Drought and nutrient limitations adversely affect crop yields, with below‐ground traits
enhancing crop production in these resource‐poor environments. This review explores the …

In recent years, extreme environmental cues such as abiotic stresses, including frequent
droughts with irregular precipitation, salinity, metal contamination, and temperature …

Heavy metals (HMs) especially cadmium (Cd) absorbed by the roots of crop plants like
maize have emerged as one of the most serious threats by causing stunted plant growth …

Drought stress is one of the most severe environmental stresses and is a significant
contributor to yield reductions in agricultural crops. Several agronomic approaches are …

Freshwater shortage and inadequate nutrient management are the two major challenges for
sustainable wheat production in arid agro-ecosystems. Relatively little is known about the …

Thiourea (TU) is considered an essential and emerging biostimulant against the negative
impacts of severe environmental stresses, including drought stress in plants. However, the …

The current study is to elucidate the responses of maize seedlings to excess copper and
acetone O-(2-naphthylsulfonyl) oxime (NS) pretreatment. The study was divided into the …

Jatropha curcas is a common species in Brazil, potentially being an option to produce oil for
bioenergetic purposes. Around the world, J. curcas has been cultivated in areas of low …

In nature, plants are constantly affected by adverse conditions. Unlike animals, plants can
resist these adverse stresses only by insisting on their original positions. Stress can be …

Exogenous application of zinc (Zn) and silicon (Si) might serve as potent strategy to boost
productivity of oil seed crops including canola in a saline environment. A trial was conducted …