Water deficiency compromises plant performance and yield in many habitats and in
agriculture. In addition to survival of the acute drought stress period which depends on plant …

Plants often live in adverse environmental conditions and are exposed to various stresses,
such as heat, cold, heavy metals, salt, radiation, poor lighting, nutrient deficiency, drought, or …

Ethylene Responsive Factor (ERF) subfamily comprise the largest number of proteins in the
plant AP2/ERF superfamily, and have been most extensively studied on the biological …

The avocado, Persea americana, is a fruit crop of immense importance to Mexican
agriculture with an increasing demand worldwide. Avocado lies in the anciently diverged …

Global warming has become a critical challenge to food security, causing severe yield
losses of major crops worldwide. Conventional and transgenic breeding strategies to …

Abiotic stress is an adverse environmental factor that severely affects plant growth and
development, and plants have developed complex regulatory mechanisms to adapt to these …

Water deficit is one of the main challenges for apple (Malus× domestica) growth and
productivity. Breeding drought-tolerant cultivars depends on a thorough understanding of …

Abstract The AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR) transcription factors
play multiple roles in modulating the biosynthesis of diverse specialized metabolites in …

Ethylene response factors (ERFs) are unique to plants and play crucial roles in their
response to various biotic and abiotic stresses, but the physiological and molecular …

High salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that limit crop production. Salicylic acid (SA)
has been shown to ameliorate the adverse effects of environmental stress on plants …