The quest for enhancing agricultural yields due to increased pressure on food production
has inevitably led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals …

Plants evolve diverse mechanisms to eliminate the drastic effect of biotic and abiotic
stresses. Drought is the most hazardous abiotic stress causing huge losses to crop yield …

Drought in heavy metal polluted arid and semiarid regions severely inhibits the plant growth
and phytoremediation potential by affecting photosynthesis, antioxidant defense …

Simple Summary To fulfill the food demand of the enormously growing population, different
synthetic pesticides and fertilizers are used to grow crops. These synthetic products pose ill …

Increasing agricultural losses due to biotic and abiotic stresses caused by climate change
challenge food security worldwide. A promising strategy to sustain crop productivity under …

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Throughout the
sugarcane's growth stages, periods of drought are common, causing detrimental effects on …

The use of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) that can solubilize phosphorus (P) has
shown potential to improve nutrient availability in grass crops such as corn (Zea mays L.) …

Climate change has exacerbated the impact of abiotic stresses, mainly drought, on plant
production. Plant selection, breeding, and genetic engineering to increase drought tolerance …

Plants are composed of complex organisms that include morphological, physiological and
biochemical segments. A number of environmental factors such as, heavy metals, drought …

The world population is increasing at an alarming rate, and to feed such a huge population
from an exhausted arable land with depleted water resources would be a great concern and …