Episodes of prolonged drought coupled with heat waves (ie drought and heat combination)
can have a devastating impact on agricultural production and crop yield. It is therefore not …

Environmental stresses including salinity, drought, cold, warmer temperatures, alterations in
precipitation patterns, fluctuations of weather events, and increasing insect and disease …

abstract Temperature is a primary factor affecting the rate of plant development. Warmer
temperatures expected with climate change and the potential for more extreme temperature …

Independent and combined drought and heat stress negatively affect wheat yield and
physiology. The present study was aimed to quantify effects of Drought [D], heat [H] and …

Rice blast is a serious fungal disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that is threatening global food
security. It has been extensively studied due to the importance of rice production and …

Background Short episodes of high temperature (HT) stress during reproductive stages of
development cause significant yield losses in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Two …

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 …

Because of global land surface warming, extreme temperature events are expected to occur
more often and more intensely, affecting the growth and development of the major cereal …

A 2-year experiment was conducted to ascertain the effects of exogenously applied plant
growth regulators (PGR) on rice growth and yield attributes under high day (HDT) and high …