Soil salinity is a global issue that limits plant growth in agricultural fields and contributes to
food crisis. Salt stressors impede plant's ionic, osmotic, and oxidative balance, as well as a …

Melatonin is a multi-functional molecule that is ubiquitous in all living organisms. Melatonin
performs essential roles in plant stress tolerance; its application can reduce the harmful …

Heavy metal toxicity is one of the most devastating abiotic stresses. Heavy metals cause
serious damage to plant growth and productivity, which is a major problem for sustainable …

Hormesis is a favorable response to low level exposures to substance or to adverse
conditions. This phenomenon has become a target to achieve greater crop productivity. This …

Salinity stress is the major abiotic stress that affects crop production and productivity as it
has a multifarious negative effect on the growth and development of the plant. Salinity stress …

In this year there is the 40th anniversary of the first publication of plant nitric oxide (NO)
emission by Lowell Klepper. In the decades since then numerous milestone discoveries …

It is well known that glutamate (Glu), a neurotransmitter in human body, is a protein amino
acid. It plays a very important role in plant growth and development. Nowadays, Glu has …

Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) was discovered in plants in 1995; since
then numerous functions have been attributed to this molecule in vascular plants. In addition …

Seed germination (SG) is the first stage in a plant's life and has an immense importance in
sustaining crop production. Abiotic stresses reduce SG by increasing the deterioration of …

Plants, being sessile in nature have developed refined mechanisms to rapidly sense
changing environment and protect themselves from environmental stresses. Mitogen …