Global climate change is identified as a major threat to survival of natural ecosystems.
Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

Roots play important roles in determining crop development under drought. Under such
conditions, the molecular mechanisms underlying key responses and interactions with the …

Drought is the leading threat to agricultural food production, especially in the cultivation of
rice, a semi-aquatic plant. Drought tolerance is a complex quantitative trait with a …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most significant staple foods worldwide. Carbohydrates,
proteins, vitamins, and minerals are just a few of the many nutrients found in domesticated …

Plants are key to the functionality of many ecosystem processes. The duration and intensity
of water stress are anticipated to increase in the future; however, a detailed elucidation of …

With ongoing climate change, the severity, frequency and duration of drought in cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and corn (Zea mays L.) producing areas …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food crop and requires larger amount of water
throughout its life cycle as compared to other crops. Hence, water related stress cause …

The aim of the present study was to promote plant growth characteristics including mineral
uptake and various phytohormone production by indigenously isolated Bacillus spp. strains …

Global food shortages are caused mainly by drought, the primary driver of yield loss in
agriculture worldwide. Drought stress negatively impacts the physiological and …