The global climate change scenario intensified various environmental factors, especially in
arid and semi-arid regions. Drought is one of the most severe environmental stresses …

An increase of abiotic stress tolerance and nutritive value of foods is currently a priority
because of climate change and rising world population. Among abiotic stresses, salt stress …

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …

Biodiversity is defined by trait differences between organisms, and biologists have long
sought to predict associations among ecologically important traits. Why do some traits trade …

Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

Photosynthesis in C 3 plants is significantly limited by mesophyll conductance (gm), which
can vary with leaf anatomical traits and nitrogen (N) supplements. Several studies have …

Leaves with stomata on both upper and lower surfaces, termed amphistomatous, are
relatively rare compared with hypostomatous leaves with stomata only on the lower surface …

Chloride (Cl−) has been recently described as a beneficial macronutrient, playing specific
roles in promoting plant growth and water‐use efficiency (WUE). However, it is still unclear …

Abstract Background and Aims Leaf gas exchange is influenced by stomatal size, density,
distribution between the leaf adaxial and abaxial sides, as well as by pore dimensions. This …

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) describes a major axis of plant functional trait variation
worldwide, defining suites of leaf traits aligned with resource-acquisitive to resource …