Drought stress restricts plant growth and development by altering metabolic activity and
biological functions. However, plants have evolved several cellular and molecular …

Increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and associated climatic variability
is primarily responsible for inducing heat waves, flooding and drought stress. Among these …

Plants cope with drought stress by manipulating key physiological processes like
photosynthesis, respiration, water relations, antioxidant and hormonal metabolism. There …

Abiotic stress is an important factor affecting the normal growth and development of plants
and crop yield. To reduce the impact of abiotic adversity on cotton growth and development …

Drought stress is among widespread environmental problems limiting plant survival, growth,
and productivity. However, plants adopt a number of strategies such as osmotic adjustment …

Drought can cause severe reduction in maize production, and strongly threatens crop yields.
To dissect this complex trait and identify superior alleles, 350 tropical and subtropical maize …

Plant architectural characteristics directly affect inter-plant interactions and cotton crop
management. Field studies were conducted in the 2010 and 2011 growing seasons at the …

Key message Thirty significant associations between 22 SNPs and five plant architecture
component traits in Chinese upland cotton were identified via GWAS. Four peak SNP loci …

Cotton has prime importance in the global economy and governs socio-economic affairs of
the world. Water scarcity and high temperature are major constraints that badly affect cotton …

Drought stress is an inevitable factor that disturbs the production of plants by altering
morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular functions. Breeding for drought …