Soil salinization is a severe abiotic stress that negatively affects plant growth and
development, leading to physiological abnormalities and ultimately threatening global food …

Salt stress is one of the significant environmental stressors that severely affects plant growth
and development. Plant responses to salt stress involve a series of biological mechanisms …

Salt stress is one of the major environmental stresses limiting plant growth and productivity.
To adapt to salt stress, plants have developed various strategies to integrate exogenous …

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a central role in the regulation of stomatal
movements under water‐deficit conditions. The identification of ABA receptors and the ABA …

Stomatal responses to humidity, soil moisture and other factors that influence plant water
status are critical drivers of photosynthesis, productivity, water yield, ecohydrology and …

Crop yield loss due to soil salinization is an increasing threat to agriculture worldwide. Salt
stress drastically affects the growth, development, and grain productivity of rice (Oryza sativa …

The productivity of cereal crops under salt stress limits sustainable food production and food
security. Barley followed by sorghum better adapts to salinity stress, while wheat and maize …

Stomata, the microscopic pores surrounded by a pair of guard cells on the surfaces of leaves
and stems, play an essential role in regulating the gas exchange between a plant and the …

Cuticular wax, the first protective layer of above ground tissues of many plant species, is a
key evolutionary innovation in plants. Cuticular wax safeguards the evolution from certain …

Saline-alkali stress is a widespread adversity that severely affects plant growth and
productivity. Saline-alkaline soils are characterized by high salt content and high pH values …