Approximately 5.2 billion hectare agriculture land are affected by erosion, salinity and soil
degradation. Salinity stress has significantly affecting the fertile lands, and therefore …

Improper use of water resources in irrigation that contain a significant amount of salts, faulty
agronomic practices such as improper fertilization, climate change etc. are gradually …

Salinity is a major abiotic stress limiting growth and productivity of plants in many areas of
the world due to increasing use of poor quality of water for irrigation and soil salinization …

Among the environmental factors, soil salinity is one of the most detrimental factors affecting
plant growth and productivity. Nutritional-imbalance is also known as one of the negative …

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

Salinity stress is a chief abiotic hindrance affecting crop productivity and yield particularly in
arid and semi-arid regions across the globe. Plants have evolved a network of physiological …

Halophytes are plants which naturally survive in saline environment. They account for∼ 1%
of the total flora of the world. They include both dicots and monocots and are distributed …

Plants being sessile are constantly challenged by numerous abiotic stressors that
jeopardize their survival. Drought stress is a major constraint in sustainable agriculture that …

Susceptibility of plants to abiotic stresses, including extreme temperatures, salinity and
drought, poses an increasing threat to crop productivity worldwide. Here the drought …

Abiotic stresses (such as salinity, drought, cold, heat, mineral deficiency and
metals/metalloids) have become major threats to the global agricultural production. These …