Androgenic response of Triticum durum-Dasypyrum villosum amphidiploids and their parental forms by H. Stoyanov, I. Belchev

“…Wide hybridization in cereal crops is one of the most efficient tools for the enrichment of genetic variability and addressing a number of breeding problems related to resistance and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, a large number of amphidiploids between species possessing different morphological, genetic and physiological properties have been developed. …”
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Integrative physiological, biochemical, and proteomic analysis of the leaves of two cotton genotypes under heat stress. by Asia Perveen, Sheheryar Sheheryar, Fiaz Ahmad, Ghazala Mustafa, Arlindo Alencar Moura, Francisco A P Campos, Gilberto B Domont, Umar Nishan, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed A Ibrahim, Fábio C S Nogueira, Mohibullah Shah

“….), a crucial global fibre and oil seed crop faces diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Among these, temperature stress strongly influences its growth, prompting adaptive physiological, biochemical, and molecular changes. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Profiling of Watermelon <i>VQ</i> Motif-Containing Genes Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses by Yanjun He, Jia Shen, Xinyang Xu, Weisong Shou

“…Valine-glutamine (VQ) motif-containing proteins play important roles in diverse plant developmental processes and signal transduction in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, no systematic investigation has been conducted on <i>VQ</i> genes in watermelon. …”
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Genome-editing opportunities to enhance cattle productivity in the tropics by Luiz Sergio de Almeida Camargo, Jorge Fernando Pereira

“…It can be applied for disease resistance, to control parasite population, and to improve pasture quality and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, favoring animal health and nutrition. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Complex Defensive Mechanisms in Salt-Tolerant and Salt-Sensitive Shrub Willow Genotypes under Salinity Stress by Dezong Sui, Baosong Wang

“…Salinity stress is one of the most devastating abiotic stresses limiting plant growth and productivity. …”
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Symbiotic Root-Endophytic Soil Microbes Improve Crop Productivity and Provide Environmental Benefits by Gary E. Harman, Norman Uphoff

“…Such root colonization by symbiotic microbes can raise crop yields by promoting the growth of both shoots and roots, by enhancing uptake, fixation, and/or more efficient use of nutrients, by improving plants’ resistance to pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses that include drought, salt, and other environmental conditions, and by enhancing plants’ capacity for photosynthesis. …”
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Autophagy: A New Avenue and Biochemical Mechanisms to Mitigate the Climate Change by Muhammad Abubakkar Azmat, Malaika Zaheer, Muhammad Shaban, Saman Arshad, Muhammad Hasan, Alyan Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem, Aftab Ahmad, Nayla Munawar

“…Several biotic and abiotic stresses, i.e., pathogen infection, nutrient deficiency, plant senescence, heat stress, drought, osmotic stress, and hypoxia induce autophagy in plants. …”
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Waterlogging Effect on Growth, Yield and Physiological Responses of Blackgram (Vigna Mungo L.) Genotypes by Sayma Binta Alam, Nasrin Sultana, Saosan Zannat, Nazmun Naher

“…Waterlogging is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect growth, yield and physiological traits of blackgram. …”
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CRISPR-Cas9-mediated editing of ZmPL1 gene improves tolerance to drought stress in maize by Chunlai Wang, Yangyang Zhou, Yimeng Wang, Peng Jiao, Siyan Liu, Shuyang Guan, Yiyong Ma

“…The ZmPL1 gee expression pattern was analyzed under various abiotic stresses, and the results showed that this gene was greatly affected by drought stress. …”
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Enhancing Maize Production Through Timely Nutrient Supply: The Role of Foliar Fertiliser Application by Brian Ssemugenze, Akasairi Ocwa, Ronald Kuunya, Costa Gumisiriya, Csaba Bojtor, János Nagy, Adrienn Széles, Árpád Illés

“…The timely foliar application of nutrients corrected deficiencies and/or sustained nutrient supply under several abiotic stresses. Foliar application at critical growth stages like flowering and grain filling boosted carbohydrate and protein content, lipid levels, kernel size, mineral content, and the weight of the maize grain. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase Gene from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) by Jonggeun Kim, Bosung Choi, Young-Hwan Park, Byoung-Kwan Cho, Hyoun-Sub Lim, Savithiry Natarajan, Sang-Un Park, Hanhong Bae

“…Transcriptional analysis of F5H ortholog was conducted using quantitative real-time PCR during the developmental stages of various tissues and in response to various abiotic stresses. The highest transcript level of the F5H ortholog was observed in immature flower tissues and in early stage (6 week-old) of stem tissues, with a certain level of expression in all tissues tested. …”
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Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes in the root systems of Populus euphratica and Haloxylon ammodendron under different drought conditions... by Huimei Wang, Huimei Wang, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Shengtao Wei, Shengtao Wei, Li Sun, Li Sun, Li Sun, Linlin Cheng, Linlin Cheng

“…Background and AimsArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE) are known to enhance the tolerance of host plants to biotic and abiotic stresses, but the mechanism of their interaction under natural conditions has not been extensively studied.MethodsWe analyzed the endophytic fungal diversity and colonization characteristics in the typical desert plants Populus euphratica and Haloxylon ammodendron and the relationship between them and environmental factors.ResultsExcept for DSE in the roots of H. ammodendron, the colonization rates of AMF and DSE were significantly positively correlated with drought severity. …”
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LEA Gene Expression Assessment in Advanced Mutant Rice Genotypes under Drought Stress by Zarifth Shafika Kamarudin, Mohd Rafii Yusop, Mohd Razi Ismail, Mahmud Tengku Muda Mohamed, Abdul Rahim Harun, Oladosu Yusuff, Usman Magaji, Arolu Fatai

“…Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are primarily found in plants stem, roots, and other organs and play significant roles in tolerance to several abiotic stresses. Plants synthesize a discrete set of LEA proteins in response to drought stress. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Defensive Mechanism of Arachis hypogaea in Response to Salt Stress by Hao Zhang, Xiaobo Zhao, Quanxi Sun, Caixia Yan, Juan Wang, Cuiling Yuan, Chunjuan Li, Shihua Shan, Fengzhen Liu

“…Abiotic stresses comprise all nonliving factors, such as soil salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, and metal toxicity, posing a serious threat to agriculture and affecting the plant production around the world. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of drought tolerant, IAA-producing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for sustainable agriculture by Malika Uzma, Atif Nisar, Atia Iqbal, Shahida Hasnain, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Muhammad Abdul Rahim, Tehseen Gull, Roberto Castro-Muñoz, Eliasse Zongo

“…The growing human population and abiotic stresses pose significant threats to food security, with PGPR favorable as biofertilizers for plant growth and stress relief. …”
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Ploidy levels influence cold tolerance of Cyclocarya paliurus: insight into the roles of WRKY genes by Zanpei Zhang, Qianxing Mao, Yueying Gu, Xulan Shang, Yanmeng Huang, Shengzuo Fang

“…Abstract Cold stress in winter is one of the most severe abiotic stresses on plant growth and flourishing, and the selection of cold tolerant genotypes is an important strategy to ensure the safety of plant growth and development. …”
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A chemical genetic screen with the EXO70 inhibitor Endosidin2 uncovers potential modulators of exocytosis in Arabidopsis by Xiaohui Li, Diwen Wang, Xianglin Yin, Mingji Dai, Christopher J. Staiger, Chunhua Zhang

“…Accurate secretion through exocytosis is key to normal plant development as well as responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. During exocytosis, an octameric protein complex named the exocyst facilitates the tethering of secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane. …”
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Transgenic plants as genetic models for studying functions of plant genes by A. V. Kochetov, V. K. Shumny

“…It was also found that these plants were more tolerant to various abiotic stresses (drought, NaCl, cold, toxic heavy metals), which may result from the protective proline effect early in exposure to stress, preventing the cellular gene expression machinery from damage by stress-generated free radicals.…”
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Genotypic variability in stress responses of Sorghum bicolor under drought and salinity conditions by Yahya Alzahrani, Abdulbaki Shehu Abdulbaki, Abdulbaki Shehu Abdulbaki, Hameed Alsamadany

“…IntroductionSorghum bicolor: widely cultivated in Asia and Africa, faces increasing challenges from climate change, specifically from abiotic stresses like drought and salinity. This study evaluates how different sorghum genotypes respond to separate and combined stresses of drought and salinity.MethodsCarried out with three replications using a randomized complete block design, the experiment measured biochemical and physiological parameters, including stomatal conductance, chlorophyll content, and antioxidant enzyme activities. …”
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Titanium dioxide -mediated regulation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, pigments, and diosgenin content promotes cold stress tolerance in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. by Mohamad Javad Babaei, Amin Ebrahimi, Parviz Heidari, Elham Azadvari, Shahrokh Gharanjik, Zeinab Chaghakaboodi

“…Abstract Abiotic stresses, notably cold stress, significantly influence various aspects of plant development and reproduction. …”
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