Grain legumes are important sources of proteins, essential micronutrients and vitamins and
for human nutrition. Climate change, including drought, is a severe threat to grain legume …

Sugars are the most important regulators that facilitate many physiological processes, such
as photosynthesis, seed germination, flowering, senescence, and many more under various …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple foods in the world, however most
improved rice varieties are susceptible to drought stress. A two-year study was conducted to …

Plants are exposed to any number of potentially adverse environmental conditions such as
water deficit, high salinity, extreme temperature, submergence, etc. These abiotic stresses …

Main conclusion Plant osmoprotectants protect against abiotic stresses. Introgression of
osmoprotectant genes into crop plants via genetic engineering is an important strategy in …

Rice belongs to tropical and subtropical environments and is extremely sensitive to chilling
stress particularly during emergence and early stages of seedling development. Seed …

Halophytes, plants that survive to reproduce in environments where the salt concentration is
around 200 mM NaCl or more, constitute about 1% of the world's flora. Some halophytes …

In plants, carbon (C) molecules provide building blocks for biomass production, fuel for
energy, and exert signalling roles to shape development and metabolism. Accordingly, plant …

Plants are autotrophic and photosynthetic organisms that both produce and consume
sugars. Soluble sugars are highly sensitive to environmental stresses, which act on the …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple crop that feeds more than one half of the world's
population and is the model system for monocotyledonous plants. However, rice is very …