Application of Trichoderma harzianum enhances salt tolerance and yield of Indian mustard through increasing antioxidant enzyme activity by Kartik Chandra Saha, Md Kafil Uddin, Pallab Kumer Shaha, Md Akhter Hossain Chowdhury, Lutful Hassan, Biplob Kumar Saha

“…Trichoderma is very well known as a plant growth-promoting fungi under abiotic stress conditions. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effect of Trichoderma harzianum on the growth, yield, nutrient uptake, and antioxidant activity of three Indian mustard genotypes under saline condition (EC 9.28 dS m−1). …”
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Whole-Genome Duplication and Purifying Selection Contributes to the Functional Redundancy of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Genes in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) by You Chen, Bin Liu, Yujun Zhao, Wenzhe Yu, Weina Si

“…Finally, expression profiles of SiARFs under hormone and abiotic stress treatment not only revealed their potential function in stress response but also indicate their functional redundancy. …”
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Analysis of the ASMT Gene Family in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.): Identification, Phylogeny, and Expression Profiles by Luzhao Pan, Jiaqiu Zheng, Jia Liu, Jun Guo, Fawan Liu, Lecheng Liu, Hongjian Wan

“…Finally, using RNA-seq and qRT-PCR technology, we also found that several CaASMT genes were induced under abiotic stress conditions. The results will not only contribute to elucidate the evolutionary relationship of ASMT genes but also ascertain the biological function in pepper plant response to abiotic stresses.…”
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THE PGR NETWORKS IN FRANCE: COLLABORATION OF USERS AND THE GENETIC RESOURCE CENTRE ON SMALL GRAIN CEREALS by A. Didier, L. Bardy, E. Boulat, J. Koenig, A. Lapierre, F. Exbrayat, J. Bordes, F. Balfourier

“…Nevertheless, these resources remain underestimated if we focus on abiotic stress tolerance or new agricultural techniques, which consider productivity with regard to the environment. …”
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Ethylene and expansin biosynthesis related genes polymorphism in local apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars from VIR Collection of plant genetic resources by I. N. Shamshin, A. V. Shlyavas, A. A. Trifonova, K. V. Boris, A. M. Kudryavtsev

“…Some of the cultivars are widely used in breeding programs for their ecological plasticity, increased adaptation to abiotic stress and disease resistance, still there have been no large-scale studies of these local cultivars for fruit storage ability. …”
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Sugar transporters of the SWEET family and their role in arbuscular mycorrhiza by A. A. Kryukov, A. O. Gorbunova, T. R. Kudriashova, O. I. Yakhin, A. A. Lubyanov, U. M. Malikov, M. F. Shishova, A. P. Kozhemyakov, A. P. Yurkov

“…SWEET transporters can also play a key role in abiotic stress tolerance, thus allowing plants to adapt to adverse environmental conditions. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Cytochrome B5 Protein Family in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis) by Han Zheng, Xin Li, Lin Shi, Ying Jing, Qingqing Song, Yanan Chen, Lilong He, Fengde Wang, Jianwei Gao, Yuping Bi

“…Cytochrome B5 (CB5) family proteins play an important role in various oxidation/reduction reactions in cells as the electron donor and are involved in a variety of biotic and abiotic stress processes. However, the function of the CB5s in Brassica rapa is still unclear. …”
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Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression pattern analysis of HAK/KUP/KT potassium transporter gene family in potato by Kun Liu, Yonglin Qin, Lan Wu, Rong Yi, Xiaohua Shi, Jing Yu, Xiaohong Shi, Wenzhuo Dong, Liguo Jia, Mingshou Fan

“…The previously published RNA-seq results, transcriptomic data and qRT-PCR experiments indicated that the expression profiles of these StHAK genes were tissue-specific and were influenced by multiple factors, including biotic and abiotic stress, hormone, potassium fertilizer. To provide a clear and convenient view of StHAK gene expression across different tissues in potato, we generated a cartoon heatmap to vividly illustrate the tissue-specific expression of StHAK genes, which is unprecedented in the gene family analysis of potato. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals the crucial role of YABBY genes family in hormonal induced parthenocarpy in Cucumis sativus L. by Tingting Liu, Rahat Sharif, Zetao Shi, Kehong Guo, Zhisen Zhang, Xueping Bao, Ahmad Ali

“…Abstract Background The plant-specific YABBY transcription factor family plays several activities, including responding to abiotic stress, establishing dorsoventral polarity, and developing lateral organs. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of CBF/DREB1 gene family in Medicago sativa L. and functional verification of MsCBF9 affecting flowering time by Jing Cui, Yajing Li, Hao Liu, Xu Jiang, Lili Zhang, Hongbo Dai, Xue Wang, Fei He, Mingna Li, Junmei Kang

“…Abstract Background The C-repeat binding factor (CBF)/dehydration-responsive element binding (DREB1) belongs to a subfamily of the AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factor) superfamily, which can regulate many physiological and biochemical processes in plants, such as plant growth and development, hormone signal transduction and response to abiotic stress. Although the CBF/DREB1 family has been identified in many plants, studies of the CBF/DREB1 family in alfalfa are insufficient. …”
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Phylogenetic, Expression, and Bioinformatic Analysis of the ABC1 Gene Family in Populus trichocarpa by Zhanchao Wang, Haizhen Zhang, Jingli Yang, Yunlin Chen, Xuemei Xu, Xuliang Mao, Chenghao Li

“…Quantitative real-time PCR was carried out to evaluate the expression of all of the genes under abiotic stress conditions (ABA, CdCl2, high temperature, high salinity, and drought); the results showed that some of the genes were affected by these stresses and confirmed the results of promoter cis-element analysis.…”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the <i>PLATZ</i> Gene Family in <i>Oryza</i> Genus: Evolution, Expression During Inflorescence Development and Stress Responses by Hongwei Chen, Xiufang Ma, Guilan Lv, Zheng Wang, Lili Wang, Bowen Yan, Wenqi Shang, Xianju Wang, Zuobin Ma, Wenjing Zheng

“…Notably, expression profiling showed differential expression patterns of specific <i>PLATZ</i> genes, such as <i>OsPLATZ7</i>, <i>OsPLATZ9</i>, and <i>OsPLATZ11</i>, under various abiotic stress conditions and hormone treatments, highlighting their important roles in stress adaptation and hormone signaling. …”
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Subtilisin-like protease 4 regulates cold tolerance through cell wall modification in rice by Jingyan Liu, Fei He, Zhicai Chen, Meng Liu, Yingni Xiao, Ying Wang, YuMeng Cai, Jin Du, Weiwei Jin, Xuejun Liu

“…Plant subtilisin-like proteases (SUBs or SBTs) are protein-hydrolyzing enzymes which play important roles in various aspects of plant growth as well as the plant response to biotic and abiotic stress. The rice SUB gene family consists of 62 members, but it is unknown whether they are involved in the response to cold stress. …”
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Breeding for Heat Tolerant Aromatic Rice Varieties and Identification of Novel QTL Regions Associated with Heat Tolerance During Reproductive Phase by QTL-Seq by Surangkana Chimthai, Sulaiman Cheabu, Wanchana Aesomnuk, Siriphat Ruengphayak, Siwaret Arikit, Apichart Vanavichit, Chanate Malumpong

“…The candidate genes within this region include two genes related to heat shock proteins, three genes associated with pollen fertility, and four genes involved in heat stress and other abiotic stress responses. These genes are proposed as potential candidates for heat tolerance and could serve as targets in rice breeding programs aimed at enhancing heat tolerance.…”
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Dissecting Cowpea Genetic Variability under Moisture Stress Conditions and Implications for Drought Tolerance Breeding by Mary Singini, Michael M. Chipeta, Keston Njira, Lameck Fiwa

“…However, recent evidence suggests that drought is currently a major abiotic stress in arid and semiarid regions with major consequences on crop yields and quality. …”
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Impact of water stress on <i>Phaeomoniella chlamydospora</i> abundance and Petri disease symptom development in young grapevines by Jared Hrycan, Pat Bowen, Thomas Forge, Miranda Hart, Jose Ramon Úrbez-Torres

“…Additionally, the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Rhizophagus irregularis was inoculated in the soil in the greenhouse experiment to investigate its effects on abiotic stress mitigation and thus, disease development in water stressed and non-stressed grapevines. …”
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Analysis of the MYB gene family in tartary buckwheat and functional investigation of FtPinG0005108900.01 in response to drought by Jinbo Li, Xin Yang, Bianling Tian, Tian Tian, Yu Meng, Fei Liu

“…The enrichment analysis of cis-acting elements in the FtMYB genes indicated that FtMYBs may participate in abiotic stress responses. The transcriptional changes of FtMYB genes in tartary buckwheat were then investigated using public data and qPCR. …”
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Melatonin Enhances Maize Germination, Growth, and Salt Tolerance by Regulating Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation and Antioxidant Systems by Wei-Qing Li, Jia-Yu Li, Shao-Jie Bi, Jia-Yue Jin, Zhong-Ling Fan, Zi-Lin Shang, Yi-Fei Zhang, Yan-Jie Wang

“…Melatonin (MT) is a crucial hormone that controls and positively regulates plant growth under abiotic stress, but the biochemical and physiological processes of the combination of melatonin seed initiation and exogenous spray treatments and their effects on maize germination and seedling salt tolerance are not well understood. …”
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Heterologous Expression of a Potential ‘<i>Paulownia fortunei</i>’ MYB Factor Gene, <i>PfMYB90</i>, Improves Salt and Cold Tolerance in <i>Arabidopsis</i> by Hongling Wang, Shizheng Shi, Guijie Luo, Ruifang Huang, Dezong Sui, Yunpeng Gao, Lei Wang

“…In the research field of MYB transcription factors of the paulownia tree, it is rare to discuss the resistance to abiotic stress. The research in this area has not received sufficient attention and depth, which also indicates an important potential direction for future research. …”
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Exploration of key genes and pathways in response to submergence stress in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) by WGCNA by Panpan Shang, Lei Bi, Wenwen Li, Xiaoli Zhou, Yanlong Feng, Jiahai Wu, Bing Zeng

“…Abstract Background Submergence stress is a prevalent abiotic stress affecting plant growth and development and can restrict plant cultivation in areas prone to flooding. …”
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