Increased incidence of abiotic stresses impacting adversely plant growth and productivity in
major crops is being witnessed all over the world. Therefore, as a result of such stress …

Drought is one of the major constraints limiting crop production worldwide. Crop growth
models predict that this issue will be more severe in future. Drought impairs normal growth …

Drylands are known for being a drought stressed environment, which is an alarming
constraint to crop productivity. To rescue plant growth in such stressful conditions, plant …

Drought is a very common abiotic stress worldwide in arid and semiarid areas. It decreases
the growth and yield of the crops. Due to drought stress, there is insufficient intake of the …

Genetic improvement for drought tolerance in chickpea requires a solid understanding of
biochemical processes involved with different physiological mechanisms. The objective of …

Autophagy is a major and conserved pathway for delivering and recycling unwanted
proteins or damaged organelles to be degraded in the vacuoles. AuTophaGy‐related (ATG) …

Tolerance to drought remains poorly described for Jatropha curcas accessions from different
geographical and climatic origins. To address this issue we studied the response of two J …

To meet the growing demand for soybean it is necessary to increase crop yield, even in low
water availability conditions. To circumvent the negative effects of water deficit, application of …

Plant species and cultivars have different physiological mechanisms in response to drought
stress. A biennial field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of drought severities …

Soil microorganisms with potential for alleviation of abiotic stresses in combination with plant
growth promotion would be extremely useful tools in sustainable agriculture. To this end, the …