Grain legumes are important sources of proteins, essential micronutrients and vitamins and
for human nutrition. Climate change, including drought, is a severe threat to grain legume …

Chickpea is one of the most economically important food legumes, and a significant source
of proteins. It is cultivated in more than 50 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia …

Root development relies on the establishment of meristematic tissues that give rise to
distinct cell types that differentiate across defined temporal and spatial gradients. Dissection …

Plants are exposed to increasingly severe drought events and roots play vital roles in
maintaining plant survival, growth, and reproduction. A large body of literature has …

Root system architecture plays an important role in plant adaptation to drought stress. The
root system architecture (RSA) consists of several structural features, which includes number …

Cereals are important crops worldwide that help meet food demands and nutritional needs.
In recent years, cereal production has been challenged globally by frequent droughts and …

Roots are essential multifunctional plant organs involved in water and nutrient uptake,
metabolite storage, anchorage, mechanical support, and interaction with the soil …

The tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is an evergreen crop with a shallow root
system that predominantly grows in acidic soil, strongly dependent on arbuscular …

Water deficit is one of the main limiting factors in apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.)
cultivation. Root architecture plays an important role in the drought tolerance of plants; …

Improving drought tolerance in wheat is crucial for maintaining productivity and food
security. Roots are responsible for the uptake of water from soil, and a number of root traits …