Salinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses threatening sustainable crop production
worldwide. The extent of salinity affected area is expected to cover about 50% of total …

To date, soil salinity becomes a huge obstacle for food production worldwide since salt
stress is one of the major factors limiting agricultural productivity. It is estimated that a …

Bacteria play a variety of roles in the environment. They maintain the balance in the
ecosystem and provide different ecosystem services such as in biogeochemical cycling of …

Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of crop** …

Ethylene is a gaseous hormone which plays important roles in both plant growth and
development and stress responses. Based on studies in the dicot model plant species …

Growth and productivity of crop plants worldwide are often adversely affected by
anthropogenic and natural stresses. Both biotic and abiotic stresses may impact future food …

As a major food crop, rice (Oryza sativa) is produced and consumed by nearly 90% of the
population in Asia with less than 9% produced outside Asia. Hence, reports on large scale …

Salinity is one of the most important abiotic stresses that influences plant growth and
productivity worldwide. Salinity affects plant growth by ionic toxicity, osmotic stress …

Soil salinity is one of the most important abiotic factors that affects agricultural production
worldwide. Because of saline stress, plants face physiological changes that have negative …

To alleviate the salinity and drought stresses faced in agricultural production, and to improve
crop water use efficiency (WUE) in drought-prone regions, novel management strategies are …