The ratio of plant carbon gain to water use, known as water use efficiency (WUE), has long
been recognized as a key constraint on crop production and an important target for crop …

Main conclusion This review summarizes the anti-stress effects of flavonoids in plants and
highlights its role in the regulation of polar auxin transport and free radical scavenging …

Background and aims As drought threatens the yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.), it is
important to dissect the molecular basis of maize drought tolerance. Flavonoids, participate …

Rice feeds more than 50% of the world's population, 88% of which is planted in paddy fields.
Paddy-rice rhizosphere is a unique habitat characterized by redox heterogeneity that is …

Photosynthetic capacity is often quantified by the Rubisco-limited photosynthetic capacity (ie
maximum carboxylation rate, V cmax). It is a key plant functional trait that is widely used in …

Diffuse radiation generally increases photosynthetic rates if total radiation is kept constant.
Different hypotheses have been proposed to explain this enhancement of photosynthesis …

Irrigated agriculture alters near‐surface temperature and humidity, which may mask global
climate change at the regional scale. However, observational studies of irrigation‐induced …

Abstract The Free Air CO 2 Enrichment (FACE) facility enables the study of plant responses
to climate change under open field conditions. This meta-analysis was conducted to …

Recent reports on cotton water use and root-canopy relationship responses to nitrogen (N)
fertilizer management under varying water supply in arid regions are limited. This …

Leaf photosynthetic rate changes across the growing season as crop plants age. Most
studies of leaf photosynthesis focus on a specific growth stage, leaving the question of which …