Deciphering Regulatory Networks Governing Seedling Emergence in Deep-Sown Direct-Seeded Rice Cultivation by Jasneet Singh, Nitika Sandhu, Aman Kumar, Om Prakash Raigar, Sutej Bains, Gaurav Augustine, Muskan Gupta, Ekta Kharche, Anu Kalia, Navtej Singh Bains, Arvind Kumar

“…Among these, two genes (LOC_Os04g51460 and LOC_Os02g45450) contribute to cell wall remodelling and membrane stability, while three genes (LOC_Os04g48484, LOC_Os06g04399, and LOC_Os07g15440) play key roles in mitigating abiotic stress. Transcriptional regulators (LOC_Os06g33940 and LOC_Os01g45730) drive stress responses and growth. …”
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Genetic divergence of hot pepper lines (Capsicum spp.) in hybrid combinations by Šević Biljana, Cvikić Dejan, Slađana Savić, Tupajić Ivan, Ugirnović Milan, Bajagić Marija, Luković Kristina, Stojiljković Jelena

“…Breeding programs for developing new genotypes emphasize earliness, fruit quality, yield potential, resistance to economically significant diseases, tolerance to abiotic stress, and plant morphology. Hybrids offer numerous advantages over varieties, including higher yields, fruit uniformity, resistance to plant pathogens, and the manifestation of heterosis. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the adaptor protein complexes and its expression patterns analysis in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) by Dan Wang, Min Su, Jian-Hong Hao, Zi-Dong Li, Shuqi Dong, Xiangyang Yuan, Xiaorui Li, Lulu Gao, Xiaoqian Chu, Guanghui Yang, Jia-Gang Wang, Huiling Du

“…Furthermore, these promoter region of the SiAP complex genes contains 49 cis-elements that are associated with responses to light, hormones, abiotic stress, growth and development. The interaction network between the SiAP complexes was analyzed, and there were strong interactions among the SiAP complex proteins. …”
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Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis on Photosynthetic, Antioxidant Enzyme, and Water Flux Parameters in Salt-Stressed Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i>) Plants by Pooja Pooja, Sarita Devi, Sridevi Tallapragada, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Nisha Sharma, Pankaj Kasnia, Nita Lakra, Rosa Porcel, Jose M. Mulet, Khalid M. Elhindi

“…Globally, escalating soil salinization poses significant abiotic stress, disproportionately impacting crops like chickpea (<i>Cicer arientinum</i> L.). …”
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Eucalyptus grandis WRKY genes provide insight into the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in defense against Ralstonia solanacearum by Jianlang Zhang, Xinzhu Yang, Chunyu Huo, Xinyi Fan, Qiutong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Yu Su, Zujing Chen, Zujing Chen

“…IntroductionWRKY transcription factors are essential for plant growth, health, and responses to biotic and abiotic stress.MethodsIn this study, we performed a deep in silico characterization of the WRKY gene family in the genome of Eucalyptus grandis. …”
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Role of mordenite zeolite in improving nutrient and water use efficiency in Alfisols by Girijaveni V, Sammi Reddy K, Srinivasarao Ch, Raju B M K, Divya Balakrishnan, Sumanta Kundu, Pushpanjali, Jagriti Rohit, Singh V K

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Unveiling the Role of <i>GhP5CS1</i> in Cotton Salt Stress Tolerance: A Comprehensive Genomic and Functional Analysis of <i>P5CS</i> Genes by Hui Fang, Xin Gao, Yunhao Wu, Ke Zhang, Ying Wu, Junyi Li, Dongmei Qian, Ruochen Li, Haijing Gu, Teame Gereziher Mehari, Xinlian Shen, Baohua Wang

“…Stress-responsive elements in <i>P5CS</i> promoters suggest involvement in abiotic stress. Expression analysis under salt stress revealed differential expressions of <i>GhP5CS</i> genes, with <i>GhP5CS1</i> emerging as a potential key regulator. …”
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Molybdenum Can Regulate the Expression of Molybdase Genes, Affect Molybdase Activity and Metabolites, and Promote the Cell Wall Bio-Synthesis of Tobacco Leaves by Yuan Zhao, Yu Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jiashu Tian, Huanyu Teng, Zicheng Xu, Jiayang Xu, Huifang Shao, Wei Jia

“…The contents of carbohydrates, spermidine, proline, quinic acid, IAA, flavonoids, and other substances were increased, increasing the levels of polysaccharides and pectin within the cell wall, controlling lignin production, and successfully enhancing resistance to abiotic stress. These results offer important perspectives for further investigations into the role of trace elements.…”
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Characterization and functional analysis of conserved non-coding sequences among poaceae: insights into gene regulation and phenotypic variation in maize by Yi Luo, Hang Zhai, Xiu Zhong, Bo Yang, Yang Xu, Tianhong Liu, Qi Wang, Yang Zhou, Yan Mao, Yaxi Liu, Qi Tang, Yanli Lu, Yao Wang, Jie Xu

“…A significant enrichment of transcription factor binding sites was found within CNS sequences, including different transcription factors involved in abiotic stress response, such as OBP (OBF-BINDING PROTEIN) family and Adof1 (Encodes dof zinc finger protein). …”
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Functional Analysis of Durum Wheat GASA1 Protein as a Biotechnological Alternative Against Plant Fungal Pathogens and a Positive Regulator of Biotic Stress Defense by Mohamed Taieb Bouteraa, Walid Ben Romdhane, Alina Wiszniewska, Narjes Baazaoui, Mohammad Y. Alfaifi, Anis Ben Hsouna, Miroslava Kačániová, Stefania Garzoli, Rania Ben Saad

“…Snakins are such compounds, encoded by the <i>GASA</i> (Gibberellic Acid-Stimulated Arabidopsis) gene family, and are involved in the response to biotic and abiotic stress. Here, we examined the function of the newly identified TdGASA1 gene and its encoded protein in <i>Triticum durum</i> subjected to different biotic stress-related simulants, such as mechanical injury, methyl jasmonate (MeJA), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), salicylic acid (SA), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), as well as infection with pathogenic fungi <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> and <i>Aspergillus niger</i>. …”
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Tritordeum, barley landraces and ear photosynthesis are key players in cereal resilience under future extreme drought conditions by Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso, Aitor Agirresarobe, Artūrs Katamadze, Giulia Burini, Omar Vergara-Díaz, Mariana Mota, Cristina Oliveira, Usue Pérez-López, Rubén Vicente

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Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction analyses reveal the genetic architecture of grain yield and agronomic traits under drought and optimum conditions in maize by Manigben Kulai Amadu, Yoseph Beyene, Vijay Chaikam, Pangirayi B. Tongoona, Eric Y. Danquah, Beatrice E. Ifie, Juan Burgueno, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Manje Gowda

“…Abstract Background Drought is a major abiotic stress in sub-Saharan Africa, impacting maize growth and development leading to severe yield loss. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of Wall-Associated Kinase genes in Nicotiana tabacum by Ling Li, Linggai Cao, Jintao Li, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Zhongying Ren, Jie Zhang, Rengang Wang, Yangfan Miao, Shizhou Yu, Wei Li, Wei Li

“…Expression profiling under NaCl, PEG, and ABA treatments suggested that certain NtWAK genes may play key roles in modulating responses to abiotic stress. Three-dimensional structural predictions and subcellular localization analysis showed that NtWAK proteins from the three subgroups exhibit high cytoplasmic similarity and are primarily located to the plasma membrane. …”
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The Influences of Rootstock on the Performance of Pinot Noir (Vitis vinifera L.): Berry and Wine Composition by Yipeng Chen, Zijian Liang, Mark Krstic, Peter Clingeleffer, Kate Howell, Deli Chen, Pangzhen Zhang

“…Rootstocks are widely used in the viticulture industry to manage biotic stress, particularly the infestation of phylloxera, and to improve tolerance to abiotic stress. Grafting grapevines to rootstocks affects the berry quality and may influence the wine composition. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

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Effect of Simultaneous Use of Different Amounts of Biochar and Soil Application of Common Sulfur and Spraying of Nanosulfur on Yield and Yield Components and Some Phytochemical Cha... by Vahid Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, mohmmad Hossein Aminifard, Mohamad Behzad Amiri

“…It promotes better crop development by providing more surface area for various metabolic reactions, thereby increasing the rate of photosynthesis and overall crop productivity while preventing biotic and abiotic stress. Material and Methods To evaluate the combined application of ecological inputs, specifically biochar and sulfur nutritional treatments, on the medicinal plant savory (Satureja hortensis L.), a split-plot experiment based on a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was conducted over the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 growing seasons at the Research Field of the University of Gonabad, Iran. …”
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Impact of Drought, Heat, Excess Light, and Salinity on Coffee Production: Strategies for Mitigating Stress Through Plant Breeding and Nutrition by Lucélia Borgo, Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo, Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro Marchiori, Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme, Leonor Guerra-Guimarães, Mário Lúcio Vilela de Resende

“…Abiotic stresses significantly disrupt plant physiology at the molecular, biochemical, and morphological levels, often causing irreversible damage. …”
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Influence of anthesis and silking synchronization of maize grain yield across different agroecological conditions by Drašković Bojan, Hojka Zdravko, Knežević Dragan, Šućur Rada, Banjac Borislav, Feher Teodora, Mladenov Velimir

“…Due to the importance of this kind of research, it is necessary to extend the duration of trials to increase accuracy in evaluating abiotic stresses and their effects on fecundation and grain yield.…”
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USE OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF WILD PRUNUS L. SPECIES IN BREEDING OF CLONAL ROOTSTOCKS OF STONE FRUIT CROPS by G. V. Eremin, V. G. Eremin

“…Sources and donors of traits important for clonal rootstock breeding have been selected from the genetic diversity of Prunus L. numbering over 5000 genotypes maintained at Krymsk Experimental Breeding Station: adaptability to biotic and abiotic stresses, easy vegetative reproduction ability, dwarfness, etc. …”
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Botryosphaeria Stem Blight on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida by Norma C. Flor, Douglas A. Phillips, Philip F. Harmon

“…Advanced stages of this disease may cause premature plant death, which results in significant replanting costs for growers. Biotic or abiotic stresses from a variety of sources can make plants more susceptible to infection by stem blight pathogens. …”
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