Water availability is arguably the most important environmental factor limiting crop growth
and productivity. Erratic precipitation patterns and increased temperatures resulting from …

Drought is one of the greatest limitations to crop expansion outside the present-day
agricultural areas. It will become increasingly important in regions of the globe where, in the …

Root access to bedrock water storage or groundwater is an important trait allowing plant
survival in seasonally dry environments. However, the degree of coordination between …

Under drought, limited photo-assimilates synthesis and their poor partitioning is a main
constraint to final yield production in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). To study the potassium …

Background Water deficit (WD) decreases photosynthetic rate (A) via decreased stomatal
conductance to CO2 (gs) and photosynthetic metabolic potential (A pot). The relative …

Recent advances in crop research have the potential to accelerate genetic gains in wheat,
especially if co-ordinated with a breeding perspective. For example, improving …

Drought and salinity (ie soil water stress) are the main environmental factors limiting
photosynthesis and respiration and, consequently, plant growth. This review summarizes the …

Grapevine irrigation is becoming an important practice to guarantee wine quality or even
plant survival in regions affected by seasonal drought. Nevertheless, irrigation has to be …

The leaf economics spectrum is a general concept describing coordinated variation in
foliage structural, chemical and physiological traits across resource gradients. Yet, within …

Drought, the occurrence of a substantial water deficit in the soil or in the atmosphere, is an
alarming constraint to crop productivity and yield stability worldwide. It is the leading …