Drought stress affects plant growth and development by altering physiological and
biochemical processes resulting in reduced crop productivity. Zinc (Zn) is an essential …

Water stress (drought and waterlogging) is severe abiotic stress to plant growth and
development. Melatonin, a bioactive plant hormone, has been widely tested in drought …

Drought (water stress) is one of the most important environmental stresses and occurs for
several reasons, including low rainfall, salinity, high and low temperatures, and high …

Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic
variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors …

Climate change is emerging as a crucial issue with global attention and leading to abiotic
stress conditions. There are different abiotic stress which affects the crop production among …

Present and future food security is a critical issue compounded by the consequences of
climate change on agriculture. Stress perception and signal transduction in plants causes …

Soybean is an important crop that is continually threatened by abiotic stresses, especially
drought and heat stress. At molecular levels, reduced yields due to drought and heat stress …

Sweet potato is an important'indigenised'root crop in South Africa. It features prominently in
smallholder cropping systems because of its versatility, drought tolerance and positive role …

Beneficial root-associated rhizospheric microbes play a key role in maintaining host plant
growth and can potentially allow drought-resilient crop production. The complex interaction …

Improving the nutritional quality of food is an important step in addressing worldwide health
problems. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of either Se (0.03 mM …