Rapid global warming directly impacts agricultural productivity and poses a major challenge
to the present-day agriculture. Recent climate change models predict severe losses in crop …

As the result of intensive research and breeding efforts over the last 20 years, the yield
potential and yield quality of cereals have been greatly improved. Nowadays, yield safety …

Drought has become one of the major constraints to agricultural development, particularly in
areas that lack water. Studying the effects of different water stresses on the photosynthesis …

Field crops are frequently exposed to drought and high temperature in the field. As the stress
tolerance is the major target of many research and breeding programmes, the efficient and …

Diminishing water resources as a result of excessive use of water for irrigation and climate
change posture a severe global threat to food security. Herein, an experiment was …

Increasing incidences of combined drought and heat stress poses a serious threat to
production and productivity of crops in sub-Saharan Africa where 95% of crop production is …

The two major challenges to relay strip intercrop** soybean production in Southwest
China are drought and low light intensity. This study tests whether the impact of drought on …

Durum wheat production in southern Australia is limited when water deficit occurs
immediately before and during anthesis. This study was conducted to determine the effect of …

Cr (VI) significantly reduced rates of net photosynthesis and transpiration and of stomatal
conductance. Cr (VI) did not affect the F v/F m ratio of chlorophyll fluorescence implying that …

Abstract Effects of seed pretreatment by hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) on drought tolerance
in common bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were studied. Drought stress caused highly …