Modern agriculture is facing twin challenge of ensuring global food security and executing it
in a sustainable manner. However, the rapidly expanding salinity stress in cultivable areas …

Salinization of soil with sodium chloride ions inhibits plant functions, causing reduction of
yield of crops. Salt tolerant microorganisms have been studied to enhance crop growth …

Photosynthesis is the basis of all life on Earth. Surprisingly, until very recently, data on
photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiencies, and photosynthesis limitations in terrestrial land …

Castor bean is one of the crops with potential to provide raw material for production of oils
for biodiesel. This species possess adaptive mechanisms for maintaining the water status …

This study evaluates the effectiveness of potassium sulphate (K2SO4) fertilization under salt
stressed conditions on physiological and biochemical characteristics and sugar contents of …

Climate changes have dramatically affected forest succession. However, how trees at
different successional stages respond to climate warming is unclear in the subtropics. Here …

Salinity commonly affects photosynthesis and crop production worldwide. Salt stress
disrupts the fine balance between photosynthetic electron transport and the Calvin cycle …

The last few decades have seen sustained research interest in the relationship between
photoprotection and photoinhibition, but it is still unclear whether photoinhibition is a lasting …

Although plant physiological responses to drought have been widely studied, the interaction
between photoprotection, photorespiration and antioxidant metabolism in water‐stressed …

Ricinus communis is one of the major commercial non-edible oilseed crops grown in
semiarid and arid environments worldwide and is reported as a drought tolerant species …