens of fungal
origin. The use of fungicides in crops can affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which …

Background To tolerate salt and water-deficit stress, the plant adapts to the adverse
environment by regulating its metabolism and expressing certain stress-induced metabolic …

The rapeseed crop is susceptible to many pathogens such as parasitic plants or fungi
attacking aerial or root parts. Conventional plant protection products, used intensively in …

Plants exist in environments that continually test their ability to cope with various biotic and
abiotic stressors. Many of these challenges lead to the excessive accumulation of reactive …

Soybean is largely cultivated worldwide providing high amounts of proteins and oil for food
and feed, and isoflavones for nutraceutical uses. The increasing interest in agroforestry …