Heat stress (HS) caused by rapidly warming climate has become a serious threat to global
food security. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food crop for over half of the world's …

Climate change is adversely affecting wheat yields as the associated rising temperatures
damage its reproductive physiology. Heat stress affects wheat at various stages of growth …

To ensure the food security of future generations and to address the challenge of the 'no
hunger zone'proposed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), crop production …

Being rooted in place, plants are faced with the challenge of responding to unfavourable
local conditions. One such condition, heat stress, contributes massively to crop losses …

Crop breeding aims to balance disease resistance with yield; however, single resistance (R)
genes can lead to resistance breakdown, and R gene pyramiding may affect growth fitness …

Climate change is threatening crop productivity worldwide and new solutions to adapt crops
to these environmental changes are urgently needed. Elevated temperatures driven by …

Global warming is predicted to have a general negative effect on plant growth due to the
damaging effect of high temperatures on plant development. The increasing threat of …

Global warming has led to increased temperature of the earth which is a major abiotic stress
posing a serious threat to the plants. Photosynthesis is amongst the plant cell functions that …

China is the main producer and consumer of rice in the world, and rice is a major staple food
grain for more than half of the world's population. Reduced rice yields caused by climate …

The enhancement in both frequency and intensity of high temperature, besides its large
variability will result in up to 40% yield reduction in rice by the end of 21st century …