Due to global climate change, abiotic stresses are affecting plant growth, productivity, and
the quality of cultivated crops. Stressful conditions disrupt physiological activities and …

Toxic metal contamination of soil is a major environmental hazard. Chemical methods for
heavy metal's (HMs) decontamination such as heat treatment, electroremediation, soil …

With continued climate changes, soil drought stress has become the main limiting factor for
crop growth in arid and semi‐arid regions. A typical characteristic of drought stress is the …

Soil contamination is one of the most important environmental problems around the world.
The transfer of organic contaminants and heavy metals to the food chain is a major threat to …

In plants, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) accumulates rapidly in response to environmental
stress and variations in its endogenous concentration have been shown to affect plant …

Abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, extreme temperature, and pollutants, are the
main cause of crop losses worldwide. Novel climate-adapted crops and stress tolerance …

Soil microorganisms play crucial role in maintaining the global nutrient cycle. Soil health
status and its nutrient pool rely upon soil microbial community structure and function …

Key message Plant bioregulators play an important role in managing oxidative stress
tolerance in plants. Utilizing their ability in stress sensitive crops through genetic …

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are widely used in agricultural activities and have the
potential to improve plant growth and plant tolerance against metal stress. PGR-assisted …

Auxin not only controls the development processes, but also regulates the stress responses
of plants. In this investigation, we explored the potential roles of exogenously applied indole …